Dog Stories

Story of a beautiful German shepherd dog from an animal shelter in LA and my journey to get to know him for the brilliant dog he is.

There is a monumental shift in thinking taking place in our country around puppy mills and the retail pet stores that sell them.

Read about Furburbia at the Tanger Outlet in Park City, Utah, that offers pets for adoption. (Note: Furburbia has been renamed Nuzzles & Co.)

Melissa Moreira, dog attack survivor, is opposed to HB 997, which would repeal Miami-Dade County's pit bull ban.

Help end discrimination against pitbulls in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

German shepherd has reactivity to people issues. Best Friends trainer helps Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue with training for him.

Ohio governor John Kasich signs House Bill 14 into law, ending the only statewide dog breed discrimination in the United States.

A $340,000 check from Best Friends to First Coast No More Homeless Pets aims at reducing shelter deaths in Jacksonville by half.

Davis County Animal Services is making progress towards becoming no-kill, including participating in adoption events and working with rescue groups.

Akila, a mature and timid female dog, finds a family willing to love her on her own terms.

Sadly, Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show does not support shelter dogs.

Vicktory dog Georgia, rescued from NFL player Michael Vick's dogfighting ring, is adopted into a home.

Because of an archaic exemption in state law, Miami-Dade County, FL, is the only county in the entire state permitted to engage in canine profiling.

Ohio Coalition of Dog Advocates and Best Friends spreadhead campaign to pass Ohio HB 14 that would repeal only statewide dog breed ban.

Best Friends Animal Society introduces legislation to end pit bull ban in Miami-Dade County, Florida.