Chris Larocque, said he would not be alive today had it not been for his Bernese Mountain Dog Bella’s act of bravery. Bella was honored for her courage, determination and fearless devotion, after being inducted into the Purina Animal Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada. One afternoon in November, Chris was home alone and while…
A woman who made an unexpected discovery near her grandfather’s farm shared her touching rescue story with Dogs are Family: “I found these little guys by a river. Their mom made a thing that looked like a nest and managed to take them to a place that kept them away from rain and wind.” Sussea…
What a difference a day can make in the life of a shelter dog! From their time in a shelter to the day they are adopted, these before and after photos of dogs will bring a smile to your face! Whether they were at the shelter because they were abandoned, living as a stray or…
A two-year-old Rottweiler visiting a park made friends with a deer! The two enjoy running together (with the safety of a fence between them). They are so in synch that they run side-by-side and back-and-forth. It’s clear they are having fun!
A mother dog and her newborn babies were found huddled in a small cardboard box under a car when Dog Rescue Shelter Mladenovac, Serbia arrived to help them. The dog had wandered by a shop seeking refuge and the kind shop keepers put the box next to the car for her because it had been…
Rio is a a 7-month-old Lurcher puppy who absolutely loves her family’s trampoline. Her family captured her epic “zoomies” on camera and it put a huge smile on our face! Rio’s fun begins with her splashing in a bucket and in a blink of an eye she’s on the trampoline. She not only jumps off…
It all started with a lost cat. A truck driver lost his cat Franklin so a group of rescuers got together to find him (they did). But while they were out they spotted a muscular Pit Bull with cropped ears on the loose. The dog watched them intently but made sure to avoid them. A…
How come this cat is completely relaxed lying on the grass among 8 ferocious looking dogs? It turns out the dogs are all trained as family protection dogs by the dog training company Chaperone K9. As the cat gets up and walks in front of them, the dogs turn to watch her, but they look…
Recently adopted, Lucy is a a Doberman who is completely blind. In this video, she is being kindly treated by Kilroy, her new family’s other Doberman. Kilroy (the brown/tan Dobbie) is taking good care of his new companion and plays very gently with her. What a sweet boy!
Spithas the Dachshund lives in Greece and shares highlights from his fun-filled holiday that will make you green with envy. His humans share that Spithas has earned his vacation. “After 11 months’hard work of chasing birds in the yard, burying bones and barking at strangers, he visits the beaches of Chalkidiki to let off some…
It’s estimated that one dog produces around 274 pounds of poop in a year. With around 77 million dogs in the United States that’s roughly 21 billion pounds of dog poo produced in a year! There’s also roughly an estimated 4 million tons of dog waste that is just left on the ground and not…
A family of dogs was living in an orchard and under threat from the coyotes roaming the area. But thankfully, kind-hearted Good Samaritans working next door to the orchard spotted them. Sharon and Jeff Bradley contacted Danny Spanks with A Safefurr Place Dog Rescue in Bakersfield, California. Danny learned that the mama dog had just…
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