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An adorable pit bull was rescued off the streets after managing to win over his new owner - by flashing him a smile.

Brinks the pit bull has a remarkable habit of grinning exactly like a human and owner, Jon Bozak noticed this pooch's rare talent the moment he first met him.

He said: “I think I first discovered Brinks could smile the very first day I found him. I’d thrown him in the car and he got in to the front seat and just kind of made himself at home.

“As soon as I saw him smiling at the world passing by my car, it pretty much was a non-decision. The best decision I made.”

(Image: Jon Bozak / Barcroft Images) (Image: Jon Bozak / Barcroft Images) (Image: Jon Bozak / Barcroft Images)

Jon first met Brinks as he left his apartment in New York, and spotted the dog across the street.

Jon said: "Brinks was loose, across the street by the school.

“He then came trotting over. He was like, 'Who are these interlopers who are on my street?’"

Over the next two months, Jon put up numerous ‘found dog’ signs across the city. To no avail, he decided to make Brinks a permanent member of his own family.

(Image: Jon Bozak / Barcroft Images) (Image: Jon Bozak / Barcroft Images) (Image: Jon Bozak / Barcroft Images) (Image: Jon Bozak / Barcroft Images)

And many years later, Brinks is still showing those pearly whites.

The creative projects director said: “I don’t think he’s a clown, or walking through life goofily smiling because everything cracks him up, but he does smile as an expression.

"I think it’s a very, ‘I’m a friend, trust me’ sort of smile. He does it in reaction to things that you’d think make a dog or a living creature smile; food, getting petted.

(Image: Jon Bozak / Barcroft Images) (Image: Jon Bozak / Barcroft Images) (Image: Jon Bozak / Barcroft Images)

“He also loves to smile when he’s sleeping, which I think is amazing. It’s too cute, he really is pretty special.”

Coming up to his 12th birthday, it’s no doubt that Brinks and Jon will be spending the day smiling.

The dog-lover said: “No matter how bad the day is, or how bad the job is, no matter how down you think you can get; you look at that dog and his smile, and you can’t help but be happy.”