Dog Stories

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2020: A record-breaking year for Best Friends in Utah

When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Salt Lake City, foster volunteers helped Best F...
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Fostering dogs is a family affair

The Pristera family in Atlanta is making a difference, one sweet foster dog at a t...
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Sad dog smiles as adventure buddy

When Tess and Jakob Johnson met Scout, she was shy and shut down, but they could t...
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Long-lost dog reunited with family after six years

Stormy was a puppy when she disappeared from her family's fenced-in yard, but six ...
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10 no-brainer New Year’s resolutions from the animals

Make 2021 your best year yet with inspiration from lives well-lived by dogs, cats,...
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Love at first sight for corgi in a wheelchair

With just three legs and no control over her bathroom habits, Lovey won over her n...
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Spearmint Sally, a paralyzed puppy, gets back on her paws

When an accident left Spearmint Sally's hind end paralyzed, lots of love, care and...
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The shy (dog) leading the shy

When a dog named Tammy arrived at the Sanctuary scared and shut down, a formerly s...
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Senior dog gets a little help from friends and finds a home

Two volunteers help a senior dog overcome challenges and find her own home with a ...
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Despite her difficult past, this dog is kind to everyone she meets

Max sustained permanent nerve damage after being shot in the foot, but letting the...
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After wandering streets of Los Angeles, sweet senior dog finds the good life

No more tough living for this sprightly 15-year-old pup, who now looks forward to ...
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Fostering a big dog in the Big Apple equals big fun

Wentworth may be a big, energetic puppy, but he did just fine in a New York City f...
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Lessons from fostering senior dogs

Families step up to foster senior dogs Enzo and Harvey Milkbone, both a little qui...
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On loving Hayley: Life with a very special dog

An adopter talks about life with adopted dog Hayley, the perfectly polite queen of...
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How a senior Chihuahua from Miami found love in New York City

Pepito, a senior Chihuahua with a heart murmur, ended up in Miami shelter before g...
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