Dog Stories

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When love gets dropped in your lap

Woman meets senior shih tzu at gala celebrating Best Friends Pet Adoption Center o...
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How Hershey the dog saved another dog in need

Weak, covered in fleas and ants and tied to a fence, dog is taken to Charleston An...
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Dog makeovers

Two matted dogs, a senior cocker spaniel and senior poodle, receive makeovers that...
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11 animals working 9 to 5

June 23 is Take Your Dog to Work Day, but at Best Friends, every day is Take Your ...
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Small dog, big impact

Long-haired Chihuahua rescued from a hoarding situation and woman with multiple sc...
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9 dogs who can’t stop smiling – because they’ve been adopted!

Pictures of smiling dogs who have been adopted from Best Friends and are going on ...
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A happy new home for a once unsocialized dog

With training and patience, unsociable, introverted, loner senior terrier dog lear...
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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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