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Xander the Blind Pug is an Amazing Therapy Dog

January 21, 2014

Xander doesn’t let his disability hold him back.
Photo via viralnova.com

The website viralnova.com has a wonderful story/photo essay about a Pug named Xander who was born without eyes. He showed up at a shelter in Oregon a couple years ago, and it was immediately apparent that he more than made up for his lack of sight with a. . .

Petfinder Among Four Recipients of 2014 Orvis Customer Matching Grants to Protect Nature

January 20, 2014

The Petfinder Foundation works to ensure that no pet is euthanized for lack of a home.
Photo courtesy RAGOM

As most of you surely know, Orvis commits 5% of pre-tax profits to protecting and sustaining the natural world—not only now, but for all who follow. Each year, the company and its customers support specific causes through the

Photos: Pit Bull Puppy Comforts Patients At Colorado Veterinary Clinic

January 02, 2014

Dominic lies with a dog who has just come out of surgery
Photo via huffingtonpost.com

Here’s a heartwarming story of a Pit Bull named Dominic who plays against type. Instead of living up to his breed’s stereotype, Dominic has been dubbed a “pro cuddler.” Still a puppy, at 18 months old, Dominic “works” at. . .

Video: A Blind Aussie and Her Guide Dog Need a New Home

December 18, 2013

One story about a dog serving as a guide for a blind companion is a remarkable thing, but this happens often enough (see here, and here, here, that it really says something about a dog’s capacity for. . .

Video: Wings of Rescue Holiday Airlift Saves 500 Dogs from Certain Death

December 09, 2013

Wings of Rescue performed an amazing airlift on Friday.
Photo via king5.com

In an incredible airlift performed to save shelter dogs from being euthanized, the organization Wings of Rescue transported 500 dogs from California to rescue organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Because shelters in California are so. . .

Saving a Pregnant Dog and Her Pups

December 06, 2013

Sunny was a gal in trouble when she was rescued.
Photo by Utah Animal Adoption Center

When the Utah Animal Adoption Center in Salt Lake City saved a very pregnant Pit Bull from abuse, a Petfinder Foundation grant from Orvis helped pay for the mother’s and her seven puppies’ medical care.

Video: Once Given Almost No Chance to Survive, Xena the Warrior Puppy is ASPCA Dog of the Year

November 25, 2013

This is an amazing story of survival and redemption. Just over a year ago, Xena was found in Dekalb County, Georgia, so emaciated and weak that she was given just a one-percent chance of. . .

Washington Prisoners Take Dogs Scheduled for Death and Train Them for Forever Homes

November 22, 2013

Written by: Karen Diehm, Freedom Tails Editor/Photographer

Inmates work with their rescue dogs at Stafford Creek Corrections Center.
All photos by Karen Diehm

Since human’s interactions with our canine friends have shown to reduce stress and depression, Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC), located in Aberdeen, Washington, implemented the Freedom Tails program in 2009. Freedom Tails, working in conjunction with. . .

The Miraculous Recovery of a Dog Called Faith

November 21, 2013

It’s hard to believe that this beautiful pup was on death’s door just a few months ago.
Photo via Facebook

Here’s an incredible story from Life with Dogs, about a poor dog who was brought into the Seal Beach Animal Care Center in California in August so emaciated that staff members didn’t even realize that. . .

Video: More than 100 Dogs Seized in Oregon Puppy-Mill Bust

November 15, 2013

After an inspection of a puppy mill in Columbia County, Oregon, revealed “shocking conditions,” rescuers from the Sheriff’s Department and Oregon Human Society moved in to seize more than. . .