In 20 minutes the temperature was well over 100 degrees. The doctor was sweating in waves. His clothes were soaked. His body was desperately trying to cool itself. Not only can a dog not sweat, he is covered in fur. His body temperature would be dangerously high. He would be in desperate need of air and water. He would still be confused. He knows his owner loves him. But why did she desert him? Why did she leave him here to die? He tries barking and trying to find her. The extra energy that took made his situation critical.

In 30 minutes, the temperature in the car, with the windows down is between 116 and 120 degrees. The animal is covered in fur and has had no air or water for half an hour. He is weak and dehydrated. It could already be too late to recover.

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Missy and Laydie had been waiting all day for their dad to come home and give them some love. When he finally did get off work, they came prancing into the kitchen with tails wagging and plenty of kisses to give.

But everything changed when Pop’s tone turned from loving…

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With all that he’s doing, this cutie pie thinks he deserves the same treat that he gives them so he decided to taste one but oh my, I guess Liver doesn’t taste that great does it, young man? Oh no matter, the point is, his dogs love their food so off he goes to the bin again and dunks half his body in it in order to get more food for his doggies!

What a good boy! His mommy is sure proud of him and I would be too, if I had a little helper like this cute and lovable baby boy! Share this with other dog lovers and let’s see how many of them have toddlers as helpful as this one!

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After 9 months of being assigned in Afghanistan, our soldier comes home and gets an enthusiastic and wonderful welcome from his two huskies! Watch how they run and jump up, so happy and excited to see their daddy again. Watch how they run back and forth to their mommy as if to say, “Daddy’s home! Daddy’s home!” ^_^

The kind of bond and relationship these 2 dogs must have with the soldier is definitely a strong, loving and positive one otherwise I doubt they would give him such a warm and awesome welcome. Their love for him is so wonderful to see!

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A month after her owner deployed Kermie was taken to the vet because of her bad breath. The diagnosis wasn’t good, Kermie had cancer. She was only given two or three months to live, but Kermie had plans of her own. She refused to die until her owner returned home from his nine month deployment.

Last March Eric Ralston, a chief hospital corpsman in the US Navy, was deployed. A month after he deployed his wife took their dog Kermie, an 11-year-old Lab-Beagle-Chow Chow mix for a checkup when she noticed Kermie’s breath had become very foul.

After being examined it was discovered that Kermie had oral melanoma and the vets believes he had at most two or three months left to live. “We were devastated to say the least,” said Jennifer Ralston. “Kermie was our first child, and we did not think Eric would ever get to see her again.” Kermie wasn’t ready to say goodbye without seeing Eric though.

Three months passed and Kermie was still around and soon it was reaching towards the end of Eric’s employment and the family began to hope that maybe Kermie would get to see him again and welcome him home. They became determined themselves to help her see Eric one last time. When eating became difficult Jennifer prepared special meals and hand fed Kermie.

Then 12 days before Eric was supposed to return home his deployment was extended. The holidays were approaching and the Ralstons feared Kermie wouldn’t make it to Christmas when Eric would finally come home. Kermie continued to defy the odds though. A few days before Christmas Eric returned home and Kermie was there to welcome him. She sported a red bow and was caught on video sprinting from the house and into Eric’s arms.

Eric’s return brought new life into Kermie, before she had seem to be on her last leg but with him home she had new life. “His return was some sort of magic pill for her,” said Jennifer. “She began eating and drinking again, without struggle.” Kermie soon was celebrating her 12^th birthday in January, but by February she made a turn for the worse. “When good days became good hours we knew it was time,” said Jennifer. On February 22^nd Kermie lost her battle with cancer. Eric and the rest of her family were by her side.

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Very strange choice in music…

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Wasn’t that just astounding? I never thought a dog’s nose is that powerful! What amazed me the most is the fact that a dog’s nose can recognize the hormones from stress and anger!

How about you? What did you find amazing about dog noses? Leave a comment below!

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Pete Buchmann is homeless in Delaware, and knows that the best thing he can do for his senior dog is keep him in a shelter.  It is heartbreaking to be away from Buster, so every day – rain, snow, or shine – Pete walks five miles each day to see him so he knows he hasn’t been abandoned.

Pete and Buster were inseparable until this past July when Buchmann’s dwindling resources were drained and he became homeless.

“When I couldn’t pay my rent any more, I moved across the street into the backyard of an empty house,” he told Delaware Online. “I pitched a two-man tent, and it was kind of fun for about a week, but it wasn’t good for Buster.”

He asked police officers where he could take the nine-year-old dog until he was able to care for him again, and was told to contact Faithful Friends Animal Society in Wilmington.  He was unable to call at first, because his cell phone kept dying and no one would let him charge it.  When he finally got through, he told staff whereabouts the pair could be found.

“We drove out and found them,” said Lou Henderson, manager of the shelter’s dog department. “We also took Pete a goodie bag with some food and things in it to help him. We brought Buster back with us and gave him his own room.”

Executive Director Jane Pierantozzi wasn’t thrilled to come into work to see that the shelter’s meet-and-greet area had been turned into a makeshift apartment for Buster, but felt for the dog and his owner.

“Since the financial crisis, so many people have had to give up their pets, and we have been able to place them, but Buster isn’t adoptable,” she said. “He’s old, he has arthritis, and he’s protective of and attached to Pete. Dogs like that can go down fast in a shelter. We knew if he went to a kill shelter he wouldn’t survive.”

Of the 3.5 million homeless people in America, anywhere between 5 and 25 percent of them have pets.  This may be unfair to the animals, particularly when it is scorching hot, freezing cold, rainy, and buggy, but most homeless people will sacrifice their own meals and blankets to keep their pets comfortable.  Pets are all some of these people have, and turning them over to a kill shelter isn’t an option.

Pete never thought he’d be where he is now, but it can happen to anybody nowadays.  If you lose your job and can’t find another one, money runs out fast, and banks and landlords aren’t usually very forgiving of unfortunate circumstances.  Pete had been installing fiber optics and doing construction, but when the economy declined, so did the work.

“I’m not your stereotypical homeless person,” he said. “I don’t drink, and I don’t do drugs. There are a lot of very smart people living at the mission who are just down on their luck.”

The Long Island native moved to Delaware after his sister and mother, whom he was caring for, died within weeks of one another.  He went where the work was, but that quickly dried up.  He sold his car to keep his apartment, but when the money ran out, he was out on the streets.  He never married and has no children, so he has no one to turn to except Buster, who he visits every day.

“I am just amazed at his attitude,” Pierantozzi said. “He walks two-and-a-half miles each way every day to see Buster, and then he spends two or three hours helping us walk the dogs. Most people in his situation would be depressed and angry, but he isn’t.”

She is so inspired by his fortitude that she is reaching out to everyone she knows, looking for a full-time job for him.  Pete has been working at the shelter, but because it is a non-profit and relies on donations, there is no pay to give him.

“Pete has been so resilient through all his trials,” Pierantozzi noted.  “It’s bad enough to lose your home, but to not know what’s going to happen to your pet is horrible. I just hope there are people out there that can help.”

For now, Pete is just grateful to be able to sleep at the Sunday Breakfast Mission and that Buster is well-cared for.  He hopes they will be reunited permanently soon.

He’s my buddy; he’s been with me through everything.  He seems content here, and he knows now that I’m coming back, that he hasn’t been deserted,” Pete explained.  “Faithful Friends helped me save my faithful friend. I’ll be grateful forever. I have nothing to complain about.”

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