Many of us are afraid to check our Facebook walls because we know we will be bombarded with images of dogs waiting to be rescued from shelters. The truth is a majority of these dogs, the lucky ones, will spend months (if not years) waiting for a forever home. However, nothing comforts animal lovers more than follow up images of those sad looking shelter dogs in their new loving homes.

If you’ve ever wondered if rescuing shelter dogs makes a difference, all you have to do is see these before and after photographs.