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12 Beautiful Heartwarming Stories Of Rescue Dogs Building Trust With Their Humans

Rescue dogs can sometimes take a while to warm up to their new humans.

Daphnie
12 Beautiful Heartwarming Stories Of Rescue Dogs Building Trust With Their Humans

If you know anything about rescues then you know that rescue animals, especially dogs, can take a while to warm up to their new owners. It takes a lot of trust from the animal to trust their new owner after going through something so traumatic from a different owner.

Dogs especially have such big hearts and they really do love their owners like no other. I think that we can all agree that dogs never deserve to be treated badly and we commend those that take in rescue dogs and give them the love and affection that they deserve.

It's really insane to imagine someone who can hurt a helpless animal, especially their own pet dog, but unfortunately, it does happen and it takes effort to bring the animals back to peace. We love hearing heartwarming stories about rescues and their owners finally having a trusting moment.

We've compiled 12 of the best heartfelt stories of rescue animals and their owners finally having a moment of trust and affection. Humans put in a lot of effort to get their rescue pets to trust them, so the small victories need to be celebrated because they aren't small victories for the animal.

Let's dive into these 12 heartwarming rescue dog stories.

1. Small victories for us are huge victories for the doggos.

1. Small victories for us are huge victories for the doggos. Mischiefy69
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2. Two years is such a long time to try to earn trust.

This owner came back to thank all of the commenters. These rescue dog owners are too sweet and their reaction to their animals finally trusting them is absolutely heartwarming. 2. Two years is such a long time to try to earn trust. Mischiefy69

3. People shared their own rescue animal stories.

it's too sweet to imagine these furballs finally acting like themselves and getting all the love that they deserve. 3. People shared their own rescue animal stories. WingedGeek
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4. Ugh, this is just too sweet I can't handle it.

4. Ugh, this is just too sweet I can't handle it. Niawka

5. Taking in rescue animals can be a lot, but the result is always worth it.

5. Taking in rescue animals can be a lot, but the result is always worth it. A2ZKIRBY71
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6. It must feel so great for them to finally relax.

A lot of people don't realize what rescue animals go through and the anxiety or tension that they carry around with them every day. 6. It must feel so great for them to finally relax. AutomaticYak

7. It's always a work in progress.

It's okay if it takes longer than you expected to earn their trust. It's also okay if they go back and forth and some days are more trustworthy than others. 7. It's always a work in progress. zoey_amon
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8. Sometimes a snack is all you need to show that you're one of the good guys.

8. Sometimes a snack is all you need to show that you're one of the good guys. sparkplug86

9. The comments are definitely supportive.

9. The comments are definitely supportive. Tommy7549
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10. Here's another example of trust that took a few years to earn.

10. Here's another example of trust that took a few years to earn. Roadgoddess

11. I just can't imagine someone doing such cruel things to an animal.

11. I just can't imagine someone doing such cruel things to an animal. Onewarmguy
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12. It takes time but they will be your bestfriend.

12. It takes time but they will be your bestfriend.griever48

These stories about rescue dogs sure do have us in our feelings. I can't even imagine doing something so cruel to an animal, but I am glad we have amazing humans who take in these rescue animals and get them back to themselves.

Do you have any rescue dog stories to add?

Daphnie