When we adopt a dog, only part of that decision is up to us. In most cases, our dogs actually choose us first. Some dogs even surprise us and make us fall in love with them when we least expect it.

It’s no secret that dogs love food. They’re always willing to put in extra work just to get a tasty snack. That’s why it’s important to always keep your food out of reach from mischievous pups.

Most dogs love to swim while others struggle with it. One unfortunate event with water could make a dog avoid swimming for life. For Akela the Boxer Mastiff mix, swimming was all fun and games until she got trapped in muddy waters.

For many humans, few things compare to a refreshing spa day. But as one harrowing story out of Florida proves, our pets don’t always find pool time quite as relaxing.

After Tasz, a Pomeranian/Poodle mix, was nearly killed in a hit-and-run, his distraught family was put in an impossible position. Doctors told the dog’s owner, Jasmine, that amputating the dog’s mangled front leg was his best option, but that this emergency surgery would cost her $3,400.

Life is hard for stray dogs. Not only do they not have a loving home – something that no dog should ever lack – but they are often subjected to crowded and uncomfortable lodging inside animal shelters.

It’s not uncommon to see stray dogs roaming the busy streets of Brazil looking for food and shelter – but it’s rare to see a man take the shirt off his back to warm a shivering stray dog.

Home renovation fans will likely recognize Nicole Curtis from HGTV, where she has hosted two popular shows. But even if you aren’t familiar with Rehab Addict and Rehab Addict Rescue, we can certainly sympathize with the shock, pain, and grief this woman is feeling following the death of her beloved dog.

Hurricane Laura made landfall on the border of Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 hurricane with sustaining winds of 150 miles per hour, making it one of the most powerful storms in U.S. history.

When an Australian family decided to sail around the world, they didn’t expect to pick up any stowaways. But when Eilbecks met an adorable dachshund in Sicily, it became crystal clear the adorable pup, Pipsqueak, who loved nothing more than lounging with her new family on deck, would join the Eilbecks at sea.

When the New York Islanders heard the Guide Dog Foundation was looking for “puppy raisers” to help them socialize young service dogs, fostering a puppy to cuddle with players and fans seemed like a no-brainer.