An abandoned dog sleeping in front of a mountain resort hotel in Northern Romania is alive and well thanks to the efforts of a tourist who spotted her. “Indy” was lying in the snow to get a bit of sunshine when she was noticed by a tourist. She had been ignored up until that time…
When rescuers first arrived to help an injured puppy, he lay unconscious in the dirt, his worried brothers huddled around him. He had been hit by a car and had suffered severe trauma. Animal Aid Unlimited brought the little pup they named Dil to their shelter and treated him for a brain injury, but they…
Dog Rescue Shelter Mladenovac, Serbia got a call about a dog who was sleeping in a drainage pipe by the side of the road. With the cold winter weather conditions, rescuers were concerned about the dog’s welfare. They were told the dog would emerge from the pipe if someone passed by, indicating the dog was…
In September of 2019 an extremely scared mini Schnauzer was rescued from a midwestern puppy mill by National Mill Dog Rescue. Named Remus, the tiny dog was frightened of any human interaction. When Remus was first loaded off the van by rescuers he was very scared. During first contact he was cowering in the corner…
A dog reunited with his owner five days after a car crash on New Year’s Eve separated them. Max the Chihuahua went missing at the crash site on New Year’s Eve in Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida. Detectives with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office returned to the crash scene daily to try and find the dog….
A sweet family dog rescued a stray kitten after finding the cat in the pouring rain. Hazel, a Yorkie, Chihuahua and poodle mix, lives in Abilene, Texas and surprised her mom, Monica Burks, by bringing home the abandoned kitten. Hazel had been let outside for her bathroom break by Monica but didn’t come back right…
Several years ago, an avid knitter put her talents towards helping homeless dogs who needed a bit of extra warmth to get through the cold winters in Britain. Jan Brown, also known as “Knitty Jan”, has spent countless hours knitting warm clothing for rescue Greyhounds (over 4000 hours and counting). Jan knits wooly caps and…
When our family is unable to make it home for the holidays, technology can help us stay in touch, and that includes staying in touch with our furry family members. These heartwarming photos of Toby the dog show how much he misses his dad, who is deployed overseas and unable to come home for Christmas….
What is a dog to do in a park with no sticks? That’s the dilemma that faced Bella the dog every time she visited the local dog park in Kaiapoi, New Zealand. There never was a stick to be found. That’s what prompted her human granddad, Andrew Taylor, to enter the wood shop and come…
A beautiful puppy found dumped at a landfill has a long, happy life to look forward to thanks to a rescuer’s daily routine. Finding dogs at the local landfill is an almost daily occurrence for animal rescuer Takis Proestakis. In fact, it was his rescue of one abandoned dog at the garbage dump that lead…
When Ronda Brasher saw someone throw a bag out of their car window, she didn’t think anything of it until she saw what was inside the bag! She shared her dog rescue story on the day it happened with DogHeirs.com: “Today i gained another member of the family. I watched a car in front of…
The Humane Society of Chittenden County was happy witness two old friends reuniting after two long years apart. They described the reunion as follows: “Rottweiler Bella came to the Humane Society of Chittenden County because her owners could not afford an expensive surgery to repair her torn CCL. A local veterinarian generously offered to do…