Category: May 2018

According to the ASPCA, 3.3 million dogs enter shelters every year. If you’ve been thinking about getting a furry friend, this weekend might be the time to do it.  Continue reading “Sunday marks National Rescue Dog Day “

“If you find a photo you really like, you can take it off the wall and keep it,” he says. Librarian Jenna Bivona periodically checks the room to fill empty spaces with new prints.  Continue reading “World-traveling dog named Pastrami lands at Hartford library”

Erby the dog bounded over to U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Tracy McKithern at Tampa International Airport after seven months apart.  Continue reading “Dog overjoyed to be reunited with military mom who rescued her from Iraq”

Dogs everywhere are also graduating from puppy schools to become a proud certified obedient pup after their hard work.  Continue reading “Puppy school graduates; pets proudly wear graduation caps!”

For the sixth year in a row, Missouri leads the 2018 “Horrible Hundred” list from the Humane Society of the United States.  Continue reading “Missouri again tops Humane Society’s list for problem puppy mills”

“It’s disappointing to see that someone would take advantage of a law that was intended to help and support someone with a disability,” said Jennifer Hanes, of Canine Companions For Independence.  Continue reading “The unseen dangers of fake service dogs in Central Florida”

His owner has spent more than 15K dollars pampering  the dog, and it’s not the end.  Continue reading “This 3-year-old Afghan Hound AJ Nirvana Battle is probably the most stylish dog in the world”

A Minneapolis photographer takes glamour shots of rescue dogs to help them get adopted.  Continue reading “The cutest rescue dogs in Minneapolis pose for pictures in hopes of getting adopted”

The viral photo was posted on Facebook by a Cincinnati doggie day care with the caption, “A bunch of goofballs!”  Continue reading “Pack of dogs at Ohio doggie day care pose for world’s greatest selfie”

After doing research for an elective course called “Passion Project” at Austin Jewish Academy in Austin, Texas, Horwitz found that more than half the dogs in shelters are there because people don’t get the right kind of dog for their family.  Continue reading “Texas eighth-grader creates website to match people with adoptable dogs”