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Staggering transformation of rescued stray dog after passers-by assumed he was trash

PUBLISHED: 18:35 EST, 11 March 2014 | UPDATED: 19:25 EST, 11 March 2014

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His rescuers thought at first he was a discarded toy or even a piece of garbage - but on closer inspection they realized it was a little King Charles Cavalier having a seriously ruff time of it.

Found roaming the streets of Montreal last week, the little mut's coat had grown so thick and caked in filth that he was almost unrecognizable as a pedigree dog.

Picked up by the Quebec Society for the Protection of Animals and given a bath and a very close shave, the dog was transformed from hobo to regal in a matter of moments.

Not garbage: This is the little mutt was found wandering the streets of Montreal and was mistaken for trash by the public before being rescued

Total mess: The little dog was so covered in fur that it was unrecognizable before his rescuers decided it was time for a hair cut

Slow progress: The shaving procedure continues - slowly revealing the King Charles Cavalier dog underneath

Don't need that coat anymore: Fur comes off like one giant matted mess

His rescuers estimated that more than 50-percent of the decrepit animal they were staring at was due to the size of his fur and cutting it off proved to be more difficult than the first imagined.

The poor dog was frightened by the buzzer - presumably after a life of terrible neglect that had seen him thrown out onto the streets of Quebec's largest city.

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After his long-overdue beauty treatment the dog was left to sleep off the stressful haircut - changed from the dog that one passer-by assumed was a pile of trash.

Time for a break: Understandably the process began to frighten the dog as his years worth of hair were removed by the razor

Finished article: This is the result of the dogs unbelievable transformation from unsightly mess to cheeky little mutt

Nighttime: A well deserved rest what was just what was needed after that arduous but necessary trim

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Meredith731, Bloomington, United States, moments ago

There is no better feeling than taking in a rescued dog and watching him learn what love is. I adopted a 4 month old boxer mix puppy last year that was found with rubber bands sunken into his skin around his mouth and abandoned in the winter. He's the sweetest dog I've ever had.