Water safety is an important consideration for every pet parent, especially when it comes to teaching a dog how to swim. And who better to teach a Labrador Retriever puppy than his own mom? In this adorable video, the mother is teaching her pup how to jump and fetch in the pool. She jumps into…
Torvy is a Chihuahua who goes into a hilarious state of bliss whenever his back is scratched. All it takes is a scratch on his lower back, and he hop-hop-hops across the floor like a wind-up toy! His quirky, robotic movements have captured the imaginations of dog lovers, with the TikTok video racking up over…
A six-year-old shelter dog has taken to covering herself with her bedding—an apparent attempt to escape the harsh reality of life in a kennel. Linda, who has been at Miami Dade Animal Services since December 2024, has spent over five months waiting for a home. Now, Pawssion 4 Dogs is hoping that bringing attention to…
Sammie and her boyfriend were in Florida for school when they decided to visit Miami-Dade Animal Services. That’s where they first saw Linda, a shy senior German Shepherd with a bad limp. Linda had been at the shelter for several months with no interest from adopters, but something about her touched Sammie, and they decided…
The life of a dog rescuer is far from glamorous, but Donna Lochmann and the team at Stray Rescue of St. Louis is experienced. From venturing into derelict homes to crawling under houses and digging through tornado wreckage, they’ll do almost anything to bring home a dog in need. But this recent case brought a…
Anyone who’s raised a German Shorthaired Pointer knows how agile and sneaky they can be – as Ranger’s mom recently discovered. It turns out that if Emma Horne’s dog finds the door closed when he wants in, he’ll simply take matters into his own paws…and use the kitchen window instead. The six-year-old dog, who lives…
Dog rescuers know the heartbreaking hotspots. Those rural roads and hidden corners where unwanted dogs are often dumped. Kristin Erwin, president of Streethearts Project in Texas, is no stranger to these places. On a last-minute detour home, she decided to check one out — and what she found was something she had to share. She…
It was a harrowing scene caught on home security footage in Southern California—a young stray dog, alone and outnumbered, surrounded by a pack of coyotes. For nearly 45 minutes, the dog held his ground, fending off the wild animals just outside the home of Steve and Melissa Shatynski near Brea Canyon in Orange County. The…
Sometimes, no matter how clever your plan, life has other ideas—especially when you’re a dog with a strict “don’t get wet” policy. One determined pup was carefully pawing at a ball floating in a kiddie pool, doing everything he could to snag it without so much as a splash. Just when it looked like he…
When 40 Belgian Malinois and German Shepherd mixes were found crammed into a small apartment in Queens, New York, rescuers were stunned by the conditions they were living in. The dogs were hidden in closets and cupboards, with no access to fresh air or sunlight. After the horrific discovery, it was “all hands on deck.”…
An unexpected DNA test has led a long-time shelter dog to his forever home. Duke was a resident of the Northampton County shelter for 827 days, and the staff didn’t know why. He was well-behaved, knew many basic commands, and even some tricks. When the shelter received a donated DNA testing kit, they decided to…
When Mildred, an English Mastiff, entered Lee Asher’s life three years ago, no one could have imagined just how deeply she would touch the hearts of so many. Rescued by the Tacoma Humane Society, she arrived skin and bones, suffering from numerous health issues—including Lyme disease—after nearly nine years of neglect. But at the Asher…
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