When Amanda Richter was thinking of adopting a rescue dog she began browsing Facebook pages of local rescues in and around Red Deer, Alberta. That’s when she stumbled across one dog that stood out and she couldn’t get out of her mind. Brodie the dog’s stands out – his face is unusually lopsided and his…
A small dog seen helping school children cross a busy intersection is winning hearts after video of him protecting the tiny pedestrians from unruly drivers appeared on social media. Beqa Tsinadze was observing the street below him in his hometown of Batumi, Georgia when he spotted the dog. A group of kids were waiting for…
A video of a koala sharing a drink of water with a dog is a bright moment in an otherwise terrible time for those living in Australia. The Stone family’s dog – Rusty – knows Quasi the koala very well and the two are friends. Quasi frequently visits the Stone family’s backyard when it’s hot…
Laura Seymour first saw Takia a year ago. The Akita dog was chained up to a doghouse at a neighbor’s home. She immediately observed that the dog did not have food or water in her bowl. Despite the dog’s size and the fact they were strangers, Seymour decided to introduce herself. She was surprised that…
A shelter dog finally adopted after 500 days waiting at a shelter was treated to a heartwarming send-off to her new home. Bonita, a six-year-old mixed breed dog, was filmed jumping for joy and excitedly wagging her tail as staff at the the Niagara SPCA animal shelter threw confetti, cheered and clapped as she was…
A funny Beagle named Bailey is taking the Internet by storm because of his love of Reggeaton. Wendy Berenguer shared a video of her dog dancing with her mom in the kitchen and the two are hilarious. In the video, Bailey sits on his hind legs and shakes and twists with the beat. At first…
Holly the black Labrador Retriever loves spending time with her boyfriend, Harry, a Golden Retriever who lives next door. And it seems the feeling is mutual because recently Harry was caught on video paying Holly a late night visit and he brought her a gift! Holly’s family shared the cute clip on Instagram, writing: “My…
A sweet dog was caught on camera helping a baby climb into her dog bed and doing whatever she can to help him. Lea the Rhodesian Ridgeback dotes on Alfred the baby and keeps a concerned close eye on whatever he does. In this cute video she wants to help her little human sibling climb…
Elephant Nature Park in Thailand is home for many rescued elephants. The elephants have come from all walks of life and from lives with many hardships. But what many people don’t know is that the elephant sanctuary is also home to over 400 rescued dogs, including 32 very special ones. The 32 dogs have lost…
A rescued turkey and rescued dog are very happy to have been saved by their mom. Minnow the dog was saved from a Korean dog meat farm and is best friends with Blossom, a turkey saved from an industrial turkey farm when she was just 5 weeks old. Although Blossom was uncertain about her new…
A stray dog found curled up on the side of the road so she could shield five kittens from the cold will soon be looking for a home. The Pet and Wildlife Rescue (P.A.W.) shelter in Ontario, Canada shared photos of the gentle dog, now named Serenity, and her tiny adoptive kittens on Facebook on…
A rescue dog is offering a glimmer of hope for the koalas in Australia who are suffering from brushfires that have devastated their habitat and pushed them to the brink of extinction. For the past few weeks, Australian brushfires have raged through parts of the country, devastating the forests koalas call home. Koala rescue groups…
Thanksgiving is a time for families to get together, so why not include a shelter animal in the festivities? That’s what Richmond Animal Care & Control (RACC) in Virginia thought when it created their annual “Thanksgiving Foster” drive, an event where people can invite a foster animal into their home for Thanksgiving. RACC is hoping…
An abandoned puppy rescued from the cold has captured the hearts of dog lovers around the world thanks to the extra tail on his head. Mac’s Mission dog rescue found the puppy alongside another older dog in rural Missouri in the freezing cold. They immediately saw there was something different about the pup. “This puppy…
A stray puppy’s persistence paid off when she refused to be left behind after she caught the eye of a group of rescuers who usually save elephants. The small puppy was trying to survive in the coldest city in Sri Lanka, living at the market at the time. She would wag her tail every time…
A man’s request to adopt a senior dog at an animal shelter is earning accolades from dog lovers across the globe. Pennsylvania SPCA Danville Center shared the now-viral pictures of Wayne Mull meeting Jack, a senior Dachshund mix who arrived at the shelter a few weeks earlier after his owner passed away. Pennsylvania SPCA Danville…
At around 9 years old, Mayah has picked up a trick or two in her life, as shelter staff at LifeLine Animal Project recently discovered. They learned that the sweet dog had a special trick when asked to sit – she sits on her rear just like a person! The shelter in Atlanta, Georgia shared…
