Pets

When Stray Rescue of St. Louis spotted a dog with a horrible embedded collar run into an abandoned house they knew they had to save her. She was with another dog – a blue Pit Bull – who appeared worried about her friend and was nervous when rescuers approached. Stray Rescue of St. Louis had…

As soon as baby wild boar Yezhu saw Biu Biu the dog she flung herself right into his mouth and kept doing it. Thankfully, Biu Biu is a patient and gentle dog. Dora says the tiny boar piglet had been found by her gardener, who brought the orphaned animal to her. With no wildlife rescues…

Bowie found in wire cage and thrown in a dumpster like trash. But months later, he’s became the happiest, zoomiest dog out there. Bowie’s rescue began when a former adopter of Wichita Animal Action League was taking out garbage and heard a noise inside the dumpster. Inside was Bowie! Sarah Coffman, founder of Wichita Animal…

When shelter staff arrived to open up the Bedford County Humane Society in Pennsylvania there were toys strewn everywhere in the hallways. It was clear that “someone had a good night at the shelter” and that someone was Gilligan. Gilligan is the shelter’s official office greeter and a “lifer” at the shelter, where he’s lived…

There’s dangling a treat to get a dog’s attention and then there’s dangling a treat from a drone in order to save a dog’s life! Rescuers trying to save Millie, a 3-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, had to resort to dangling a sausage from a drone to lure the dog to safety after she was at…

A long-term shelter dog was heartbroken after the family coming to meet him never showed up. Kentucky Humane Society shared that Hendrix has been looking for a home for a very long time. So the shelter staff were excited when a potential adopter put in a request to meet him on January 18th, 2022. Hendrix…

Amy the postal worker must be very good at her job because this dog really loves her! Mako is a 10-year-old black Labrador Retriever who loves Amy so much that as soon as he hears the truck pull into the driveway, his tail is wagging and he is up and on his feet and heading…

Nova the Pit bull was wandering around in a cul-de-sac searching for food when Lisa and her family saw her. Nova approached them wagging her tail. She was so friendly but so skinny that Lisa knew she couldn’t leave her on the street. As soon as she got Nova home she brought her to the…

“Trapped in a crate while the winter temperature continued to drop, Rosabella didn’t have much time left,” Ruff Start Rescue explained on Facebook. The female dog had been left outside in an alley in Minnesota’s winter weather a few weeks before Christmas. Stuck in a cage, Rosabella had no escape. Rosabella was found purely by…

A dog named Milo was picked up as a stray near the border Arizona and Mexico by a Good Samaritan who brought her to Sunshine Dog Rescue. Although she was pregnant when rescued, Milo wasn’t expected to have the puppies for several weeks. But she went into labor early and sadly none of the pups…

A couple whose cats is holding their brand new Vitamix hostage for several weeks says the stand-off will continue. Back in November of 2021, Jessica and Nikii Gerson-Neeves ordered a Vitamix on Black Friday. When it arrived at their home in mid-December, the couple intended to enjoy the benefits of their new kitchen appliance only…

A playful horse’s quirky behavior has gone viral for his funny antics in a video shared by his family. In the video, Sven the Grulla Quarter horse is filmed “running through the forest with the dogs, kicking trees, farting, and just having a great time” according to his humans. “It was a cool fall day…

Two dogs showed just how happy they were to be home from a vacation in an adorable video appearing on reddit. In the clip, a man is seen opening a door. A dog’s head appears and two dogs push past their dad to get inside first and begin to roll around. One takes a prime…

A dog got himself rescued after appearing outside a shelter. Theoklitos Proestakis, also known as Takis, runs a shelter in Greece with hundreds of rescue dogs. He was inside feeding the dogs when he noticed the dogs at the fence barking at something outside. When Takis went to look he found a dog curled up…

When Hokule’a the cat’s family rescued him from their local Humane Society they never expected the cat would join them in their love of water sports! Hokule’a seemed very shy and very sweet when his family first saw him at the shelter. When they brought him home, he followed them everywhere and even wanted to…

How this tiny rescue dog works up her nerve to climb into bed with the family’s cat is absolutely adorable! Peaches the Chihuahua wants to cuddle up next to Samuel the cat in his bed and so comes up with a clever way to snuggle up close to Samuel. Tiktokker @leafygarnish shared the cute video…

A feral puppy assisted rescuers in saving her family when she lead them right to a den. It all began when a man contacted K9 Advocates Manitoba to tell them he thought there might be puppies on his rural property in northern Manitoba, Canada. Volunteers immediately went out to save the dogs. Among the volunteers…

Dogs are often experts when it comes to acquiring food. They’ll steal cupcakes from kitchen counters or use chairs to climb up and steal fries. Sometimes, they’ll even enlist their fellow pet siblings to help them. But Lulu the dog goes for the old-fashioned, tried and true doggie technique – begging. Seeing her dad enjoying…

Derek Schmit’s dog, Dexter, loved playing with Doakes, another dog in their neighborhood. Every day, Doakes, who ran loose, would wait for Derek to get back from work so he could play with Dexter. But one day, Doakes didn’t show up. It turns out he was picked up by animal control and when his family…

Buddy is one clever German Shepherd. In fact, he understands everything his dad tells him. Buddy will tilt his head to listen to what Mike tells him. He especially listens when he’s asked if he wants to go for an ice cream. But Buddy also has a big heart. So when he goes to visit…

Amos was an over-anxious dog when Melissa first rescued him. Every time the washing machine would go on he’d shrink away and refuse to walk past it in the hallway. “It was so distressing for me and him,” Mel told the Dodo. It was an issue she wanted to deal with so she called a…

When Salem the Doberman mix gets cold he sits and stares at his mom and whines until she gets the message – it’s time for his special pajamas! Tiktokker @siriuslysalem shared that when the lovable pooch is cold, “he sits and cries until I put one on him. I’ve been hanging them up on the…

When baby girl Hazel and huksy puppy Rio first met the pair immediately bonded. Mom Jen wanted both of her babies to grow up together so her heart burst with joy when the two became instant siblings. Now the two share snack times and lots of play time. Rio is the first to say to…

First came Kai, a Golden Retriever 100 pounds overweight. Now it’s Woody, an Alaskan Malamute who was almost 210 pounds when he was rescued from a muddy creek. But Pam Heggie is more than up to the challenge of getting the senior dog healthy. Woody was found abandoned in Lethbridge, Alberta in July of 2020….

When Ginger the Pit Bull moved to a new neighborhood with her mom she was immediately sad and lonely. At her old home she had been a really sociable dog and used to playing with her doggy friends every day, says her mom Kassidi. But now the young dog was all alone. That is until…

In honor of the first big snowfall at her home, Sarah Alyssa shared this adorable video of her two Golden Retrievers, Pluto and Mokie Pokie, getting ready to go outside only to encounter a wall of snow. The snow covers several feet of the door, blocking the dogs from running out into the yard. So…

Making a new friend is a gift for a lifetime. And Pancake the Pomeranian is about to get that wonderful gift for Christmas…Blueberry. His family in Wisconsin shared this cute video of Pancake meeting puppy Blueberry for the first time. “He was so thrilled to have a new buddy and they instantly became best friends,”…