Dog Stories

Puppies with distemper, a serious, contagious viral disease, are saved with intensive care and treatment at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Palm Valley Animal Center's new Tails Around Town program allows people to take adoptable shelter dogs on field trips. Read about this ingenious idea.

Photos celebrate rescue and shelter dog and cat "gotcha days," when each was adopted into a forever family of their own.

Read story of tiny Chihuahua who is transported from Palm Valley Animal Center in Texas to Wright-Way Rescue in Illinois, where she is adopted.

Your perfect pet may not be the dog or cat you envisioned, or even the species you thought you wanted, but the animal will be perfect nonetheless.

Dog who guards her toys gets training to help her learn to trade toys for treats and is then adopted by a couple who are continuing her training.

Pit bull is adopted as a dog copilot by an over-the-road truck driver who drives a semi. Bella, who loves car rides, has found the perfect job.

Big shelter dog is transported from Houston to Salt Lake City, where he is being fostered and receiving heartworm treatment and training.

Her senior dog who passed away inspires a woman to adopt another dog, who needs some training with leash skills and help with manners.

National Puppy Day is on March 23. Here are 11 reasons why pups are worth celebrating.

Abused, neglected pit bull finds her happy place in a home with three kids.

Shelter dogs in Texas and other regions are being transported to Minnesota and other states, where the demand for dogs to adopt is higher.

Manager of Dogtown Julie Tasch celebrates the life of Ludo, a rescued Hurricane Harvey pit bull dog, who made each person feel loved and special.

Heartwarming story of a shelter dog named Parker who won the hearts of his foster family who decided to adopt him into their family

Rescued from an abandoned shed when she was a puppy, rescued dog, who is blind, becomes a therapy dog. Read how she comforts children.