Max, a 2-year-old Labrador/Rottweiler mix, was recently taken outside his family home, shot twice in the face with a shotgun, and left to die. The person who inflicted this horrible act of cruelty? The very person Max looked to for food, affection, and care. Thankfully, Max was seen, rescued and is recovering. What we know about the event reveals how rash overreactions can lead to pain, suffering, and punishment. Max and the Shooter’s Three-Year-Old Daughter Cody Deel is 28 years … Read more

An elderly Bulldog found himself in a precarious, potentially life-threatening situation during the early morning hours in a small Iowan town. Fortunately, the swift efforts of an entire community came together to save the old soul, resulting in a classic tale of rescue and a family reunited. Some of Iowa’s finest officials from the Estherville Police Department responded to a distress call at three o’clock in the morning. The caller reported that her senior Bulldog, Tupelo, had gone missing. And … Read more

23 dogs are excited for a new life after living in neglectful, unsanitary conditions. Several people reported severe abuse and neglect in the household, so officials entered and seized the dogs. What they witnessed was one of the worst neglect cases they’ve ever seen. Despite being ignored by their owner, these dogs seemed happy to see humans and eager to be loved. It will take a while for them to recover from the pain they faced, but they’ll all find … Read more

“I don’t know how to start a post like this. I guess it’s because I never saw anything like it before, and personally, I hope to never again.” These words were posted to Facebook by staff at Tri-County Animal Rescue in response to an incident described as one of the most horrendous tragedies Boca Raton, Florida, has ever seen. Related: Best Invisible Fence for Dogs Sometime during the night, an unknown person threw a tiny, severely neglected dog over the … Read more

Observant dog lovers recently found three tiny dogs locked inside a car in Cutten, California. The three small dogs were left alone with the windows tightly closed. It appeared that nobody had checked on them for at least 12 hours! The red and black Chevy Cavalier was cluttered with garbage and its registration had been expired for four years. A hypodermic needle was also found along with two bottles of Naloxone- a medication commonly used to reverse the effects of … Read more

She curled up in a ball to keep warm and waited for her angels to come.

Serving in the military overseas can often be very difficult for a service member. As we all know, the love of a dog is a valuable lifeline for anyone going through a challenging time. It was fortunate, then, for Staff Sergeant Corey when his fellow soldiers happened across a stray puppy while abroad. The patrolling troops discovered the pup in a storm drain, lured by the trapped animal’s pitiful whimpers. They brought the pooch back to Staff Sgt. Corey and … Read more

You would be hard-pressed to catch anyone leaving Super Bowl LI early. Last February’s football matchup was an eyes-glued-to-the-TV kind of game: The New England Patriots were making an unprecedented last-minute comeback. And Mike Diesel was as big a fan as anyone. “It was the fourth quarter,” he tells iHeartDogs. “And Brady had just made his first touchdown for the comeback and I was at a party watching the game.” Then he saw something on Facebook and left the party … Read more

On Monday, firefighters in Yucca Valley, California, responded to a distress call of two puppies trapped inside a tortoise den. For those of us who are unfamiliar with these archaic desert creatures, tortoises dig their burrows in the dirt and sand. And while generally shallow, they can occasionally tunnel upwards of thirty feet in length. One such burrow that exists just outside of a Yucca Valley home is occupied by a one-hundred-pound tortoise named Oscar. This particular tortoise is looked … Read more

In a matter of days, several humane societies across the United States received a large transport of Beagles from a testing facility. The Beagles were bred specifically for testing, so the groups included many puppies and adult females. Now, these dogs will receive love for the first time in their lives. It’s unclear if all these Beagles are from the same testing facility, but it seems like an unusual coincidence if they’re not. Due to ongoing investigations, none of the … Read more