Bugsy the cat is completely obsessed with Magoo, a rescue dog. Magoo was found wandering in a field and spent several weeks in a shelter before being adopted by his mom, Ashley. Not long after, Ashley’s mom—who works in cat rescue—came across two kittens. Even though Ashley admits she’s not really a cat person, she…
Meet Neo, a seasoned conservation dog, and pup-in-training Cariad. Together with their human partner, Lee Jenkins, they search for elusive otters in the wild in rural Wales. Jenkins, a wildlife ecologist, has trained the two German Pointers to help protect the species, with support from the South Wales Otter Trust, in an innovative conservation program….
Are your dogs lifting their paws off the ground, hopping, refusing to walk, or speeding up in cold weather? It’s likely they’re trying to tell you their paws are uncomfortable. Although dogs have some natural adaptations that help their paws tolerate lower temperatures, they can still feel the cold—even breeds often considered winter dogs, such…
“It’s too cold.” That’s what Donna Lochmann with Stray Rescue of St. Louis thought when she went to rescue a large pit bull living inside an abandoned house as winter temperatures dropped to single digits. With a major winter storm looming the next day, she was determined to get him out. With her hands freezing…
Dangerous, life-threatening temperatures, snow, and ice are descending on St. Louis and other U.S. cities this weekend, and rescuers at Stray Rescue of St. Louis are racing against the clock to bring as many homeless animals indoors as possible before the storm hits. During one of these urgent patrols, Donna, the shelter’s Chief Lifesaving Officer,…
An abandoned dog is lucky to be alive after being dropped into a trash compactor outside a Los Angeles church. The compactor automatically crushes its contents, but by some miracle, a passerby heard the dog whimpering from inside and immediately called police. Sgt. Nick Beerling arrived just in time to rescue the pup. Beerling named…
Meet Kevin, a newly adopted dog who quickly made himself at home—and inadvertently caused a bit of marital strife. When food started going missing from the fridge, an argument broke out between his owners. Mom wrote: “We adopted a dog named Kevin. My husband kept accusing me of eating his food out of the fridge…
Ever wonder what a day in the life of Chesty—the bulldog who is the 16th in the line of Marine Barracks Washington mascots—is like? There have been 15 “Chestys” who have walked the halls of Marine Barracks Washington as the official mascot of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and U.S. Marine Corps Barracks. Now, with…
Nine-year-old Onyx has spent nearly his entire life at Animal Charity of Ohio’s shelter. He arrived there at just two years old as an abuse case. Over the years, he became a beloved fixture at the shelter, even as staff never stopped working to make his stay temporary. Although there were interested adopters along the…
Trimming the nails of a dog who is scared or reactive can be incredibly stressful. Whether the nails are being clipped or dremmeled, the experience can be upsetting not only for the dog, but for the caregiver as well. Thankfully, there are ways to help desensitize dogs to having their paws and nails handled, along…
Fin loves being out on the ocean near San Diego with his dad, Domenic Biagini. The dog has seen dolphins—his favorites—and other types of whales, but he had never encountered humpbacks. Recently, that changed when his dad filmed an unforgettable moment. On this outing, Fin met his first humpback whales. As excited as Fin was…
Kevin is a rescue dog who can be a little nervous around people, but luckily he’s found a home with Katie and Tate, foster parents in New York City (TikTok @katieandtatesfostermates). One thing that helps calm him down and makes him less reactive is stuffed toys. “We discovered Kevin ins’t reactive if he gets to…
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