Caring for Pets Stories

Rabbits enjoy chewing on Christmas trees, whittling on the bark and eating the needles. Chewing is great for their teeth since teeth grow continually.

Teaching cats to respond to a clicker by rewarding them with food has various benefits and makes them more adoptable. Read about cat clicker training.

German shepherd has reactivity to people issues. Best Friends trainer helps Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue with training for him.

Dog who likely survived distemper has a rhythmic bouncing probably caused by the disease, but that doesn't slow her down or dampen her love of life.

Davis County Animal Services is making progress towards becoming no-kill, including participating in adoption events and working with rescue groups.

Black Labrador retriever mix receives clicker training to help him learn to trade something of high value for something else good.

Puppy mill socialization class at Best Friends helps puppies from mills get more comfortable with people and teaches people about puppy mills.

Black pit bull terrier rescued from Hurricane Katrina was reactive around other dogs, but she can now get along with multiple dogs at once.

Cat who was abused by child with firecracker receives surgery, care, treatment, physical therapy and love. She goes from incontinent to continent.

Blind and deaf special-needs Australian shepherd mix who was abandoned now has been adopted and is training to become a search and rescue dog.

Sun conure and Sunday conure lose their home when their family moves, but this pair of birds finds another perfect family who adopts them.

Here are three true stories from Best Friends about a ornery cat, obnoxious rabbit and feisty kittens.

Two special-needs cats positive for the feline leukemia (FeLV) virus are adopted. They are now settling into their new, happy life beautifully.

Avian veterinarian Dr. Margaret Fordham volunteers at the Sanctuary, performing surgery on four parrots facing various medical problems.

Reactive and dog aggressive dog receives muzzle training to help her become more adoptable. Includes info on how dog was introduced to wearing muzzle.