The Fox Valley Humane Association of Appleton, Wisconsin is doing amazing work for animals. The non-profit shelter cares for over 5,000 animals a year. Recently, they accepted a bonded pair they knew couldn’t be adopted separately. Hank the dog arrived at the shelter with a fuzzy purple hippopotamus he loved. (One very like this sweet li’l stuffed hippo.) Hank and the hippo…
Meet Messy, a kind yellow Labrador who enjoys nothing more than being a good friend. He lives in Thailand with his human mom, Oranit Kittragul, but fortunately, she isn’t the only one whose life is better with Messy’s big heart and warm personality in it. Apparently, Messy has already improved the life of another dog. Across the street from Oranit’s…
To change one’s name can be pretty intense, it can mean the joining of a whole new family or signify the promise of a better finer life. For ZIB, a 1-year-old border collie, it stood for both choices. The pup’s early years were filled with distressing neglect. Then known as Kong, he was languishing in a shelter in Oklahoma, suffering…
In a real “man’s best friend” fashion, to own a pup surely sets out an unbelievable amount of affection from dog to owner. So, understanding your dog’s actions is fairly important. Sometimes, it is pretty easy, like when your dog is giving you tons of kisses, it means that he wants to show you how much he loves and appreciates…
Although we can’t seem to understand why some people are not dog people – when you have a non-dog person living with you, you can go to great lengths to change their mind, like negotiating or bending the truth for your dog’s favor. That’s what Sue Markham decided to do when she brought a little puppy home from her local…
Can you imagine anything more adorable than two different animal species -both extremely beautiful, befriending and interacting with one another? Because we can’t. This tiny puppy named Frenchie was walking around Wall Street, New York with his owner when they came across a rather big police horse. On account of the “Occupy Wall Streets” protests, police were present in the…
When you’re very young and still trying to discover and learn about all the things happening around you, even the trivial things can blow your mind, like a shop. So, when Zira, probably the cutest half Corgi in the entire world, and her human went to Target, her excitement was incredible. As her contagious huge smile is taking the internet…
Meet Max, a deaf and partially blind pup who has recently gained a new title: Hero. The 17-year-old Blue Heeler from Australia is being applauded for spending more than 15 hours in a rough and stony woodland, on a rainy night, with Aurora, a lost 3-year-old girl. The little girl was reported missing at 3 pm on Friday after…
Would you identify yourself as a dog person or a cat person? Well, this heart-warming story is about a dog who is a cat person. Meet Rosie, a kitten who recently joined a pack of three Huskies after one of the Huskies, named Lilo, came to her aid. When she was first found homeless, Rosie was only three weeks old.…
Most people consider their beloved pets as members of their family, or even closer. If the person you were going out with asked you to choose between them and your family member, we’re pretty certain you’d show them the way out immediately. But somehow, some people still fail to see how inappropriate and ill-suited it is to ask their partners…