She looked like a burn victim.... thank you for saving her. You are a beautiful young man.

The world needs more people like you.

This dog's recovery is miraculous. What wonderful work you all do!

I have systemic lupus so I know how debilitating it can be, especially since there is no cure. This really touches home with me and I am so happy that you helped another creature with this devastating disease!❤❤❤

I started crying when he said I’m adopting her. I couldn’t see this beautiful girl with anybody else.❤

Thank you so much for saving her, she is just so beautiful and congrats on figuring out you were destined to be her Dad ❤

Thank You God, Thank You. I’m so grateful You healed this precious dog. And thank you Sir for adopting her. God bless you both.

Going to watch this again...immediately. What a heart-wrenching beginning, followed by a tears-of joy inducing ending. Wow! Nova's a honey. What a hero this guy is.

Of course you adopted her! How could you not?! Tears are falling as I watch this because she really needed help, and you gave it to her. And what a transformation! It must have so uncomfortable for her - itching, burning, but it was your perseverance that got her the specialist she needed to figure it out. After what the 2 of you have been through together, she would never have understood why you would have given her away. I’m so glad you kept her. ❤️

Poor honey looked so miserable. Thank you for dedicating so much time, patience and love to this beautiful girl. I'm so glad you kept her

I have no words...one of the best rescues ever. Physical transformation was a wonderful thing 2 witness, but the bond between nova & ? was so uplifting 4 me. Makes my problems or worrying about already "spoiled" dogs I know not so important.

I LOVE this guy and his two dogs! What an incredibly generous and patient angel to help that much. Well done.

Bless you John, and everyone involved in Nova's recovery/healing. When John said that he was adopting Nova, I had tears of joy! John's dog Larry seems to love Nova too, which makes this a perfect match 👍

Thank you so much for rescuing her and persevering until her condition was diagnosed. I'm so glad you decided to keep her. She's right where she belongs and is so happy.

I was in tears when you told Nova you were adopting her! Happy tears. Shes so happy now. Thank you so much for adopting her. I’m a rescue mom too. God Bless all of those who take in some poor thrown away pet.

Wow! I had no idea dogs could get lupus. I’m so glad you took the time and patience to get her a correct diagnosis.

Sitting here eating my lunch and trying to swallow my food but there’s this big ole lump in my throat from being choked up. What a blessing you are to this sweet lil Nova. ❤️

I'll never get tired of seeing heroes like this rescuing and transforming these beautiful souls. Bless every single soul involved for helping this little super nova 💙❤️💜

Look at her beautiful eyes ❤ thank you so much 😊 I just adopted a cat tonight, so proud 🥲 🎉❤ yay 😁

💔💔💔the poor sweetheart, thank you for saving her.

What an absolutely wonderful story. Nova deserved the patience you gave her. She'll give you endless love and memories in return. :)

I gasped to see the condition of this poor dog. You are a miracle worker. You completely transformed her. I have goosebumps of amazement and gratitude.

Thanks to the narrator who loved her and helped get a diagnosis and then adopted her. Blessing to both of them! Great video!❤❤❤

TY for helping her, Lupus is no joke and the sun is awful for us. She is so beautiful inside and now outside too!

I was tearing from the start but when he said he was adopting Nova I started crying. I'm so happy she gets to stay with the one person who took such a good care of her. She deserves it! ❤

Couldn't help but tear up seeing the condition Nova was in, but because of you and some gracious donors, Nova got her life back. Thank you for loving her.

How could you not adopt her. She trusted you and loves you. And you love her! It's so obvious. ❤ to you both living the good life.

The world is cruel on so many fronts, and you certainly hear about it every single day. And then along comes Nova and a very kind man, made my day. Thank you

One of the BEST foster fails! John is an amazing human being.! What a great story! ❤️❤️❤️

Oh Wow! John is such an angel. Great lesson in patience, John!

God Bless You for not giving up on her!!! She's beautiful!!

She's so beautiful!! What a transformation! Thank you for your goodness and kind heart for Nova's sake,‼️

Oh my gosh!!! This just melted my heart 🥰 Thank you for being an Angel to Nova and all the other furry friends you rescue 🙏✨

The blemish (scar) on Nova’s snout (or bridge of her nose) is a perfect reminder of where she’s been, what she’s endured and overcome, and the LOVE you’ve (John and Ruff Riders) invested to get her to this place of happiness! What a true LOVE story and a fantastic outcome! Thank you John and the Ruff Riders and Haven of the Heart!!!!!

Oh my goodness this poor baby girl. I was worried and thought It might’ve been chemical burns. Thank you for nursing her back to health. You are incredible! Your love, patience, and TLC made it possible for such an amazing transformation.🐾❤️🐾

You are an angel. Nova is a gorgeous girl and deserves all the love and care that you have given her.Thank you for making her a part of your family.Many blessings to you and hugs and kisses to precious Nova!❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😘😘😘🩷🩷🩷

Crying happy tears 🥹 so happy she’s saved and has her forever home! She’s so deserving of all the love! ❤

What an incredible transformation Nova was able to have. Thank you to everyone who helped save this amazing dog.

