Dog Stories

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8 tips for adopting your dog or cat soul mate

Pet matchmaking advice from experts at Best Friends on how to find the dog or cat ...
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Dog goes from living rough to a loving home

How a sweet Great Pyrenees made his way out of a tough spot and walked straight in...
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What's cuter than a preschool for puppies? Nothing!

Photos from a day at Puppy preschool, the area at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary wh...
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NYC pit bull terrier gets a home fit for a queen

Bertha, a senior pit bull with hypothyroidism, got to be queen for a day at a fanc...
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Scruffy pup goes from scared and broken in an overcrowded shelter to healing on a hammock

Scruffy terrier with broken femur has surgery to place four pins in her leg. She's...
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For this adopter, the older the dog the better

This adopter had one rule: no puppies! For her, the older the dog, the better. Rea...
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Dog who couldn't stand to be near other canines finally lands the perfect home

Yuma the dog can't stand other dogs and is reactive towards them. She needed to be...
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Foster puppy shows family with allergy issues you don't have to buy a 'doodle' to make the perfect match

Tempted to buy a nonshedding "doodle" type dog because of the husband's allergies,...
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Shy Doberman overcomes her fears to become the best snuggle buddy

Timid Doberman pinscher receives help overcoming her fears, and extra precautions ...
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Pit bull’s transformation from homeless, sick and a bit rude to Miss Congeniality

Pit bull with a long list of health and some behavioral challenges comes to the Sa...
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Senior Chihuahua gets well-deserved second chance after ending up in a city shelter

Pint-sized senior Chihuahua proves great things come in little packages. Read how ...
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Sweetest pit bull posed for a birthday photo and it changed his whole life

Pit bull's adorable and fun birthday photos on Instagram capture the heart of a wo...
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Calvin the pit bull is a real-life party animal and these photos prove it

Pit bull dog, with a goofy and funny personality, is a real life party animal, and...
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Adopted dog makes her mom feel so much better when her dad is deployed

Adopted family dog provides great comfort to sad woman when her husband is on depl...
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Snow day with dogs at Best Friends

See fun pictures of dogs having a blast during a recent snow day at Best Friends A...
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