“Stella was a special girl. I have rescued over 100 dogs but Stella’s name is tattooed on my shoulder. To me there is no other word that can describe strength like Stella,” said France Turcotte, founder of Valley Boxer & Mastiff Rescue told DogHeirs. Stella the Neapolitan Mastiff came to France and her husband, Gil,…
It was a labor of love. Great-grandmother Doreen Gover knitted 28 matching Christmas sweaters for every member of her family, including their beloved dog. She spent up to 8 hours a day knitting and began to create the festive sweaters last January. Doreen, 78, said she would knit whenever she had a spare moment “from…
A dog dumped outside of a Dunkin Donuts with a note is on her way to a better life no thanks to the person who was caught on camera allegedly abandoning his dog. The man apparently dropped the dog in the parking lot of the Dunkin’ Donuts store on St. Francis Drive in Santa Fe,…
Tonka the dog and Sarah the cat were best friends and took care of each other. Julie Nelson shared the story behind their special relationship with DogHeirs and wrote: “Tonka is 9 ½ years old, and has the sweetest, most gentle soul. Tonka and Sarah became best friends shortly after we got him in 2004.”…
Jefferson Fox had no way of knowing that his simple act of kindness towards a dog he saw on the side of the road would end up saving the life of an elderly woman. Jefferson was driving through Jackson, Missouri, when he saw a black and white Border Collie named CiCi running on the edge…
A rescued goose has become the best friend of a German Shepherd Dog with a troubled past. Geraldine the goose arrived at Puriton Horse and Animal Rescue a few months ago and surprised the refuge’s manager when the pair developed an unlikely friendship. “At first we thought he [Rex] was chasing her [Geraldine] and they…
Kelly Benzel first saw Rocco, a white Pit Bull mix, for sale on Facebook. He looked sweet but sad and uncared for, so she decided to buy him from his owners and bring him home to her family in time for Christmas. But Kelly didn’t realize how uncared for he really was until she picked…
A man seen beating his dog has been sentenced in court after he was identified from CCTV footage posted to social media. Carl Pugh, 35, was caught on CCTV footage hitting his American bulldog named Jeff five times and holding him over a canal in Bilston, Wolverhampton, in the United Kingdom. The CCTV footage was…
It seems a would-be dog kidnapper got his just deserts after he was not only bitten by the lost dog, but also stung in an undercover police operation. Joseph Jando was tasked by a friend to look after a lost dog who he had found in Morton Grove, Illinois. The Labrador mix had dog tags…
Kesha the dog became the family hero after helping her guardian find her one-year-old daughter who had been placed in a drum with water during a robbery in Cuiabá, Brazil. According to G1, armed robbers snatched the baby from her mother’s arms after the girl began crying. Angered by the baby’s crying, the thieves allegedly…
A senior dog thrown away like a piece of garbage is expected to survive after he was found tied up inside a trash bag with his muzzle taped shut. The 10-year-old Shepherd mix named Saint Vincent was rescued after a Good Samaritan saw a plastic bag moving near a trash bin by the Jackie Robinson…
Chance follows his dad, Vietnam veteran Billy Collins, wherever he goes. It’s been that way for 10 years, ever since Billy brought the Boxer Pit Bull mix as a puppy. It was when they were alone and Billy had a terrible accident that Chance showed what a loyal dog he really is. Billy slipped and…