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.’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Feb 16, 2026 9:00 AM EST

Being reunited with a dog that was taken from you almost a decade before seems almost impossible. But this story tells of a dog who spent 7 years surviving negligent pawrents to finally come back to his one true love.

It is a tale so sweet and heartwrenching that we are somewhat surprised that Walt Disney has not picked it up and turned it into the next awwdorable animated blockbuster. But if he had done that then we would not have this sweet story to tell, so swings and roundabouts.

And thankfully we do have a sweet story to tell that will hopefully raise the spirts and instill hope in all those pupper pawrents who have lost their soul dog throughout the years and are still holding out hope that they will one day return. This is the story the proves that the doggo distribution system is listening and will do whatever it can to help deserving pawrents be reunited with the doggos they so deeply desire to be near to once more. So without further delay we invite you to dive into this delightful doggo story. 

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    "Thor is going back to his incredible, loving mom"
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    I bought a house late last year and was SO excited to finally be my own landlord solely because I could then foster dogs--dogs of any breed. My
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    resident dog is an 11 year old Boxer and his gray muzzle just melts my heart, so I knew I wanted to help senior dogs. My very first foster ever came home with me
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    in February. His name is Thor and he's a beautiful 9 year old am staff mix. Although he is very well behaved, good
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  • Wow, like we were focused on the win for this foster dog’s original mom. But it seems as though this story has more than one winner shall we say. Because how lucky do you have to be to finally be ina position to help doggos in a way that you have always wanted to and then to have your very first be such a wholesome and heartwarming story. A story that no doubt will inspire this foster pawrent to keep on supporting the puppers of the world who need a home. Sometimes the universe just shines so brightly that everyone who basks in its glow gets what they dream off.

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    GREY FACE Rescue & Retirement presents THOR and the case of the Mondays
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    with dogs, kids, and cats, super sweet, and knows tons of cute tricks, Thor didn't receive much interest. These things are often
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    hard for pibbles. We didn't really have a complete picture of Thor's background. We knew that in the home we pulled him
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    out of, he was shut in a bedroom around the clock because a foreign exchange student was scared of him. Prior to that, he was
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    in the hands of some deg a ts/de ts/de ers. When the couple went to prison, he was left with their roommates who had
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    zero interest in keeping a dog. He was kept kenneled all the time. Prior to that, we didn't have much information. It turns out, Thor
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    was rescued as a 2 year old by a young married couple--he had been found emaciated in an abandoned building. Fast forward a few
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    years and the couple split. Amidst the divorce proceedings, the husband kept the dogs. When his new girlfriend's dog didn't get along with
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  • Jheez, in such a relatively short amount of time on this planet Thor has truly been put through the ringer it seems. Poor pupper, what did he ask of this world? To be treated with kindness? Is that too much of an ask? We would certainly say it is not, but that is the card that this sweet doggo was dealt. Thankfully with this story his days of suffering seem to be coming to a close and Thor will never know of such sub-par conditions until the end of his days.

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    Thor, he gave Thor away. He spent the next three years bouncing from home to home and being largely neglected :(
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    While networking at an event, Thor caught the eye of someone who knew him from that former life. She let his previous
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    momma, who had no idea what Thor had gone through, know where he ended up and how to find him. We exchanged many
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    EAS
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    emails and the adoption process has flowed smoothly. Thor is going back to his incredible, loving mom this afternoon.
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    I can't think of a gentle soul more deserving of spending his golden years basking in the love he knew as a young adult.
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    My heart is bursting with happiness for Thor. I keep getting teary eyed knowing he won't be sharing my pillow tomorrow morning.
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