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Cody has worked and volunteered with rescue animals her entire life. She worked as a veterinary assistant and technician in shelters, rescues, boarding facilities, doggy daycares and animal hospitals in New York and Chicago throughout her teens and twenties, and now resides as a pet foster mom in Upstate New York.

Woman Who Abandoned Dog with Enormous Tumor Receives Sentencing

A woman who abandoned a dog with a 42-pound tumor last year will never be allowed to own pets again. 53-year old Sherry Haughton...

Dying “Hippo” Dog Gets Last Day Full of Love

A stray dog covered in tumors got just one day full of love and treats after being put in a shelter. Earlier this month,...

Sick Man Adopts Sick Puppy and They Heal Each Other

“I had no idea of the depth of love, emotional support and companionship that a dog could bring.” Jason Bradford is a holistic healer...

Iditarod Sled Dog Race Under Fire for Dog Doping Scandal

The famous dog sledding competition saw its four-time champion accused of doping dogs, and is being accused of mismanaging the drug testing. We’ve heard...

Homeless Dog’s Hilarious Grin Goes Viral, Gets Him a Home

A dog wound up in a shelter last week, charming the staff – and the world – with his outrageous smile. Meet Cheech. Cheech...

Dogs Communicate to Us Using Facial Expressions

Recent studies show that dogs love when we smile, and give us those sad “puppy eyes” on purpose. Dogs and humans have lived alongside...

Woman Suffers Clinical Heartbreak After Her Dog’s Death

A Texas woman has suffered clinically diagnosed heartbreak while grieving the loss of her beloved dog. An inconsolable Joanie Simpson has been mourning the...

Dog Crashes Wedding And What This Couple Does Next Is Amazing

A dog crashed a wedding in Brazil, and the reaction of the young couple was priceless. Matheus and Marília were in the middle of celebrating...

Dogs May Be More Self-Aware Than We Thought

Dogs seem to have more self-awareness than we originally attributed to them, thanks to some new realizations about their perceptions. As dog lovers, we...

Dog Lost for a Year Finally Reunited with the Owner

A Jacksonville man and his family finally reunited with their beloved dog after losing him more than one year ago. When Toby escaped from...

Herding Dog Survives Wildfires After Refusing to Leave Goats Behind

A brave goat-herding dog named Odin stuck by the livestock he guarded and managed to survive the California wildfires. On October 9th, Roland Tembo...

Harmful Experimentation on Dogs by Veterans Affairs Leads to Outrage

The VA’s experiments on dogs which ended in the dogs being killed has resulted in more scrutiny from Congress and enhanced oversight.  Recently, an...

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