Rescue Story: Roscoe
This story was sent to us by Kelly from Hawaii. Thank you, Kelly! Roscoe came into my life at a very difficult time of my life. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, I ended up homeless, living on the beaches of Hawaii. I know, that doesn't sound so bad, but you try living through a severe…
Rescue Story: Benny
This rescue story was sent to us by Sandy from Arizona and goes to show that with a lot of love and care, any dog can be given a new home. My name is Sandy and in 2009 I rescued a dog named Benny. He was found tied up to a tree in the dry arid…
Rescue Story: Lightfoot
A wonderful rescue story about an abused and neglected dog who was looking for his forever home… and found it! Ten years ago, the week before Mother's Day, my partner and I were driving down a highly traveled road in rural Virginia on our way to a jobsite. Halfway to work it started raining and…
Rescue Story: Jack, Eadie, Nadia, and Aden.
This incredible story was sent to us from Sam Tarhan. Thank you, Sam, for sharing your story and for giving a loving home to so many dogs in need. I adopted my very first rescue dog in 2009 after I had become disabled due to a hit and run. The dog's name was Jack he…
Rescue Story: Sophie the Husky
When we asked our petition supporters to share stories of their rescue dogs, we couldn't believe the response! There were so many entries that our website crashed. We've been reading through them and they're all so wonderful and we're very excited to share our first doggopupper rescue story! This was sent to us by Robert…
Police department training puppy to be a comfort dog!
"She will be a dog that you can come up and hug and that you can interact with a lot," Officer Niki Diehl of the Sterling Police Department in Illinois told local ABC news. The two month old puppy named Brinkley already has her own Facebook page with hundreds of followers. She'll be helping people feel…
Dog with ears and nose chopped off could be a victim of dogfighting.
Baron, the rottweiler mix found abandoned and severely injured with both ears and his nose mutilated, was likely a victim of dogfighting. Dogfighting is an absolutely disgusting and inhumane practice that is unfortunately still too common in our society. Not only are the dogs forced to hurt one another, the people who fight them will often…
Share your rescue dog story.
We want to hear your rescue dog story! Our dogs mean so much to all of us and we mean the world to them. Have you rescued a dog that was in need of a home? Please tell us your story using the form below. It's important that we share these stories because there are so many…
Baron is an eight year old rottweiler mix who was found by the Michigan Humane Society abandoned in Detroit in January. He was malnourished, his back legs and tail had been lacerated, and his nose and both ears had been severed off. Baron's injuries were so extensive that he would need surgery to reconstruct his…
Someone cut off this dog's nose and ears but he just found his forever home.
The Michigan Humane Society just shared some wonderful news. Baron, a rottweiler mix that they rescued in Detroit has just been adopted. But this isn't a normal adoption story. When the Michigan Humane Society found Baron abandoned in Detroit he was severely injured. Someone had cut off his nose, both of his ears, and badly hurt…