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His heart is broken no longer.<\/h2>\n
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Late last month, Vesna Vukojevic was walking the streets of Trstenik, Serbia, when a heart-wrenching sight caught her eye.<\/p>\n

There, on the sidewalk in front of a bakery, was a lonely stray dog. Clearly starved for love, the poor pup had found a bittersweet alternative to a caring human touch, something he\u2019d been living without.<\/p>\n

The dog was sidled up next to a mechanical statue, making its moving arm pet him \u2014 doing his best to imagine that it was true affection:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After Vesna posted the video online, it broke people\u2019s hearts around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat just killed part of me,\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cPoor dog just wants to be loved,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n

Animal lover Nina Savi\u0107 was among those moved by the dog\u2019s poignant actions. With the help of friends, she rescued the dog from the streets of Trstenik and brought him to her home more than 200 miles away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Lonely<\/picture>
Nina Savi\u0107<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hogar the Horrible, as the dog is playfully now known, was slow at first to accept that he had access to real snuggles.<\/p>\n

But he\u2019s slowly begun to blossom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Savi\u0107 had taken a chance on Hogar, and it’s more than paid off.<\/p>\n

Now he knows what true love feels like.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Lonely<\/picture>
Nina Savi\u0107<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“He is wonderful, loves to be cuddled,” fellow animal rescuer Maja Pinter told The Dodo. “He just puts his head in the hands of everyone he meets.”<\/p>\n

\"Lonely<\/picture>
Nina Savi\u0107<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Savi\u0107, who lives in Belgrade, is hoping to find Hogar a new family to call his own, but admits that she would also be happy to keep him forever.<\/p>\n

“Everyone is in love with him,” Pinter said. “He knows how to win everyone’s heart.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Lonely<\/picture>
Nina Sevi\u0107<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From his tragic beginnings, unloved on the streets of Trstenik, to the cozy home he now shares with Savi\u0107, one thing is clear \u2014 Hogar will never again be without a loving human touch.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Hogar, and to keep up with his future adventures, consider following him on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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