When you decide it’s time to add a furry friend to your family, sometimes the time is just right. You walk into an animal shelter, lock eyes with wet-nosed, eager dog, and then it’s set and match. That’s your new furry best friend, and it was all decided in a matter of seconds.
You may be surprised how often this match made in heaven occurs. Hint: it happens more often than you think. We’ve compiled just 30 of the many times this happy exchange has happened, and just looking at these happy pairings makes our metaphorical tail wag.
1. Big smiles for the road ahead
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2. Luna, happy to be heading to her new forever home
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3. Finally their family is complete!
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Lort Smith
4. Their heads make them look like long lost family members :-)
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Budzsta
5. This smile says it all
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Megan Jordan
6. Love at first boop!
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talkingxbird
7. Two fabulous and timeless gals!
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8. (Police)man’s best friend
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Panhandle Animal Welfare Society
9. “Went to rescue a dog, got a bear instead”
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10. So happy to finally meet each other
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11. At peace just 20 minutes after they adopted her
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12. I wonder who’s happier!
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13. Off to new adventures
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14. Thrilled to hear the good news – she’s adopted!
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15. “She rode like this the whole way home”
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hcornatzer
16. The best day of her life (so far)
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sfunde
17. Home is in her arms
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Allie Lucchetti
18. When she met Tata for the first time
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Nicoletta Licciardi
19. “All 46lbs (21kg) wanted to sit on my lap on the way home from being adopted. I love my new best friend.”
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dustball
20. Toffee is extra happy to go home
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Talvie
21. Happy howls
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22. Sweet kisses at first sight
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Bored Panda
23. A picture perfect moment
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24. At peace together
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25. Within minutes of holding her, she fell asleep
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26. Love at first stare off
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Amélie Michaud
27. Best fur-iends forever!
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28. His name is Sir Benedict Blanco
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29. It’s never too late to adopt a best friend
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30. “Drove 12hrs through forest fires to the other side of the province to pick up Phoenix from a wonderful animal rescue group (KAAP). Love 
❤️him!!!”
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Ania Kyte
Look at all these happy new families. With ecstatic faces like these, we hope you’ll remember to adopt, not shop!
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By Arianna Etemadieh
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Arianna Etemadieh is a contributing writer at Shareably. Arianna is based in San Francisco and can be reached at [email protected].