“He just found his lost dog and they were sitting like this for 10 minutes.” This photo of Ramón Fernández embracing his Boxer Grettel went viral last year and when you learn the amazing story behind the picture you’ll need a tissue handy for the happy tears! Ramón shared his story with DogHeirs.com and this article is…
It was a hot day outside but Terry Williams chose to sit in his car with the windows rolled up because he wanted to know what it felt like to be left alone in a hot car. Sick and tired of hearing about children senselessly dying every year, Terry puts it simply, “I would never…
Kayden Kinckle is 2 years old and is learning how to walk with prosthetics. His right foot and his left leg amputated in January, but that’s not keeping him from taking his first steps with his walker. With each step he cheers “I got it” and I cheered right along with him! Kayden was born…
Emmett Rychner, 3, and Erling Kindem, 89, are next door neighbors. Last year, the toddler and WWII Veteran formed an unlikely friendship. But change is coming for the inseparable friends…. Share their heartwarming story with your family and friends! A few months have past since Emmett’s family moved away. But Emmett and Erling aren’t letting…
Charlie was living with leukemia, but he still got out every day to walk his dogs around his neighborhood in Houston, Texas. When his neighbors noticed he was having difficulty on his walks, they banded together and did something wonderful for their friend. They put out chairs along his route so he could sit and…
Rowden and Leizl had everything going for them. Together with their 2-year-old daughter, the young couple planned on making their lives together official and get married on Rowden’s 30th birthday on July 8, 2014. “Then a twist of fate, Rowden got diagnosed with stage IV liver cancer in late May,” described one of his relatives….
Take a close look at the faces of these dogs … this is what love looks like. All of the dogs included in this article have seen the darkest of days, yet they are all similar in that underneath their scars, they are the gentlest, the most resilient and almost unbelievably, the most forgiving creatures…
Who would have thought an empty pickle jar could remind me so simply of what’s important in life! This is a life lesson to share with everyone!
This is an amazing story of an unlikely hero who helped save a woman’s life. Shannon Lorio’s life was in danger after she had crashed her car on a rural road in Georgia and became trapped inside. As she lay in her wrecked vehicle, a dog approached from out of the woods. The German Shepherd…
World champion adventure racer Danelle Ballengee spent a harrowing three days and two nights struggling to survive after she fell down a Utah canyon and shattered her pelvis. The endurance sports athlete and four-time Pikes Peak Marathon winner had slipped on an icy patch of ground while scrambling up a rocky section of trail and fallen 60 feet…
This is a beautiful first encounter between a boy with special needs and a sensitive horse. Erez is a young Israeli boy who suffers from Williams syndrome. He is one of just 150 children diagnosed in his home country. People with the disorder are extremely friendly and have high empathy for others, so much so…
This has to be the most romantic thing I’ve ever seen. Matt Still told his girlfriend Ginny that he had to work on Saturday and arranged for her brother to take her to a movie. As the movie trailers began, Ginny thought she heard a familiar voice on screen…
This video brought tears to my eyes! At a recent ParAgility international World Cup event (PAWC) held in the Netherlands, Patricia Ale competed with her dog and wowed the crowd. The two expertly weave through the course and when they finish everyone celebrates in pure joy! It’s wonderful how her dog is so in tune…
This dog was spotted hiding under a trailer in Compton in Los Angeles. Neighbors told Eldad Hagar and Annie Hart that his owners had moved away a year ago and left him behind. The poor, small dog had overgrown, matted fur, was terrified when he was approached and flinched at human touch. But within moments…
Twelve-year-old Kenzie Carey was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease known as Mitochondrial Disease when she was a baby. But her condition didn’t keep her from participating in the summer pageant, thanks to her awesome dad. Note: the video is not blank and is playable. To watch simply press play.
When Emma’s daddy came home after 6 months deployment, the special needs dog did something that shocked her family … she joined her brothers Mikey and Jesse in welcoming him at the door, something she had never, ever done before. Emma is a 1-year-old American Bulldog/Pitbull mix with a birth defect called Hemivertebrae, which causes…
About 6 months ago, John Ferreira decided he wanted to propose marriage to his girlfriend at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee. With the help of some amazing people, John arranged a special surprise for her. They handed out a flower and this flyer to festival goers.