I was crying with sadness and happiness that you found her. When i heard Lupus, i nearly fell off my chair. My sister had Lupus when it was totally unknown, than i started study it. 4 years ago my hubby fell sick with lupus which was really a shock for a man of 73 years. Thank you so much i have learned something today. God bless you all, the dog lady.🙏🙏RSA

Thank you for opening your heart to her. She is a beautiful girl. You are a special person in her life.❤ The Mrs

So Happy for Nova! She’s one brave girl!⭐️⭐️⭐️

What a fantastic transformation Nova has been through, and what a wonderful Dad ❤❤❤

What a beautiful girl. I’m so glad that you’ve adopted her and she can have the good life that she deserves.

What a gorgeous girl!! She has her body and heart healed now. Thank you for caring so much for her, and giving her the best life. Systemic lupus is a dreadful disease. Poor baby suffered so much, but look at her now!! 🥰🥰

John is an awesome person! The way he stepped up to help this precious dog in need gave me hope for mankind. Nova turned into this gorgeous girl who was just waiting under the surface of her misery. I didn't know that dogs could get lupus. You learn something new every day. I wish Nova the best life that she deserves.

When he said he adopted her.... Whew hit me right in the feels, and brought me to tears..... What an amazing transformation she had.... You go ruff riders!!

I'm almost in tears!! When she needed someone the most, you came into her life and rescued her. Thank you young man for helping her in order to recover. Her transformation is absolutely beautiful. She went from being sad and unsure to being happy and living the best life with an amazing kind hearted man!! I'm so glad you adopted her, she desperately needed you in her life to give her patience and love. She's a happy go lucky beautiful girl living the best life.

OMG! Poor baby! John, Nova will never love anyone the way she loves you!! Thank you for saving her. 😇❤‍🩹

My God, such a darling man. Wonderful rescue and people who donated and the persiverence to help her. Nova and Larry are darling.❤

Nova is such a beautiful dog, inside & out. I didn't know a dog could get Lupus. Her disease looked excruciatingly painful that's why I'm happy that Nova has been successfully diagnosed and recovering very well. Plus, I'm glad Nova got adopted by a loving dad. ❤❤❤

She was undernourished, and looked as tho she had been set afire. So relieved that the doctor diagnosed the cause, and she could recover. Now, she has you, and your other dog as her friend, and a bright, happy future...🙏🙏🙏

Dearest John, Bless you for giving your strength & love to sweet Nova. Wonderful you realized she was for you.💞✨ I didn't think dogs could get Lupus.

Today is an excellent day for such a fantastic happily ever after! ❤ Nova deserves all the love her dad can shower her with. That guy is definitely an angel walking among us ❤

Nova’s hero-rescue-dad … your love, persistence, and patience are remarkable, and life-saving qualities! Thank you for what you’ve done for Nova, and all your other rescue pups!

After all you & Nova went through. 😢 I was not surprised when you gave Nova her "Forever Home" GOD Bless you richly 🙏❤

You're a good man who took the time and patience to help Nova be herself. She is BEAUTIFUL ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. Thank you for loving her and keeping her and giving her a good life. 2 thumbs up.

This guy is an angel. So many abused and abandoned dogs need a hero.

If only more humans on this planet were as loving, kind and pure hearted as this guy. What a lovely story with such a happy ending; and super amazing to see Nova thriving, just as she deserves to be! ❤

Thank you for giving this sweet, beautiful girl the help she so desperately needed! In less dedicated hands, she would not have been allowed to live.

Yes, a beautiful young man with a great community backing him up. 💐 From Germany

This made me cry happy tears 💖 Thank you to that amazing man for making sure Nova was loved, safe and healthy 🙏👏🐶

I had no idea dogs could have lupus 😢 So glad you found her and gave her a loving home ✨

Oh that poor sweet baby. People can at once be so cruel & then be just ah-mazing! This man deserves a medal. What a beautiful soul Nova has.

She is almost as beautiful outside as her 'dad' is inside for helping her....❤bless you both❤.

Incredible John, just incredible. Thank you for taking her out of that hell she was in, and nurturing her with so much love and patience. She's fantastic, and you sir, are a hero! Cheers!

Nova deserves the best, and she's getting it! Wonderful foster fail story.

Bless your heart, John for caring for, persevering, fostering and then adopting dear Nova! Wow! You are a real hero!! She’s so lucky to have you!! Wept tears of joy for you and Nova! ❤❤

What a lucky pup Nova is, to be rescued by this gentle soul 🥲

Nova is really a tough girl, she doesn't even give up on her situation. Thankfully this guy is fighting for the same thing. Long live good people! What a beautiful story!

Nova's story couldn't have made me cry harder or be even happier for her than I ever thought. You and your contacts of helpers are all angels. Nova could not be with a better person! Happy gotcha day Nova!!

