But the reason Nicki Fricker heard was a little strange … and when she saw the tiny pup that was being left behind, her heart just broke.

Nicki was in the parking lot of the Jefferson County SPCA in New York, waiting for the shelter to open.

That’s when she spotted an adorable little dachshund sitting close by.

There was a man with her and at first, Nicki thought the guy had found a stray and was bringing it to the shelter.

But as it turns out, the pup was actually his, and he was getting rid of the poor creature.

But why? Nicki just had to know, so she asked and his reply dropped her jaw:

“I’m giving her to the shelter because we are having a baby and we don’t need to practice with a dog anymore.”

What…?

We’ve heard of couples choosing to adopt pets instead of having children, but using a dog as “practice” for a baby is just weird.

Even if it you think it makes sense, you just decide to abandon the poor animal when you’re done “practicing?”

What the heck is that?!

At any rate, Nicki couldn’t believe what she was hearing, and she was overjoyed when the man asked if she wanted the tiny dachshund.

The pup’s name was Dotty and before she knew it, she was in Nicki’s car on her way to her new home.

The scared pooch never even had to set one paw inside the shelter!

But Dotty trembled in Nicki’s lap all the way home; it was obvious she was still somewhat frightened, and not quite sure what was going on.

The good news is it didn’t take long for Dotty – who would later be renamed Molly – to adapt to her new surroundings.

Not only did she have a loving new mamma, she also had two new canine friends: Moo and Maddie!

They’re big white dogs that dwarf little Molly, but they all get along quite well.

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She was turned in to the Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center by her former owners, who said they just didn’t want her anymore.

The pup was blindsided by the move, and the poor thing just couldn’t understand why she’d been abandoned.

She was 3 years old and weighed in at only 6 pounds, so the world is already a pretty scary place for such a small animal.

Then, her owners go and ditch her … is it any wonder Coco was petrified of just about everything?

Shelter workers couldn’t get Coco to stop shaking. She was in a constant state of fear and it just broke everyone’s heart.

Then one day, an elderly gentleman named Allen walked into the shelter with a Meals on Wheels volunteer.

The 90-year-old set eyes on Coco and it was love at first sight … and maybe there was a reason for that.

As it turns out, Allen’s dog had recently died and “he was becoming depressed being all alone,” the shelter wrote on their Facebook page.

But though he loved the pup, how would Coco react? She was terrified of everything, remember?

Well, not Allen!

“It was truly love at first sight.

As soon as we put Coco in his lap, she stopped shaking.”

Dallas Animal Services shelter manager Nicole Hernandez added that Coco “couldn’t take her eyes of him, and he wouldn’t stop smiling at her.”

The shaking was just magically gone! Coco’s fear of people had apparently evaporated in a matter of seconds!

And as for Allen, he knew he just had to bring Coco home.

The shelter said “he didn’t even want to let her go long enough to do the paperwork.”

Isn’t that just the most adorable thing you’ve ever heard? Doesn’t it make your day, as it made ours?

Share this uplifting tale with your animal-loving friends!

Source: NTD.TV

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Even the experts at the shelter couldn’t stop the poor little thing from crying and crying. And the kitten was in generally good health, too.

What was wrong? And how could they get the tiny tyke to settle down?

Well, maybe they just needed someone with a magic touch … and we all know that children have magic in their fingers!

Kelli Gross is an avid rescuer and foster mother who has taken in over 100 kittens, so she’s no stranger to felines in distress.

So when she heard about Ariel, she quickly drove to the shelter to pick her up. Another adorable kitten to save and foster!

She brought her 10-year-old son Zack with her, too … and it’s a good thing she did.

Because when Kelli and Zack arrived to pick up Ariel, they heard the frightened kitten crying. She was still distraught; nobody could get her to stop.

Then something amazing happened:

“…but when Zack picked her up, everything changed.

‘She was going crazy and wouldn’t settle down,” Kelli remembers.

Then Zack’s quiet voice and gentle touch convinced the little kitten that she was safe and everything was going to be alright.”

The 10-year-old boy’s magic touch was just the ticket. Ariel never made a sound after Zack picked her up, and stayed quiet the whole ride home. Said Kelli:

“He put a blanket down in his lap and bundled her up.

