A plea to find a terminally ill Beagle a forever home for Christmas has been answered. Griswold, an 8-year-old beagle battling lymphoma, will spend what might be his last Christmas with a loving family. Richmond Animal League (RAL) put out the call to find Griswold a home after they learned there was no long-term treatment…
After years of addiction, 23-year-old Jamie is crediting his dog Titan with helping him stay sober. Jamie suffered from depression when he was a teenager and when his medications stopped working for him, he began using opiates. From the age of 16 to 22, Jamie says he was a heroin addict. “When I turned 21,…
I don’t know how many times I’ve shared a story about my dog with a friend and had them tell me “my dog does that too”! That’s why these pictures are so funny. Theses are hilarious truths about dogs that every pet parent is sure to recognize!
When we are grieving for a loved one, sometimes it’s a complete stranger who can lift our spirits by extending us friendship when we least expect it. This is exactly what happened recently between a depressed dog and a friendly duck. Two years ago, a dog named George lost his partner, Blackie. The two dogs…
Yvette Holzbach regularly visits the streets of Houston, Texas to leave out food for stray dogs through her rescue Forgotten Dogs of the 5th Ward Project. That’s where she came across a street dog curled up with an old toy and took a picture. “When I first saw this dog lying on this tattered and…
The moment a stray dog met German flight attendant Olivia Sievers he was instantly smitten and knew she was the one for him. Six months ago, Olivia met the dog, now named Rubio, while walking in Buenos Aires. She showed the street dog some kindness and from that moment on, Rubio began a campaign to…
Bumper and Willis are much-loved Pit Bulls who became Internet superstars when their friendship was captured in a series of sweet “photo booth” photos by Lynn Terry. In the photo set, Bumper licks Willis in one of the photos and both dogs smile happily for the camera. But what is really great is that the…
What this dad did so his son could get a shelter dog is so wonderful! Robert Lucas brought his 5-year-old son to Spotsylvania Animal Shelter to pick out the dog he wanted. His son picked out a homeless dog named Gibbs and had his heart set on getting him. No other dog would do. But…
Ice cream are always better when you share with best friend
When Penny the Pit Bull was saved, her rescuers had no idea that they were actually saving two lives. Penny was thrown from a moving car and rescued by staff at the Berclair Animal Hospital nearby. Penny was emaciated, injured and suffering from congestive heart failure as result of heartworms. Penny had infected cuts and…
Pepper had a very rough life until Josh Woodyard rescued her in Houston, Texas. Josh had been alerted about a hoarder and went to investigate. Pepper was in terrible shape when he found her, so he took her in and cared for the severely abused dog. Josh fostered Pepper, nursed her back to health and…
Raggle is a rescue terrier who plays many roles around Christmas time. That’s because her human, UK-based photographer Peter Thorpe, turns her into different animals and characters from Christmas. From Scrooge to a penguin, Raggle is the star of funny and cute holiday scenes that her dad then makes into Christmas cards. Thorpe first got…