When Hurricane Florence touched down in North and South Carolina, former Marine Ryan Nichols sprang into action and drove all the way from his home state of Texas to help with evacuations. In the process of helping people to safety, he spotted several abandoned dogs, and in an amazing act of kindness, assisted them to…
A wounded dog was on the verge of collapsing right into traffic when rescuers from Animal Aid Unlimited, India rushed to his aid. The street dog was staggering and wobbling on a busy road because of a terrible head wound. “When we got up close we saw that he had a wound full of maggots…
Nala is a large, lazy shelter dog who would rather lay around than run around. Rescued off the streets in Greece, Nala was suffering from mange and her patchwork fur made her look like a lion. She was living outside a factory and the people there were so disgusted by her appearance they refused to…
Gerrard Gethings, an animal photographer in Britain has always noticed people and their dogs. He’s often noticed how dogs and their humans look alike. “We’ve all seen these couples in the park: An old man with an old grey dog. A bearded man with a schnauzer,” he wrote to DogHeirs.com. “Curly hair and a poodle…
A mom and her 10 puppies have been rescued from the mean streets after Stray Rescue of St. Louis came to their rescue. The mama had found an abandoned home as refuge. Despite her condition, she still managed to feed her puppies. “Although full of milk, she was skin and bones,” the rescuers write of…
Animal rescuers in Greece ventured to a Greek island that was not like the islands publicized in tourist magazines. This small, uninhabited island was a “piece of dry land in the middle of the Aegean sea.” “There are some sheds there, where goats and chickens live, and there is a building of some sort, probably…
A group of sightseers in India captured a tense stand-off between a stray dog and a leopard that wandered onto a safari road. While tourists were out on a mud track at Jhalana Forest Reserve in Rajasthan state, India, a stray dog from a local village lounged on a trail and blocked their path. Amused…
People in a Scottish town are being warned to be vigilant after thieves posing as Scottish SPCA officers are stealing small dogs and are suspected of using them in illegal dog fighting. A person on the Newarthill Community Council raised the alarm after receiving complaints from people in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The Newarthill Community Council…
Meet the world’s first ice-skating dog – a sweet Labrador Retriever named Benny, who was rescued as a puppy from euthanasia. Benny has been learning to skate for a year after his human, former skating coach Cheryl Del Sangro took him along to a practice on a whim. She and a friend suggested they make…
A magpie and a whippet have formed an unlikely friendship which sees them do everything together — from going on daily walks to sharing food and even a bed. Mike the magpie and Boo Radley the whippet’s unusual friendship first blossomed after the bird was found four months ago floundering on his own at just…
Having taken photos of dogs throughout all the seasons, photographer Anne Geier wanted a new subject that would build on her already impressive portfolio. When she looked at her own dogs, Finn and Yuri, the subject matter she should photograph next became clear – adventure. “I take my dogs to almost every leisure activity,” Geier…
Anastasiia Beaumont and her Border Collie Yugi both perform in competitions together. But it seems even when they’re on holiday they still like to practice as this video demonstrates. They recently went on holiday to Spain and while enjoying the sunshine and sand they decided to learn a new trick. “What some people call ‘podium…
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