Heroic & Inspiring
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6.4K12Forever In Our Hearts: In Memory of Dogs Loved and Lost
The following video slideshow features reader submitted photos of the dogs in our lives that we’ve loved and lost. As a special...
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6.0K3Comfort Dogs Help Newtown Families Smile Again
Just hours after tragedy struck in the idyllic town of Newtown, Connecticut, the K9 Comfort Dog Ministry, including 9 service dogs and...
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4.3K4A Memo From Your New Puppy
When I lost my 13-year old Husky, Molly, to cancer several months ago, I struggled with the thought of adopting a new...
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9.0K4The Heartwarming (and Heartbreaking) Story of a Retired Research Beagle
Most of the 70,000 or more dogs that are bred and sold into research are put to death after the laboratory’s experiments...
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4.9K1Four-Legged Hero Saves Missing Toddler
When 2-year old Australian toddler, Dante Berry, and his family’s German Shepherd Dasher went missing, a search party over 100 people strong,...
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6.2K3Puppies Keep Missing Boy Warm, Lead to Rescue
An Alabama family is crediting their dog and her four puppies for both saving the boy’s life and for leading to his...
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6.7K4Rescued Dog Returns the Favor and Rescues Infant
A Portland, Connecticut dog that once spent his days and nights in a shelter is now being credited with saving the life...
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4.6K1Dog Hero Saves 81-Year Old Owner’s Life
An 81-year old dog owner may owe his life to his loyal Lhasa Apso after the 7-year old lap dog went above...
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4.2K1Kabang The Hero Dog Saves Two Girls
Who says that mixed breed types cannot make a difference? A hero dog from Zamboanga City, Philippines, named Kabang, saved the lives...
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6.0K5VIDEO: The Heartfelt Story Behind a Man & His Dog in the Water
A photo by Hannah Stonehouse-Hudson of a man cradling his dog in the cool waters of Lake Superior has been making it’s...
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4.8K1Meet Marshall: The Miracle Dog
Do you believe in miracles? Well, you will now. From MarshalltheMiracleDog.com, here is the story of how one rescued dog is inspiring...
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3.5KHero Dog Saves Alabama Man From House Fire
An Alabama homeowner is alive and well today, thanks to the heroic actions of his friend’s dog. When Danny the dog sensed...
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4.5K4VIDEO: Firefighter Takes Off His Own Oxygen Mask, Uses it to Resuscitate Dogs
As a Detroit man’s house burns, with billows of smoke pouring out from doorways and windows, he questions firefighters, panicked, “Did you...
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6.3K12Dogs for the Deaf: Hattie’s Story
UPDATE August 29, 2012: It makes me really sad to report that Hattie got seriously ill and has ran up an emergency vet bill of over...
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3.6K1Seizure Dog Heroes
Were you aware that there are seizure dog heroes among us? I had not heard of them until recently. It was proven...
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Vote For Your Favorite 2012 Hero Dog NOW!
Voting is now open, until June 30. Log in here to vote for your favorite 2012 hero dog in each of eight...
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5.7K1Python-Hunting Dogs?
Have you ever heard of python-hunting dogs? Pythons are usually a threat to almost all beings, even pets, because they are “constrictors”,...
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4.4K1How a Dog Saved My Life, And Inspired Me to Save More Dogs
The following post was written by Lori Hiltenbeitel, founder of Dog-lbs: Saving Dogs One Pound at a Time. Her story of personal...
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Nominate Your Favorite Hero Dog NOW!
The American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards is a program that honors and salutes “hero” dogs. State Farm Insurance has joined forces...
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4.1K2From Craigslist to Westminster
For a dog to be shown at Westminster, just being a purebred isn’t enough. The dogs come from a long line of...
