Every winter there are dogs who die outside in the cold. As much as people are aware of the problems of leaving dogs in hot cars, leaving dogs in cold cars or outside in freezing temperatures can be equally dangerous. It goes without saying that if you see a dog left in a car in…
Just like people, dogs need their teeth brushed regularly to maintain their overall health. If a dog’s teeth are not kept clean, he/she can develop many medical complications that can lead to disease that can be life threatening. As periodontal disease affects 85% of dogs over four years old, brushing your dog’s teeth should be…
Hope For Paws headed out to the dessert early in morning after receiving a call about an injured poodle. When Lorena Frankonyte and Eldad Hagar found the dog, they realized he had lost his back paw and would need immediate medical care. But the stray dog was very nervous and after 10 minutes of coaxing…
A sheep farmer filmed a cute video of a little dog taking a break from guard duty to relax on top of them instead. “Today our sheep were accompanied by a new furry friend,” says the farmer from Fordongianus, Italy, who shot the amusing video of his dog Margherita (Daisy). In it, a herd of…
A dog has miraculously survived after being hit by a car and spending the night frozen to the ground thanks to rescuers answering an urgent call on New Year’s Eve. Streehearts Animal Rescue received a call from the Flint, Michigan’s 911 dispatch center about the dog, who was reported to have been hit by a…
A dog owner is eternally grateful to his neighbors after they came to the rescue of his dog, Tina, after she nearly fell to her death off of a balcony. The Lhasa Apso got frightened by New Year’s Eve fireworks and tried to escape the noise by dashing through the balcony door of the third…
When this curious 10 1/2 month old German Shepherd meets a 1-week-old Quarter Horse foal he gets a lot more attention than he probably was thinking he’d get. The foal not only plays with the curious pup but gives him some unexpected kisses and nibbles too!
Hessel the Labrador Retriever and Hannes the cat have been friends since the day they met. Their dad, Bert Jonkhans, told DogHeirs, “We got Hannes as a kitten when Hessel was 1 years old.” Hessel is now almost 8 years old and Hannes is almost 7. The family lives in the Netherlands. “The family where…
“Stella was a special girl. I have rescued over 100 dogs but Stella’s name is tattooed on my shoulder. To me there is no other word that can describe strength like Stella,” said France Turcotte, founder of Valley Boxer & Mastiff Rescue told DogHeirs. Stella the Neapolitan Mastiff came to France and her husband, Gil,…
It was a labor of love. Great-grandmother Doreen Gover knitted 28 matching Christmas sweaters for every member of her family, including their beloved dog. She spent up to 8 hours a day knitting and began to create the festive sweaters last January. Doreen, 78, said she would knit whenever she had a spare moment “from…
A dog dumped outside of a Dunkin Donuts with a note is on her way to a better life no thanks to the person who was caught on camera allegedly abandoning his dog. The man apparently dropped the dog in the parking lot of the Dunkin’ Donuts store on St. Francis Drive in Santa Fe,…
Tonka the dog and Sarah the cat were best friends and took care of each other. Julie Nelson shared the story behind their special relationship with DogHeirs and wrote: “Tonka is 9 ½ years old, and has the sweetest, most gentle soul. Tonka and Sarah became best friends shortly after we got him in 2004.”…