Rescued dog loses 35 pounds of hair after getting its first haircut in 6 years

After spending six years in a barn stall, Lazarus is finally getting a second chance.

Amanda Brooke Charsha-Lindsey with the Big Fluffy Dog Rescue shared an inspiring photo of a recently rescued great pyrenees named Lazarus to her Facebook page on Sunday. According to Charsha-Lindsey, Lazarus was kept in a barn stall for the past six years, and was in dire need of a haircut when groomer Candice Skelton rescued the pup.

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According to the post, Skelton shaved 35 pounds of hair off of the dog, and he is nearly unrecognizable in the before and after shots.

Image: Amanda Brooke Charsha-Lindsey/Facebook

Charsha-Lindsey also shared some videos of Lazarus’ progression and a more detailed version of the story to her Facebook page.

“It really took a village,” Charsha-Lindsey says in the video. “It took seven people to get this dog here and get him out of that situation.”

Charsha-Lindsey says that Lazarus is still timid, and hasn’t shown much interest in being around other people or dogs, although the dog was clearly affectionate toward her.

“He still has a way to go,” she says. “So adoption is not anywhere in the realm of possibility, yet."

Charsha-Lindsey also wanted to clarify that Lazarus wasn’t abused in any way, he was just neglected by his previous owners.

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