Pups found looking for pawrents by road after being dumped, saved from impending flood by dog lover who found one pup a wholesome home and became best buds with the other, dog mom says: ‘As soon as my hand touched him, his tail started wagging like crazy’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Jun 19, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

Dogs are all too commonly found abandoned on the side of roads. But in certain areas in certain states there are actual spots which have become known as dog dumping hot spots. Sadly, our story begins in one such spot with two sweet puppies trying to keep hope alive that their pawrents will return for them.

Much to our chagrin, stories such as this one are far too commonplace on Reddit's r/pitbulls subreddit. And it is all due to the fact that the pawdorable pitties we dog lovers have come to adore with time and exposure to them, still have that bad boy reputation that follows them wherever they go. Leaving little patience for them, and even less sympathy for them. In reality what this means is that many people who for one reason or another end up adopting a pit bull do not give it too many chances to show that it can be well behaved, largely due to the fear based on specific stories. And then when these people resort to dumping the dogs in a decrepit place, no one wants to help them for fear of the very same thing.

But the truth is that they are dogs just like any others. Perhaps with smellier emissions, perhaps with the softest bellies amongst all of canine-kind. But still they are firmly a part of the four pawed fur babies that we all know and love. A fact which the dog lover in this story most certainly knew as she stopped everything she was doing to save the two abandoned babies she spotted on her way home. And best of all this hound loving hooman was able to find a pawfect furever home for one of the doggos and even got to keep the other. Ensuring a peaceful and pawfect rest of both doggos' lives. 
 

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    "I hate to think what would have happened to them if I hadn't come along when I did."
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    start your day. I was driving down a gravel road in the middle of nowhere Indiana. It's unfortunately common around
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    here that people dump their unwanted puppies & kittens on country roads. I saw a little puppy & a half- grown dog standing
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    in the road with the confused expressions abandoned dogs have - where they are hopefully looking at passing cars like maybe it's
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    their owner returning. I pulled over & they both came right up to me. I knew I couldn't leave them there. Not only were
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  • Yeah, we would most certainly say so. You cannot leave two sweet puppies looking for their pawrents on the side of the road. The thought of it alone is heartbreaking. So of course if you were to pass by two sweet souls with lost looks in their eyes you would be unable not to stop. And it will turn out to be that these sweethearts were plucked from the roadside in the nick of time, moments before they would have been swept away by a flood. 
     

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    they very skinny & about a mile away from any houses, but a thunderstorm was coming in & they were in an area that always floods
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    out. After I got the first two loaded up, | saw another tiny face (the pup with the all white face) peeking out of the tall weeds at the
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    side of the road. I called to him, & he ran away, falling down into a ditch. I was able to coax him out of there, & when he got close,
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    when he got close, he cowered down, so fearful of me. I gently reached out to him & as soon as my hand touched him, his tail started wagging like crazy &
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    he jumped into my lap. And he's been there ever since! I kept him (his name is now Huckleberry) & I found good homes
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  • See, this what we mean when we talk about doggos needing nothing more than love. Sure, they might act cagey at first, scared or even somewhat aggressive. But that only goes to show how they have been treated in the past and how hard it is for them to trust that a hooman is not going to wrong them. The only way to overcome this hurdle is with buckets of patience. Because with that time that patience buys you, the doggo starts to see that you are not a threat to them and that your offers of physical comfort are actually from a place of love. And seeing as love is what they want, the second they realise this they give in and take all the cuddles and kisses on offer. 
     

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    for his brother & sister, where I get lots of updates about how they're doing. I have been struggling with my
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    a lot this year, & this little pup has been the best help I could have ever asked for. He cuddles with me most of the day every day, gives me
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    a reason to go outside even when I feel bad, & is all around the best boy. I did the doggy DNA test on him & he is a Pitbull, Staffy, Husky, Lab mix (with a few
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    other breeds thrown in at small percentages, including 1% Chihuahua LOL). I have never had a bu y breed before, but he has made a
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    believer out of me. He is the most loving dog I've ever had. He is currently curled up in the crook of my knees as I type this, snoring away
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    Just wanted to share the video of when I first got them loaded into my car. They had every reason to be afraid of me, and instead,
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    they were showering me with kisses. Oh & I drove back through that area several more times that night checking for more pups in
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    case I missed any. Within a couple of hours, the whole area was flooded from the thunderstorm. I hate to think what would have happened to
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    them if I hadn't come along when I did. The whole reason I was even on that road is an insane story in itself. But maybe that's a story for a different
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    day unless some of you want to know it
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