Redwood Falls police and firefighters put their incredible rescue skills into action saving a dog who was swept away in rushing water and over a waterfall only to become trapped in the waters below. Redwood Falls was among areas of southwest Minnesota hit hard by heavy rains last week, causing many rivers to swell. The…
If you want to bond more with your dog, try “dog speak”. Scientists have found that the way we speak to our dogs is important in relationship-building, similar to the way “baby-talk” is to bonding between a baby and an adult. Researchers from the University of York wanted to test whether speaking to dogs in…
A dog abandoned just before Christmas was struggling to recover but thanks to SOSD Singapore he found new hope. Founder of SOSD Singapore Siew Tuck Wah relates how “Christmas” came into their care. “We received a most disturbing Christmas ‘present’ 2 months ago – a Shih Tzu, abandoned outside our shelter. He was in very…
Bentley meets Baby the camel for the first time. Bentley is a dog who was recently rescued from a shelter. He went with his mom to visit her daughter’s home, where there are camels (it is also the home of Pancake and Sugar Tree, a Doberman and kitten). Baby’s guardian described the encounter: “Baby is…
A stray dog is catching everyone’s attention for his uncanny resemblance to a bear. In fact, when the dog named “Potapich, was first spotted wandering out of the forest, locals thought he might just be a strange-looking bear. Or was he a dog? They weren’t sure. The animal was seen in the woods in the…
Dogs teach us so many important life lessons. When humans bring a dog into their lives, they are most often looking for a companion; what they may not realize is that they are getting a teacher as well. Every single day, dogs teach us important lessons about life. Dogs can’t speak our language, but we…
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