A 130-pound dog is learning what it’s like to live in a home with a family for the first time in his life. Cosmo is a St. Bernard who was surrendered to Hearts United for Animals in Auburn, NE. The shelter doesn’t know why his breeder decided to give him up, but they were overjoyed…
A street dog in Turkey has gotten worldwide attention for using an automatic car wash to get a shoulder rub and clean. According to Turkish media the dog, named Linda, is a regular at the gas station in Izmir. Footage of Linda’s peculiar past-time has been shared on reddit and Twitter and gone viral. In…
Every family has their own morning routines and dogs in particular like to have structure and routine. They’ll be whining at your bedside at 6am sharp. Or pawing at the door at 8am. Or maybe they’ll have their very own special routine like Aly and her wolf-dog Diesel. The two have an unusual morning routine,…
Bella and Tarra had an amazing interspecies friendship that lasted 8 years. Tarra the elephant became best friends with Bella the dog at the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee over a decade ago. Bella wandered onto the 2700-acre sanctuary as a stray and called it home. “Bella lived on her own as a stray in the…
A U.S. mayor’s road trip with his terminally ill dog has captured people’s imaginations and is warming hearts around the globe. Paul Heroux, the Mayor of Attleboro, Massachusetts hadn’t had a holiday in a long time. He had planned to travel overseas, but after he learned that his beloved dog Mura had terminal cancer, he…
A street dog sought refuge from a massive head would by hiding under a car. To rescuers, it appeared he had crawled there to die. He lay there trembling but still had energy to lift his head and look at the team from Animal Aid Unlimited, India, who had come to save him. When they…
When Jennifer Hoyt walked into the doors of the Oahu SPCA shelter and asked about Pirate they were shocked. The senior dog had spent half her life in the shelter being overlooked, seven years to be exact. That anyone would express interest in Pirate seemed like a dream come true. There was a small catch…
Dogs who are rescued never forget the humans who saved them. We are highlighting heartwarming stories of dogs saved from dire situations and then cherished as invaluable family members. From our Rescue dogs are family archive comes this beautiful rescue story from member TC Closs. ~ The DogHeirs team “This is Gidget. I was walking…
Eating and sleeping are two things dogs love to do, which must mean they love the winter holidays as much as we do. From Thanksgiving to Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, dogs will make themselves a fixture in kitchens and dinner tables. And is it any wonder? There’s the constant cooking in the kitchen. Guests…
A homeless man came to the rescue of a dog he saw being hit by a car. The man, from Jackson, Mississippi, ran to the dog’s aid after the car that hit the dog kept on driving. “Last Friday afternoon, a homeless man witnessed a young dog being hit by a car on State Street…
When rescuers arrived to save a street puppy, they found him in under a truck. He was so badly injured he couldn’t move. Despite the pain he was in, he wagged his tail when one of the rescuers from Animal Aid Unlimited, India approached. After returning to the shelter they found the puppy they named…
Thanksgiving is a time to count one’s blessings – to appreciate the love and support given by family and friends and the love you give in return. This pet parent decided to show how grateful he is for his canine family members and prepared them a special feast. He invites his dogs to sit at…
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