A K9 “arrested” for malicious mischief after tearing up a squeaky toy has loyal fans cheering on his innocence. K9 Everest works at the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. He’s got a special job. He’s not a drug detection dog or field officer. Instead, he’s the department’s emotional support dog (or wellness dog) and trained to…
A tiny dog wandering around the streets in Texas is safe thanks to a quick-thinking rescuer. Over the last week people had tried to get this little dog to safety but failed. “This little one has been seen running around the post office, the kindergarten and the park over the last week,” Kristin Erwin with…
When National Mill Dog Rescue returned to their shelter with 31 dogs, it marked the first step toward a hopeful future for these animals. Having spent their lives in a commercial breeding facility, the dogs had never known comfort, which makes it all the more touching to see them receive their first soft blankets. This…
Sixteen dogs dumped in an abandoned home by the Salton Sea in California are safe thanks to a group of rescuers coming together to get them. Concerned citizens had called local animal control but because it was a Saturday, there would not be anyone able to come help until Monday. A rescuer called their friends…
A stray dog found out in the desert in California’s Coachella Valley may soon be looking for a home. The Animal Rescue Center of California (ARC) received a call from Jorge about a stray dog who showed up and began sitting outside the fence on his ranch. ARC couldn’t take the dog right away because…
When David Bahnson and his wife got their second Golden Retriever, he realized he needed a way to carry both dogs in his kayak if they were going to join him on adventures. The only problem was there was only one seat in his wooden Pygmy Coho kayak and now he had three passengers. David’s…
Rango lived on a property in Phoenix, Arizona which was known by animal rescuers as a place of suffering for multiple dogs. Despite their efforts, they couldn’t rescue Rango. Then one day volunteers were alerted about a dog wandering the streets. It was Rango. He was underweight and smelled horrible. Poverty Pets took him in,…
Hank, a Great Pyrnees, was unhappy at his home. His family noticed Hank’s depression and reached out to Shelley and Jason who run an animal sanctuary and farm in Nova Scotia to see if they might adopt him. Hank’s family shared that they cared for Hank for almost a year but he was “very unhappy…
Every morning, Gamja plays with her Golden Retriever stuffed toy, Chip. Sometimes, she would look sad, and her mom took notice and decided to get a second dog sooner rather than later. So six months later, a puppy came home, and they named him Chip! Gamja wasn’t the friendliest dog with other dogs, but she…
A stray German Shepherd with a wounded leg was rescued from the desert heat thanks to a dog-loving home owner and animal rescuers. Shawn who lives in Yucca, California, saw the wounded dog on his front porch Ring camera who would show up at night. He tried to befriend him, but the shepherd wouldn’t let…
Suzette Hall’s heart broke when she saw Joel, a husky who had collapsed on a lawn crying in pain. “Poor baby was attacked by dogs and left to die,” the animal rescuer and founder of Logan’s Legacy shared on Facebook. Joel’s throat had been so badly bitten that “you could literally see his jugular” and…
When Donna with Stray Rescue of St. Louis first approached a puppy living in a derelict home, the black dog was huddled in a corner, trying to be invisible behind all of the debris. “Just 10 months old and living all alone. Surviving in the shadows, it’s safer to be alone than to ask the…
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