Dog Stories

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Sensitive dog is scared in a shelter, thrives in a foster home

Sensitive dog struggled with being in an animal shelter, but once she was moved to...
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Mama dog saved her puppies after Hurricane Harvey

A mama dog and her puppies are saved from the rising Hurricane Harvey floodwaters....
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37 dogs from a hoarding case find refuge with Best Friends in L.A.

L.A. Animal Services, Angel City Pit Bulls, and Best Friends collaborate to save 3...
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Adventurous couple takes traveling with a puppy in a van to a new level

Couple from Belgium adopt a dog travel companion, a puppy, and road trip in a van ...
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Love for a dog with cancer

Dog with skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma on his underside and melanoma on his...
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Weathering hard times after Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey dog comes to Best Friends' emergency shelter in Houston with a di...
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Puppy with bowed legs adopted

Ever will likely need orthopedic surgery, but that's OK, because her new family wi...
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Helping a scared dog who missed out on puppy socialization

Dog missed critical socialization period (between 3 to 16 weeks of age), but her a...
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Saving Atlanta’s heartworm positive dogs

Heartworm positive dogs at Best Friends in Atlanta receive treatment (antibiotic d...
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Favorite dog finds a home

A favorite dog of shelter staff and volunteers, a pit bull who'd been waiting for ...
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Delta chooses discrimination over public safety and science

Delta Airlines will not allow individuals with disabilities to travel with "pit bu...
Julie Castle Blog
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How a foster family’s love helped save the life of a malnourished dog

Stray, malnourished dog was very weak and thin, but after time with a loving foste...
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A heartwarming dog reunion

After going through many hardships, one woman is reunited with her beloved dog. Re...
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Adventures with a dog

Woman adopts her new best friend from the Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Salt...
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Abandoned senior dog gets a brilliant new life

Abandoned senior dog with arthritis and mammary cancer is rescued and then adopted...
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