A dog looked scrawny, neglected and frazzled when it was a stray looking for adoption – but thankfully, a caring woman took pity on him and changed his life forever

A dog’s chances of being adopted looked slim as some were unsure about its appearance.

Thankfully, a woman fell in love with the stray – called Gizmo – despite its differences. She could see past the matted fur, scraggly hairdo and skinny frame in front of her.

And as a result of her kindness, the pooch is unrecognisable nowadays. As well as looking like a distinguished gentleman with immaculate grooming, Gizmo is able to go for walks and happily run around outside.

His jaw-dropping transformation was posted onto Reddit with the words “Gizmo after a little bit of love”.

The adopter added: “The shelter had to shave him that way because the rest of his hair was too matted. I had to convince my husband he was cute under all that hair because he thought ‘that’s the ugliest dog I’ve ever seen’ plus he doesn’t like small dogs. I was right and hubby loves him.”

The post garnered 2,200 upvotes and plenty of positive comments. Many dog lovers also took the time to thank the kind adopter for taking a chance on the little one.

One wrote: “Thank you for saving this precious little fur baby, I hope that you both have many wonderful memories together.” Another said: “Awww I love happy endings.”

A third joked: “Bless Gizmo’s heart, from a strung out meth head to an actual real live puppy dog. Amazing.”

And a fourth added: “He can’t be a real dog? He has to be a literal muppet? Gizmo wandered off of Hard Avenue and into Easy Street. Thanks for adopting this ‘dog’ I’m still 100% sure is a plushy muppet.”