Popeye, the dog, is making the rounds at all the best restaurants in LA. Popeye was once a starving stray who only ate what he was able to find laying around. Now, the pooch eats some of the most amazing food you have ever seen with his new owner, Ivy Diep. Ivy said she found Popeye as a stray – he was very skinny, matted, and dirty.

At the time, Ivy wasn’t looking for another dog, but no one wanted to take Popeye in, so Ivy kept him. It wasn’t long before Popeye had made a space for himself in their house and in their hearts.

One of Ivy’s friends, Jen, suggested that Popeye have his own Instagram account because he is so cute.

Jen and Ivy would go on ‘Instagram dates’ and take pictures of the amazing food they ate.

The idea was to bring Popeye along on the date and take pictures of the food and Popeye!

Despite his past, Popeye is very good around food and doesn’t lunge for it.

Popeye doesn’t eat the foods that would make him sick, he does get to taste the foods that are safe

Ivy brings a bag of dog food and treats for Popeye to enjoy for times when the food isn’t fit for him to eat.

Popeye’s Instagram account (Popeye the foodie) has over 120,000 followers, and it features pictures of Popeye with and without a huge plate of food in front of him!

Scroll down to see all the delectable items that Popeye has been pictured with. Popeye is one lucky dog!

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He weighed only 19 pounds, little more than a third of what would be considered healthy.  A good Samaritan saved him from the streets, where he would have quickly perished, and brought him to Bossier City Animal Control.

“This poor guy who we’ve named Jude was left on a chain to starve. When he got close to death they cut him loose so they didn’t have to deal with disposing of the carcass,” they said on their Facebook page.  “Despite humans failing him in every way possible, he still wags his tail and gives kisses.”

Jude was taken to Benton Animal Hospital for treatment and recovery.  BCAC’s office manager and rescue coordinator Brittany Hardy said she sees many pit bulls come in in a similar state.

“They’re a great breed, but often used for income and no care for where they end up, and a lot of the time they end up here,” she told the Shreveport Times.

It has taken months of care, but Jude is finally beginning to look like a healthy and happy boy.  He still has a few more pounds to pack on, but one of the staff members recently told me that now he is “doing great.”

If you would like to help Bossier City Animal Control continue to save dogs like Jude, please click here, or send a donation via PayPal to roadtorescue@bellsouth.net.

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It’s incredible that this woman did whatever needed to be done to save this dog’s life. She could have just thought the tech was exaggerating about the dog, or told her to take him to a shelter. Instead, she and Forte Animal Rescue stepped in and saved a life. She’s a hero in our books!

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Five years ago, Zachary Anderegg was hiking in an isolated area in Arizona when he saw a bony black puppy huddled at the bottom of a 350-foot canyon.  There was no way this puppy got down there by himself, and he certainly wasn’t going to get out by himself.

A better person couldn’t have come along.  Zak is a former US Marine Sergeant, and was up for the challenge.  Some parts of the hike weren’t so bad, but other stretches were jammed with logs.  He set up his rappelling equipment and made his way down into the narrow crevice to reach the pup.

On his second trip down, Zak brought food and water.  He didn’t have everything he needed to pull the dog up to safety, but at least provided him with food and a towel for the night.  The next day, Zak returned with a crate.  It was incredibly difficult, but he managed to lug the starving puppy up to the top of the canyon.

The poor dog was in terrible shape; he was emaciated, his paws were completely torn up, his teeth were blackened from malnutrition, and he had shotgun pellets embedded in his skin.  Zak sought medical attention for the dog, and called him Riley.

Zak and his wife adopted Riley, and before long, his health improved and he bloomed into the charismatic, life-loving dog he was meant to be.  He even got a big dog brother named Kohi, whom he gets along with very well.

Riley started out life being horribly abused and unloved.  Now he is beloved by thousands and goes on all kinds of adventures.  He is living life to its fullest by romping through the snow, leaping over boulders, and splashing through desert pools.  Most importantly, he’s doing all this with his family.

To see more of Riley’s adventures, check out his Facebook page, Canyon Puppy.  To buy Zak’s book about his and Riley’s amazing story, click here.

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This little puppy made their vacation a life-changing experience!

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This past November, a starving large breed dog, possibly a Great Dane mix, wandered into a Greeneville, Tenn. garage, looking for shelter, food and peace. The malnourished black dog probably had a few days left – if not hours – to live, all he wanted was a comfy place to rest his tired body, little did he know that walking into that garage would forever change his life.

Today this dog goes by the name Ruger, and he was rescued by Bright Hope Animal Rescue.

After Ruger walked into the garage, the homeowner contacted the rescue organization, and founders Jason and Amanda Hopson set out to pick up and rescue the dog. The Hopsons took the dog home but at 2 a.m. Ruger fell unconscious and his rescuers thought he had passed away.

The dog was rushed to a veterinarian and after emergency exams, veterinarians discovered his stomach had twisted due to bloat. Emergency surgery was performed and Ruger’s life was saved.

Dr. Al Claiborne from Animal Medical Center of Greeneville said Ruger “was really a very poor anesthetic and surgical candidate, but [he] really came through very well, [and was] definitely a fighter.”

Weighing a just 48 pounds when rescued, veterinarians and rescuers knew that Ruger’s road to recovery would be a long one. Lukily, after a few weeks of medical care and the unconditional love the Hopsons have provided, the once emaciated dog has started to show signs of recovery.

Ruger has gained 5 pounds and enjoys human companionship. He has started to play like any normal and healthy dog would and his personality now lets those around him know that he is a sweet, approachable, cuddly big guy.

“When we first took him in, he was just a shell of a dog, emotionally and physically,” Jason Hopson told WBIR News, “the dog was just broken, had no emotion whatsoever.”

“[Now,] his hair is shiny and he is starting to get some muscle back. His front ribs are disappearing. His body is surviving on food and not consuming itself. He spends his days walking around the vet clinic building muscle, enjoying head scratches, and all the healthy food he needs. He walks when he wants and then takes a nap and then goes back to work walking and building those muscles,” posted Bright Hope Animal Rescue on their Facebook wall.

For now Ruger is living at the animal clinic, but once he is healthy enough he will be moved into a foster home. When the time is right, the organization will place him in the ideal forever loving home.

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