Dog Stories

After recovering from a severe skin condition, puppy is adopted into a forever home.

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Woman finds the perfect well-behaved ("detached") dog, with beautiful shy eyes, to adopt. The dog is eight years old, quiet and housebroken.

Can a dog find her calling in life at 15 years old? You bet she can!

A surrogate dog mom takes on the care and loving of a litter of pups that are not her own. Their own mom was hit and killed by a car.

A sweet older Westie mix finds his perfect home during a Best Friends pet adoption event in Los Angeles.

Rufus the dog had a rough life before ending up in an animal shelter, but now he is living happily with his new family.

Dog from Mexico who has had a rough life captures hearts of one couple who want to help her find a home. They organize an adoption event just for her!

A heeler mix puppy is horrifically abused, but he survives, still loves people, and will soon be adopted into a forever home.

Newman the dog had a rough history and had bitten a child. All he needed was patience, understanding and love, which he is getting in his new home.

Linda Harper starts Blessed Bonds to keep pets and people together as they are going through difficult situations, such as medical or personal crisis.

A dog who was going to be killed because she was considered to be too ugly is rescued and then adopted into a loving home.

Amy Angelilli creates the People-Pet Partnership in Philadelphia to help homeless pets get adopted. The organization just celebrated its 1,000th adoption!

Adorable puppies come to Best Friends from DAWGS in Dalhart, Texas, where it's the children who are making a no-kill world for their local animals.