Youngsters whether four-legged or two, need gentle encouragement when it comes to learning how to swim. Chance is a rescue dog and he never has never swum before.
But after some gentle convincing and plenty of patience Chance’s dad is able to persuade him to go in the swimming pool for the first time.
His dad writes, “I managed to convince my dog to swim. He’s a rescue and is nervous to try anything new. He loves swimming now.”
Kibo, the 3-month-old Shiba Inu, learns very quickly! Here he shows off the latest trick he’s learned so far. Looks like he knows what to do if he is ever caught being really naughty! He also gives the most adorable “high fives.” One month later and Kibo already knows to wait for the signal to…
Why do dogs smell each other’s butts? It turns out the reasons are more complex that you would think. This dog behavior is one of the animal kingdom’s more interesting forms of chemical communication. Not only that, but they have a secondary olfactory system called the Vomeronasal or Jacobson’s Organ that has its own fascinating…
Danny Spanks of A Safefurr Place Animal Rescue was heading out on a call to rescue a dog when a little dog darted in front of his car and crossed the road. Naturally, he pulled over to help. Danny often comes across stray dogs when he is out rescuing other dogs in Bakersfield, California. The…
The moment Michelle saw the skinny dog at shelter she knew she had to rescue her. Khaleesi was literally skin and bones when Michelle, who fosters for Mutty Paws Rescue, took her home. The young Pit Bull needed to be fed every 30 minutes but struggled to even walk a few steps. Michelle and her…
Firefighters weren’t sure why a dog they were called to help decided to stick his head in a sewer pipe, but they were sure he was very stuck. St. Louis Fire Department responders helped free a dog who had got himself in quite a predicament. They wrote, “Not sure what was inside this sewer pipe…
Dozer the Rottweiler was a little bit scared of Daisy the puppy when they were first introduced. Who was this tiny bundle of energy that followed him everywhere he went? But Daisy continued to get in Dozer’s “face” until he decided to play with her. That’s when a surprising thing happened, she activated Dozer’s inner…
