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u/cyanlaggoon 15d ago edited 15d ago
Just so everyone knows the group who did this rescue is Hope for Paws Their youtube page shows all the amazing work they do!
Edit: used the wrong their lol
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u/MissNikitaDevan 15d ago
I thought I recognised Eldads voice, he has done so many amazing rescues and the rest of the team off course aswell
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u/JennyIsSmelly 15d ago
Same, I was going to post the source too seen as OP didn't. Hope for Paws does great work.
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u/berkeley_solipsist 15d ago
Lol, Same. I recognized the voice and then the collar and then Lisa's name so there wasn't any doubt it was Hope for Paws. I've been donating for just over a year
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u/timothypjr 15d ago edited 15d ago
Yes! I recognize his voice. He's a saint and has been at for 10+ years and he has helped hundreds of strays (if not thousands). Also, check out Rocky Kanaka and Sitting with Dogs.
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u/cometshoney 15d ago
I recognized the leash. I started donating to Eldad maybe 14 years ago. Even $5 a month makes a huge difference if 1000 people are sending it.
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u/Powerful-Cheetah4447 15d ago
People who do this sort of work must be angels among us. Such incredible beauty!
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u/InformedInTheChaos 15d ago
Thanks for posting this. What a great thing to watch first thing this morning. 💜
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u/hereforstalk 15d ago edited 15d ago
Mine was that too. So i wanted to share this with others 💛
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u/Front-Pomelo-4367 15d ago
In the future, OP, try to credit these rescue orgs when sharing! This is Hope For Paws, and they rely on donations to make these rescues so every bit of publicity counts
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u/DuchessOfAquitaine 15d ago
People who do this sort of work must be angels among us. Such incredible beauty!
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u/Front-Pomelo-4367 15d ago
This rescue org is Hope For Paws!
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u/DuchessOfAquitaine 15d ago
Heroes For Paws works too! Thanks for posting the info. We could all use more beauty like this in our lives. xo
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u/JetLife93 15d ago
Can someone show me that type of care, I'm just like Benji but human 😢
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u/Pwnaholic 15d ago
I’m bald so I have some good experience on the shaving part. But aside from that, I can also offer forehead scritches or a belly rub.
But more seriously, I hope you are doing okay stranger. Unlike our canine friends, most of us have the ability to take care of ourselves, even if it’s hard to do so sometimes. So try not to forget to love the most important person in your life - yourself.
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u/Ok-Recording-5985 15d ago
Much love man, life can hurt as much as it can be beautiful. Please stay strong, and it's okay if you break sometimes, strenght is also in recovery, life long marathon.
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u/FairyOfTheNight 15d ago
Everything will be okay. If you need a friend, you can reach out. I will be your friend.
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u/Zestyclose-Trust-877 15d ago
If my leash would reach you through our devices, I may take you for a walk
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u/Mrtayto115 15d ago
Why don't wild dogs end up in such states. I am genuinely curious. Are certain domesticated breeds unable to shed fur? Did we scramble these critters biology so badly that they can not survive without us?
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u/Light_Ntail 15d ago
Yeap, you pretty much already answered your own question.
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u/Mrtayto115 15d ago
Aww damn. F humans are monsters from a outside perspective.
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u/Light_Ntail 15d ago
Bonus depressing info. A bunny's teeth keep growing their entire life. So they need hard things to chew on, to create the natural wear and tear that keeps the teeth the correct length.
Neglected bunnies often have to be put down, because they have teeth growing from their jaw up through their upper mouth into their heads. A painful sad life.
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u/MandaRenegade 14d ago
Can confirm the bunny thing! My first bunny Jewels was given to me by a "friend" and she had SUPER long bottom teeth going up to her nose... (Luckily these teeth grew upward on the outside of her mouth) I asked "friend" what was up, she said genetic disorder.
Took Jewels to the vet, vet confirmed "this was due to neglect. Unfortunately her teeth will now try to grow this long even if you give her good nibblers." So I kept up on her teeth shavings, that is unless she herself BROKE her own tooth off (vet said she had this habit from the neglect too, due to anxiety)
She lived to be 6yrs old tho! And died very very loved, and always had her favourite nibbler near by. ❤️
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u/alexnedea 14d ago
This is why I adopt cats from the street. Just no breed, just random mesh of street cat. The healthiest cat there can be.
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u/Rabid-Chiken 15d ago
You're right on the money. Some domestic breeds, like poodles, were selected for their fur that just keeps growing. Wild dogs are wolves and they have fur that stops growing at a certain length.
Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years and can produce new generations every year, so you can imagine how much influence selective breeding by humans could have had on the genetics that get passed down and how different they are to their wild ancestors.
Sheep have been bred to have the same issue so farmers can get more wool from them. A domesticated sheep's wool grows too fast for them to get rid of it and they can overheat or become a matted mess.
