Dogs who are rescued never forget the humans who saved them. We are highlighting heartwarming stories of dogs saved from dire situations and then cherished as invaluable family members. Did you rescue your dog? If you'd like to share your rescue story, sign up to become a member of DogHeirs and share your story here on DogHeirs.com. Make sure you add photos and TAG your photos and articles 'Rescued dogs are family'. You can also...

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Dogs who are rescued never forget the humans who saved them. We are highlighting heartwarming stories of dogs saved from dire situations and then cherished as invaluable family members. Did you rescue your dog? If you'd like to share your rescue story, sign up to become a member of DogHeirs and share your story here on DogHeirs.com. Make sure you add photos and TAG your photos and articles 'Rescued dogs are family'. You can also...

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Seventeen puppies dumped on the side of a road on Friday night, are on their way to new homes thanks to a woman being in the right place at the right time. Karen Read was driving late Friday night on State Park Road near Indiana Dunes State Park in Valparaiso when she saw a pair of eyes glowing in her car's headlights. At first she thought it was a wild animal, but then she saw...

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A dog rescued a kitten trapped in a ravine and barked for two days until help arrived. Officer Michelle Smith, a South Carolina Animal Control officer thought she was going to rescue a dog on Monday. Instead, she found the dog was already rescuing an animal in distress - a kitten.   Officer Smith was responding a call from a local who reported hearing a dog barking in the area since Saturday. She went and...

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Edmonds Police in Washington removed 14 dogs from a home after they being notified of a YouTube video depicting dogs viciously fighting. Edmonds Police investigated and ended up arresting Rose Adams, the owner of the dogs. She was arrested for having too many dogs. By law Adams should only have had 5 dogs in her home, but authorities found 14.  The video was captured by a neighbor and went viral online. It showed a helpless...

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Esther is the beloved service dog of Staff Sgt. Dean Suthard. Photo: Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway Esther, a 70 pound Labradoodle, was a stray incarcerated in a South Carolina dog pound when Carolina Canines for Service found and rescued her. The year-old pup joined their program for military prisoners, which sees the prisoners train dogs to become service dogs for wounded warriors.  Esther learned over 70 different tasks, including how to retrieve needed items,...

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When a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy heard that a mother dog and her six puppies needed rescuing or they faced euthanasia he traveled 1200 miles round trip to rescue them. The dogs were in a shelter in Plano, Texas and were scheduled to be euthanized on Sunday if they were not picked up. The Colorado Aussie Rescue Group out of Bolder had arranged homes for the dogs but needed a way to...

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Just ten days ago, we released the video of Janie, the shelter dog with a broken back and wounded spirit. The response to this video has been incredible and it has been featured on sites all over the world. Not only are we at Bill Foundation grateful for everyone's support, but so is Janie. Together with her foster dad, she created a short video to say "THANKS For Your Support" Please take look at Janie's...

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A Good Samaritan is being credited with saving the lives of 10 pit bulls believed to have been used in a cruel variation of dog fighting called "trunking". "[They] put the dogs in the trunk, lock it up, and they run around, put the music on very, very loud so no one can hear it," said Dahlia Canes with Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation. "After 10 or 15 minutes, they stop. The dead dog...

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A puppy who survived inside an impounded vehicle for nearly a month is being called a miracle dog. Named Kia, the 12-week-old puppy was discovered by a tow truck employee at a Kansas City tow lot on Monday. Officials don't know how she stayed alive without water, but it's believed Kia picked through leftover trash and old cigars. "It seems a little too crazy to be true, but it is," Tori Fugate from Kansas City...

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Tess, a pit bull rescued from a dogfighting ring last month has been adopted. The first dog from a rescue operation that saw 63 dogs seized from a dog fighting operation last month, has been adopted. Idaho Humane Society has been working hard to rehabilitate 14 of the abused dogs found at the scene of an unsolved triple homicide in Eastern Idaho. They announced on Monday that Tess, one of the rescued Pit bulls has...

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Dogs who are rescued never forget the humans who saved them. We are highlighting heartwarming stories of dogs saved from dire situations and then cherished as invaluable family members. Did you rescue your dog? If you'd like to share your rescue story, sign up to become a member of DogHeirs and share your story here on DogHeirs.com. Make sure you add photos and TAG your photos and articles 'Rescued dogs are family'. You can also...

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