More pets go missing during holidays with fireworks than any other time. In the United States alone, July 5th is the busiest day of the year for animal shelters taking in lost pets. The second busiest is Halloween, when firecrackers and fireworks are lit. Many dogs that would otherwise be calm run away from home…
A stray dog barked furiously out front of a woman’s home, scaring her. But just days later, she was showing a softer side thanks to a caring animal rescuer and two puppies. A woman called Takis, an experienced Greek dog rescuer who founded and runs Takes Shelter. She told him the aggressive dog was barking…
This sweet Pit Bull goes into panic mode when her dad unexpectedly dives into a lake. But what she did in response garnered over 1.5 million views on YouTube. While at the lake, the Pit Bull and her family are at a ledge and when her dad dives into the water, the dog is immediately…
“A picture is worth a thousand words … and Ritter’s is no different…Ritter’s negative reaction to the shelter was immediate and heartbreaking.” That’s how The Humane Society for Hamilton County in Indiana introduced the heartbreaking photo of the dog when he was left at a shelter. Ritter was dropped off at the shelter because his…
When it comes to popcorn, Ruby the mini Golden doodle will drop everything she’s doing to try and get a bite. That’s obvious in this cute clip her humans filmed while they were eating popcorn on the couch. The couple from Springfield, Missouri explain that Ruby is easily distracted when it comes to the snack,…
An animal control officer shared her dismay on social media after finding a puppy starving to death on an arm chair dumped by the side of a road. Sharon Norton of Brookhaven Animal Control picked the puppy up after a woman spotted a truck dumping furniture and the dog on Gaston Trail in Brookhaven, Mississippi….
A 19-year-old Utah woman is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after allegedly putting a hair tie around her puppy’s mouth to keep the pup from barking. Alexis Marie Callen allegedly admitted to keeping the tie on the black Labrador retriever-German shepherd mix’s mouth for 48 hours. The puppy, Shadow, is now in the care…
Almost everyone has been called out for our funny sleeping faces, I know I have. But thankfully I have not had a video taken on the occasion. No such luck for Dex the German Shepherd. His mom, Cathy Porter, pulls out her camera while he’s in a deep sleep to capture his unusual sleeping face….
From the DogHeirs.com archives comes this touching story of a dog’s human and the lengths he went to to make sure his dog with disabilities enjoyed life outdoors. Josh loves spending time with his rescue dog Keller, who is blind and has three legs. While enjoying his hobby of welding, Josh came up with an…
It’s no mystery how much dogs love to sleep in the same beds as their humans. Whether it’s because of their puppy-pile pack instinct or because they simply like to cuddle, if they can share the bed with you, they will. One dog owner discovered, however, that this can sometimes mean not getting much sleep….
A dog’s family is “feeling blessed that he is home safe and well” after he was stolen and then dropped in a canal with a block of concrete chained to him. Sinead Duffy’s family were devastated when their Samoyed, Snowy, was snatched from their garden in their Coalisland home in Northern Ireland on Friday June…
“Some kinds of happiness don’t need words.” That’s how the friendship between a 2-year-old St. Bernard named Brody and 95-year-old Sally is described. It all began when Brody moved in to the Mt. Vernon, Washington neighborhood as a puppy. His humans Dave and Eddy said that their neighbor, Sally, was the first resident on the…
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