One of the most charming traits a dog has is that they are usually sociable. It’s heartwarming how much a dog can express their love for you — dogs definitely earned the title “man’s best friend.”

A sweet little puppy named Matilda is one of the happy dogs with sad stories. She was a stray and picked up by Douglas County Animal Shelter in Georgia when she was only 2-months old.

A yellow Labrador named Cleo went missing and was found in her owner’s previous home. Cleo was last seen in their Kansas home and a week later showed up in their former home in Missouri.

Meet Benny, the ice-skating dog, who also received the 2021 AKC Awards for Canine Excellence. This award recognizes dogs who make positive impacts on the communities.

I think that all of us can say that we love animals, at least, we love the animals that live in our homes. There are also those who do more than simply love animals, they have made it a part of their life to care for them in special ways.

Every morning when Amy Haden looked outside, he was sitting there. And every day when she got home from work, he was still there. She knew she had to do something to help him.

Being completely on your own in an environment of pain and suffering can be so tough to face alone. But two little dogs came through their horrible experiences because of their friendship.

Staying up all night may not be a deal when you’re young, but most people are done pulling all-nighters by the time they turn 80. However, one 80-year-old Bakersfield woman didn’t hesitate to stay up all night if it meant adopting the perfect dog.

Take Sissy, for example. As an Australian cattle dog, herding cattle is in her blood and DNA. She needs to have a purpose and that purpose should preferably be herding.

I know I’ve said that I’m much more of a cat person than a dog person, but there is one thing that I absolutely love and admire about dogs, and that is their unwavering loyalty.

PETA Germany has been dispatching teams to Ukraine’s western borders in order to provide assistance to the refugees and their animal companions. Loaded down with food…

When authorities with San Miguel County, New Mexico received a call regarding neglected animals, they didn’t hesitate to call the Humane Society of the United States for assistance.

There are a lot of cold-hearted people out there who will just abandon their pets at the drop of a hat because they’re no longer convenient to them. And that seems to be the way that one little stray dog came to the attention of rescuer Shafi Taru.

It is so sad to realize that not all dogs have a loving home to call their own. There are some who are abandoned by their owners to live on the street, and then there are others who are born into life as a stray.