Dog Stories

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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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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 A...
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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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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 Frie...
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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 ado...
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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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These pets love their human mamas so much.

Celebrate human moms to pets with these fun, cute and loving pictures that show ju...
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Love and expert care: Saving puppies with distemper

Puppies with distemper, a serious, contagious viral disease, are saved with intens...
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Paying it forward for pets

Pay it forward for pets by paying the adoption fee of a dog or cat and helping tha...
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Dog field trips in Edinburg, Texas

Palm Valley Animal Center's new Tails Around Town program allows people to ta...
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How an Illinois rescue group helps dogs in Texas

Read story of tiny Chihuahua who is transported from Palm Valley Animal Center in ...
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Happy gotcha day to these pets

Photos celebrate rescue and shelter dog and cat "gotcha days," when each...
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The perfect pet for you

Your perfect pet may not be the dog or cat you envisioned, or even the species you...
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Help and a new home for a dog who guards her toys

Dog who guards her toys gets training to help her learn to trade toys for treats a...
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