Dogs are the most loyal companions and best friends in the lives of many children. Studies have shown that kids who grow up with dogs have heightened cognitive development and…
A dog’s spirit is strong and their will is unbreakable. This we know for sure. But it takes time, after trauma, to get a dog to trust again. Gia arrived…
There are so many pets in shelters just waiting for someone to take them home. But sometimes it takes longer for some animals than others to get adopted. And unfortunately,…
Six-year-old Merrick resided at the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City for nearly five years, which is almost his entire life. He was brought to the shelter after someone found…
When rescuers first saw Blondie, they couldn’t believe she was a dog. The tiny Chihuahua mix arrived at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control in late October, barely clinging to…
It is common practice for cowards to abandon dogs outside of shelters. In Serbia, one organization that functions on little resources knows this all too well. As the shelter volunteer…
Many dogs spend their time at “doggie day care” when their owners are away, and it’s really one of the cutest places imaginable. Who wouldn’t love a building full of playful puppies?…
Most corporations are often accused to be cold-hearted and after only one thing – profit. But one company is proving that need not be the case, and in the process,…
If dogs are man’s best friend then why do they have to do stuff like this?! No, seriously. Dogs have a way of pushing our buttons where we want to…
Being away from our pets for long periods of time can be very difficult. It can be even more difficult for our pets, since they don’t understand where we are…
Hope For paws received a call on their emergency line regarding a Golden Retriever who was seen lying down for hours, unresponsive. Once rescuers arrived, they couldn’t see any visible…
There is nothing more devastating than seeing an animal, who cannot fend for themselves, in such dire conditions. It reaches us on a level nothing else can. For one lonely…
A middle-schooler from Marion County, Florida, was arrested after he beat his family’s dog with two metal pipes. The boy’s parents found their dog, Tiny, tied to a tree in…
The dog in this story is a true warrior. Homeless animals have so many struggles; and while it’s likely Billy would not have survived on his own much longer, he…
When you’re an animal rescuer, you’re always “on call.” Just ask Eldad and Loretta with Hope For Paws. Immediately after rescuing one dog, they received a call about another. With…
Someone on Reddit posted the “derpiest fuzzball to ever walk the earth.” The “derp” in question looks like a cross between a feline and a canine. The body is that of a…
Gregory and Victoria Hudler, who are both veterans, had been searching for their beloved emotional support dog, Jodie, for the past two years. When Victoria gave birth to their first…
What if a human and a dog stood side-by-side and both needed help, but you could only choose one. It wouldn’t be an easy decision, would it? Some studies reveal…
Chance, a 10-year-old dog with hip dysplasia, did something remarkable to save his owner. It’s truly a miracle. His dad, a Vietnam veteran, fell and hit his head on the…
Sam the Pointer and Cosmo the Lab mix lived together with their humans in Illinois for the past ten years, but when their owners got divorced, everything spiraled downhill. Their…
