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Pup foster pawrent surprised when dog gets called back to be reunited with original family even though dog was owner surrender, says: ‘Someone visiting the shelter recognized her photo on the available dogs listing and knew her original original family.’

Laurent Shinar

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Good-hearted human adopts 5-week-old Doberman Pincher without realizing he's too young to foster, she seeks internet advice on best next steps for the puppy's health

Briana Viser

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Foster dog finally goes home to original mom after 7 hard years bouncing between failed adoptions and abysmal conditions, foster pawrent says: ‘My heart is bursting with happiness for Thor. I get teary eyed knowing he won't be sharing my pillow.’

Laurent Shinar

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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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