Dogs are left alone for a variety of reasons. Typically, they are misplaced and we do all possible to reconnect them with their families. A dog showed up at a family’s home determined to get inside one day. To say “hello,” she curled beneath their backyard gate.   Image/Story Source Credit: SBS TV via YouTube Video     The husband thought she was quite adorable. She had a collar on but it was in bad shape. The wife wasn’t a … Read more

Gateway Pet Guardians in East Saint Louis, Illinois, work hand-in-hand with their community to keep families together and prevent owned pets from entering an already crowded shelter system. Since their inception in 2004, they have drastically decreased the local stray population through spay/neuter programs, low-cost pet food, affordable veterinary care, and other initiatives that keep dogs and cats safe at home. Recently, two dogs rescued by Gateway Pet Guardians proved just how valuable a furry companion can be. Jack and … Read more

Ben Poole from the UK has been training almost his entire life to be a boxer. However, his skills were recently needed for a rescue mission that he never would’ve expected. He spotted a dog drowning along the Gorleston’s riverside. The pup’s owner had jumped in after the dog, but now both of them were unable to escape. Without thinking twice, Poole jumped in after them. For a few moments, he was worried that he would drown too, but he … Read more

Meet Emerson. He had suffered from abuse and neglect for so long that he decided to do something about it one day and fled from home. The dog was transferred to a shelter, but he was still terrified. He could not stop trembling.     Image/Story Source Credit: The Pet Collective Cares via YouTube Video       Although the dog had only a few teeth left after years of neglectful dental treatment, Emerson was diagnosed with several health issues. … Read more

Freckles the dog would not stop barking! Even into the early hours of the morning, Freckles, a 3-year-old Husky-Labrador mixed breed, barked endlessly. George Woods got out of bed to see what was going on.   The shocking reason for their dog’s barking was a 7-1/2-foot alligator that paced and hissed in the paved area near the family’s front door, oh my goodness!     Image/Story Source Credit: Coral Springs Talk     “My first thought was, holy shi-nikies, what are we … Read more

A woman in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles unknowingly played foster mom to one additional canine this week when a bold coyote scaled her 6-foot privacy fence and entered her home through the doggy door. Julie Levine runs a non-profit called Canine Rescue Connection, which specializes in rehoming Beagles. The coyote was caught on Levine’s Ring cameras brazenly entering the home in the middle of the night while she and the dogs were sleeping. “The dogs went crazy, … Read more

Keith Gilbert, an 81-year-old disabled veteran, was loading his dogs into his car when his new service dog Rivka, aka “Mouse,” got spooked and ran into the road. The German Shepherd was then struck by a car going about 40 mph in a residential zone. Seeing your dog get hit by a car is a truly horrifying experience. Gilbert and his daughter Denise also worried Mouse might have a broken back due to the position she was lying in after … Read more

What lengths would you go to to save your dog’s life? One Tennessee woman didn’t even have to think twice when faced with that question. Jennie Tatum put all her fears and discomforts aside when her dog was at risk of death. Tatum’s Pit Bull named Sid fell through the ice of a frozen pool, and Tatum rushed into action. She jumped in, broke the ice, and pulled Sid to safety. If she hadn’t acted fast, poor Sid might not … Read more

Two Candler County deputies put their lives on the line to save two innocent canine friends. Saving these pups meant running toward a potential explosion, but not even this could hold them back from their heroic mission. Captain O’Brien and Deputy Coursey with the Candler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about an explosion on a nearby property. Upon arrival it seemed as if everyone on the property was out of harms way, but the clearing of smoke made … Read more

It was only a few weeks ago that a tiny tan Chihuahua named “Toby Keith” was announced as the “World’s Oldest Living Dog,” by the Guinness Book of World Records. As you would expect, a dog living to be older than two decades was widely discussed and made tons of headlines all across the internet. But, as it turns out, there is a Toy Fox Terrier named Pebbles that is actually older.  Ordinarily, you wouldn’t expect a world record to … Read more

When police arrived to rescue a drowning dog in Tempe, Arizona, someone had already beat them to it. A rugby coach jumped in to save the dog on his own, despite not feeling confident in his swimming abilities. The dog was a senior Husky who had gotten herself into a tricky situation. People are now calling the man a hero because his efforts saved the senior dog’s life. However, he insists that the rescue couldn’t have been completed without a … Read more

Nicole Sopko and Dan Staackmann love getting DNA tests for their rescue dogs because the results are fascinating. Dogs often have breeds mixed in that you’d never expect! Although they could also have long-lost relatives that are closer than you’d think. The couple adopted a new rescue dog named Frida from a Chicago shelter. After getting a DNA test done, they discovered shocking news. Frida is related to the couple’s late dog named Greta. The two seem to be cousins, … Read more