A tiny Yorkshire Terrier named Smoky may not have looked tough, but the dog was a seasoned war veteran by the end of World War II. Not only that, her owner credited her with saving his life and she became the first ever registered therapy dog after the war. Smoky was first discovered in an…
Nearly 100 years ago there was a stray dog who went on to become the most decorated American War dog of all time. Sergeant Stubby was a short-tailed bull terrier who became a member of the 1917 Yankee forces in Connecticut’s 102 infantry during World War I. He soon became an official soldier who had…
When Pretty Girl’s owners brought home a new baby, they brought the dog they had had for 11 years to the shelter. They told the shelter in Central Washington that Pretty Girl had developed ongoing stress because of the baby, so they surrendered her. With the senior dog’s adoption prospects looking low at the shelter,…
Poor Sparky! The 8-year-old blind Border Collie got stuck in Baisley Pond in Queens, New York and didn’t know how to get out. New York Police Department received a 911 call to alert them that Sparky was drowning so Officers Williams & Esposito from the 113 Precinct responded to the call. One of the officers…
When Sabine and her team at Little Steps Matter spotted Toby lying on the ground they were very worried about him. The stray puppy had a tummy so big he couldn’t move. He looked at them with the saddest eyes and they knew if they didn’t help him he would die. The Bali-based dog rescue…
Dogs never cease to amaze human beings and we love to photograph them. It doesn’t matter how many photos we take of our beloved fur family, it’s never too many. But there will also be images that capture our imaginations and our emotions by their beauty. Some photos catch the essence of what makes us…
The world’s oldest dog ever has passed away. Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo (a Portuguese mastiff), was 31 years and 165 days old when he passed away on Saturday. Bobi became the Guinness World Record holder in February 2023. He passed away at his home in Portugal on the weekend. “Last night this sweet…
This is probably the world’s smartest dog. At least we think so. Copper’s mom, Tia, is a speech language pathologist and she works with kids who have augmentative and alternative communication devices. She’s applied her experience to helping her fur kid communicate. She was inspired by another woman who is a speech language pathologist and…
A regular dog walk turned into a scary moment for one Australian dog guardian when he had to confront an intimidating kangaroo that had gotten a hold of his dog. Mick Moloney was on a walk with his three Akitas by the Murray River in Victoria when he noticed one of them was missing. “Morning…
A stray dog covered in ticks and wandering in the forest near Hot Springs, Arkansas was rescued thanks to a kind Good Samaritan who reached out to Hank’s Rescue. The dog is skinny and skittish and lurking in the woods when Liz John, founder of Hank’s Rescue, first approaches him. In the video of the…
Cheeto is the perfect name for a stray dog rescued with his head stuck in a jug of cheese puffs for at least three days. The dog was seen wandering around with the plastic cheese ball container over his head in a Michigan neighborhood. He caught the attention of Sue and Tom Walsh who run…
A mother dog and her puppies are safe after they were rescued from a dirty warehouse. Saved Souls Animal Sanctuary in Thailand was called to the building where the stray dog was hiding with her puppies among plastic bottles and cardboard boxes. One of the rescue team members entered the dark space and spotted the…
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