Category Archives: Awesome Stories

Service Dog Wears Cap and Gown to Graduation

A young woman and her service dog have earned instant fame after the pair arrived in matching caps and gowns to the graduation ceremony of the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign on Sunday. An attendee of the ceremony snapped a photo of Bridget Evans and her service dog,…

Dog Protects, Rescues and Nurses Tiny Lost Kitten

When an Anderson, South Carolina animal control officer went to the aid of a little dog that wouldn’t stop barking at the bottom of a ravine, she got the shock of her life when she found a dog, nursing a tiny kitten that was trapped there. As it turns out, the dog was actually barking…

Colorado Names ‘Shelter Dogs’ as Official State Pet

Colorado has now become the 12th state in the country to designate an official state pet. While other states have chosen specific breeds, North Carolina’s state dog is the Plott Hound, Maryland has the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Massachusetts the Boston Terrier, and Alaska with the Malamute, Colorado went in a different direction, honoring all shelter…

New Study: Owning a Dog Can Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease

In a scientific statement published yesterday in the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation, it was revealed that owning a dog  can reduce a person’s risk for developing heart disease. Glenn N. Levine, M.D., a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, said, ““Pet ownership, particularly dog ownership, is probably associated with a decreased…

Former Vick Dog Wins ‘GUND TOP DOG’ Stuffed Animal Contest

Just a few weeks after Michael Vick’s announcement last year that he planned to adopt another dog, a former “Vick Dog” made headlines of his own! Jonny Justice, an adorably charismatic Staffordshire bull terrier and former fighting dog for Michael Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels, snagged the GUND TOP DOG prize in the stuffed animal manufacturer’s…

Extreme Jumpy: Watch This Talented Pup Perform 20 Tricks in 1 Minute!

His name is Jumpy, and he’s one of the most talented dogs we’ve ever seen! Trained by his owner, Miami dog trainer Omar Muller, this two year old, tri-color Border Collie mix is a natural performer! Jumpy’s specialties are extreme high jumps, dancing, acting, dock diving, frisbee, skateboarding and more! In fact, in just 60-seconds,…

Bo Obama, Will You Marry Me?

He’s not the first celebrity to get a marriage request via YouTube, but he IS the first dog to get one! Bo Obama, the 4-year old Portuguese Water Dog and First Dog of the United States has a not-so-secret admirer in Romona, a Goldendoodle from Oregon. In the video below, released by the Oregon Humane…

Amazing Dog Trained to Wake Narcoleptic Owner

When we think of service dogs, we usually think of assistance for the visually impaired. Dogs being highly adaptable creatures, some trainers have taken to developing them to be helpful in very specialized ways. Within the past year, a woman suffering from severe narcolepsy had her life turned around by a dog trained to wake…

Ready For Iditarod? Sound Like It with this Guide to Musher’s Lingo

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This Saturday, March 2nd, marked the official start date of the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race® in Alaska. The exciting race started in Anchorage, when the first musher crossed the start line, and ends with the last musher crossing the finish line in Nome, usually about 12 days later. For between 9 and 12…

Is the Iditarod Safe for the Dogs?

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Every winter since 1973, men and dogs face what has become known as “The Last Great Race,” the Iditarod, pronouced “Hi-dit-a-rod” from an Athabaskan Indian word meaning “a distant place.” Not only does the race live up to it’s name, as it is run on one of two desolate 1,000 plus mile trails between Anchorage…

Exciting News For Conscious-Driven Premium Pet Food Company, FreeHand!

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Today, an exciting announcement was released by the Dogington Post Award’s Gold Medal Winner for Best Dry Dog Food, FreeHand! When we met the hard-working, dedicated folks at FreeHand last summer, we knew right away that they were special. With a mission to improve the lives of all shelter dogs while providing pet parents with…

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