Every morning at dawn, Joni Hart takes her two dogs, Dixie and Trigger, on a walk through their wooded neighborhood near a river. The area is full of wildlife, so…
Driving through rural Mississippi earlier this month, Carlin Curtis noticed movement along the roadside. Pulling over, she spotted a thin dog curled protectively around three tiny puppies in the dirt…
On the streets of New Jersey, a young pup named Fiddler had nowhere to turn. Hungry and alone, he somehow climbed onto the roof of a suburban home — as…
Three years ago, a puppy named Franny left PAWS Chicago for what she thought would be her forever home. But before long, she was returned — and she’s been waiting…
When a Good Samaritan in Los Angeles noticed what looked like a mound of white fluff near a landfill, they stopped for a closer look. To their shock, the “fluff”…
For artist Becca S., family game nights are already full of laughter and friendly competition — but when those games also spark fond memories of the pets they’ve loved over…
When Iris first trotted into doggy daycare last April, her mom, Ebony Magyar, had zero doubts she’d fit right in. “She’s a social butterfly,” Magyar told The Dodo. “She loves…
When Rocía H. first saw Quesito’s face on her friend’s Instagram Story, she wasn’t looking to adopt. She was still grieving the loss of Whiskey, her beloved soul dog, and…
When Boonie Babies, the only dog rescue on the island of Saipan, got word that puppies had been abandoned at a deserted mall, cofounder Aria Keilbach and a volunteer rushed…
