Abused Dog Is Terrified Of Everyone Except This Baby, And Their Pics Are The Sweetest Thing Ever

[Amaryllis]

Happy to have something happy to post!



Everybody needs someone to love. Nora’s previous owners had abused the pup to the point where she’s now scared to death of every living being – except one toddler. “We got our girl Nora, an English Pointer, from a rescue shelter seven years ago prior to having kids,” her owner Elizabeth told Bored Panda. “Despite having come from an abusive situation her sweet and gentle nature shone through and we knew with certainty she would be a wonderful family dog when the time came. She absolutely did not disappoint!”

Elizabeth’s family is definitely on the bigger side. She and her husband have 3 kids, 3 rescue cats, 3 rescue dogs. Aside from being in love with the number 3, Elizabeth adores the relationship between her son Archie and their pup Nora. “Archie is an extremely laid-back, happy, good-natured baby and all the animals seem to really respond to that, particularly Nora,” Spence told the Dodo. “She came from an abusive background and is afraid of almost everything. Not Archie, though. She absolutely adores him!”

The duo is inseparable. “If Archie is having a bath, Nora is lying on the bath mat waiting for him to get out. If I’m nursing him she wants up on my lap, too.” Luckily, she documents their incredible bond and shares it on Instagram where nearly 100,000 people are following the heartwarming friendship.













MOre photos at link
https://www.boredpanda.com/abused-rescue-dog-love-child-nora-elizabeth-spence/

[Kaleva]

1. Thanks for posting!

[malaise]

2. Those are precious

Thanks - so sweet

Get thee to the greatest page so DUers can feel good

[Mediumsizedhand]

3. Precious. Thank you. I tell you, I eat up these animal posts

That show us humans humanity.

[malaise]

4. We posted precious at the same time

[Mediumsizedhand]

5. I know. I saw. It is, what it is. Right? Lol.

[malaise]

7. They are precious

[Amaryllis]

16. Great minds....:)

[lovemydogs]

12. You would go nuts over the story of Spencer.

Spencer was a puppy in - I think N. Carolina - where he was barely fed and terribly treated. And his owner botched his ears in a home crop job.
Spencer is a Dobbie.
They think Spencer managed to run away from his abuser. While looking for food he started eating some road kill on a busy highway, got hit and broke his back.
Rescue Dogs Rock felt they could save him and repair his back.
After the surgery he was up rehabbing the next day and for a month after.
Then he got adopted by a couple who adopted from them before.
Spencer finished his therapy, Has a bff in Pancakes, the other dog they adopted last yuear.
And Spencer has the ultimate home. Big back yard to run in, beautiful home, lovely couple who adores him.
He is living the life in Maryland.

Check out his page on FB at Spectacular Spencer

[red dog 1]

40. Thanks for posting that

Dobbies are intelligent, sweet, & loving dogs.

God Bless Rescue Dogs Rock!

[WinkyDink]

6. Keep your friends close, and your snacks closer.

Sometimes I'm a sap for sentimentality, and sometimes I ain't.

[ProudLib72]

8. These are great pics!

Especially the one where the cat decided to get in on the love fest.

[lovemydogs]

9. I saw that on Rescue Writers and Rescue Dogs Rock the other day. so cute

If a dog is abused enough they can be terribly traumatized.
This baby is like a therapy baby to this dog because she looks to him for comfort and safety.
This little one's essence is special.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Awww! Best friends.

How sweet. I am so glad that poor abused doggie found a loving home.

[dhol82]

11. O.M.G!

What awesome pix.
Damn onions I just sliced.

[democratisphere]

13. If only the entire world could be filled with this love, harmony, happiness and trust.

Thanks Amaryllis for sharing the love!

[Amaryllis]

17. I was so happy to have something that i knew would make people uplifted and inspired! Sorely needed

more than ever these days.

[JI7]

14. They should take the last pic in same pose every few years

[KentuckyWoman]

15. Point of order

Obviously the doggies loves and trusts the adults in this household as well. Otherwise would not be permitted around the baby.

