Inspiring Stories (33)
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Service Dog in Cap and Gown Becomes a Celebrity
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, May 16, 2013With a little pomp and circumstance, Hero the service dog graduated alongside his best pal last weekend. The canine, who we think deserves an honorary degree, donned a mortarboard and… Full Article ›
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Teen Girl Starts Nonprofit Rescue to Find Dogs Forever Homes
By Lisa Granshaw, May 13, 2013Some teenagers may dream of helping animals when they grow up, but how many take their passion and start their own nonprofit animal rescue? That's what Connecticut teen Claire Fraise did. The… Full Article ›
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Everything Rosie: How a Pup Rescued From a Backyard Breeder Is Inspiring Change
By Lisa Granshaw, Mar 4, 2013Imagine spending the first two years of your life in a house with 40 other dogs, hiding under a piece of furniture to avoid being trampled and never going outside to play in the sun. These horrible… Full Article ›
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Little Donkey, Big Love: Animal Lovers Come Together to Save a Miniature Donkey
By Nora Zelevansky, Mar 13, 2013The home of Robert “Bob” Pollock — proprietor of Hudson Valley’s Buttermilk Falls Inn + Spa and adjacent Millstone Farm — is crowded. He lives there with his wife,… Full Article ›
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12-Year-Old Girl Saves Up, Donates Doggie Treadmill to Shelter
By Kristen Seymour, Jan 3, 2013Most sixth-graders save their money for things like candy, movies or maybe, if they're really motivated, a new bike. Clearly, Kam Gottlieb of Wilmette, Ill., is not your typical… Full Article ›
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Kanga the Blind Golden Retriever Finds a Home
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Dec 28, 2012There’s finally a happy ending for Kanga, a Golden Retriever puppy found wandering in a field in Southern California with his brother. Kanga was a cheerful guy, and didn’t even… Full Article ›
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Comfort Dogs Bring Solace to a Grieving Connecticut Town
By Shayna Meliker, Dec 18, 2012In the days since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the small Connecticut town of Newtown has seen a continuous outpouring of compassion — and not just from humans. Nine… Full Article ›
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Vetstreet's Top 5 Hero Animals of 2012
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Dec 17, 2012Each year there are those stories that stick with you about the amazing pets who saved the lives of people — or of fellow animals. Below, we’ve rounded up five of our favorites… Full Article ›
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Meet the Fairy Dogparents — Guardian Angels of the Canine World
By Jennifer Paull, Oct 10, 2012A single conversation with her veterinarian changed Marlo Manning’s life — and those of hundreds of fellow dog owners. For Manning, that talk revealed a painful side effect of the… Full Article ›
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'Wallace': Jim Gorant Dishes on His New Book and the High-Flying Dog Who Inspired It
By Nora Zelevansky, Aug 28, 2012“One of the reasons [why] I became a journalist was to follow my curiosity,” says Jim Gorant. But the veteran Sports Illustrated editor never imagined that his path would lead him to… Full Article ›
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The Wait Is Over for an Amazing Boy in Need of a Seizure Service Dog
By Colleen Oakley, Aug 8, 2012In honor of International Assistance Dog Week, we decided to check in on a special boy whom we first featured last September — an enterprising 7-year-old who wrote a children’s book, The… Full Article ›
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I Work With Animals: My Life as an Egg Farmer
By Nora Zelevansky , Aug 6, 2012Hidden behind everything from garden apartments in Brooklyn, N.Y., to charming bungalows in Portland, Ore., urban chicken coops abound. Even celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon… Full Article ›