40 Wholesome Photos Of Dogs Pre And Post Adoption That Will Surely Bring A Smile To Your Face

These adorable munchkins truly deserve the world.

Sophia

• Published in Animals
• August 21, 2022

Many people swear that they are animal lovers, but it is truly heartbreaking to see the rising numbers of pets, especially dogs, getting abandoned each year. According to Petpedia, over six million dogs get sent to the shelter every year, and only about 700,000 strays get returned to their owners, as said by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

From those numbers, about 1.6 million dogs get adopted every year—but that still does not take away the fact that there are still many poor dogs out there who are struggling to fend for themselves because they're left alone on the streets. Most of them weren't also spayed or neutered due to their irresponsible owners, so they leave behind litters of baby pups who were unfortunately born into a situation where they won't be cared for enough in the early days of their lives.

It's a good thing that more and more people are turning to shelters while searching for a pet because a lot of these animals truly deserve to live a second chance at life. We really are truly grateful for people's kind hearts for giving them a permanent home to be in; one where they won't have to worry about when the next meal would come, and one where they will be given unconditional love.

There's a little corner on Reddit called r/BeforeNAfterAdoption, where dog owners all around the world come together to share their stories and photos of their dogs before and after they were adopted. Take a look at some of the best posts on the community below!

1. Shelter Photo vs. 2 Months At Home With Us Best Decision We Ever Made. We Love You Moon!

2. My Brother's Dog, Ricky, Before 'N After Adoption. He Cleans Up Nicely!

3. This Is Rosie Before And After Adoption. She Turned Out To Be A Majestic Beauty

4. My Myanmar Village Dog Before And After Adoption

5. From Scared Puppy To A Handsome Boy Living His Best Life

6. Sylvi After I Saved Her In China (10/2017), And Her Well-Deserved Life In The USA Now

7. Sophie, Age 6, A Puppy Mill Rescue When I Adopted Her vs. Her A Year And A Half Later Full Of Fluff And Mischief

8. My Husband And I Rescued Little Bowie Off The Streets Of Guam. He Was Covering In Ticks And Burs And His Back Leg Was Broken Presumably From Being Hit By A Car. And He Was Only 2 Months Old! Now, He’s 6 Months Old And Lives In Hawaii With 6 Humans That Adore Him. Rescue Is Beautiful.

9. Teddy Was In A Shelter Before I Started Fostering Him

He Came Full Of Ticks And Scars, 9 Months Later, He’s A Bundle Of Joy Thats Been Adopted In Canada And Will Soon Go There

10. Always Hard To Believe These Two Pups Are The Same Dog! What A Few Years And A Lot Of Love Can Do

11. I Promise These Are The Same Dog. Far Left Is A Picture I Took In The Shelter In Bvi

Third photo in the collage is when she was in Florida. The pool pic is an update her adopters sent to our rescue… even my jaw dropped to the ground when I saw what an absolute miracle her glow up was!

12. Adopted Last Week. From Pound Pup To Pampered Pooch. Chloe Bear

13. Changeover Happened After Lots Of Love, Food And Water. Meet Apollo

14. Luna Has Been With Us For 6 Months Now! She Was So Dirty, Matted, Scared/Angry, And In A Lot Of Pain From An Injury And Abuse

 Those first few months were admittedly difficult, but she is now such a silly, sweet, confident girl and it just makes me so happy for her! 

15. Before And After 2 Years Of Being Rescued

16. Our Little Rescue, Less Than 6 Months After Being Saved

17. Georgia, A 5 Y/O Golden Retriever Rescued From A Puppy Mill Associated With The Dog Meat Trade

18. Meet My Norkis

19. Dachshund/Chihuahua Rescued Sept 3rd

20. June, 2017. At The Shelter. To Less Than A Year Ago. It’s My Favorite Photo Of Him. He Has Uveodermatologic Syndrome

He no longer has eyes, actually! We had them removed about 3 years ago due to a great deal of issues. It just felt like a necessary decision to improve his quality of life.

21. Our Sweet Boy Before & After We Adopted Him

22. Our Senior Girl 6 Months Into Her Retirement

23. Dumped At The Shelter On The Brink Of Starvation With Five Puppies, And A Chest Full Of Bb Pellets

Now she’s my gentle goofy girl who likes to tie herself up in knots on the sofa and sticks her tongue out when she’s happy

24. From The Streets Of Qatar To The Great White North. Happy 3 Months On Canadian Soil To My Amazing Boys!

25. Xena When We Rescued Her From Her Monster Owner And Her Progress In A Bit

We Know That It Would Be A Long Battle For All Of Us As Well As Xena But We Will Never Forsake Her Again... We Will Do Our Best To Shower Her With Love And Medical Attention She Needs

26. The Day We Met vs. 2 Months Later

27. Iris Was Found As A Starving And Terrified Stray Wandering With Her 6 Pups In Rural Virginia

28. Named Her Possum Due To The Tail Situation, But Not Sure That Applies Anymore

29. Lolita The Boonie From Guam - Saved From The Streets And Loved Back To Health

30. Peach & Chubbs Are A Bonded Senior Pair From The Home Of An Elderly Woman Who Passed Away In Late 2020

Because Of Their Age, And The Fact That They Had To Be Adopted Together, They Weren’t Popular At The Rescue. Until We Came Along

31. From Being Abandoned And Chained Up In Romania To A Happy, Healthy And Sun-Loving Sweetheart

32. From In The Shelter And Scared Last Wednesday To Forever Home And Happy. Meet Paisley

33. This Is Lenore Before And After Being Rescued ! After Receiving Lots Of Love & Tlc, Lenore Does Not Even Look Like The Same Dog Anymore

34. I Adopted This Terrified Shaggy Dog A Week After She Had Her Leg Amputated In April 2021

Now she’s full of life, love, and doesn’t let being a tripod limit her

35. Gotcha Day 11/9/19 And Few A Weeks Ago

Poor Guy Had A Very Nasty Bite Wound Hiding The Funk On His Head

36. My Girl, Before And After Adoption. 1st Pic At The Shelter As A Stray Pup, 2nd After Being With Me For A Year And A Half

37. A Year Later

38. King Louie Was Surrendered On Saturday After A Year Of No Grooming. Very Nice Glow Up Since Being In Our Home

39. Gizmo After A Little Bit Of Love

40. From A Scarred And Infected Street Pup To A Handsome Wind Blown Pack Leader

It truly just takes love and care to bring smiles to these animals' faces, and looking at these photos, it's safe to say that it was definitely worth it for their owners to save them! We hope more and more animals would get rescued, and we hope we also get to see their transformations like these ones, too!

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Sophia