I am happy for the doggie and the family.

I am not happy about poor reporting of the facts.

[iluvtennis]

18. Awww, so sweet. Made my evening. Thanks for the post.

[Duppers]

19. ...

[dawnie51]

20. What a pair of cuties.....

how lucky they are to have each other. We need more of this. Thank you for posting.

[TxDemChem]

21. Those two are utterly adorable

They just warmed my heart

[greytdemocrat]

22. That's a keeper!!!

[shenmue]

23. Squeeeee

[colorado_ufo]

24. Sweet pics BUT

I have great reservations about putting an animal's face right up to a baby's face. Especially an animal that has been abused. The child's welfare has to come first and this is an unnecessary risk injury or disease. Not worth it for the sake of a few cute pictures.

[Sentath]

33. Right there with you

I suspect it has been badly explained or severely over exaggerated for the sake of the headline.

[calimary]

25. LOVE these stories, and these photos!

Every now and then, it's a relief and a blessing. Sweet things can, and do, still happen. Thanks for posting this story, AND the pictures, Amaryllis!

[Raine]

26. Aw that is absolutely beautiful

brings tears to my eyes

[Scarsdale]

27. Beautiful photos.

Thanks for posting them. The bond between these two is beautiful.

[Vinca]

28. Some of the most beautiful pictures I've every seen. I'm teary eyed.

[Honeycombe8]

29. Beauiful dog. What makes you think she's a pointer?

The reason I ask is that I have a dog that looks almost identical. I found her in the neighborhood as a pup. Except the ears on mine are prick instead of hanging. And mine has short legs, not regular length legs. Other than that, they could be twins.

[B2G]

30. So sweet. That's 2 different pups in the pics.

Looks like they both love him!

[FlaGranny]

32. I think it''s a puppy and

in a couple of pictures it's just a bit younger and smaller and spots haven't developed as much. Maybe?

[Ms. Toad]

43. Two dogs.

Follow the link and scroll down.

[Sunlei]

31. lucky, lucky dog & beautiful pics. Love the pic with the "large" Kitty.

one of my dogs was a 3 yr old 'street dog' in macon, Ga. Animal control caught "Jimmy" with those wire poles & put him in Spaulding animal control. Skin & bones, he was in dog pound for 10 days huddled in a corner scared & sick. That's a gassing dog pound.

Happened to look online at "last day dogs" and broke my heart to see that dog huddled in a corner. On spur of the moment I called them and said, I want that dog. And so it was, Jimmy had to spend a month in a Georgia Vet clinic before he was decent/healthy enough to fly to Texas. Jimmy is about 12ish? maybe older now. Never been aggressive, still flinches if a person he doesn't know very well touches him but he LOVES me, so devoted, a very good & clean dog and grateful to just be a dog with a home & people.


So very few animals on earth who want to be, prefer to be-companions to man we have dogs & horses, maybe some cats. They deserve our help, protection and Love.

[Stuart G]

34. Thanks for posting...k and r. no text..

[niyad]

35. awwwwwwwwwwww

[NoMoreRepugs]

36. If only conservatives could b more like dogs n cats...

[hamsterjill]

37. So peaceful.

Wouldn't it be nice?

[GeoWilliam750]

38. Thanks for posting

And if you have not made it over to the Instagram account, you should

Three children, two dogs, two cats, and still has time to take and post beautiful photographs.

My hat is off to this amazing artist!

[peggysue2]

39. These are the sweetest . . .

photos. Thanks for sharing.

Just flipped through the shots at the site with my husband and he said,

'Don't think anyone will ever go after this child. Without losing an arm.'

I grew up with a very protective collie. These photos made me remember the comfort, the sweetness of that totally loyal, never flinching companionship. I always believed I had a Guardian Angel. With 4 legs.

[red dog 1]

41. Kick for cuteness!

Thanks for posting!

[B2G]

42. Nah, two different dogs. Nt