A kind person found Mac wandering the streets of Pasco, Washington, and brought her to the Tri-Cities Animal Shelter in the hopes that she would find a loving home.

Sweet, upbeat Mac started poking her paws through the cage bars, beckoning onlookers to hold hands in the midst of so many other dogs competing for attention.

Someone eventually did.

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She was a volunteer favorite of mine and many others! Volunteer at the shelter Julie Saraceno told The Dodo this. ” fell in love with her the moment she barked at me through her kennel. ”

The black Lab mix was a cute and loving dog who was well-known at the shelter for her intelligence, love of humans, and excitement for walks.

Mac quickly realized that pawing at people through the bars would result in her receiving more love and attention. Additionally, it persuaded bystanders to give her extra treats. Saraceno uploaded a video of the Lab to social media in the hopes that Mac would find her forever family. The video quickly gained popularity.

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Messages from individuals requesting to adopt Mac started to arrive quickly. A woman from Montana who saw the video traveled a long distance to see if Mac was a good fit for her. Mac found her new home with them right away.

“I sobbed with joy.” declared Saraceno.

Now that she is no longer confined by the kennel’s icy metal bars, Mac no longer needs to incessantly paw at people for attention because her devoted family is always close by.

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A sweet dog, named Hercules, was living at a garbage dump. Every time someone came to dump their belongings, the dog would run over to greet them. In his own way, he was asking them to take him home.

Sadly, no one did. Maybe they viewed him like trash because of where he was living and how dirty he was. The smart dog would know which cars belonged to people who would come and feed him and he would run happily over, jump up to the window and say hello.

Amanda Cunefare, a volunteer for Rescuers Without Borders (RWB), an organization that rescues dogs in Turkey, told The Dodo, “He’d jump up on the windows of the car, and he clung to every person. He was a people dog.”

Shockingly, he wasn’t the only dog living at the landfill. More than 800 other strays lived there too. It was a hard life. The conditions were heartbreaking. It was cold and there was no food around. The dogs scavenged the best they could but it was obvious they were starving.

“It is cold, there is no clean water and food is scarce,” Cunefare explained. “You have to fight with 800 dogs for resources, and bury yourself in piles of garbage to stay warm. It’s a horrible, horrible place to have to survive for years.”

Four years ago, a young Turkish woman, named Gocke Erdogan began feeding the dogs at the landfill and getting them medical care. Even rehoming the dogs when possible. Last year, RWB decided to join Erdogan and help the landfill dogs. The team has saved 47 of the landfill dogs and rehome them. For the others, they continue to feed them and get them veterinary care.

RWB wish they could rehome all the dogs but they don’t have the resources. For now, they focus on puppies and senior dogs who have a harder time surviving the harsh conditions.

Hercules fell into the other category. He wasn’t a puppy and he wasn’t a senior. He was also strong and doing better than most considering where he was living. But Hercules wanted to leave. He desperately wanted a home. He would run to the volunteers’ vehicles and tried to hop inside.

“This dog wanted out so badly,” Cunefare said. “You could see it in his eyes.”

Cunefare had never been to the dump herself. She resides in Illinois but has already taken in one of the landfill dogs, named Dudas, a 10-year-old dog who lived there for at least 5 years!

“She’s an old lady,” Cunefare said. “She’s 143 pounds, and she’s a big old mama. I wanted to adopt an older one because I’d felt like she’d fought so hard to survive.”

RWB knew that Hercules would thrive with Cunefare but were afraid to ask her to do so since Dudas had a lot of challenges of her own. Plus, Cunefare took in another senior landfill pup named King Artur.

“Gocke had contacted my friend,” Cunefare said. “She’d said that she was afraid to ask me, but she wanted to know if she could send me Hercules, because since Dudas had left, he was not doing very well.”

Turns out that Hercules and Dudas were actually best friends at the landfill and Dudas had become a sort of surrogate mother to Hercules. It was a rough place but Dudas made it her mission to look out for Hercules. Once she left, Hercules was broken hearted.

“My heart broke,” Cunefare said. “I said, ‘That’s horrible. If I’d have known that, they both could have come.’ I can only imagine how awful it was [for him] to watch her leave. So I said, ‘Absolutely send him over.’”

With Cunefare’s approval, Hercules was transported to the U.S. to live with Cunefare and Dudas on the 2-acre property. Hercules and Dudas’ reunion was pure magic. “They immediately recognized each other,” Cunefare said. “They ran around and they played.”

Cunefare is amazed by the landfill dogs. Their resilience is inspiring. They are also so well-behaved! Better behaved than her adoptees from the U.S.! It’s almost like they understand how much better life is now.

“They’re just so grateful,” Cunefare said “They’re like, ‘Oh my God. There’s a bed and a blanket. I don’t have to sleep outside. Holy crap, you’re feeding me breakfast everyday. This is amazing.’ I have yet to meet one that isn’t grateful for everything that I’ve given them.”

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In November 2019, Ashleigh Murray found out that her beloved dog had a very aggressive and deadly form of cancer.

Marley, a 7-year-old cocker spaniel, was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma. He had his spleen and a large tumor removed, but the vet told Murray the cancer was untreatable and said he had about four months to live.

After hearing the devastating news, Murray decided to organize a dog walk in honor of Marley at his favorite park in Crawfordsburn. She thought a few people would come out with their dogs, but was blown away by the response.

On January 18, more than 300 people and their dogs showed up at the Northern Ireland park to say goodbye to Marley by going for one last walk together. Murray wore a t-shirt that had a picture of her sweet boy and read “Marley’s Mum”. A video taken at the walk showed Marley barking with excitement on the beach before they headed for a stroll through the trees.

Swarms of people gathered around and walked through the park to support Marley and his mom. Murray said the walk was meant to show Marley how much she loved and appreciated him.

“I wanted him to have the love and attention that he has dedicated to me throughout the years. He has stood by me through everything, good days and bad, it’s the least I could do,” Murray told Now This.

What started out as a small walk turned into a huge event that raised over $800 for a local dog rescue, Dogs Trust. In addition, a local pet store donated treats and balls for the dogs and people received free pizza. It was a day that people will not forget, just like they won’t forget sweet Marley.

Marley is on pain medication and just went in for more scans yesterday. The vet is monitoring the tumors and checking to see if any have grown or spread. “Fingers crossed it’s good news and nothing new has appeared,” wrote his mom. He means the world to his mom and she will do everything she can to help him.

Get a glimpse at the amazing turnout for Marley’s walk in the video below.

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