I'm a foster fail to a stray female German Shepherd too. There's NOTHING on this planet that matches their hope, determination, gratefulness, loyalty, and unconditional love. God bless you for rescuing and adopting her. You're an incredible man.

OMG ! yes she is a beautiful and courageous girl and she made it because of your love for her. Stay blessed and be happy together.

Thank goodness Nova got all the medical care she needed, underwent a wonderful transformation, and got adopted by her rescuer! 😄

There are rescues…and then there are RESCUES! This has touched my heart beyond words. I worked at a rural humane society many decades ago. Have seen, fwatched & heard of so many sad & awful stories (& of course they all are 🥺). Something about this gal & her “savior” that has squeezed my heartstrings in the biggest way. I’m soon to be 80… you think you’ve seen it all. What in Holy Heaven’s name could cause a human being to allow a little innocent pup to be this neglected 💔. My prayer is that people like that are dealt with severely here on earth…and there, in the hereafter…❤️‍🔥

What a beautiful rescue story. I give that gentleman and his fundraising group for rescue dogs all the credit and respect they deserve. What good people. The man in the video helped bring that gorgeous girl, Nova, back to life. Thank God for people like them. We should all be more like them. Animals are such beautiful souls. They’re all so worth saving and a gift for us to love and care for them. ❤

This is SO BEAUTIFUL!! IM CRYING TEARS OF JOY, CONGRATULATIONS NOVA ON YOUR FOREVER HOME🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏

I KNEW you would adopt her!!! When you care for this one as much as you did and as long you form a beautiful bond and love. Dogs are like that and certainly Nova is happy now and healthy and trusting. God bless you.❤

Nova’s dad is an incredible guy.

I actually gasped with excitement when I saw her face healed. God bless you!

Thank you for saving her for loving her. What a beautiful dog she is. Your a very lucky young man ❤❤❤❤🎄🎄🎄🎄❤❤❤❤

When you said you were keeping her, that made me cry. You're amazing and are doing such great work with Nova and other dogs like her.

You're a rock star John. We need more people like you in this world.

When you said "I became her foster-parent" I thought yuhuuuu! he still doesn't know!! You are a sweet, decent, loving man, with your heart in the right place, may God bless you abundantly every day of your life. Hugs and kisses to Nova!

Bless you, John. You are standing tall. Nova made an amazing recovery, so sweet and beautiful.

My heart broke when I saw the condition this angel was in!!! 😭💔 Thankfully someone called you to save her!!! 🖒 You could see beyond what she looked like that she wanted to live!!! 🤗🐶💕 You and Nova worked so hard together to get her well!!! It was wonderful to find out what was wrong and treatment could begin!!! 😊💖 She was beautiful anyway but her skin clearing up and the hair growing in just enhanced that beauty!!! 🐶💕 When you said you had a big announcement I was crying harder than I was anyway!!! 😭 I knew you were keeping her!!!😊💖 You could see the bond between the both of you growing stronger as the video progressed!!! 🖒 I pray you have many wonderful years of love and happiness together!!! 🙏💕 Welcome home Nova!!!! 🏡🐶💕

Thank you for sharing this story. I was so alarmed by her condition I thought someone burned her. It made me cry. It’s so great to hear it was treatable. You are a good man for devoting yourself to her recovery. I’m glad you’re keeping her. You guys belong together.

Please have a boatload of kids. The world needs more people like you.

Oh my God! What happened to that poor baby? That's awful. Bless her heart. Thank you for saving her! 😇

So glad you've adopted Nova, and that she is already embracing her happy-ever-after life with you! 🐕😊🧡🙋

A Million Thank Yous for rescuing this precious Fur Angel 🐾🐾💞 Your patience with sweet Nova is wonderful! She is truly beautiful inside and out!

I'm so glad he rescued, healed, and adopted Nova. She belongs with him. 🐾❤

John so happy that Nova is part of the pack. Love, love seeing Larry ❤

Bless this man’s soul! His patience and her resilience are so inspiring. Thank you for doing what you do!

Bless his heart and soul and definitely the organization thank you, for giving that sweet baby a happy, healthy life.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🙏😍 Nova will repay your kindness 1000%. 👍

Could tell it was an emotional journey for both of you. The vet used to tell me dogs live for their owners. Love the happy ending and that you adopted her. For a moment i thought she was going back to a shelter. Truly a great video that teaches us that love and compassion can be miraculous.😊😊

My God no dog should hurt like that. I'm so thrilled for Nova but also for her Dad!! ❤ Beautiful girls need a great Dad.

Thank you!!! Yes, she will live happily ever after because of you ❤❤❤❤❤

What amazes me about these very Special Dogs and other former Pets is that they place their trust in us yet again. An horrific act of neglect of care in so many ways to Bless you Sweetheart, no more pain or suffering now, you deserve the best always and forever. 🐶🐾💗🇦🇺Bless Nova 🙏💗🐶Found your instagram page. Can’t wait to catch-up.

😭 This sweet pup's journey tore at my heartstrings! I'm so happy you persisted until you found out what medical condition she was dealing with! And, adopting her is the icing on the cake! ❤