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Meet Kia, the Amazing Dog Who Survived Being Trapped in Car for a Month

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:22:09 +0000

They say cats have nine lives, but one pooch in Kansas City is proving dogs can more than hold their own. A three-month-old puppy somehow survived after being locked in a car for almost an entire month. The terrier-schnauzer mix managed to get by eating garbage from McDonald’s that was in the vehicle, although there [...]

Emotional Reunion Between Man and His Dying Dog May Leave You in Tears

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:02:43 +0000

There’s nothing like seeing an old friend. In this touching video shot in December, but uploaded this month, Navy Hospital Corpsman Eric Ralston returns home to Colorado from an eight-month tour in Guam to be greeted by the family dog, Kermie. It’s a pretty cool scene, but even more so because a month after Ralston [...]

Blind Dog and Her Own Seeing-Eye Dog Best Friend Are Looking for a Home

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:25:27 +0000

Every animal in need of being rescued has a story, but there are two dogs in California with a tale that’s more unusual than most. The STAND Foundation is an organization in Sherman Oaks, California looking for someone to adopt two pooches – one of whom happens to be a seeing-eye dog for the other [...]

Dog With Itchy Trigger Paw Shoots Owner in the Leg

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:11:17 +0000

A dog’s bark may be worse than its bite, but the same can’t be said for its aim. A dog in Sebring, Florida somehow shot its owner in the leg with the owner’s gun last weekend. Man’s best friend? Sure doesn’t sound like it. It seems the victim, identified as 35-year-old Gregory Lanier, was driving [...]

Man Gets Dog Back — 10 Years After Giving It Up

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:45:41 +0000

Man’s best friend is still man’s best, even after a decade apart. A New Hampshire man named Jamie Carpentier recently got his dog, Ginger, back, 10 years after he had to give up the pooch. Carpentier had lost Ginger to his ex-wife in their divorce, but she ended up giving the animal away herself some [...]

Man Gets Reunited With Dog After Five Years and Now We Are Crying a Little

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:24:32 +0000

When Mike got the call that his dog Bandit has been found, at first he thought it was a prank. He lost the shih tzu five years ago when it escaped through a hole in his fence and was then grabbed by an unknown man in a car. When the Indiana man realized the folks from [...]

Elderly Man Invents Chinese Econo-Rascal Powered by Dog

Mike Adams — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:23:19 +0000

In staunch times of economic struggle, it can become necessary to get back to the primitive and consult your immediate resources as a means for survival. However, when all you have at your disposal is a busted clothes rack, a few shopping cart casters and a mangy old dog, the reality is that fiscal rigor mortis has really set in.

Firefighters Use Mouth-To-Nose Respiration To Save Dog's Life In Gut-Wrenching Photos

Shauna Wright — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:45:06 +0000

What’s better than a firefighter? Two animal-loving firefighter with huge hearts.

On Tuesday in Wausau, Wisconsin, firefighters Jamie Giese and Jared Thompson were responding to a residential blaze when they found the homeowner’s seven-year-old yellow Labrador, Coda, trapped inside. Once they got him out, they performed mouth-to-nose respiration and gave him oxygen — despite having no formal training in animal rescue.

Amazingly Obedient Dog Balances Tower of Treats on His Snout [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:24:32 +0000

This pooch was able to stay perfectly still as his owner built a Jenga-like tower of tempting dog treats right on his snout. Then the canine continues the balancing act until getting a signal that the trick is over. While getting to eat all of the treats would seem like just reward for such an [...]

Wheelchair for Dogs Is the Cutest Thing Ever [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:45:09 +0000

While there are wheeled contraptions available to give mobility to handicapped pets, the Amigo — a new wheelchair from industrial designer Nia Shalom — is specially optimized for the way pups move. Shalom, after some exhaustive research into the physiology of dogs, created a harness that specifically contours to the animal’s body and takes into consideration [...]

Dog Mourns For His Fallen Navy Seal

Jeff Easterling — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:32:50 +0000

I have seen some of the photos of the dog laying at the casket of his fallen owner, a Navy Seal. They have been circulating around the internet, and on the news. As both a patriot, and dog lover, it just breaks my heart. This is Hawkeye, and he let his feelings be known to all at the funeral of his owner, Navy Seal Petty Officer Jon T. Tumlinson.