Dog Stories

Windchimes at Angels Rest with sun shining though them

Volunteer finds happiness at Best Friends

A year after a painful goodbye, Andrea found a place that helped her heal – here’s...
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Molly the dog with Madison sitting in an entryway for a door, between two bushes

Inspired by one extraordinary senior dog to adopt another

After fostering a dog who required a little extra time to get used to living in a ...
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Beefy the dog sitting in an orange chair

Adopter saw nothing but love when she met Beefy the dog

Beefy is a big pit bull terrier mix who had trouble finding a home, mostly because...
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Family sitting on couch with two beagles

New homes for 21 abandoned beagles

People and rescue organizations, including Best Friends, come together to help sav...
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Cat with paw up surrounded by wrapped presents

Behind the scenes: holiday festivities at Best Friends

There’s no place like home for the holidays, but we make sure pets at Best Friends...
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Lucas the Vicktory dog licking the nose of a person wearing a hat

The last surviving ‘Vicktory dog’

The Vicktory dogs, as we called them, changed the course of animal welfare...
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Ranko holding Soba the senior dachshund in front of a pine tree and blue sky

Out of more than 100 foster pets, volunteer adopts the blind senior dachshund

A long-time foster volunteer yields to temptation and adopts a senior dachshund wi...
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Woman with Neville the dog in her lap on a couch

7 priceless gifts pets give us

This holiday season, take time to celebrate pets and all the wonderful (and pricel...
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Sasha the dog at a soccer field with a blue sky behind her

Dog with disclaimers lands her just-right home

It wasn’t easy to find Sasha a home with someone who could handle her, until Jacob...
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The Cochran family walking two basset hounds

Fostering dogs a family affair for this foursome

Family with two young girls is hooked on helping homeless dogs after fostering two...
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Pilsner the dog next to a swimming pool

New ZIP code, brand new life for pit bull terrier

Pilsner had no trouble turning strangers into friends at Best Friends Animal Sanct...
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Caregiver Tim Dempsey in a golf cart with Abbott the dog

Meet the caregiver: Tim Dempsey

Tim is a lifesaving and care specialist, AKA a Dogtown caregiver. He’s been workin...
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Two people smiling and holding a white and gray kitten

The myth of the perfect pet adoption

Conversation-based pet adoptions are saving more lives than the traditional proces...
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Prisscilla the cat lying on back for belly rub

Pets adopted from Best Friends: Where are they now?

Updates and stories from the homes of four beloved, adopted pets....
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Dolly the dog wearing a sports T-shirt

Along came Dolly: Mama dog goes from shelter to home

Pit bull terrier lost her home and landed in a shelter, but now life is better tha...
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