During his time at the shelter, this German shepherd looked calm, serious, and somewhat insecure. Everything changed when a family decided to adopt him and give him a place he could finally call home.

The transformation was captured in images, and his expression especially caught people’s attention. In his new home, he appears looking at the camera with his mouth open and a huge smile, very different from the expression he had while waiting to be adopted.

We can’t know exactly what he was feeling at each moment, but the contrast between the two photographs won over everyone who saw them.

He can’t tell us how his life changed after being adopted, but looking at his face, perhaps there’s no need to .