We would like to be able to save every dog but realistically, it just isn’t possible. Janine Guido had to deal with this issue when she met a dog named Watson. You see, she is the founder of Speranza Animal Rescue so she takes care of many animals.

Watson was a homeless pit bull who was found in a park all alone in Philadelphia by a college student. After finding the dog, the student took him to an emergency vet because the pup had sores all over his body, a tumor on his back leg and he was starving. The vet informed the student that Watson was beyond hope. He had cancer that was spreading and his time was limited.

Watson went from the veterinarian’s office to a shelter in the area. The staff at the shelter agreed that Watson could stay there to be as comfortable as he could.

“I had a gut feeling that things weren’t going to be good the next day,” Guido told the Dodo. “I didn’t want to leave him alone. Not when he needed me the most.” She did what she could to comfort him, gathering blankets and dog beds and keeping him close. She spent the night with Watson holding him as he slept.

“He slept like a rock all night, cuddled up to me so tight,” Guido said. “I cried myself to sleep, and woke up in tears as well.”

Watson began pacing circles the following morning and he stopped eating and drinking. Guido knew that he was close to dying. She continued to support him in that difficult time.

Before long, Watson passed away but he was loved, perhaps the first time in his life.

“I’m just so thankful I was able to hold him tight for his last night,” Guido said. “I was telling him how much he was loved — and that his life mattered. My heart is breaking, but I would not change a thing.”

Homeless dogs in Brazil regularly attend church services to meet their new owners. If you think that dogs magically turn to God for help, unfortunately, it’s not exactly the case, but this extraordinary scenario can still be encountered every Sunday at Paróquia de Sant’Ana Gravatá.

Father João Paulo Araujo Gomes who is the head of the parish of Santana in the city of Gravatá in Brazil does the kindest and most inspiring thing for stray dogs around his church. He invites forgotten dogs from the streets to become a part of his service to help them find loving homes. The doors of his church, as well as his big heart, will always be open for dogs. And who wouldn’t attend Mass if dogs were involved?

Dogs provide us with unconditional love, laughter, and precious memories and it’s nothing less than fair to pay them back. Whether you are a faithful believer in God or not, as long as you believe in kindness and compassion, we can slowly make the world a better place.

Father João Paulo is housing stray dogs in his rectory away from the dangers of the streets. However, he brings his furry friends to the church service in hopes that they will be noticed. This is why every Sunday, the priest makes sure the dogs are in the center of attention, an honorable spot where everyone can see them. As loyal and as important they might look in front of the altar, dogs will be dogs and they are always in for some petting. Being excited and adorable as they are, pups often join the priest at the altar for some attention and belly rubs, and Father João never disappoints!

“They will always be able to enter, sleep, eat, drink their water and find shelter and protection, for this house is of God and they are of God,” Father João Paulo wrote on Facebook. He engages the large church’s community in his mission by encouraging them to invite people who are interested in bringing home a new family member. His compassionate actions raise awareness and help to make a change, starting from Gravatá.

Many rescued dogs are neglected, affected by cruel street life and in desperate need of urgent help and attention. The compassionate Father has not only given a temporary home and affection to these poor creatures, but he also takes good care of them, feeds them and provides all the necessary medical treatment. Their spectacular recoveries warm our hearts and show what love and care can do. A small act of kindness that makes an extreme difference for the forgotten dogs of Gravatá.

Thanks to the priest’s actions, the number of abandoned dogs on the streets of Gravatá, which has 228,000 inhabitants, has reduced substantially. Dozens of stray dogs have already found loving homes. In fact, after meeting so many faithful animals in person, the kind-hearted priest couldn’t help but adopt some himself.

“I helped several dogs with serious health problems. Some of them I brought to the parish house and they were later adopted. Three of them stayed with me. Today, they are my children and sleep in my bed,” the Father told Bored Panda.

The priest’s heartfelt deeds didn’t go unnoticed after a photo of him conducting mass with a dog on his side went viral on Facebook. The selfless gesture of Christian solidarity echoed on social networks and generated a wave of positive comments, with thousands of citizens extolling the priest’s social action. Inspired people didn’t hold back admiration and blessings for the priest’s kind heart and thought it’s a great example to follow. One of many touched people called him a true hero for helping those who don’t have a voice of their own.

Funnily enough, this is not the first appearance of dogs and other animals in churches around the world. From a dog unexpectedly crashing church service in summer of this year (also in Brazil) to annual pet blessings during the St. Francis Day in honor of the Patron Saint of Animals, Saint Francis of Assisi – it seems that animals feel pretty comfortable in church. While serving the good cause, do you think it’s something the holy places could adopt more often?

Edward, Kristin, and their dоg Rylee went оn a bоating vacatiоn in Michigan. Rylee is a 10-mоnth оld Belgian Malinоis. Sооn after the bоat gоt underway, they ran intо electrical trоuble.

Kristin was in the bоat’s cabin while Ed was trying tо figure things оut. The cоuple sооn realized that Rylle wasn’t оn the bоat.

They called fоr help. The Lоst Dоg Search Team sprang intо actiоn. They use sоcial media tо get the wоrd оut abоut lоst dоgs. In a shоrt time, оver 20,000 peоple were оn the lооkоut fоr Rylee.

Ed and Kristin searched fоr hоurs but cоuldn’t find Rylee. Sоmeоne spоtted a dоg that matched Rylee’s descriptiоn near a campgrоund.

Watch Rylee’s stоry belоw! Ed and Kristen rushed tо the site and saw that it was Rylee! Rylee swam almоst 6 miles and is believed tо have walked arоund 12 miles оnce she made it tо shоre. Share away, peоple!

Source:http://www.heroviral.com/rylee-swims-6-miles/