A teenager came to the aid of a small dog left inside a truck in extremely hot weather after she noticed the dog “honking the horn”. Gabrielle Dart, 17, was visiting her local McDonald’s in Somerset, England, with her mother when she noticed the dog inside the truck with only a small crack in the…
An animal rescue group is warning dog lovers about possible dangers of playing with tennis balls after four dogs in their care had serious reactions. The Humane Animal Rescue Project in Hempstead, Texas, says the four dogs appear to have been chewing on Penn tennis balls and had symptoms that included “swollen tongue, white ulcerations,…
A young woman’s post about her service dog being ignored when he was trying to get help is going viral and helping people understand what to do if they see a service dog approaching them alone. Tessa Connaughton has epilepsy and her dog Raider is trained to go get help if she has a seizure….
With the many negative videos of groomers mishandling or abusing dogs, it’s refreshing to see this one, that shows a groomer calming a very scared dog with patience and positivity. The Shiba Inu is strapped to the groomer’s table but is very frightened when she reaches for him. He lets out a vicious snarl and…
Learn how to teach your dog to roll over in a few easy steps! Stephen McKay and “Scorch” the Border Collie from Port Chester Obedience Training Club will show how it’s done in this great tutorial video. Just make sure to have some treats handy!
Arbuckle was 60 pounds overweight, depressed and couldn’t even take short walks — but now that’s all melting away. When rescuers found him abandoned in a field it was heartbreaking to see. Arbuckle should have weighted 50 pounds, but weighed an astounding 116 pounds. He couldn’t walk on his own so A Purposeful Rescue used…
Whether a dog is left inside a car or left outside, warm temperatures can pose a danger to any dog. Even if a dog has a shady spot and water, if the temperature gets too warm, or the dog gets overheated, he or she can still suffer from heat stroke and die. That happened to…
The distressed dog was heard in a Sainsbury’s car park in Sherborne, Dorset, yesterday afternoon when temperatures hit 23C. A witness said the dog was trapped in the car for around 20 minutes before the owner returned. The unnamed witness told Somerset Live: ‘I could hear the dog crying and howling and I could see…
A dog suffering from a rare skull tumor is having people from around the world mobilizing to save her life. The 2-year-old dog was surrendered by her owners to a kill shelter in Texas. Friends of Emma was contacted to see if they would help provide the dog end of life care, because Bliss was…
It’s amazing the difference a little bit of tender loving care can make in a homeless dog’s life. When Charlie was found on the side of a road and brought to a high-kill shelter in LA, his fur was matted and he was covered with painful burrs. But the moment he was placed into this…
Playing in the summer sunshine with your dog is always a lot of fun, but there are a few simple precautions you should take to protect your dog from heat-related problems such as heat stroke. Dogs cool down and regulate their body temperature by panting and sweating through their paws and nose. As a dog…
Do you love to spoil your dog with a cool treat in the summer? If you do, frozen popsicles for dogs – pupsicles – are a great doggie treat in the hot weather. In the following video, BuzzFeed shares four recipes for making pupsicles that every dog is sure to enjoy. Here’s a breakdown of…