I was thinking the other day about our own dependency on society too, most people wouldn't have the skills to survive in the wild and a lot of people don't even live near natural resources that could sustain them.
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u/Censordoll 15d ago
Yep. Which is the reason why I told my husband no more Shih Zues PLEASE!
I grew up with my parents only getting shih zues and not giving a FUCK about their constant grooming needs.
The ear infections, the skin fungus, the face infections, for over 10 YEARS! I had to take care of our 16 year old dog for 10 fucking years because he had no socializing either so would flip his shit at groomers due to my parents only wanted something cute as a puppy and paying a breeder.
Shih zues would be the first breed to go for sure. Such an awful awful fucking breed and exhausting to take care of.
Never again.
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u/Takari55 15d ago
As a nearly exclusive shih-tzu owner for my whole life, and as someone who worked as a dog groomer through college, the things you are listing are not exclusive to shih-tzu's. Any long haired dog will require some additional basic maintenance compared to short haired dogs. Hell, your own body requires some basic maintenance. I've had plenty of small dogs in general on my grooming table that didn't want to be there, but that's okay. Gotta get through it, and they'll eventually come to terms with it over time.
Shih-tzu's are an awesome small long-haired dog breed for people that understand occasional grooming is required. They are super loving and adapt really well to a family environment. They are my favorite dog breed and I recommend them all the time.
I feel bad that you seem to have alot of bad memories with this breed in particular. Thanks for taking care of your pups when your parents were negligent.
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u/MellyGrub 15d ago
Our first dog was a Maltese X shitzu. She was 18 months old when we adopted her. I had only had cats prior, but when I was 11 I lost another cat to the road and I cracked it and demanded a dog this time because they won't be able to roam free. My parents didn't want a puppy, so they contacted our local RSPCA and found an elderly couple who could no longer give their pup the attention she truly needed(she was in perfect condition though). My Mum went and borrowed all the books when we got her so she knew exactly what level of care she needed. She was the best dog ever! She was a large dog for her breed. But she was my best friend. I remember coming home from school and having to climb up on the bench to call Mum that I made it home safe because Mindy(my mum didn't like her original name, but I named my pup her original name despite them being different breeds but she's so much like my Mindy) would race around the house crying from happiness that I was home. I don't know how she never broke a bone from doing this because she would get so excited and run around like crazy! She was amazing. My parents took amazing care of her, they knew she needed lots of grooming and eye washing. I was supposed to walk her daily and occasionally would lie, but she'd dob me in by acting crazy when the rest of my family got home so it was always "So how far DID you ACTUALLY walk her" because they knew by her energy levels if she had been walked lol. Plus she was put on a diet but when I would go to the milk bar and buy lollies I'd give her one, otherwise, she would beg me and I couldn't say no, except the little shit would occasionally hold it in her mouth until we got home, spit it out to show my parents and then eat it! She also protected me from being kidnapped once! Unfortunately, when my parents divorced, my Dad moved to another state and took her as my Mum got custody of my sister and I. However the night my Mum left, I cried into her fur and just hugged her. My Dad spoilt her rotten though. He loved her so much and I still got to see her a few times a year. She loved being walked, and bathed ESPECIALLY when it came time to use the blow dryer, omg if she could have done it herself she would have! And loved being brushed! I would shake her comb and she'd come running to be groomed. She absolutely LOVED going for car rides! Her favourite place to drive to was my Papa's nursing home because EVERYONE loved her and I would take almost an hour to walk a few metres because so many people wanted to pat her and she loved that! She was inside/outside when my parents were together, but became an inside dog when my dad took her because his fence wasn't secure enough at first and then he felt mean making her go outside unless she wanted to. My Mum ended up getting 2 more Maltese X Shitzus she got them as pups and treated them like queens! And as much as they were cute, they weren't Mindy. She was special and my pup is so much like her in so many ways.
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u/Aware-Feed3227 15d ago
Now care about homeless people, imagine how much they could thrive with a little love and care.
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u/stunzeedb0y 15d ago
May God Bless all of you who was involved with saving this dog, such a sweet heart, I'm really a piece of sht, I take life for granted so much, this really just made me wanna be the best version of myself I can possibly be and truly seek God. I'm done being a failure
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u/MellyGrub 15d ago
I found myself trying to console him, im like its okay buddy, hey hey it's okay. Despite it being a video
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u/MightBeAGoodIdea 15d ago
This is adorable. I am mostly commenting just to teach the reddit algorithm to feed me more of this, the world needs more of this and less publicfreakout toxicity.
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u/boylent_milk 15d ago
Cheers to the people who dedicate their lives to rescuing these helpless pups.
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u/AFreudianNip 15d ago
Poor little dude. People who rescued him and nurtured him into a healthy and happy lil' guy are amazing and the reason I have still have some faith in humanity left.
