dog story

‘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

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‘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

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‘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

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‘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

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“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

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‘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

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‘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

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‘They’d prop themselves up onto the back of the couch and lick the side of my dads head, but only one side very intensely.’: Clever, caring doggo saves their dad’s life by alerting him to his life-threatening condition before it was too late

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‘We wanted to give two dogs a home, and we won’t give up on them now’: A ruff start left two rescue dogs saved from an overcrowded shelter at odds , but their determined pawrents refuse to give up on them, turning to trainers and daily behavior work

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‘She deserved a loving home, not a garage kennel’: California woman fosters dog from shelter, faces false accusations from the rescue’s president, but with volunteers defending her she finds strength knowing the pup was saved because of her care

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‘If I didn't exercise her, she'd destroy the house and annoy everyone until someone shoved her back in her crate’: Rightfully enraged roommate forced to surrender neglected puppy back to the shelter after her irresponsible owner ignores their canine child

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‘We know he needs a special kind of home... and that the average adopter may not be able to meet his needs’: Foster family’s heartfelt decision to adopt the shelter’s ‘worst dog’ gives a traumatized pit bull a chance at a loving furever home

Laurent Shinar