Fergus the Jack Russell Terrier provided a lot of extra entertainment for the audience at Crufts Dog Show 2020 when he tackled the agility course. Fergus, a rescue dog, starts his run well enough, but around halfway through the course he begins jumping at his handler’s rear end. What is the cause of the distraction?…
A puppy screamed for help because she was stuck in tar and couldn’t get out. Two of her siblings had already perished, but two had managed to escape, leaving her alone and fending for her life. That’s when Animal Aid Unlimited arrived on the scene. They wrote: “Three gorgeous puppies were encased in hardened road…
Every kid loves bouncing on the bed. So it should come as no surprise that our four-legged friends also love to play around. This family is spending quality time together. Not only are they having fun but their teaching their sweet Pit Bull some new tricks. Dad tells his young girls to tell their furry…
Riley the Boston Terrier has “a thing” about soft, clean carpets. She loves them. She loves them so much she can’t resist sliding all over them chin first! Using just her back legs, Riley pushes herself along the carpet, taking in the texture and making “cooing” noises. Her family describes her bizarre action as her…
A dog is very lucky to be alive after he was found stuck deep down inside a meat processing pit and wedged inside its grinder. Memphis Animal Services (MAS) officers responded to a call from a meat processing plant in Tennessee that said they had found a dog stuck about 12 feet down in their…
Training dogs to wait before they eat is one of the best things you can do to keep a peaceful and orderly home with your dog. It gives them consistency and helps prevent food aggression and food guarding behavior. It’s especially useful when you have more than one dog as it teaches them patience. In…
A 12-year-old boy left a Pit Bull puppy outside an animal shelter in a box with a stuffed toy and a heartbreaking note. In the letter, the young child explains that his father was beating the puppy so he was giving the puppy up to protect him and to give him a chance at a…
Syringomyelia (SM) is a rare disorder that causes a cyst to form in the spinal cord. This cyst, called a syrinx, gets bigger and longer over time, destroying part of the spinal cord. Syringomyelia usually results from a skull abnormality called a Chiari I Malformation, also known as Chiari Malformation (CM), Chiari-like Malformation (CLM) and…
Can you be judged by the way you walk? The dogs at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show sure are. From Pekinese to Poodle, an assortment of dogs competing in the show show off their unique walks. Some have short steps others have long strides – they are all mesmerizing to watch. In this adorable…
Does your dog enjoy a cozy blanket? This adorable dog sure does. He knows exactly what to do when it gets cold outside. His thoughtful human makes sure to leave a blanket on top of his crate where he can find it. And then what does the clever pooch do? He nudges the blue blanket…
When rescuers first arrived to help an injured puppy, he lay unconscious in the dirt, his worried brothers huddled around him. He had been hit by a car and had suffered severe trauma. Animal Aid Unlimited brought the little pup they named Dil to their shelter and treated him for a brain injury, but they…
A street dog whose health was deteriorating was saved from a slow death when rescuers received a call. Animal Aid Unlimited knew right away that she was “succumbing to advanced mange”. They could see she was in the grip of “intense itchiness, and crusted skin which broke apart in massive cracks.” They noted that she…