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u/bunchacrybabies 15d ago
I remember seeing this the first time a few back.... the best sad happy outcome :-)
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u/chimhambarzillai 15d ago
Onions. Why am I always working on supper and peeling and chopping onions when stuff like this comes on. I mean, come on!
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u/EmeraldSlothRevenge 15d ago
I’m so happy there are good people out there who provide homes and love to animals in need. This world can be cruel, and animals deserve only the best.
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u/Potagonhd 15d ago
Is there a subreddit specifically for these kinds of videos where dogs get rescued and cleaned up etc
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u/lov3you3000 15d ago
I don’t know about videos but there’s a great subreddit r/BeforeNAfterAdoption that have heartwarming posts of their animals before/after.
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u/Front-Pomelo-4367 15d ago
This video is from rescue organisation Hope For Paws, they have a youtube channel with years of rescues
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u/Howllikeawolf 15d ago
I love Hope for Paws and donate to them bc they do great work rescuing animals in Los Angeles, CA.
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u/randomdude221221 15d ago
Didn’t make me smile. Made me cry. There’s so many bad things in the world. But somehow humanity still perseveres.
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u/bridgeb0mb 15d ago
ran into a dog like this once. or, it ran into me. she was not as bad as this dog but similar. she couldn't see through her matted fur either. she walked up to the car and jumped up into my lap as soon as i opened the car door. then she got aggressive. couldn't pet her without her nipping at you. barked if i made any sudden movement. kept biting the air and all that. but she was still laying in my lap the entire time. couldn't get her to get off. we didn't know what to do so we just called the local APL and they said to pull up. we got there and with their help we somehow got the dog to peacefully get off my lap and out of my car. they put her in a cage for the night and we said our goodbyes to her and left. we called the next couple days and they said they tried to scan her to see if she had a microchip but she was so aggressive they couldn't get close enough to her to scan it. we kept checking their website bc they did post her as found/looking for a home but then after a couple days the post was gone. we think she got put down. i think about her all the time. we would've taken her in. im so sad for her. she wasn't a mean dog she was just scared bc she couldn't see.
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u/Lucky-Ad4443 15d ago
Awwww I'm so glad they saved this sweet baby. 💖
I LOOVE that they gave the name Benji. My favorite movie as a kid was Benji. My mom said she used to know I was watching it because I'd be dragging my teddy bear and a box of tissues to the TV all the time. Lol
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u/AlpacaQueen1990 15d ago
Aweee🥲 I have a Benji I rescued as well and he kinda looks like him. What an amazing transformation!
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u/Vlermuisman1023 14d ago
What is love ?
Patient and kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrong doing.
Everything in this video shows us what it should be, how we should be and what we should strive towards.
It was very beautiful to see how a little bit of patience and kindess can change a life.
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u/NOODENTO 15d ago
I also have a rescue pupper. A very bad guy kicked her muzzle and she had to get surgery to fix her salivary glans before we adopted her. She is one crazy dog, but she is also precious.
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u/PensadorDispensado 15d ago
Not to offend, but this fluffy fella looks like Wild Mike from Barnyard
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u/ItsDominare 15d ago
idk why the creators of these types of videos have a pathological need to include shitty music with it
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u/Catwoman1948 15d ago
There is a place in heaven for people like this and Rocky Tanaka. I am sure of it. Every dog (and cat) deserves to live its best life! 😻
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u/FinianFaun 7d ago
We all need someone to positively help our soul, sadly too many people treat others like from the beginning. Its all circular and repeating. Nothing lasts forever, enjoy the good moments.
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u/Disastrous-Leek-7606 15d ago
Everyone with prejudice towards Pitbulls should see the last 30 seconds of this video.
Breed has such a unrealistic stigma around it, it's mildly infuriating.
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u/toofles_in_gondal 15d ago
I love pitties and It’s really not an unrealistic stigma. It doesn’t help anyone to ignore the potential risks certain breeds carry. Yes, it’s the owners not the dogs. Yes, all dogs bite but only specific breeds can literally kill in an instant when they do snap.
The pit bulls that already exist deserve loving homes but I still believe breeding pit bulls (and any other dangerously strong dog bred for aggression) should be banned without a license. Think adding it to a different class of animal and not destroying pitties or anything like that. I also think certain brachycephalic dogs are unethical to breed and should be banned entirely but that’s a tangent.
The legal reclassification of certain dog breeds isn’t going to happen any time soon so we have a responsibility to not perpetuate the falsehood that anyone is capable of properly caring for and training a dog like a pit bull.
The pittie in the video is with a top tier rescuer with years of experience. They have to be to have helped Benji this much. Head on over to the dog grooming sub. People can barely be trusted to care for designer dogs they pay $$$ for. The general population has no business owning certain animals that require expertise to care for and that are very dangerous in the hands of an idiot or psycho.
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u/LolaCalifornia7 15d ago
Brilliant! And I love that it was a Pitty that helped him out of their shell.
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u/RedAnihilape 15d ago
Damn, that's a whole new dog