A stray puppy being chased by two large dogs fled to a hiding place that got her into a different kind of trouble. According to the Arizona Humane Society (AHS), a 14-week-old-puppy was trying to escape the dogs and “wedged her way on top of the rear axle of the undercarriage of a car.” AHS…
Gwen the Springer Spaniel is safely home with her family thanks to a jogger who heard muffled barks coming from under a large pile of breakwater rocks. The runner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach went to investigate and found a dog peering up at him from a crevice among the rocks. The person called San…
When Valia of The Orphan Pet saw the dog in person he looked so much worse than his photo. Somewhere under the mound of dirt and feces saturated fur was a dog. He used to live with an elderly woman and when she died, someone cleared out her apartment and just left him on the…
They’ve been partners for nearly 6 years and gotten through several dangerous scrapes together so there was no way that Officer Joel Nitchman was going to leave his K9 partner out in a dangerous storm. Officer Joel Nitchman ran into a tornado in Deer Park, Texas to rescue his police dog, Roni, from their patrol…
After three months at the animal shelter, staff of Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) have learned there’s one thing Pit Bull Waffle Sizzli can’t be without – her stuffed toys. The adorable Pit Bull arrived at RACC in November 2022. Waffle quickly became a staff favorite and her love of stuffies became clear when…
A feral dog has a chance at a bright future thanks to a rescue coming to her aid. A message coming from a shelter volunteer put out a desperate plea to animal rescues to help them with two feral dogs seized by animal control. They were concerned because they felt the dogs had little chance…
Luna has been waiting a long time for her freedom walk. Humane Society Broward County shared that the 2-year-old Boxer mix has been an “underdog” at their shelter for almost 110 days. But she doesn’t have to wait in her kennel any longer! The humane society shared Luna’s happy freedom walk on TikTok recently and…
A woman forced to give up her dog has been reunited with her thanks to an animal shelter determined to keep the family together. Lilo the dog was found wandering around Chattanooga in Tennessee recently with a heartbreaking note attached to her collar. The note read: “Please keep my name. My name is Lilo. Please…
A Golden Retriever was saved from an icy demise thanks to firefighters who came to her rescue. Wellesley emergency workers raced to save Crosby the Golden Retriever after she fell through the ice on Charles River, Massachusetts. Her owner called 911 for help and dispatchers immediately enabled the GPS on the caller’s phone in order…
Is there any animal subject as creative for photographers than the dog? Images of our fur friends are emotive, exciting, familiar, eye-opening. No matter how many photos you see of dogs there are always new things to see, to learn to discover about them. That’s what this year’s winners of the Dog Photography Awards reveals….
A dog brutally shot on the streets is in safe hands thanks to fast-acting police in St. Louis, Missouri. Stray Rescue of St. Louis shared the injured Pit Bull’s story on Facebook after she had just been brought in to their shelter. Bleeding and shot, “Tippi” was carried in to the shelter by police. Stray…
A small, sick dog appeared out of nowhere in front of a hospital. Thankfully, someone notified D.A.R. Animal Rescue. Ermioni, co-founder of the rescue, arrived and called to the dog who barked at them as they approached. She attempted to entice “Alfie” over with food, but he didn’t take the bait. Instead, she followed after…