Even our producer, Erica, was worried for these dogs and their future when she first found their stories. Watch these dogs completely defy all the odds stacked against them and find their families! ❤️
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00:00Hi, sweet girl.
00:01As an editor at the Dodo, I see a lot of crazy dog rescues.
00:05Hi, baby.
00:06Sometimes I'm sent footage at the beginning of a dog's story
00:09that makes me nervous for their future.
00:10Are they going to be okay?
00:12Are they going to find a home?
00:13Here are my all-time favorite stories
00:15of dogs who have proved me wrong.
00:16Do you like your pajamas?
00:17First, this is Khaleesi.
00:19She was saved by Mutt-Tea-Paw's rescue
00:21and in a foster home that night.
00:24She couldn't even stand at first.
00:27You can do it.
00:28Her foster parents had to re-teach her how to walk.
00:31All righty, then.
00:33Her foster's rescuers and myself
00:35were really worried that she might never recover.
00:38Let's go, come on.
00:40Come on, let's go.
00:42When a video was sent of her walking up the stairs
00:44for the very first time, I started to have some help.
00:47Oh, yeah, look at you!
00:48Yeah, Khaleesi!
00:50Awesome!
00:51But just wait to see what she looks like now.
00:54The next story that I remember being so nervous about
00:57was Magnolia's.
00:59She was so scared of the shelter,
01:01she wouldn't let anybody take her outside or touch her.
01:04Until Zaharie came along
01:06and dedicated so much time and patience towards her.
01:09She started super slow feeding her chicken through the fence.
01:14Magnolia finally put her head outside the kennel.
01:21Hey, what's up, baby?
01:24What are you doing?
01:26Oh, what's up?
01:28As the days went on, she would slowly come out
01:30and meet Zaharie.
01:31How sweet of her!
01:33Hi, sweetie.
01:35Her first friend.
01:37Yeah!
01:39That's a good girl!
01:41That's a good girl!
01:50This is the first video I got of Oswald
01:52and it broke my heart.
01:55He had a broken leg and he was found in a dumpster
01:58by the police,
01:59who called prayers from Los Adoptibles to go rescue him.
02:06He was in such bad shape
02:09and he was so emotionally dejected.
02:14But I was worried about where he could possibly go from here.
02:18Yes.
02:20And now for where each of their stories take a huge turn.
02:25Khaleesi's big turning point was when she was healthy enough
02:27to meet the resident dog.
02:29They did everything together.
02:31She couldn't stand to play,
02:33so he played with her on the ground at first.
02:37Until she was strong enough to pull him out of bed.
02:43Good job!
02:45What a smart couple doggies I got!
02:47With his help, she became so strong and healthy.
02:51I think she can lick your face forever.
02:53I think so.
02:54Her foster parents knew that they couldn't let her go
02:57after she became so bonded with their dog.
03:00Oh, wow.
03:01So, they adopted her.
03:03She made it.
03:04She pulled through.
03:05Is that good, Khaleesi?
03:07She became healthy, happy, and loved in a family of her own.
03:12Magnolia's story took a turn
03:14when Sahari was finally able to get her outside.
03:18I love her!
03:20From there, she was able to meet new people
03:23with ease at the shelter.
03:25She is so affectionate.
03:27And she got an adoption application online.
03:30Sahari drove for eight hours to meet her new family,
03:33and she was instantly smitten with them.
03:37She's living the good life of belly rubs
03:39and bedtime snuggles now.
03:44And finally, they came back up with Ospal
03:46after he got admitted to the hospital.
03:48His leg was broken.
03:54But he met a lot of great people at the animal pad
03:57who showed him so much compassion.
03:59What are you doing?
04:00So good.
04:01And he was trying to walk even with his broken leg
04:03by day three.
04:05He found a foster home, and his heart started to heal.
04:12He became besties with his foster siblings,
04:14going on bike rides,
04:18and taking beach trips.
04:20He eventually, unfortunately,
04:21had to get his leg amputated as it wasn't healing properly.
04:24And his fosters decided to adopt him,
04:27making him the second tripod in their pack of dogs.
04:30He fits right in.
04:35Good job!
04:37What a smart couple doggies I got!
04:39Good job, guys!
04:41You're so good.