People show how their pets have changed since the first meeting

Every friendship has a story. Most of us remember the moment when we met our best friend, as if it happened yesterday. Pets are no exception.

It is impossible to forget the day when your heart told you that this tiny cold nose, long mustache or wagging tail is what you always need. Pet owners hold a flash mob on Facebook under the hashtag #ThenAndNowChallenge, posting a photo of their pets on the first day of meeting them and now.

"The emergency veterinary service picked him up in a ditch, he was all wounded-apparently, he was attacked by a pack of stray dogs. He was sewn up, many stitches were put on. I took him home and called him Apollo. Gradually, he was cured and really became a handsome man."

"This is Arya. We were given her for overexposure for only a few days, the puppy had severe scabies, then she went to the veterinary clinic. But my husband and I became so attached to her that we continued to take care of her until she fully recovered. The photo on the right was taken just five weeks after the first one!"

"Faelen in 5 weeks and now, in 1.5 years. He is a wolf-like, a cross between a wolf with a malamute and a German shepherd. Wolf dogs are beautiful, but it is not easy to keep and care for them. In many ways, they are more like children than pets."

"It is difficult to save animals — there is not enough money, there is no time to save everyone. But sometimes you see a picture that hits you from the inside, and all your well-made plans disappear. So it was with Thor. When I saw his picture, I started crying. It was already an adult dog, sick and terribly neglected. But I swore that I would make the last years of his life as good as possible. And she fulfilled her vow. He lived for two more years and was a smiling, happy boy."

"Handsome Harry. He was hit by a car in the middle of the night. The dog was picked up by good people. they were taken to a shelter, then rescuers were engaged in it. The scabies went away, the broken bones healed, the broken spirit was restored. Harry has fully recovered and is now living as well as possible."

"This is Harley Quinn. She has turned into a real queen."

"On the left — a little more than a year. On the right — about eight years. Is there a difference?"

"Nine weeks and 11 months. The dog was able to grow up!"

"It was-it became. Pay attention to the expression of the muzzle, this is something!"

"It was-8 weeks. It became-3 years".

"This is Mori. Now he is six and a half years old, and in the first picture he is only a year old. We believe that this is a mixture of Australian Shepherds. When we took him, he had a black-reddish color, and about three years ago, white spots began to appear. And now it's white and black. The vet examined him and said that it was not vitiligo. It's just that our Mori is a unique and very beautiful dog."

"Happy 14th birthday to our beloved Abby!"

"My Hippie, when I found him in the middle of the highway at night on my birthday in 2016, and now."

"8 years ago, my favorite pit bull died, and my boyfriend decided to give me a boxer puppy. He found an amateur breeder who had one puppy left — "low-quality", short and with heart murmurs. This little guy has been with me for almost eight years."

"To be honest, there is no special "transformation"here. My cat was beautiful even when he was little, and now he is wow. I just love it very much and I want to show it to you."

"Trixie thinks she's still small enough to sleep on her little sister Franny's back."

"This is my cat Gizmo. He's so affectionate!"

"Gary lived on the street. My husband picked it up. The first picture shows the day in 2009 when my husband threw the dog over the fence into our backyard, where I was sitting and drawing with watercolors. He had a completely human look. Gary refused to enter the house for a long time and preferred to live in the yard. But then we persuaded him to come in to warm up — and now he wears pajamas in winter!"

"This is Peanuts at the age of 7 weeks and 5 years."

"My baby is only two months old, but she has grown a lot during this time — she has become fluffy, and her eyes have changed color."