Hands-In Dog Challenge Proves Dogs Are Our Best Teammates
Who doesn’t love a good TikTok challenge, especially when it involves so many cute pets? We think these videos really show that dogs are man’s best friends, and they’re also our most valuable team players, no matter what the game is. The latest trend on the Gen Z social media site TikTok is a type of challenge video that involves seeing what your pet will do if you invite it to put its paw in during a team “huddle.” It’s called the “hands-in challenge.” For this challenge, one person must put a...
Mom Forces Dog to Wear All the Items He’s Stolen from the Baby
When you’re a parent (or a pet parent), sometimes you’ve got to get creative with your discipline strategy in order to make your kids (or your pets) listen to you and do what you ask. The things you think will work don’t always work, but if you keep trying different things, you’re bound to find something that hits the nail on the head and encourages obedience. We hope. This mom has come up with a very interesting strategy to discourage her dog from stealing her baby’s things. Every time the dog steals something...
Special Rescue Tabby Named in Memory of Boy Whose Best Friend Was a Cat
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! I had to send my long haul trucking buddy Thomas over the Rainbow Bridge in August of 2014 due to bladder stone complications, after he fought for two weeks for his life. I had been an emotional wreck since, but I was not sure I was ready for another feline in my life, either. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / GUNDULA VOGEL A job transfer moved me to Phoenix two months after losing him, and I would...
Puppies Dumped On Side Of Highway In Oklahoma On The Mend, Thanks To You
A heartbreaking story has a happy ending thanks in part to your support. Six puppies were found running along a highway in Oklahoma. Someone was reportedly giving away puppies at the country store and the ones who didn’t find homes were abandoned on the side of the road to fend for themselves. Photo: Friends with Four Paws Rescue They are just six weeks old. Thankfully, they were rescued before they were harmed by predators or hit by a car. The malnourished pups arrived at Friends with Four Paws Rescue covered in fleas and ticks. Photo:...
They Were Prescribed as a Cold Treatment, and Other Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Facts
Cute and pocket-sized with a fancy history. That’s the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. To celebrate this popular pooch, International Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Day is held on the last Saturday of each May. Read on to learn some of the things that make this breed so special. They Were Popular with Royalty As if their name doesn’t give it away, earlier versions of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel were the sidekicks of King Charles II, who was known to be trailed by a few of them wherever he went. Their coat colors – black...
Massive Cruise Ship Strikes and Kills Endangered Whale Near Brooklyn
The sight of a magnificent sei whale is usually reserved for the open, deep waters where these creatures gracefully swim. But on a recent weekend, the New York Harbor bore witness to a tragic encounter between man and nature. The MSC Meraviglia, a massive cruise ship, arrived at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal with an unexpected and sorrowful passenger — a 44-foot-long, endangered sei whale draped across its bow. Photo: PexelsA 44-foot sei whale was found dead on a cruise ship’s bow. A Grim Discovery As the MSC Meraviglia approached...
German Shepherd Will Only Eat Kibble If Mom Pretends to Cook It First
Many pets are picky about what types of pet food they’re willing to eat, but most of them won’t let you pull the wool over their eyes; they know when you’re trying to trick them into eating the same food they’ve just refused. This particular German Shepherd is a bit different though. Not only will she allow you to trick her into eating her kibble exactly as it always was, but she almost demands that someone try to trick her before she’s willing to eat. Photo: TikTok/terribletara At the beginning of the video,...
Man Recreates 20-Year-Old Photo with His Cat Before Putting Him to Sleep
We all love those recreated photos people make of themselves and their friends or loved ones years or even decades after the original photo took place. Often it’s something silly like a dad holding his adult son in the same pose (or as close to it as possible) as he held his son as an infant or a toddler. Maybe it’s a pair of siblings acting out one of the iconic photos of their shared childhood. It could be a group of friends recalling their college days, beers in hands, at a reunion 30 years later. But perhaps some of the best...
Bonded Littermates Named Heckle and Jeckle Struggle to Find Forever Home
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! In September 2014, our son and I stopped by our local Humane Society resale store to look for a specific item he wanted. While he checked out the store, I checked out the cats available for adoption. We already had five – all rescues – so I wasn’t looking for another cat to adopt. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / GIOELE FAZZERI Two all black boys, however, caught my attention with...
Long-Term Shelter Cat Nicknamed ‘Fang’, Due to His Protruding Teeth, Finally Finds Home
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! I didn’t see him the first time I went to the shelter to look for a companion. On that trip, I found an older orange cat named Wendell who liked me, but I didn’t have the proper ID so I had to come back. When I did, Wendell had been adopted. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ENGIN AKYURT Seeing I was upset, the director of the shelter took me to his office to have me meet Ashford, a grey...
