Before You Adopt, Here Is What a Dog Needs Every Day That a Cat Does Not
Erica Lawson
I’ll be straight with you: most people pick a dog for the cuddles and forget about the schedule. The schedule is what decides whether it works. So let’s walk through…
Dog Adoption & Rescue
A Florida Family Refused to Leave Without Their Emotional Support Dog and a Deputy Waded In After Four Hours of Waiting
I’ve read plenty of rescue stories, but this one stayed with me. A family waited more than four hours in a flooding home, and they would not go without their…
Trumbull County Dog Pound Is Holding More Than 30 Dogs in Space Built for 22 as Winter Nears
I have seen enough shelter photos to know the look. A dog pressed against the chain-link, tail low, watching every person walk past. That is the picture at the Trumbull…
Cocker Spaniel Corduroy Missing Since 2019 Is Back With His Family After Showing Up at a Los Angeles Shelter
Seven years is a long time to keep hoping. Most of us would have stopped looking by now. But somewhere in Los Angeles, one family never fully let go, and…
Firefighters Rescue Two Dogs From a Smoke-Filled House in Southwest Las Vegas
When I read that firefighters pulled two dogs out of a smoke-filled home in Las Vegas, I felt relief first. Then a harder question came: if this were my house,…
Bulloch County Animal Services Opens Its Doors to Adopters During Petco Love National Weekend
Some people walk into a shelter just to look. Then one dog leans against the cage, or a kitten reaches a paw through the bars, and the plan changes. If…
Ventura County Animal Services Asks for Help Finding Homes for 22 Dogs Rescued in Oxnard
I read this story twice, because the numbers are hard to picture. On Monday, 22 dogs were pulled from the river bottom in Oxnard, and eight of them are puppies.…
Millie Bobby Brown’s Georgia Farm Has Become a Rescue Where Dogs Wait for Their Forever Homes
Picture a dog who was due to be put down the next day. Instead, he wakes up on a farm in Georgia. That’s how Millie Bobby Brown described a pup…
Dogs Who Love Kids Are Looking for Forever Homes at a Ukiah Library Event This Saturday
Annie Johnston
I still remember the first time a shelter dog leaned his whole weight against my leg. He didn’t bark or jump, he just stayed there. That’s what it feels like…
Nashville Dog Adopted After 401 Days Gives Hope to Other Long Waiting Shelter Pets
I read Timothy’s story twice, and one number kept pulling me back: 401. That’s 401 mornings of watching people walk past. A young, friendly dog, and nobody chose him. Now…