So when animal rescue group Hope for Paws received a call about a dog wandering the streets of Los Angeles, they turned to the mapping app to find her… and things only got more unbelievable from there!

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It’s been 10 years almost to the day since we adopted our good friend Buddy. He was named Ralph when we got him at WECHS and even though I wasn’t sure I really wanted a dog at the time, as soon as we met him and brought him home, I fell in love with him and never looked back.

He’s been the best dog you could ever hope for. Sure, he’s deeply affected by the presence of the mailman on our street daily, and he loves to wait patiently for you to leave your food unattended so he can snatch it up, and if he ever gets the opportunity to roll in a dead fish he’s all over it.

But he’s also the most loving, protective, loyal friend you could ever ask for and we are so happy to have had 10 great years with him so far! Since bringing Buddy home in January 2006 we also brought home his human brother and sister, who love him just as much as we do. As you can see by his beginning and later pictures, Buddy has aged beautifully. 

So what if his hair is a little grey?  (I blame it on the kids.) He worries about them a lot when they are outside playing without him or when we have to go places without him. Anyway, I just wanted to share with you another story of a loving friend and longtime companion who found his happy forever home.

If you live in the Windsor, Ontario area and would like to give a home to an animal in need, click here to see some of WECHS’ adoptables.

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By now, most people know about Johnny Depp and the problems he’s facing with the Australian government.  He stands accused of trying to smuggle his dogs into the country, and law enforcement seems hell-bent on punishing him to the full extent.

Depp could possibly be facing a ten year prison term for the charges.  Apparently dog smuggling in Australia is a big problem.  Not only is there the prison term, but there could also be fines totaling over $340,000!  The pilot that brought Depp and company into the country could also get two years in jail.

Boo and Pistol, Depp’s Yorkshire terriers, were flown back to the United States earlier in the month.  Officials were threatening to out the dogs down, and all just because they were not checked in at customs properly.  Seems a bit extreme, doesn’t it?

The laws in Australia state that any dogs being brought into the country be quarantined for a minimum of ten days.  It’s in place to protect other native animals from any potential diseases, and also to protect your pets from any health issues as well.

“If we start letting movie stars, even though they’ve been the sexiest man alive twice, to come into our nation, then why don’t we just break the laws for everybody?” said  Barnaby Joyce.  Joice is the Minister Australian Agriculture.

For now, the dogs are safe back in the U.S. with Depp’s wife, Amber Heard.  Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

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