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You’ve seen the dogs in the airport, sniffing around luggage and passengers waiting in line. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses hundreds of dogs, which requires them to. . .
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Powerful Essay: Inside the Life of an Unwanted Dog
Too many shelter dogs await an uncertain fate where overpopulation is still a problem.
Photo via Wikipedia
We post a lot about shelter dogs and why adoption is a great choice for many folks looking for a dog. Orvis also works with the Petfinder Foundation in its mission to support shelters around. . .
Read MorePhotos: A Beautiful Story of Two Emaciated Dogs Transformed by Love
Emmy and Oscar went from scared and starving to happy and healthy in just a few weeks.
Photos via Trio Animal Foundation
A wonderful article on The Dodo tells the story of Oscar and Emmy, two dogs who were found in an abandoned Chicago building two months ago. According to folks at Trio Animal. . .
Read MorePetfinder: Parvo Puppy ICU
How would you feel about sharing a room with this funny-looking guy?
Photo by Austin Pets Alive!
Canine Parvovirus is a highly contagious, life-threatening disease. With many of the symptoms of flu in humans, puppies and young dogs who have not been vaccinated are most highly at risk. And if catching this nasty bug wasn’t bad enough, the most common treatment for puppies in shelters is euthanasia. No wonder the little fella above looks none too happy….
Read MoreOwner and Dog Bond Over Prosthetic Legs
Maja Kazazic is a survivor, having lived through a bomb blast in her native Bosnia, as well as the infection that ultimately took part of her leg. And for that reason, she was drawn to the story. . .
Read MoreVideo: 9-Year-Old Girl Explains Perfectly Why Dog Adoption Is So Important
Here’s a beautiful report from a Sioux City, Iowa, television station, focused on a young girl named Sadie Bettendorf and her love of dogs. The Bettendorfs now have six dogs, since they adopted. . .
Read MorePetfinder: Some Dogs Just Need a Job
Pepper being charming
Photo by Catahoula Rescue of New England
Pepper is a little Blue Heeler who was lucky enough to be saved by the kindness of the Catahoula Rescue of New England with some help from an Orvis Customer Matching Grant to the Petfinder Foundation.
It was the night before Pepper was to be put down at a rural shelter in Louisiana when the good folks at Catahoula learned of his plight….
Read MoreVideo: Couple Advocates for Adopting Disabled Dogs
Deuce the puppy was one of those that usually don’t make it out of the kennel and are instead euthanized before they even have a chance to find a loving home. But Melissa and Ken Rogers. . .
Read MoreNew Dog-Adoption Service Makes Matches By Personality
Elizabeth Holms, Paws like Me co-founder and CEO explains the matching process.
Photo via orlandosentinel.com
Computer-dating services have been around since the 1960s, and the premise was simple: feed a bunch of personality traits, wants, needs, and hopes into the machine, and it will match you. . .
Read MoreVideo: National Mutt Day Celebrates Mixed Breeds
The last day of this month is National Mutt Day, one of two days each year dedicated to “embracing, saving and celebrating mixed breed dogs.” In this video report from ABC7 in. . .
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