Dog News

On June 26, 2014, Patchy the Pit bull and Bella the Shih-tzu, from Chicago’s south side, were pulled from a burning home and revived all thanks to quick acting firefighters and city paramedics equipped with pet oxygen masks.

A Thornton, Colo., home exploded on June 19, 2014, claiming the lives of a man and two dogs. However, Snoopy, an eight-pound Chihuahua survived the ordeal and is recovering at a local animal clinic.

When the explosion took place, neighbors Robert Russell and his son Noah were at their home, two houses away, but the deafening sound and the strong vibration startled them, and they rushed over to see what had happened.

One of the Amazon’s most mysterious and rarely seen creatures – the short-eared dog – was recently caught on video.  The chances of seeing one are slimmer than the odds of seeing a jaguar.

All responsible pet owners know not to leave his or her loved four-legged best friend inside a parked car during summer days. Cracking the windows does nothing to alleviate the rising temperature inside a car, yet more often than not, many pets are left inside hot cars and unfortunately die.

On June 15, 2014, heroic Police Officer Peter Lown from Wrentham, Mass., broke into a parked truck outside a Wrentham Mall parking lot to save the life of a dog that had been left locked inside the parked hot car.

NeVaeh Perry suffers from Type-1 diabetes so badly that it often causes seizures.  It’s an issue that SymPhany, NeVaeh’s service dog, is charged with assisting the family with on a daily basis.  SymPhany appears to have been taken from their backyard which has left them in a rather desperate situation.