10 viral dog adoption stories that rocked the internet in 2018

While the internet isn't always the nicest place, there is a corner that is filled with genuinely beautiful content: dogs.We've rounded up 10 dog adoption stories so wholesome and pure that they went viral. They're all about dog adoption, whether it's a soldier that served in Afghanistan who was finally able to adopt his former canine partner after years of separation, or a dog that did the adopting itself, by taking care of a group of abandoned ducklings.Keep scrolling, and keep the tissues on hand.In June 2018, a soldier that served in Afghanistan was finally able to adopt his former canine partner after seven years of separation. After seven years apart,Nick Montezwas finally able to adopt Mally, a bomb-sniffing dog that he had worked together with in Afghanistan in 2011.Montez was honorably discharged in 2013,but continued to check in on Mally to see if he could adopt her. However, she was still needed in the armed forces.Finally, he received a letter from Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, informing him that Mally was finished with her service and ready to be brought home.The pair shares such a special bond that Montez got Mally's paw print tattooed on his calf, along with her identification number. A cyclist found an injured puppy in the woods and biked seven miles into town with the dog on his back. The dog, Columbo, was rescued by Andrea Shaw in Georgia and has since made the cross-country move to Maine.Columbo was only five months old when he was found abandoned on the side of a bike path with a couple of broken bones. A group of bikers came across him outside of Columbus, Georgia, and one of them picked Columbo up and biked him seven miles into town.The bikers bumped into Shaw, who formed an immediate bond with Columbo. She quickly brought him to the vet, alerted her husband, and brought Columbo back up to Maine to live with her.Fred, a 10-year-old labrador, adopted an entire family of ducklings after their mom vanished.Fred, resident dog of Mountfitchet Castle in England,took in the ducklings after they were found wandering the grounds by themselves. Their mom, sadly, had disappeared.But you don't need to feel bad for themFred is doing a great job parenting. He lets them ride around on his back, takes them swimming in the castle moat, and even allows them to share his dog basket.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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