What this man did for his fiancée is beyond words. Well, there is one word … keeper. This man gave his girlfriend (future wife) a remarkable gift for when they were both in college. His girlfriend was on their college’s cycling team and she needed a time trial bike to compete at the national championships. He…
This is simply amazing! The parents of a fallen soldier adopted the dog that spent his final days with him in Iraq. While they were being interviewed about it, something unexpected happened while the cameras were rolling. A beam of light shone down from above on his devoted dog. The image, which in no way…
Four-year-old Gavin is completely blind, so what he does here is an inspiring demonstration of bravery! Gavin suffers from Leber’s congenital amaurosis, a rare condition that causes blindness. But he has not let this stop him from exploring the world. It’s so inspirational to hear Gavin encourage himself (“I can do it!”) while he takes…
This is a miraculous story of a dog who looked like he would never walk again. Sammi was a regular, active Springer Spaniel until he reached 8-years of age, when he suddenly became quadriplegic. Doctors found a bone growing inside his spinal column that eventually left him unable to walk or even lift his head…
This is what I call an amazing journey! A cat named Holly walked nearly 200 miles home after going on vacation and getting lost. She was traveling with Jacob and Bonnie Richter when she got scared by the fireworks and ran away. She headed south and trekked an extraordinary 190 miles and was found by…
This is so heartbreaking but uplifting at the same time! Lizzy is a puppy mill survivor. Before she was rescued, she had spent 12 long years living in a small cage. She never once touched the ground or got to feel grass under her paws, until this video was taken. National Mill Dog Rescue saved…
It’s a miracle the way this lost dog found her way back home to her family! When Leia went missing from her El Paso, Texas home during a storm, her owners Alma and Alberto Dominguez were heartbroken. They refused to give up and searched for their beloved dog for more than two years but with…
When Rick, his son and a friend see a wolf caught in a barbed wire fence by the side of the road, they stop to help. Rick uses wire pliers to unwrap the metal wire around the wolf’s foot until he’s freed, saving the wild animal from a life or death situation. Warning: This video…
This is an incredible display of perseverance and a great lesson for us all. Heather Dorniden was competing in the 600m race at the Big 10 Indoor Track Championships when she did something that is almost unbelievable. She was in the lead in the middle of the race when she took a terrible tumble. Amazingly,…
Lucy’s face tells the story of her early, traumatic life. But it doesn’t tell the story of the happiness she has in her life now. The rescued Pit Bull was starving on the streets of Bogota, Columbia when she was found and taken in by a kind-hearted stranger. Her face was a mangled mess because…
Craig Mosher’s dog, Loois, became paralyzed in his back legs following a surgery meant to ease his pain. Although his dog could no longer walk on his own, Craig didn’t think twice about making the changes necessary to continue to give Loois a good quality of life and to take care of the dog he…
When the Scrivener family lost Abbey, their much beloved 14-year-old dog to liver cancer, it affected their 4-year-old Meredith deeply. She approached her parents with pen and paper and said that she wanted to write a letter to God. With the help of her mother, Joy, Meredith wrote the letter and together they mailed it…
Recently, Gerdi McKenna was diagnosed with breast cancer. What her friends and family did in her honor brought tears to my eyes. Here is the group of friends who wanted to do something special for Gerdi. This is Gerdi’s sister. None of her friends had ever done this before, and there were a few tears…
This dog’s story is so heartwarming! After being paralyzed for 5 months from a freak accident, the vet gave a Labrador Retriever named Hank a 60/40 chance that he would recover enough to walk. Hank was just 6 years old when he had his accident. One day, while jumping into the car he tweaked his…
Titus Ashby is only two years old, but my jaw dropped to the floor when I saw what this talented toddler can do! You have to see this to believe it! Here’s another video of Titus, made almost one year earlier than the one above! One of my favorite shots are the ones the little…
This heartwarming video of a child meeting his mom for the very first time brought tears to my eyes. Watch how tightly the little guy holds his mom, what happens when nurses try to pull him away, and then what happens when he gets to cuddle with Mom a little more and hear her reassuring…
It’s not surprising that Jim O’Connor, now a high school math teacher, was once a Vietnam vet because his students think he’s pretty tough. But he was living a secret life that just got leaked by one of his students. Steve Hartman of “On the Road,” meets the students of St. Francis High School near…
Twelve-year-old Matt Woodrum has Spastic Cerebral Palsy, but he doesn’t let his condition get in his way. His attitude and his courage inspires everyone who meets him. Matt and his twin brother almost died at birth. They were born three months early, only weighed 2 pounds and had brain hemorrhaging. Matt’s doctor said that he would…
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