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Results: Heartwarming Facebook Posts, part sixteen

Published on 10/22/2025
By: scouthoward
2011
Living
We all have those tough days when everything seems to go wrong—your car breaks down, you spill coffee on yourself, or you come across something heartbreaking like an injured animal. In those moments, it’s easy to feel like the world is against you. That’s when a little reminder of the kindness and goodness around us can make all the difference. "If The World Seems Like A Horrible Place Now, These 50 Positive Posts Might Be Just What You Need" by Ilona Baliūnaitė is the source for this survey series.
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For 173 days, Max waited. He watched families walk past his kennel, tail wagging with quiet hope. Each time the door creaked open, his ears perked up. Maybe this time. Maybe today. But the puppies got the attention. The smaller dogs got the smiles. And Max? He was always "too big," "too old," "too quiet." Slowly, the light in his eyes began to fade. He stopped rushing to the front of the kennel. Stopped wagging as much. He spent most of his days curled into the corner on a worn blanket, holding onto hope the only way he knew how — by not giving up entirely. Then, on day 173, something changed. A woman came in and didn't look at the puppies. She didn't ask for the youngest or the easiest. She walked straight past them all and knelt in front of Max. "You've waited long enough, haven't you?" she whispered. Max tilted his head, unsure. But when the shelter staff opened his kennel and led him toward the car, he didn't resist. He had never been on a real car ride before. He looked out the window, watching the world blur by. Then his tail started to wag. Slowly at first. Then faster. Halfway through the ride, he leaned his head against the seat and glanced at his person — not with fear, but with wonder. As if asking, "Is this real? Am I really going home?" Yes, Max. You are. This wasn't just a ride to a new place. It was the end of being overlooked. The end of lonely days and silent nights. The end of waiting. And the beginning of everything he had been hoping for. A home. A family ... Are you happy that Max found his forever home?
For 173 days, Max waited. He watched families walk past his kennel, tail wagging with quiet hope. Each time the door creaked open, his ears perked up. Maybe this time. Maybe today. But the puppies got the attention. The smaller dogs got the smiles. And Max? He was always
Yes
74%
1485 votes
No
5%
97 votes
Undecided
6%
119 votes
Not Applicable
15%
299 votes

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