A few years ago, the word “selfie” hadn’t even been invented.

But with the advent of smartphones and social media, it became popular to post photos of yourself throughout the day.

It didn’t matter what you were doing, you needed to share it with the world.

And, the world watched. Pretty soon, it became popular to photograph even the minutiae of your day.

Your plate of food. The cute guy on a bicycle that you see in the park. And, of course, especially your pets.

One guy couldn’t help but post photos of what he was sure was THE most adorable dog in the world.

He and his girlfriend had been waiting for a very long time to be able to buy their own place so they could have a dog.

Then, once he started looking, he almost immediately fell in love with the perfect one.

And couldn’t wait to tell the world about “Sir Wiggleton,” the English bulldog he had adopted from the shelter.

This was the photo that caught his eye and led him to go visit “Sir Wiggleton” at the shelter. He saw something in the dog’s expression that just spoke to his heart.

Pretty soon after the adoption, Sir Wiggleton’s name was changed to Diggy. And Diggy was about to make that name famous!

But sadly, his notoriety almost cost him his life…

When his happy new owner posted a few of his favorite seflies on his Facebook account, something happened that he never expected.

This is the one that started it all…

Who wouldn’t want to share those happy faces? Of course, the Internet fell in love and began to share. And share. And share.

For the next few days after Dan posted his picture on the Detroit Dog Rescue page, Diggy’s Internet popularity just kept growing.

Within 24 hours, the photo had over 24,000 likes! Dan couldn’t believe what was happening.

Diggy was an overnight sensation. It seemed that it was impossible to get a bad photo of him.

Sometimes Dad might look a little goofy, but Diggy was always handsome and smiling.

Neither Diggy nor his dad could remember a life before they became partners and friends. They bonded so quickly, it was if they’d always been in each other’s life.

They did everything together.

Whenever you saw Dan, you knew that Diggy couldn’t be far away.

On the rare occasions that they had to be apart, they couldn’t wait to be back together again. They were buddies. A team. A family.

Then disaster struck. The wrong person saw Diggy’s selfies on the Internet and suddenly, Dan was stunned when the police showed up on his doorstep!

He was even more stunned when he was told that owning Diggy was in direct violation of Waterford’s ban on owning pit bulls and pit bull mixes.

Dan was left horrified by this development. Would he have to give up his best friend? No! He was determined to save Diggy at all costs!

According to the township, pit bulls were deemed “dangerous dogs,” and no one who lived within the township’s perimeters was allowed to own one.

It didn’t matter how friendly they were or if they had a clean history…or if they were internet celebrities.

According to the police, Diggy had to go. For a pitbull, going into a shelter all too often ends with them not leaving alive.

But Dan was adamant that Diggy was not going back.

Even though Diggy’s adoption papers, signed by professional dog people, stated he was an American bulldog, the officers “thought he looked too much like a pit bull”, so they decided he was one.

This “eye test” was a completely unfair assessment, but there was really nothing Dan could do about it.

The Internet had made Diggy famous, so Dan went back to it to get help to save Diggy’s life.

He was immediately met with an astounding wave of support from animal activists and fellow dog owners!

People were outraged that the police had stripped a responsible pet owner of his new pal and Dan prepared to fight the battle in court, and he was ready to win.

Dan’s lawyer had a pretty simple defense: the dog wasn’t a pit bull even though he looked like one.

But Dan’s goal wasn’t just to retain ownership of his own dog; he also wanted the township to lift the pit bull ban altogether.

In the end, Dan’s petition pleading with the court to let him keep Diggy gained more than 100,000 signatures!

Finally, after a heated debate that lasted months, Waterford agreed to not only let Dan keep Diggy, but they also changed the pit bull ban as well. Happy, happy ending.

It was an amazing victory for pet owners everywhere, but especially for Dan, Megan, and the incredible Diggy!

Can you blame Diggy for looking just a little bit smug at the decision?

Congratulations Dan and Diggy! It is reprehensible that anyone is judged by their appearance; you are innocent until proven guilty, not assumed guilty because you look mean.

Keep on being a great ambassador for bully breeds everywhere, Diggy.

Long may you reign the doggy king of the internet!

Source: Honest to Paws

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