Shelter Dog Labelled ‘Reactive’ In Kennels, Then Someone Took Him Outside
A shelter dog dismissed by visitors as being too “reactive” has been given an opportunity to showcase his true self. Shelter dogs have a small window of time in which to make an impression on a visitor. A 2014 study published in the journal Applied Animal Behavior Science estimates shelter visitors interact with just one […]
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Shelter Dog’s Sad Face As She Manages To ‘Lock Eyes’ With Human Goes Viral
A shelter dog has found a forever home after heartbreaking footage of her in the shelter captured hearts across the world. Lila the dog took the internet by storm in a video on TikTok with more than 1.8 million views. The video, posted by Southeast Missouri Pets in Missouri, featured Lila’s soulful eyes as she […]
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Shelter Dog ‘Starting To Lose Hope’ After 700 Days Without Being Adopted
A shelter dog has gone over 700 days without being adopted, and staff say he’s “starting to lose hope.” James Earl Bones, who was named in honor of the late, great Star Wars actor, didn’t come to the shelter from a galaxy far, far away. “James was roaming as a stray dog in East St. […]
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Puppy Has Saddest Reaction as She’s Returned to Shelter
A rescue dog adopted as a puppy had the saddest of reactions after circumstances beyond anyone’s control led to her being returned to the shelter. The plight of Maggie the 3-year-old pup first came to light when her carers at the Humane Society of Searcy in Arkansas posted an appeal to social media for help […]
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CCTV Shows Moment 16-Week-Old Puppy Dumped Outside Shelter in Freezing Snow
Hearts shattered after a Michigan animal shelter shared a video showing someone leaving a puppy outside the kennel’s doors in freezing temperatures. The Calhoun County Animal Center in Michigan discovered a 16-week-old puppy dumped at the facility in freezing and snowy conditions on the morning of February 19. When looking back at the CCTV footage, […]
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Tears as Shelter Dog Due to Be Euthanized Hides Behind Favorite Worker
A Georgia animal shelter posted a recent video pleading for help after a dog scheduled for euthanasia hid behind a shelter employee. Time was ticking on an 11-month-old puppy named T-Rex. The pup came into the animal shelter on February 3 after someone found him in a grocery store parking lot. He came right up […]
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Terrified Shelter Dog Finally Finds ‘His Person’- Now They’re Traveling US
A dog who was surrendered after eight years with his family was so shut down that he wouldn’t leave his kennel—But then he met someone new, who showed him how beautiful the world can be with the right people. In a post shared on Facebook earlier in November, SPCA of Northern Nevada, the shelter that […]
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Gen Z Woman Sees Dog Being Surrendered at Shelter, Decides To Step In
There wasn’t a dry eye left on the internet after a woman shared a video about meeting and adopting a dog who was about to be surrendered to a shelter. Earlier this month, Christina Podolyan, 25, was told by her partner Leish that they were taking a surprise day trip—which turned out to be to […]
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Heartbroken Puppy Repeatedly Returned to Shelter After Failed Adoptions
Animal lovers have been left heartbroken by a dog who has already been adopted and returned to the shelter twice in her young life. Sophia was first adopted from the Hearts for Paws Rescue in California earlier this year, as a three-month-old puppy. But just months later, she was returned “through no fault of her […]
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