dog story

‘I haven't been able to even think about dropping her off at the shelter without bursting into tears.’: The heartfelt dilemma of a canine pawrent who, against all logic, considers keeping a high-drive belgian malinois puppy while preparing for parenthood

Laurent Shinar

'I told her that since she gave my pup away, I can take hers. Since my mental health is more important than a dumb dog.': Driven by betrayal, a woman seeks revenge for her sister dognapping her canine child by stealing her sister’s dog

Laurent Shinar

‘I’ve been more than willing to share, but my ex is refusing and trying to keep the dog to himself.': The emotional custody battle for a chihuahua devolves into a spiteful standoff, as the ex-boyfriend maliciously denies the dog’s mom any access

Laurent Shinar

‘By sheer luck and nothing else, an ex flatmate of mine working at a vet clinic... asked if a dog someone had brought in to be put to sleep was my Sticksy’: A woman’s boyfriend gets busted while trying to inexplicably get rid of her dog child

Laurent Shinar

‘Milo will be home later today and she has a very good chance of making a full recovery’: Missing dog found injured and abandoned on the roadside, sparks a lawsuit and a breakup, but a heartwarming reunion and a promise of a better life

Laurent Shinar

‘His plan was basically: I’d find two dogs too much work, and I’d “get over my obsession with Luna” by leaving her with my mom’: Manipulative man fails to get rid of his girlfriend’s dog who ‘wasn’t manly enough’, resulting in their break-up

Laurent Shinar

‘My mom has a tendency to leave my dog out and tell me she gave her away until I’m sobbing’: Teenager’s heartless mother’s threatens to get rid of her dog, pushing her to stand up for herself in a powerful act of defiance and a plan for independence

Laurent Shinar

‘Something about their friendship just has never needed spoken words’: The powerful tale of a dog’s heroic instinct, which led to the rescue of a young, boy who got lost on a rural property in the middle of the night

Laurent Shinar

‘If it weren’t for my dog barking like heck just opened up, who knows if that young boy would have ever been found.’: The story of the heroic golden retriever who saved a missing toddler and was rewarded with praise and pets from police officers

Laurent Shinar

‘A human child obviously has priority over a dog for a name.’: A neighbor’s belief that his child's name trumps a dog's name leads to a conflict that proves the dog's owner to be more reasonable and respectful than the neighbor

Laurent Shinar

‘Just because I no longer have my soul dog didn’t mean I lost the ability to love. I still had it but with just nothing to love.’: Heartbroken dog mom finds love in the paws of a new puppy, but questions if it was too close to her soul dog’s passing

Laurent Shinar

‘Your dog, whoever they are, is the highlight of someone's morning.’: The emotional story of a grief stricken commuter mourning the loss of their soul dog, who finds hope and healing in the consistent sighting of a scruffy pup named popcorn

Laurent Shinar

‘Magraw got behind me and magee in front, they both growled louder, and all of a sudden I got the impression I was being herded.’: High school student saved from a mountain lion by his heroic German Shepherds while out for a nighttime run in the woods

Laurent Shinar

“The dog was breathing, but looked a little dehydrated and was very weak.”: A canine’s instinct leads to the rescue of a lost beagle, Rocky, who, after a week on his own, was found in a bush and nursed back to health by a compassionate stranger

Laurent Shinar

‘For the first time ever I can say one of my rescues is in a better place, and actually mean it.’: Heartwarming story of an unruly dog who saved her foster family from a house fire, which led to her being adopted by a fireman who became her new dog dad

Laurent Shinar

‘She said the dog was so skinny because she was on vacation for 2 weeks and her dog sitter was underfeeding the dog.’: Neglectful Californian owner demands rescuer returns her abandoned puppy, only to discover the puppy had been adopted to a loving family

Laurent Shinar