She was sound asleep and didn’t make a peep during the whole 30-minute car ride home.”

As it turns out, Zack’s connection with kittens extends beyond Ariel. He just seems to understand them, and they understand him.

“He has a routine of waking up and telling them good morning every day before school and then coming and kissing every single one goodnight before bed.

He makes sure that they all feel included.

He misses them when he’s away and they’re the first thing he says ‘Hi’ to when he gets home from anywhere.

He just makes it effortless and you can tell that it’s actually ingrained into his heart.”

Maybe this is all because innocence is drawn to innocence … innocent children have an innate connection to innocent animals.

Source: Pawpulous

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After all, everybody loves a puppy!

Of course, this was a very large pup, but the woman believed it was a Tibetan mastiff, which are absolutely enormous dogs.

So, it made sense the puppy would be huge.

But as the “pooch” began to grow, the woman – Su Yun, a resident of the Yunnan province of southwestern China – began to notice something:

This dog had a gigantic appetite. He would eat entire boxes of fruit and noodles in a single day!

Okay, so the dog liked to eat … that didn’t mean it wasn’t a canine, right? Well, there was something else to consider, too:

This animal was growing at a tremendous rate.

In fact, he had developed the ability to actually stand on his hind legs for long periods of time! What dog can do that…?

Finally, Su had to admit something was going on. And she realized that her beloved “puppy” had morphed into a huge animal that looked a lot like…

A black bear!

Unbelievably enough, as the creature kept growing and devouring everything in sight, it became apparent that it was indeed a bear.

This was no Tibetan mastiff and of course, Su couldn’t possibly keep a bear as a pet.

But the Kunming Zoo wouldn’t take the bear because Su didn’t have a proper birth certificate for the animal.

That’s when she turned to the Yunnan Wildlife Rescue Centre.

Thankfully, the people there agreed to take in the bear, which had already reached three feet tall!

The staff later identified the formerly labeled “dog” as an Asiatic black bear, which are considered “vulnerable” (aka endangered).

Sadly, the Asiatic black bear has suffered a nasty 80 percent drop in population due to severe habitat loss.

Worse still, poachers value these animals because their gall bladders and claws fetch good prices on the black market.

What a terrible fate for any animal!

So in fact, this is a happy story.

If Su hadn’t adopted the “dog,” and hadn’t turned him over to the Centre when she realized what he was, that poor animal could’ve met a tragic fate!

Now called Little Black, the bear is doing very well at the Centre and will hopefully lead a healthy and happy life…

He just couldn’t be in someone’s home.

Source: Honest to Paws

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Volunteers at the SPCA of Brevard in Titusville, Florida figured someone would be along soon to adopt the adorable snaggle-toothed pooch.

After all, he was just a fantastic companion; he was friendly, active, and loyal.

But for some reason, potential adopters kept passing him by … was it the snaggle-tooth look that kept turning people off?

Well, whatever the reason, Dots just couldn’t find his forever home.

In fact, he waited for 3 long years, which officially made Dots the shelter’s longest resident. And that isn’t a title any animal wants to have!

So finally, a few SPCA workers decided they had to give Dots a boost.

The first step was to make him one of their “office dogs” so he could get a break from the kennel. That might cheer him up a little, at least.

The next step was genius; it was basically an adoption marketing plan, designed specifically to get Dots adopted!

They started posting like crazy on Facebook: they put up adorable pics of Dots over and over again, hoping someone out there would notice, and fall in love…

And it didn’t take long for that to happen!

When a woman named Kristy stumbled on to the pics, she quickly forwarded them to her friend Liz Shidler, who was actively looking to become a doggie foster mom.

And though Liz wasn’t 100% on permanent adoption, she took one look at Dot’s pics and immediately wanted to learn more about the homeless pup.

Liz watched some videos starring Dot, and visited the SPCA Facebook page as well. She couldn’t get enough of the shelter’s “oldest” resident!

And finally, she decided that Dots was just perfect for her. As she told iHeartDogs:

“We didn’t even second guess it … we contacted the Brevard SPCA to meet him ASAP. Due to our work schedules I had to go alone to meet him.

