When the owner had already left , the dog was curled up beside a rock, staring at a distant roadside. A neighbor called me when she noticed the abandoned puppy here. The woman was scared of dogs, so she didn’t approach it. Despite asking many neighbors about the puppy, nobody seemed to know about it. In most cases, she was …
Piglet is a Chihuahua-Dachshund cross, and both parents are dappled. Unfortunately, some breeders fail to consider the potential health issues that may arise when breeding dogs. A puppy of this color has a 25% chance of being a “double dapple,” which is associated with being partially or completely blind and deaf when two dogs of this color mate. He was …
It was a very cold night and the little dog nearly died when it was dumped on the porch of the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). Fortunately for the dog, Officer Montgomery happened to be responding to a call at the same time as the little dog. Montgomery and the pup hit it off right away. He curled up on …
It’s wrong to stereotype dogs by their breed. Dogs’ behavior is more about their environment than their genetic makeup… but that hasn’t stopped many dogs from suffering from negative stereotypes. The bad reputation pit bulls have had for being vicious and aggressive has had a real negative impact: pit bulls are the most commonly rescued dog breed. However, pit bulls …
It is common for dogs to have one favorite toy, the one item they become attached to over everything else. These toys can bring a lot of enjoyment and comfort to our pets. Despite this, stray dogs often lack toys. So when one street dog fell in love with a stuffed unicorn, he knew he had to have it somehow. …
Nearly two years ago, Drools, a Pit Bull-Boxer mix, was brought to the rural Conour Animal Shelter in Monte Vista, Colorado. The employees were confident that the cheerful youngster would be adopted soon, but Drools has already been in the shelter for 720 days – and he has a small chance of being adopted. In her experience caring for Drools …
It is surprising that sometimes you just can’t imagine but you become a rescuer for someone. Recently, a pharmacist in Turkey was taken aback by a stray dog appearing before her pharmacy expecting rescue. Standing at the door, the dog looked at Banu Cengiz with a feeble expression. It was then that Banu Cengiz realized there was something wrong with …
It is possible that some animals are born with disabilities or deformities that make them look a little different. These animals deserve love just like anyone else, but the way they look can make finding them a challenge. Luckily, one dog born with a crooked smile recently found a family so in love with him that they drove nearly 3,000 …
 The young puppy Joy was abandoned on the street, weak and unable to care for himself. He seemed to be letting his future be decided by chance since he was left without the care of his mother. Thankfully, volunteers from Howl Of A Dog, a non-profit organization dedicated to animal rescue in Romania, discovered him and brought him to …
Sundae had spent her entire life in a junkyard and a chilly garage. She gave birth to a litter of pups without ever entering a home after Country Roads Animal Rescue Society rescued her from a dog hoarding situation in Oklahoma City. Her face was filled with relief the moment she laid down to rest after she was shown how …
