Dog Stories

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Heckin’ good doggos and cats werk the runway at Best Friends

Heckin' good pupperinos and pretty kitties werk the runway at Best Friends during ...
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Dog and cat transports save lives

Animal shelter dog and cat transports save lives by moving pets from one shelter t...
Julie Castle Blog
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Program helps juvenile offenders and shelter dogs get a second chance

Teens in Florida correctional facilities train rescued dogs with behavioral issues...
Best Friends Magazine
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Want to help save pets? Try thinking outside the kennel

Saving shelters pets from being killed is as simple as thinking outside the box - ...
Best Friends Magazine
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Woman falls for feral dog and shows him how great love can be

Providing love, patience and understanding, woman fosters and then adopts a feral ...
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Big love for homeless pets at the first Best Friends Super Adoption in Houston

Best Friends holds Super Adoption at NRG Arena in Houston, where 300 dogs and cats...
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Senior poodle proves you're never too old to find love

Senior poodle, who is 10 years old, proves you're never too old to find love when ...
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Man honors the big, sweet pit bull he lost by adopting another

Man honors his pit bull who passed away by adopting another sweet pit bull who rem...
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Underdog gets 10 times the love she’d been missing

Underdog, a sweet pooch with some health challenges, including heartworm, is adopt...
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People thought this cute little dog was mean, but he was just afraid of everyone

People thought this reactive little dog was mean when he barked, lunged and bit, b...
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Adopting a 15-year-old dog is one of the best decisions this family ever made

Family's love for the senior 15-year-old dog they adopted from Best Friends Animal...
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Puppy love blossoms in a grocery store parking lot.

It's puppy love at first sight when a woman meets a wiggly pup at a Best Friends m...
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Woman follows her heart (and a rescued dog) to her dream job.

After completing an internship at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, woman follows her...
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Pet housing restrictions? Challenge accepted

Pet housing restrictions made it so one dog's foster family couldn't adopt him, bu...
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Second chances for an abandoned cat and puppy

Abandoned in a dumpster, a sweet cat and young puppy get a second chance, coming t...
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