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Neglected foster pup overcomes crippling fear and malnourishment to win foster father’s heart, resulting in adoption into a fur family with two cats, a dog and a bird: ‘He’s so silly for a dog that was hardly alive when we got him.’

Laurent Shinar

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'I realized the universe wanted me to have this dog': A flea-covered street rescue in Texas turned out to be a purebred and the perfect forever companion for this furmily

Sarah Brown

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Washington woman drives 2,200-miles to adopt a ‘wild man’ dog from foster family, and with training begins to: ‘cuddle like he was bred for cuddling.’

Laurent Shinar

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'That is one unique pupper': Dog lover alerts animal control to skinny stray doggo, they fall in love with his derpy face immediately and find him a loving foster home

Blake Seidel

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‘I was only taking him in as a foster, then, but after six months, he came back to me, and I knew I wouldn't be able to let him go again.’: Great pyrenees pup rescued from farm that failed him and given the loving furever home he deserves in Massachusetts

Laurent Shinar

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'As someone who always said "I don't do puppies", I never expected him to stay': Pawrents who never planned on a puppy happily foster fail the little dog who won their hearts

Sarah Brown

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'I love him and am considering keeping him': A hungry pup’s brave little visit turns into the chance at a warm, safe, and love-filled future with his chosen hooman

Sarah Brown

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‘When Jewel saw her owner, oh man, you should have seen her excitement. Went and crawled right into her lap with the happiest tail wags.’: Woman who fostered a homeless man’s ‘missing dog’ reunites the pupper with her pawrent in a heartfelt reunion

Laurent Shinar

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‘I thought he was a fox, but it’s a full-on puppy covered in paint': Woman nearly hits a stray puppy while driving at night, she swears to drop him off at the shelter the next morning, but bonds with him instead

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘I was heartbroken as my partner left with him in the car and couldn't stop crying’: Rescue dog’s aggression escalates from barking standoffs to headbutting, forcing the guilt-ridden foster pawrents to prioritize the dog’s need for a specialized home

Laurent Shinar

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Husky jailbroken from a 4'x8' balcony enclosure when concerned high-rise neighbors swoop in to save her: ‘They wouldn’t give her up for free, but we got her'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Neighborhood fox finds sanctuary in a person's home, shacking up with their dog during extreme weather before becoming a permanent family member: 'Months later, she came back'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Rescued street dog goes from bald to beautiful after a year of TLC, all because a couple refuses to leave him behind in Mexico: 'Now he's always smiling'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘For the first time ever I can say one of my rescues is in a better place, and actually mean it.’: Heartwarming story of an unruly dog who saved her foster family from a house fire, which led to her being adopted by a fireman who became her new dog dad

Laurent Shinar

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‘She deserved a loving home, not a garage kennel’: California woman fosters dog from shelter, faces false accusations from the rescue’s president, but with volunteers defending her she finds strength knowing the pup was saved because of her care

Laurent Shinar

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‘We know he needs a special kind of home... and that the average adopter may not be able to meet his needs’: Foster family’s heartfelt decision to adopt the shelter’s ‘worst dog’ gives a traumatized pit bull a chance at a loving furever home

Laurent Shinar

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