Kate Howard was having a rough day until she a dog wandered by her yard and “plopped down” on her grass. Kate was “enjoying the sunshine and the rest of my day off after returning from the memorial service of a friend who died far too soon” when the dog and her owner stopped at…
A toy fox terrier who was discovered shivering and hungry under a shed in Pittsburgh turned out to be a very long way from home and had been lost for a very long time. Katheryn Strang last saw her dog, Dutchess, in 2007 in Orlando, Florida after the dog squeezed through an open door and…
A couple in Western Maryland could hardly believe their eyes when a neighbor told them their dog was playing with a skunk and had video to prove it. Redditor jsgornall shared the adorable, yet surprising, clip along with some details of how Oliver, a Yorkshire Terrier/Jack Russell mix, came out smelling just fine. “So….Was woke…
Throughout his career as a National Geographic photographer, Vincent J. Musi regularly traveled around the world to take pictures of lions, bears, elephants, tigers and other wildlife. But in 2017 he decided to train his lens on a more common animal – dogs. Using the skills and expertise he honed over decades, Musi spent a…
A man who lost his dog four years ago was reunited with his dog thanks to an animal hospital over 400 miles away from where he lives. Mike Plas lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He was shocked recently when he received a call from an animal shelter in the neighboring province of Manitoba asking…
A dog unexpectedly came to the aid of not one but two orphaned possums when the two baby animals found refuge in his corded fur on two separate occasions. Sally Watkinson, who lives in Melbourne, Australia, shared that she and her partner, Jon, found a tiny marsupial making itself at home in the fur of…
A California man discovered that their son wasn’t the only one being trained how to use potty when he caught his dog using the boy’s training toilet in the middle of the night. The father discovered the training toilet had been used in the morning and thought it very odd. After all, he and his…
If there was an award for “Best Acting By A Dog To Avoid Grooming” then this lovable Pit Bull would take top prize. The dog named Ginger showed off her dramatic talent in a video that is making its rounds on the Internet. In it, Ginger can be sitting in front of a young woman….
A motorcyclist is being hailed as a “superhero” for rescuing a scared kitten from the middle of the road. The man, identified as “Quentin” by some news reports, was riding his motorcycle in Mons, Belgium when he spotted the kitten. He quickly pulled to the side of the road to rescue it and another man…
A woman is sheltering 97 rescue dogs in her home as Hurricane Dorian sweeps through the Bahamas. Chella Phillips, of Nassau, has helped save nearly 1,000 homeless dogs over the past four years as manager of The Voiceless Dogs of Nassau, Bahamas. But her experience over the past few days during one of the most…
A mother dog was frantically trying to free her puppies after a home collapsed on top of her den and buried them beneath the rubble when Animal Aid Unlimited, India arrives to help. As soon as the dog sees them she wags her tail frantically and she whines, asking them for help. Although they fear…
A lost dog who was spotted perched precariously on a cliff’s ledge has been rescued thanks to a dedicated group of firefighters. Firefighters in Grande Prairie, Alberta stumbled across the dog by accident when responding to a different call. An officer with Grand Prairie Regional Fire Service spotted the dog – but the dog’s location…
When David Connolly had a few weeks off work recently, he took the time to do something extra special for his dog, Maya. He built her a dog cabin with all the trimmings! The delightful project features a “log cabin” layout with a deck, sloping roof, and window to look out of. There’s even a…
Buck the puppy is only 8 weeks old. So it comes as no surprise that the pup “isn’t so sure about his first experience with hiccups.” Watch as he adorably tells those strange hiccups to go away!
A group of furry theatre goers are winning the Internet. The Stratford Festival shared a photo of a group of service dogs in training attending a performance of Billy Elliot – The Musical and it’s so adorable. In the photo the dogs are sitting quietly in the seats facing the stage. But what you don’t…
A man out kayaking in Florida had a delightful encounter with a manatee when the animal exchanged kisses with his English Bulldog, Frapp. Frapp is seen in a lifejacket and is looking over the edge of the kayak as the sea cow swims next to them as they paddle. The English Bulldog eagerly wants to…
A dog is lucky to be alive after being found in a garbage bag donated to the Salvation Army. Jason Cooke is with The Healthy Hearts and Paws Project in Ohio received word about the discovery of the dog and rescued her. He wrote on Facebook: “I just picked this poor girl up at a…
Oscar the Ringneck parrot loves a good game of Peek-A-Boo even if it’s with the neighbor’s cat. Thankfully Oscar is safely behind a glass window when he teases the cat by popping up and down under the window pane while the cat watches on from outside. Oscar hides from view under the sill and then…
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