Power Of Love: 24 Glow Up Stories Of Doggos Before And After Adoption

elina lee

May 27, 2022 2:00 PM EDT

Hello, friends! How is everyone doing? We hope you're having a fantastic Friday morning, evening, or night. In the spirit of Friday, we're back with our weekly Power of Love segment where we highlight the top doggo adoption stories of the week and the importance of love. Today we're presenting you with 24 bittersweet before and after photos of pups that got re-adopted into their forever-loving homes.

We realize that many of these before photos are not for the faint-hearted. These photos speak volumes of all the abuse, trauma, and pain these poor babies have gone through. It's never easy to stomach something so horrible as animal abuse and neglect. But thankfully, there's always a positive side. Because while these doggos did have a tough life, they were lucky enough to get a second chance at life; to be loved and cared for. Have a look through these photos, read their stories, and remember, it's always better to adopt a fella in need than shop for the best breed.

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"7 months since this sweet baby was rescued and began treatment for hypothyroidism! Storm went from being shy and in constant pain to living her absolute best life ??"

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Now that's what we call a glow-up! If we didn't know better ourselves, we would have never guessed that this sweet little baby is the same doggo in both photos. We can't even imagine the trauma and pain she must have gone through, we're so glad she's living the amazing life she deserves!
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"From underweight, covered in mange, and fearful of humans to the happiest little boy at the dog park!"

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"I decided to adopt a stray puppy who was so hungry when I first her she finished two dog bowls worth of food. She was soaking in her pee and was so bloated from worms"

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Poor little girl! It's not fair that we live in a world where animals suffer at hands of humans. People who take in dogs just to dump them on the streets at the first inconvenience is just something we will never understand nor accept. We just wish there would be more kindness in the world so no doggo would have to suffer ever again.
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"Chinese Dog Meat trade & distemper survivor"

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"1 year to the day of my mans ??"

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"paralyzed dog found in the street in Tijuana"

via u/theBeardening
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"Korra, from nervous wreck to adventure dog"

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"One month ago, Jimmy Parker came home."

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"6 months ago, Remy was surrendered to my work when his owner couldn't afford a surgery he needed. Now he's a spoiled snuggle bug and I can't imagine life without him!"

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"My sweet baby, Denver (GSD, Australian Cattle Dog, and Black Lab)—I brought him home in January of this year, skinny and hungry. Now, he’s an absolute chonky unit that is best friends/brothers with my basenji and yorkie."

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"My best friend Zeus"

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"He wasn’t in bad shape, but was overweight and cooped up with someone who couldn’t physically handle him while eating crappy food. Now we do stuff all day and have the food allergies under control with proper nutrition! He’s the best dingus."

via u/salallane
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"The nose rawness from shoving her snoot through the gate to french fries and treats galore. Stacia (10) v 4 years ago"

via u/LittleLowkey
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