A puppy was suffering from extreme mange and she was so badly wounded that she wouldn’t have survived much longer if rescuers had not come to her aid. But “Mikki” was afraid and ran away and Animal Aid Unlimited gave chase. She hid under a boat which gave them a chance to catch her –…
A tiny Cavalier King Charles Spaniel cross named Honey was picked up from the side of a highway in England, and rescued by DogHeirs member Joanne Logan. Joanne had no way of knowing at the time that when she agreed to rescue the one dog, she would eventually end up saving three. Joanne shares her…
Olive, Peach and Kiwi got an amazing surprise when DogHeirs community member, Nikki Cawley, and her husband, Jerome (who has active duty in the US Army) got the idea to buy 60 tennis balls for them to play with. Nikki told DogHeirs, the idea came to them when they were shopping at Costco. “There was…
A stray dog is catching everyone’s attention for his uncanny resemblance to a bear. In fact, when the dog named “Potapich, was first spotted wandering out of the forest, locals thought he might just be a strange-looking bear. Or was he a dog? They weren’t sure. The animal was seen in the woods in the…
Matt was in a rural town in north Florida for three days supervising drilling for his work when he spotted a puppy. He noticed the puppy was emaciated and tethered to a tree next to a mobile home. She only had about 7 feet of room to move about. He did not notice anyone come…
Mishka is a wildlife service dog who is specially trained to help recondition bears that have become habituated. A Karelian bear dog, he scares the bears so they become afraid around people. Despite having to be tough and mean, Mishka is a gentle soul, as this video demonstrates. When his human, Officer Richards, was called…
While out for a Sunday bike ride in Greece, Vicky, a member of the DogHeirs community, and some friends found an abandoned puppy. They tended to the distressed pup and one of the cyclists decided to adopt the pup. Vicky told DogHeirs, “Lucky day for an abandoned puppy found on our Sunday bike ride in…
An emaciated dog who was found curled up in the snow at a nature reserve, was so weak that she could not stand up and didn’t even have the energy to lift her head. A passerby noticed the poor dog and rescuers were alerted to the dog’s desperate situation. “Every year Jennie Dhanjal from K9…
Richmond Police Officer Karen Spencer-Boyles slammed on her breaks when she saw a dog in the middle of a busy road sitting next to another dog, who had been hit and killed by a car. The dog was obviously upset at the loss of his friend and refused to leave his fallen companion’s side. Fearing…
Hope For Paws was called to an apartment complex to rescue an injured dog scrounging to survive. As soon as they arrived they could see the the little dog was in horrible shape – she had matted fur, was starving and had a very bad limp. They named her Sparrow and although she was a…
This reunion couldn’t be any sweeter! Firefighter Mike Thawley rescued a Pit Bull puppy and went to check on her at the local animal shelter. Mike is with Fire Station 14 in Sacramento, California. He found the sick puppy tied up in the rain and saved her. After getting her cleaned up, he brought her…
Mockingjay was just 8-weeks old when catastrophe struck. The tiny, stray puppy was starving. She was so hungry that she tried to pull discarded chicken bones out of a dying camp fire and got seriously burned as a result. Fortunately, the injured puppy was brought to the Soi Dog Foundation in Thailand where she was…
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