Many lost pet stories don’t have a happy ending, but every once in a while, a miracle occurs. For a man in Wisconsin named Dwight, a news channel helped him achieve that miracle. Payday, his family’s dog, had gone missing two years ago. They’d lost hope of him coming home, but then a special news …
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Stephen Foster works as a part-time maintenance man at a gas station in Dade City, Florida. Since the recent death of his wife of 35 years, Stephen has come to rely on the love and companionship of his little dog, Ollie. The pooch even accompanies him to work, happily watching her dad from the end …
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Rosie, a one-year-old Great Pyrenees/Golden Retriever mix, was brought to a Georgia shelter after her parents got divorced. The young mother couldn’t afford to move with both her children and the dogs. When surrendered, Rosie was healthy and trained, but being at a kill shelter during the holidays meant a chance she may not make …
Mom Surprises Daughters By Secretly Rescuing The Dog They Fell In Love With Read More »
A team of impressive rescue canines saved the life of a young girl caught in a strong ocean current. Even the best of swimmers can get whisked away in an instant, leaving them to fight for their lives to stay above water. Thankfully, the dogs of SICS Italian School of Rescue Dogs were on the …
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This is one of those “what are the chances?” feel-good stories that I’m betting will put a smile on your face. Leo the Poochon Is Reunited With His Dad and Brother During the height of the pandemic, when adoptable dogs were very hard to find in certain areas of the country, three rescue dogs in …
If you didn’t already know, part of each sale on the iHeartDogs.com store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which offers grants for programs like Rescue Bank. Shopping from the iHeartDogs store is the reason heartwarming stories like the one below are made possible! When Ralphie was plucked off the streets of Houston and brought into an …
Given A Chance, Frightened Former Stray Ralphie Slowly Learned To Trust Read More »
Rescuing people struggling to stay afloat at sea is very challenging and potentially dangerous work. Sometimes, lifeguards or Coast Guardsmen need to use speedboats, hydraulic winches, and even helicopters to pull people from the water. When it comes to something as important as saving lives, there’s no shame in getting a little help from man’s …
Italian Lifeguard Dogs Leap From Helicopters To Save People Read More »
As a shelter dog, life can be hard. Sometimes it’s loud. Other times, it is stressful and sad watching people pass you by in your kennel, picking another dog instead. That’s just the reason why caretakers at Austin Animal Center decided to bring 3-year-old Bagel out for a field trip one day last week. And when …
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Promise the young Pit Bull was paralyzed as a puppy after a car door slammed on her leg. Now she uses a wheelchair to get around, and it doesn’t hold her back one bit. She has so much love to give, and she always approaches life with the cutest puppy smile. After spending the first …
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In January of 2020, York County Animal Control in South Carolina received a call about a dog abandoned by the side of a dirt road. Right away it was clear this poor dog had been through a lot. Scooter, as he would soon be called, was used as a bait dog. He’d been tied up …
Pittie Found In Ditch Missing Ears Thanks The Rescuers Who Saved His Life Read More »