Dog Stories

Hurricane Katrina survivor dog, who overcame the trauma he experienced and became a role model for shy dogs, is adopted into a forever home.

Pueblo Animal Services, with Best Friends, All Breed Rescue and Training, and Canine Rehabilitation Center and Sanctuary, helps 20 fighting case dogs.

Black shepherd mix rescued service dog from Canines with Careers program helps a veteran with PTSD and drop attack disorder.

Stories of adopted pets - a hiking dog and cat - who love being outdoors with their people. Adopt your own adventure companion today!

A mother dog and her eight puppies come to Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Atlanta. The pups are adopted quickly and soon the mom dog, too.

Sensitive dog struggled with being in an animal shelter, but once she was moved to a foster home, she began to thrive and was soon adopted.

A mama dog and her puppies are saved from the rising Hurricane Harvey floodwaters. Now all have been adopted into forever homes in Los Angeles.

L.A. Animal Services, Angel City Pit Bulls, and Best Friends collaborate to save 37 hoarding case dogs who were very shy and had fleas and ticks.

Couple from Belgium adopt a dog travel companion, a puppy, and road trip in a van with her to California and Mexico, with more adventures planned.

Dog with skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma on his underside and melanoma on his ear, finds the perfect home with a couple committed to helping him.

Hurricane Harvey dog comes to Best Friends' emergency shelter in Houston with a dislocated hip and heartworm, but he's got a bright future now.

Ever will likely need orthopedic surgery, but that's OK, because her new family will be there for her every step of the way.

Dog missed critical socialization period (between 3 to 16 weeks of age), but her adopters are helping her to become less anxious and more confident.

Heartworm positive dogs at Best Friends in Atlanta receive treatment (antibiotic doxycycline and injections) and then are adopted into homes.

A favorite dog of shelter staff and volunteers, a pit bull who'd been waiting for a home for a while is adopted by a man who is charmed by him.