Dog Stories

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A happy ending for an abandoned puppy

Found fending for himself, abandoned puppy is rescued, gets tick treatment, finall...
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An adorable reunion for two pit bull terrier mixes

Surrendered together to the shelter, a pitbull mother dog and one of her pups are ...
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Stormy the terrier mix keeps a girl’s anxiety at bay

Terrier puppy adoption helps girl who is anxious, nervous and worried during storm...
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No More Homeless Pets Spotlight: Little Traverse Bay Humane Society

NBA Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy and his family adopt special-needs d...
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NKUT Super Adoption helps hundreds of dogs and cats go home

Held at the Legacy Events Center in Farmington, near Salt Lake City, the No-Kill U...
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Happy, the senior Maltese dog, lives up to his name

Senior Maltese dog is one of the first pets adopted from new Best Friends NYC adop...
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13 winners of the Best Friends class of 2017

Celebrate the Best of the 2017 Class with us by recognizing 13 outstanding senior ...
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May the Fourth Be With You

Celebrate May 4th with some adorable kitten and animal videos. May the Fourth Be W...
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No More Homeless Pets Spotlight: Anarchy Animal Rescue

Anarchy Animal Rescue helps deaf dog, who was relinquished because of deafness, fi...
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13 of the cutest reasons to adopt a shelter pet

April 30 is Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. Here are 13 of the cutest reasons to adopt a ...
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Instagram-worthy dogs and cats

FIV-positive cats, pit bull terriers and a senior Pomeranian adopted from Best Fri...
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12 rocking Best Friends volunteers helping homeless pets

Volunteer Appreciation Week is April 23-29. Help us celebrate all our amazing anim...
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Maltese’s "Good Morning America" gig lands her a home

Maltese dog from Best Friends-New York featured on ‘Good Morning America' captures...
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Service dog helps little boy explore the world

Adopted Great Pyrenees is now a service dog for an autistic boy with elopement beh...
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National Siblings Day at Best Friends means lots of baby animals

In honor of National Siblings Day on April 10, check out adorable photos of litter...
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