A homeless Belgian Malinois thought to be aggressive has found a happy home thanks to a dog trainer who refused to give up on her. Shelter staff couldn’t approach a Belgian Malinois in their care. Every time they tried, the homeless dog would bark aggressively at them. They wanted to give the young dog named…
A 7-year-old rescue Whippet Rat Terrier mix dog went on an unwelcome adventure after she escaped from her family’s yard and found herself trapped along the river bank in Wellesley, MA. The poor dog named Maggie had gone over a waterfall and was on a ledge when the Wellesley Police Department and the Newton Fire…
A tiny dog suffering grave injuries is alive thanks to his fighting spirit and the heroic efforts of a team of animal rescuers in Houston, Texas. When Lola’s Lucky Day received a plea for help to save Tony, they immediately sprung into action. Samantha Zimmer, a foster coordinator with Lola’s Lucky Day, wrote in a…
Ollie the chocolate Labrador Retriever loves to take care of things. His mom, Alex, shared an example of this when she said she took Ollie to a pumpkin patch and he got emotionally attached to a pumpkin. Ollie took his new pumpkin on walks, to bed with him, and wherever he went. But when the…
After dropping her kids off at school, Leilani Slocumb headed back home expecting the morning to be like every other one. Instead, she ended up rescuing a fur kid desperately in need of help. As she approached her front porch, she noticed a shape lying on her doormat. The shape lifted its head when she…
When adopting a rescue dog you never really know how long it will take for your new fur baby to feel comfortable enough to truly relax. It can take even longer for them to show you they love you. But you will always know the moment when they do. TikTokker Hellen shared that beautiful moment…
When John met Larry the Husky he learned the 11-year-old dog had lived outside his entire life and had lived a “violent life.” The dog was missing one of his ears and had been attacked by 10 other dogs. John couldn’t get the husky out of his mind. So John decided to rescue him and…
A tiny puppy born by mistake was going to be put down by his owner but was saved thanks to a wonderful rescuer. Toby came from an accidental breeding and was born with hydrocephalus and his back legs didn’t work. He weighed a mere 16 ounces and fit in the palm of a hand! Toby’s…
“Moe-Moe was literally put out with the trash.” That’s how the 4-year-old American Bulldog mix came into the care of the Hoke County Animal Shelter in Raeford, North Carolina recently. The animal shelter shared that on September 7th, sanitation workers on their route spotted the dog by the curb along with the garbage. “Moe-Moe was…
A neighbor’s cat loves to join dogs Gunner and Emmie when they go for their daily walks and they couldn’t be more delighted. Gunner and Emmie’s mom shares that Oliver the cat often hangs out in the nearby shrubs waiting for the morning walk with her pack. When he sees them he runs over to…
A terrified stray puppy went from fearful of being hurt to wanting to be loved just a few hours after her rescue. A family found the small bully mix curled up on the doorstep of their house so they reached out to Stray Rescue of St. Louis for help. “We received a call that a…
A mama dog and her puppies who were living in a tent outside have brand new lives thanks to a team of dedicated animal rescue volunteers. Laurette, a dog foster mom in California, got an emergency phone call saying that a mama dog and her seven newborn puppies were living in the tent on a…