What every good boy and girl needs is a forever home and owners who love them to the moon and back. And, let’s be honest, in a perfect world, there’d be no need for rescue shelters because our bestest friends would all have roofs over their derpy heads where they can blep in peace.
It might not be a perfect world, but there are some great human beings out there who open up their homes (and their hearts) to doggos in need. The r/BeforeNAfterAdoption community is the place to go if you’re in need of an emotional pick-me-up. Cuz photos of sad doggos turning into happy canines will melt your soul and make you feel like life’s full of light.
Upvote the dog pics that made you smile the widest, and let us know if you’ve ever rescued a canine in the comments, dear Pandas. In the mood for some more cozy adopted pet photos from the 351k-member-strong r/BeforeNAfterAdoption subreddit? Jump straight into Bored Panda’s magical animal rescue wonderland right here (so many doggos) and here (much wow).
#1 My Foster Dog’s 2 Month Glow Up
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#2 Miley, Who Came To Me As A Hospice Foster Dog Since She Wasn’t Expected To Live And We Just Wanted To Make Her Comfortable. This Is Her, A Year And A Half Later!
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#3 How It Started vs. How It’s Going
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#4 Brodie Was Brought Into The Shelter After His Mom Attacked Him. Now He’s A Qualified Therapy Dog For People With Disabilities
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#5 1 Year Update. 100% Team Work!
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#6 Yesterday Was Lupa’s Gotcha Day, This Is The Difference A Year In A Good Home Makes!
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#7 Our Foster Pup When She Was Found On The Streets As A Sick, Discarded, Breeder Mama And Then A Few Days Ago, Napping Peacefully On Our Bed
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#8 Meet Julie. This Is About 6 Weeks Of Progress
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#9 PB From The Cat House PH. Unbelievable Transformation
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#10 This Is Lucy, From Nov 1 To Today. My Amazing Wife Saved Her From The Streets And Disease
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#11 Harvey Was Born The Runt Of A 12 Puppy Litter. The First Picture Is His First Day With Us At 3.5 Pounds And Lots Of Health Issues. He’s Now 32 Pounds And Getting Quite Handsome!
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#12 From A Hoarder House With 100+ Dogs To A Home Of Her Own! I Had Fostered Her Since November And Officially Adopted Her Last Month!
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#13 Patron Was Found Discarded In A Trash Bag On The Side Of The Highway At 4 Weeks Old. 8 Weeks Later, He’s A Very Happy Boy And We Couldn’t Love Him More!
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#14 Hiya, This Is Rimosa! I Rescued Her Back In June Of 2019. She Had Yeast, Heart Worms, Lots Of Other Infections, Missing Teeth, She Was Missing Most Of Her Hair, And She Had Been Beaten. She’s Fine Now, Top Picture Was The Day I Brought Her Home And The Other Was Last Week. Working On Her Manners Now
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#15 This Boy Came To My Partner And I As A Foster Dog, But Within Hours Of Meeting We Knew We Wanted To Keep Him Forever. Introducing Hades, My Big Soft Goofball
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#16 He Went From Mistreated, Frail And On The Verge Of Death To A Happy Pupper With A Heart Of Gold! Meet Jack
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#17 Izzie, Rescued By Muttville Senior Dog Rescue
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#18 It’s Been 4 Months Since I Caught Marley And Her Puppies. She Was Living As Part Of A Feral Pack For 13 Months After Being Abandoned, And It Took Me 3 Months To Gain Her Trust. She Seems To Know Everything’s Going To Be Alright Now
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#19 My Friend Adopted A Senior Dog That Had Been Shot In The Leg And Left To Die. These Pictures Are A Day Apart
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#20 Mary, The Dog Rescued From The Street With A Collar Ingrown To Her Trachea. Before And After In 2 Months
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#21 Charlie Before And After His Adoption
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#22 I Adopted My Sweet Girl From A Kill Shelter In Atlanta, Georgia. She’s Living Her Best Life In Halifax, Nova Scotia!
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#23 Three Short Weeks And Lots Of Love
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#24 The Car Ride Home, She Trembled And Hid Her Face; Now, Her True Personality Shines Through! She’s Silly!
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#25 Wilbur Was Found As A Stray, Missing Hair, Underweight And His Whole Body Was Inflamed Due To Allergies. Two Years Later My Boy Is Happy, Healthy And The Love Of My Life!
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#26 From The Little Girl On Doggy Death Row (Hours From Being Put Down), Too Scared To Come Out Of Her Crate To Eat, To Today. Happy Gotcha Day To Wags!
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#27 Coco Came To Us Skin And Bones. Fast Forward A Few Months And She’s A Happy, Healthy Pup With A Forever Home To Boot!
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#28 What A Difference A Month Makes!
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#29 Rescued Peanut 6 Months Ago From An Abusive Home. He Had Fleas Everywhere And Was Very Matted So I Had To Shave Him
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#30 My Foster Dog The Day He Was Rescued From Animal Hoarders, And Today
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