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• Top Rescue Dog Mij Retires After Saving 14 Lives

  

  Mij, who has saved more lives than any other dog, has retired after a seven-year career that has seen her save 14 lives. The Collie, who has led more than 200... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 PETS

• Our Heavenly Winged Angel

  

  Have you ever had someone come into your life for just a short while, but it changes you forever? This is our family’s story of this experience. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 PETS

• Meet Ruby, a Dog Who Can Play Poker, Shoot Hoops and Play Piano

  

  If you think dogs playing poker is just the name of an oil painting, trainer Rick Caran has a couple of canines he’d like you to meet. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 PETS

• Dog in Touching Viral Photo Turns 20

  

  The arthritic dog whose owner was pictured lulling him through the pain in a lake reached the incredible age of 20 in spite of his illness. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 PETS

• Paws in Prison: Dog-training Program Gives Prisoners and Pooches a Second Chance

  

  Arkansas has a number of dogs behind bars, but they’re not in the pound. They’re part of a program called Paws in Prison that pairs pooches with prisoners for... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Hero Dog Saves Marin Hiker from Rattlesnake

  

  A hero dog saved a hiker from stepping on a rattlesnake — and likely a devastating bite — on a trek Sunday at Mount Tamalpais State Park in Marin. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 PETS

• The Possibility Dogs (a Book Review)

  

  This wonderful book, The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of Unadoptables Taught Me About Service, Hope, Healing by Susannah Charleson, author of the... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 PETS

• This Dog Sniffs out Low Sugar Trouble

  

  POWELL, Tenn. — This beast is not only a looker. He’s a lifesaver. People are drawn to this 19-month-old dog, with his regal bearing and coat of tight, curly... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 PETS

• Treats for Both Dogs and Cats

  

  While the age old rivalry between dogs and cats may still exist, many families have at least one canine member and one feline member. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Dog ‘heroes’ Donate Blood, Save Canine Lives, Solve Supply Issues

  

  The very first Utah canine blood bank is now saving dogs’ lives and solving local veterinary supply issues across the valley. Until recently, Utah... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 PETS

• Alert Guide Dog Helps Trio Escape Car on Sidewalk

  

  A mid-morning stroll in downtown San Rafael nearly turned disastrous when a 93-year-old woman drove backward down a sidewalk, narrowly missing two employees... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 PETS

• Dog Takes on Admin Role at Quarry

  

  Misty the Border collie has taught herself how to fetch and carry delivery forms and credit cards to help out on the front desk. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 PETS

• Service Dog Can ‘read’ Disabled Boy

  

  When CoCo is wearing her vest, she’s working, and she knows it. She won’t eat her dinner until she’s on break. She even bypassed a snack of french fries that... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Dog Sniffs out Missing Animals

  

  A Winnipeg man has trained his dog to search for other people’s lost pets. Rene Belliveau used books and online training to teach his black lab, Shadow, trackin... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Dog Saves Residents from Blaze

  

  Tiny Yorkshire terrier Skip has been praised after his frantic barking woke his owners as flames licked against their front door in a suspected arson attack. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Indiana Rescue Dog Adopts Puppies Orphaned After Oklahoma Tornadoes

  

  A pregnant dog that was saved from a scheduled euthanasia at an Indiana shelter — only to have all of her puppies die — has come to the rescue of six orphaned... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Britain’s First Underwater Sniffer Dog Can Find Submerged Bodies up to 100ft Away

  

  A sniffer dog has become the first in Britain to be specially trained to search for bodies underwater. Sasha, a three-year-old border collie, uses her incredibl... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Dog Saves Abandoned Baby

  

  A pedigree Thai dog carried a plastic bag containing a newborn baby girl believed to have been left in a roadside dump back to its home on Monday morning, savin... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Police Dog Paws His Final Farewell at Casket of Fallen Master

  

  Man’s best friend and a brother in blue — two unbreakable bonds, even after death. Figo, a police dog, bowed his muzzle and reached his paw out to touch the... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• New Ways to Stimulate Pets When Home Alone

  

  House pets are more disciplined when both their minds and their bodies are stimulated; a lazy or bored house pet is often a naughty or destructive pet. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 HOME, PETS