Still, keeping dogs off the furniture is a common rule in many households. The U.K.-based charity Dogs Trust advises ...

"Buzz loves his stuffies and he only cuddles with them or holds them and walks around, never rips them up," Grace Dower told ...

While it's unfortunately all too common for dogs to be abandoned, the manner of Duke's rejection was especially heartbreaking ...

Now, after approximately 15 weeks of hard work by Duke and the staff at Columbus Small Animal Hospital, he's back in operating shape — running, standing and generally being a normal dog.