A dog in a shelter has three possible fates: finding a forever home, ending its days in the shelter, or being put down. In 2024, a whopping 334,000 dogs were euthanized all across the U.S. And while adoption rates are around two million, the number of non-live outcomes is still huge.

What better way to convince people to adopt and not shop than to show them some before-and-after photos of adopted doggos? That's exactly what we're doing here! We've gathered the newest selection of wholesome transformation pics to prove to you that giving an abandoned dog a new home is one of the best feelings in the whole world!

I adopted him shortly after. But now he is a loved and happy dog, with a bionic eye that sees everything.

I grew up with dogs my entire childhood and finally adopted my first dog

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