The next thing I knew I was leaving there with the newest member of our family!”

Finally, at long last, Dots’ long wait was over! He’d waited over 850 days in the shelter and for the longest time, it seemed like he was destined to be alone…

But thanks to some creative folks at the SPCA and Liz Shidler, Dots doesn’t ever have to be alone again!

Source: iHeartDogs

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They had found several puppies dumped on an empty country road. They’d been simply left to die and all were in desperate need of assistance.

Jennifer, being the animal lover she is, raced to the scene and found the puppies had been dumped in a small crate, and then left in a shallow ditch.

The puppies were lost and terrified but one in particular grabbed Jennifer’s attention.

This little guy appeared to be in the worst shape of all and perhaps because of his condition, Jennifer quickly named the tiny tyke Blue.

And for some reason, while the other pups were wandering around without difficulty, little Blue didn’t seem to want to move.

But why?

Well, when Jennifer moved closer, she realized what the problem was … and her heart just tore in two.

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But then he heard a knock at his back door and when he got up to open it, he got a very big surprise:

He just caught sight of a small boy running away and there, sitting just outside his door, was a cardboard box with a handwritten note attached.

The box was also making sounds, and it was obvious something was inside and desperately trying to get out!

So, the janitor knelt down and read the note, which was quite heart-wrenching in and of itself:

“Sorry it didn’t have a home, and it was cold so were going to give it to you.

Please do let it go find it a new home. Thank you.”

What had the boy left in care of the janitor? And what if the poor animal inside wasn’t very happy about being locked up in a tight, dark little space?

Well, the noises coming from the box broke the ice; he just had to open it…

And there, sitting curled up inside a blanket, was a terrified little puppy!

The boy had even left a few slices of meat for the scared pooch, and he’d poked holes in the box so the poor thing could breathe. Pretty good thinking for such a young child!

But the janitor couldn’t care for the homeless pup, so he handed it over to one of the teachers; she was happy to take the puppy home, and she and her son named him Snowflake.

They really loved Snowflake! However, they couldn’t give the dog the permanent home he needed, so the teacher contacted Detroit Pit Crew Dog Rescue.

She hoped the organization would be able to find a loving, fur-ever home for little Snowflake. But even after all this, the tiny pup really loved her cardboard box and didn’t want to leave it!

Founder and Director of Detroit Pet Crew Dog Rescue Theresa Sumpter said:

“She really likes the box—I don’t know why.

“She likes to sit in the box, she likes to lie in the box, she likes her toys in the box.”

But little by little, Snowflake emerged from her cocoon and the team put her up for adoption … boy, they didn’t have long to wait, either!

It only took one day for someone to come forward and adopt the lovable pup!

Finally, Snowflake has her permanent home and though she had to bounce around a bit, she should lead a very happy and carefree life.

And all thanks to a little boy who, though he couldn’t care for the dog himself, knew he had to approach a grown-up if Snowflake was going to have a chance!

Source: NTD.TV

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Connor Manning had just broken up with his girlfriend and things weren’t going well. He was walking home that night, feeling depressed and unloved.

Suddenly, a cat came rushing out of the darkness, almost as if she knew him!

She didn’t know him, of course, but she certainly needed assistance. She was terribly thin and coated in fleas and grime; she was obviously a stray in need of a home.

Connor wasn’t really thinking about adopting a stray, though, so he just gave the curious animal a few pets and continued on his way.

But when he looked back … well, he just couldn’t leave her there.

“After about five minutes, I started getting up to head home, and she was super scared.

So I crouched down, and she ran right over to me again.”

This continued on for five blocks or so; Connor would pet the cat, give it some attention, then get up to leave. But the kitty just wouldn’t let him disappear for good.

So, Connor decided it’d be okay if the stray feline wanted to hang out with him at home. He still wasn’t considering adoption; he just wasn’t in the right frame of mind for that.

The two got a little closer, though, which is why Connor was surprised when he came home one day from a friend’s house.

The cat, whom he had affectionately named Socks, was gone!

She’d apparently run away, which didn’t help Connor’s depression given his breakup with his girlfriend. Someone else had left him and it was hard to handle.

