dog story

Reactive and sick shelter dog who got adopted by first-time owner despite needing expensive vet treatments and training turns into a ‘big mush’ after only two weeks

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Surrendered dog with a reputation for bad behavior gets adopted into furever home by vet technician after she discovers that: ‘Winston is (actually) the best dog I've met.’

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Canine child completes shortest great escape ever after being outsmarted by his pawrent who let the hot southwest sun chase their pupper home instead of themselves: ‘Minutes later I hear whimpering at the door. There’s Tesla, looking absolutely defeated.’

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Gentle dog puts on a brave bark to protect her household from unexpected intruder, leading to a successful arrest, a well-earned pup cup: ‘And needless to say she got lots of hugs and pats that night.’

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Man unkonwningly adopts his soul dog after never wanting a pet and becomes the most devoted dog lover, he: ‘even started volunteering once a week at a rescue’ to help other dogs

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Daughter's 7-year-old dog returned after an accidental theft caused a fraudulent rescue, resulting in a roadside abandonment where the Yorkie’s true rescuer stepped in to finally bring the pup home

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‘I was only taking him in as a foster, then, but after six months, he came back to me, and I knew I wouldn't be able to let him go again.’: Great pyrenees pup rescued from farm that failed him and given the loving furever home he deserves in Massachusetts

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‘(They) tried to drag the dog back to the car physically.’: Woman saves Great Pyrenees puppy from previous neglectful owners who abandoned the dog and tried to take it back by force

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Pets Do the Darndest Things: Hilarious Stories from the Pawrents Putting Up With Their Fur Babies’ Foolery

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‘My animal loving fiancee and sister will not allow me to drop the dog at a shelter as she’s old, sweet and did nothing wrong.’: A twenty-day abandonment of a senior dog by neglectful traveling pawrent ends in small claims court after a ruined carpet

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‘When I wake up she's on the pillow right next to me. I have fallen head over heels in love with this little girl’: Puppy named ‘karma’ rescued from neglectful home, where she was abandoned in the heat, turns into velcro dog who has no limit on love

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‘The second she saw me she ran right to me tail wagging. I couldn't stop smiling.’: Kind Ohio construction worker rescues abandoned and starving pit bull mix from work site, giving her the healing home she deserved and a new fur family

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‘My dog just saved me from being kidnapped I thought.’: German shepherd named “Sarge” saves owner from potential assailant by scaring them off with his “psycho” barking, proving that even a reactive dog will have their chance to be a hero

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‘Our little guy stood his ground when the larger dog lunged at him with its teeth baring.’: Heroic canine proves his love for his hooman sister after firmly holding his ground when another dog attempted to attack her in the park, becoming the family hero

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‘I've been teary and crying all day from happiness! My baby boy's okay!’: The heartwarming tale of the lost Australian Shepherd who was found in New Mexico a year after escaping a dog sitter to find his family who’d gone on vacation

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Dog mom’s angry reaction to husband adopting pup just weeks after losing her soul dog subsides as the puppy: ‘ looks exactly like Roxy, it's like reliving Roxy's puppyhood and being given a second opportunity to furnish her with the same amount of love.’

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