This is Rex.
Or, I should say, this was Rex.
Rex was starved, covered in fleas, and stuffed in a dropbox on a hot day. The Baldwin County Animal Control Center in Summerdale, Alabama, brought him in… and he weighed only 46 pounds.
This is Rex now.
Last week, he left the shelter to go to his forever home! He weighed 56 pounds!
Look at that smile!
I love that the county shelter gave Rex a chance. They found him a family who will love him to pieces and ensure he enjoys his golden years. Every single dog deserves that chance.
I was copied on an email update from his forever family reporting on what Rex has been up to his first week at home. Apparently the dear boy decided to jump up and help himself to the treat buffet during his first trip to a pet store. Hilarious! (Emmett is giving him a fist bump for that move!)
Ah, the good life!
We’re inundated with horror stories about animals being abused, about the plight of pit bulls across the world, about neglect, about pit bulls who need to be pulled out of county shelters immediately, and on and on.
So, I think it’s incredibly important that when a story like this comes along, we share it and we celebrate it!
Because this is the transformative power of pit bull rescue: Not only was Rex transformed, but the people who shared his story and participated in his recovery are all transformed, too.
I’m so grateful for the work of the Baldwin County Animal Control Center in saving Rex.
I love stories like this. It helps to restore a little faith and spread hope.
Plus, we all need a happy ending now and again, right? And it looks like Rex is getting his!
I need to send you a before & after of my precious pit bull that I rescued. Great story! I love the success stories!
Sweet Rex. There is no one better able to teach about forgiveness then a dog. Glad he is getting to enjoy his life now.
What a happy ending. Rex was in such a bad state, bless him. I’m so glad he’s found a home where he will be spoilt and given unconditional love- he bloody deserves it! Thanks for sharing x
Incredible story Maggie and the kind I love seeing! What a beautiful baby! Gotta share this one along!
It’s always nice to see the happy endings. Rescues spend so much time with the dregs of humanity, it can be difficult to believe there is any good anywhere. That’s why these stories are so important.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Maggie! We do need to hear these wonderful stories, with all the bad we read, and to know that the hard work of so many is paying off with these happy endings. Yay for Rex!!!
The look in his eyes from one picture to the other is priceless. And the tears in mine are happy ones!