Adopted

When the four members of the Swedish Peak Performance Team started off their journey in the Adventure Racing World Championship held in Ecuador, they never imagined they would be interviewed by multiple global news outlets even after placing 12th on the race. Their jump to fame was not just because they participated and completed this grueling competition, but also because they were compassionate enough to look after a stray dog that joined them mid race.

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It’s just dumb luck that Lucy Rockdale happened to have her camera on at the moment she met Rio the dog and turned his life around so completely.

The first time officer Aaron Morgan, from Pantego, Texas, saved Ginger’s life, was back in September when he was off duty, visiting relatives in Arlington, Texas. The rookie officer heard the yelps of a dog and when he peeked through the fence, he found a young boy beating, choking and kicking the tan color, seven-month-old dog.

There are many prisons across the nation with rehabilitation programs were inmates help train and rehabilitate homeless dogs,  in Georgia, the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is giving teens and homeless dogs a second chance to change their lives.

On October 17, 2014, a stray dog trespassed a bank’s air-conditioned ATM room in Lambaré, Paraguay, because he was looking for a cool place to rest. It was well over 104 °F (40 °C) on that day it  and the dog just wanted a comfortable place relax. A passerby spotted the dog next to the ATM machine, took a picture and uploaded the image to Twitter. The image went viral, and next thing you know, the stray dog found a forever home.

Sadie is a narcotics police dog, but by just looking at her, you would never know she was once a dog on death row.

This smart, black Labrador sat in Clermont County Humane Society, in Batavia, Ohio. Her time was up and she was almost euthanized, but Cincinnati Lab Rescue stepped in to save her life.