The love in a rescued dog’s eyes when she is taken out of the shelter where she was staying melted our hearts. It is a rescue day for The Asher House and they are visiting Marion County Animal Shelter and one of the first dogs Lee Asher greets is a one year old Pomeranian. The…
A tiny puppy was found lost in the rain but thankfully Yannick spotted him and rescued him. As soon as he brought “Peanut” home, he gave the soaked pup a proper bath, dried him and gave him some food. Yannick moved from Germany to Ukraine in 2022 to help rescue animals and establish Koda’s Mission….
When it comes to delivering the mail, this dog works in tandem with the mail carrier in his neighborhood. He’ll run up to meet the mailman as he pulls up his truck and hands him the letters that need to be brought back inside. The mail carrier can’t help but tell the dog’s guardian, “the…
When Bella the Boxer’s family brought home their newborn baby, Malina, they were surprised and delighted by the dog’s response. “When we brought our first daughter home from the hospital we weren’t sure how the dog would react,” they wrote. “Would she be jealous? Protective? We knew she would be a great family dog but…
Trigger, a 9-year-old Golden Retriever, has been a very busy dog in his role as “stud dog” for Guide Dogs, a charity organization in the UK. Nicknamed “the Dogfather”, Trigger has the legacy of having fathered 323 puppies. Trigger fathered 39 litters with one record-breaking litter of 16 puppies in 2021 and his final litter…
Teddy is a Golden Retriever who is all about his toys! His dad, Johnathan Lower, reveals that any time Teddy comes home he will run to grab a toy before he runs to a human. Teddy grabs the toy and then runs over to his dad. Johnathan compiled an adorable compilation of clips with Teddy…
Dolly was a stray dog with very bad mange living at a market in Bali when Prue with Mission Paws’ible came to rescue her. Dolly ran into a bathroom and growled at Prue when she approached her. She did not want the rescuer to get close to her and was highly reactive. But Prue persisted…
Lee Asher regularly rescues dogs from shelters who have high anxiety but a dog he rescued four months ago has one of the worst cases he’s seen. Opal is a white German Shepherd that Lee rescued and when he first met her she was afraid of everything. She was so scared that Lee opted to…
Horace was born blind and had his eyes removed and was adopted out when he was a puppy. But when he was 6 months old, his owners took him to a vet to be euthanized because they said he was aggressive. The vet refused and he (or she) found another place for Horace to live….
Annalise and her boyfriend were at an animal shelter in Long Beach and about to leave when a volunteer suggested they should meet Porter, a dog who had been found wandering on the streets a month earlier. The couple were greeted by a large, 90 pound dog with a pittie-shaped head and startling blue “husky”…
At Save Elephant Foundation dedicated mahouts watch over each elephant at their sanctuary in Thailand to ensure the Asian elephants’ well being. Many of the mahouts have dogs as companions and the elephants, especially the babies, befriend the dogs and enjoy playing with the dogs. The elephant sanctuary writes, “These dogs don’t just serve as…
Playtime is a great time to establish trust with your puppy. Training involving recall and mental enrichment games not only help a dog develop mentally and physically, but they help pet parents too by providing positive discipline and structure. Playing with your dog also builds the bond between you and your dog in wonderful ways….