For many people around the world, there is no greater joy than helping a dog in need.

Rescuers rarely anticipate anything in return, since knowing a pup is safe and cared for often feels like more than enough. Still, countless dogs have their own way of expressing gratitude.

Sometimes it comes in the form of kisses, cuddles, or little gifts they find along the way. Other times, the gesture is far more meaningful.

For one kind woman in Texas, her act of compassion brought her the most unexpected and precious surprise she could have imagined.

Shelters Struggle With Overcrowding

Adoption coordinator Kimberley Taylor of Corridor Rescue Inc. in Spring, Texas, recently answered calls about a stray dog named Carol who had been seen near a known dog dumping site in Houston.

“Like many dogs

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