"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself," the well-known American writer Josh Billings famously remarked, and this is exactly true. History has many instances of utterly unselfish affection dogs have for humans; only we, the two-legged ones, occasionally show clear contempt for them.
Every gloom, however, has a ray of hope; for every negligent owner there are others that adopt abandoned pets, treat them, and assist in their finding of new homes. We have been sharing wonderful tales about such doggos and humans all year long; now it's time to choose twenty of the most moving among them.
#1 Lycan
Found and brought to Stray Rescue of Saint Louis was a damaged, wrinkled, almost hairless husky. Named Lycan because of his odd appearance, which stands for lycanthrope or werewolf, the pup was struggling. The husky seemed to have returned to his glory days almost three months after his rescue.
