Sixteen dogs dumped in an abandoned home by the Salton Sea in California are safe thanks to a group of rescuers coming together to get them. Concerned citizens had called local animal control but because it was a Saturday, there would not be anyone able to come help until Monday. A rescuer called their friends…
When David Bahnson and his wife got their second Golden Retriever, he realized he needed a way to carry both dogs in his kayak if they were going to join him on adventures. The only problem was there was only one seat in his wooden Pygmy Coho kayak and now he had three passengers. David’s…
Rango lived on a property in Phoenix, Arizona which was known by animal rescuers as a place of suffering for multiple dogs. Despite their efforts, they couldn’t rescue Rango. Then one day volunteers were alerted about a dog wandering the streets. It was Rango. He was underweight and smelled horrible. Poverty Pets took him in,…
Hank, a Great Pyrnees, was unhappy at his home. His family noticed Hank’s depression and reached out to Shelley and Jason who run an animal sanctuary and farm in Nova Scotia to see if they might adopt him. Hank’s family shared that they cared for Hank for almost a year but he was “very unhappy…
Every morning, Gamja plays with her Golden Retriever stuffed toy, Chip. Sometimes, she would look sad, and her mom took notice and decided to get a second dog sooner rather than later. So six months later, a puppy came home, and they named him Chip! Gamja wasn’t the friendliest dog with other dogs, but she…
A stray German Shepherd with a wounded leg was rescued from the desert heat thanks to a dog-loving home owner and animal rescuers. Shawn who lives in Yucca, California, saw the wounded dog on his front porch Ring camera who would show up at night. He tried to befriend him, but the shepherd wouldn’t let…
When Donna with Stray Rescue of St. Louis first approached a puppy living in a derelict home, the black dog was huddled in a corner, trying to be invisible behind all of the debris. “Just 10 months old and living all alone. Surviving in the shadows, it’s safer to be alone than to ask the…
A dog abandoned to die on a road is now safe and loved. When Milan with Dog Shelter Rescue, Serbia, got a call about Albert, they were told he was running back and forth across the road in search of food. He was very skittish and unsure of Milan and barked when he got close….
“Good thing I was wearing waterproof mascara.” A clever dog wanting to escape the Texas summer heat came up with a clever way to stay cool. Baloo was having too much fun playing with the sprinkler so he decided to bring it inside by dragging it through the doggie door! Cara Wohr, Baloo’s mom, joked…
A dog who was discovered on the streets, starving and covered in scars has made an amazing transformation. “Shaggy was scavenging for food scraps in the garbage when a compassionate Samaritan stumbled upon him and promptly took action to help,” says Angels for Mistreated Animals, the Brooklyn based no-kill animal shelter. Shaggy was severely malnourished…
He wanted something to keep her from digging up the garden too. Hot weather prompted this pet parent to make his dog a DIY air-conditioned bed to not only keep her cool but also to save his garden. Will explains that his house doesn’t have air conditioning so when his very sweet 13-year-old dog, Kamakazi,…
Thor is a Boston Terrier that’s more sea pup then land dog. That’s because he absolutely loves swimming. He loves it so much it’s the first thing he wants to do in the morning. Thor quickly moved up from an 8-foot outdoor pool to a 15-foot pool. But Thor couldn’t use the pool in the…