But amazingly enough, in the early morning hours, he awakened to the sound of muffled meowing…

And there was Socks, staring at him through the window. She’d come back after all!

That did it. Connor decided he had to take care of Socks, so he took her to the vet’s for a quick exam (she was fine and she was indeed homeless) and prepared to own a pet.

There was just one big problem: Connor was severely allergic to cats. Even during the brief ride home from the vet’s, his throat was starting to close up.

At first, he didn’t think there was any way around it, and he arranged for a coworker to adopt Socks.

But Connor just couldn’t let go of his new friend that easily and after doing a bit of research, he found some medication that would tame his allergies, and this meant one thing:

Socks could stay with him!

And everything has worked out beautifully; Socks is exactly what Connor needed and he loved watching her transformation:

“Watching her go from a bone-thin lethargic baby covered in fleas into this little pounce machine has been so rewarding.“

See? Our furry friends are the perfect pick-me-ups!

Source: Honest to Paws

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But then there are times when rescuers find animals in rather curious situations, ones that definitely require some sort of explanation.

For example, when the Scottish SPCA came upon poor Kai abandoned at a train station, tied to a suitcase, they knew there had to be a story behind it.

Kai was in decent health but was in desperate need of an eye operation, and he appeared to be lonely and scared.

So what was he doing there? Why had someone left him at the rail station with a suitcase? What was in that suitcase?

Well, when the team opened it, they got a clue:

As it turned out, the bag was full of Kai’s belongings; inside they found a pillow, a toy, a bowl, and some food. But of course, the poor pup couldn’t open the suitcase himself.

What had happened?

Well, the rescuers just assumed his previous owner had left the dog there, hoping someone would see him and adopt him. That might explain the suitcase.

But the rest of the story was a puzzling mystery…

Until after a few months passed and the SPCA finally tracked down the person who had left Kai at the station.

As it turns out, the dog had been advertised for sale online. When she arrived, however, she saw that Kai was a different dog than the one she’d seen in pictures on the internet.

She says the seller then sped off in his car before she could ask any questions, and she panicked and jumped on the last train home.

She adds that she did nothing wrong in leaving Kai behind but even so, it was a tough break for the lonely pooch. Thankfully, the SPCA didn’t have to work too hard to find Kai a new home.

This story got so much attention that literally hundreds of potential owners came forward, hoping to adopt the dog!

Then they finally chose one lucky man, and there’s no doubt he and Kai will be best friends for life.

Source: Little Things

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It’s not their fault that they’re homeless; it’s not their fault that nobody wanted them.

And yet, they suffer terribly, especially when they’re so very young and helpless. Just ask Snowflake, an adorable shar pei mix, who was found living behind a dumpster in Bakersfield, California.

The poor little thing was only five weeks old and the person who found her … well, that individual obviously had no affinity for animals.

The person tried to sell Snowflake online for $10!

That didn’t work out, however, so this callous individual decided to simply leave Snowflake on a neighbor’s doorstep.

So, there the poor pooch was, soaked to the skin and frightened to death, wondering what new nightmares awaited her. It was just such an awful way to start a life!

However, at perhaps Snowflake’s lowest moment, the door behind her opened…

And the homeowner quickly knelt and scooped up the scared pup; he then went inside and called Amanda Brooks, adoption coordinator for Marley’s Mutts.

She ran right over and checked out the little tyke; Snowflake wasn’t in good condition, unfortunately. She was malnourished and dehydrated, and her body temperature was much too low.

The next step was to bring her over to Andrea Bertolucci, a veterinary advisor for Marley’s Mutts. That’s when Snowflake finally got the treatment she needed, and rapidly began to improve.

It was the first time this adorable furry baby felt love and respect in this world!

And now, thanks to a homeowner who wasn’t about to ignore her, and the good people at Marley’s Mutts, she has a chance at a bright future.

Snowflake is already doing much better and living in a foster home, with a new canine friend named Massie. Massie is like a mother to Snowflake, and the two are just inseparable!

The puppy who once knew only fear and coldness is having a great time, and she’ll be ready for adoption in less than a month.

Here’s hoping her life just keeps getting better and better from here on out!

Source: The Animal Rescue Site

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