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Cody has worked and volunteered with rescue animals her entire life. She worked as a veterinary assistant and technician in shelters, rescues, boarding facilities, doggy daycares and animal hospitals in New York and Chicago throughout her teens and twenties, and now resides as a pet foster mom in Upstate New York.

Wish Your Dog Could Have a Twin? Get a Cuddle Clone!

There is a company out there who makes plush replicas of your pets. That’s right – a stuffed animal that looks exactly like your...

New Canine Flu Vaccine Developed After Major Animal Shelter Shutdown

A major Chicago shelter has had to halt adoptions to treat its sick dog population. Luckily, vaccines are available. Chicago’s Anti-Cruelty Society, one of the...

Awesome Florida Landlord Only Accepts Tenants with Large Dogs

Florida landlord restricts tenants to only those with large breed dogs. Every dog owning renter knows how hard it is to find landlords who will...

Service Dogs Trained by Inmates Give Valentine’s Day Surprise

On Valentine’s Day, 24 service dogs who were trained by inmates delivered loving gifts to people all around the city of Indianapolis. The dogs are...

Dog Parents Build Enormous Dog Bed for 8 Rescue Pups

A couple was uncomfortable sleeping in their bed with their rescue pups - so they had a gigantic mattress constructed. When Chris and Mariesa Hughes...

Study on How Dogs Understand Their Owners’ Emotions

Science has proven what many people already suspected - that dogs feel emotions just like we do. As many of us dog owners already know,...

Hunky Firefighter Adopts a Dog After Photoshoot

A handsome model showed up for a firefighter calendar shoot and got a fur baby out of the deal. When 34-year old Rob Tackett arrived...

Deaf Dog and Non-Verbal Boy Learned to Speak Through Sign Language

Mom calls boy and dog duo “inseparable” now that they’ve bonded through signing. A deaf dog and a 6-year-old boy have learned to communicate...

Check Out This Dog Who Can’t Stop Snuggling Her Rescuer

On a normal Wednesday afternoon, Kayla Filoon stopped by the Philadelphia municipal animal shelter to walk dogs. That day, the young Temple University student...

Meet the Group of Second-Graders Who Helped Save an Injured Dog

A group of children banded together and raised the funds needed to give a dog the life-saving surgery he needed. Trisha Sharp is a second-grade...

Dog Food Recall: Evanger’s Canned Beef Variety

A popular pet food company has issued a recall on its canned beef dog food after a euthanasia drug was found in the meat...

New Casper Dog Mattress is Guaranteed to Be the Comfiest Bed...

A new mattress for dogs has hit the market, and it promises to be the best bed you’ll ever get for your pooch. The mattress...

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Owning a pet is expensive. It’s more than just planning for food and toys. If you’ve been asking yourself, can I afford a dog, here is everything you need to know. A big part of being a responsible pet owner is preparing for the endeavor financially. Creating a consistent budget can help you plan for routine expenses like food, treats and toys, as well as unexpected expenses like vet visits in the event of an emergency. Asking the question can I afford a dog is a very responsible thing to do. Many pet owners don’t plan a budget before adopting a dog, and that can get you into a lot of trouble.
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One of the best qualities of our canine companions is their unwavering loyalty. Why are dogs so loyal? There are amazing stories about the unmatched loyalty of dogs - dogs that have sat on their owner’s graves, waited patiently for months for their owners to return from war and even stories of dogs walking thousands of miles to reunite with their masters.
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Nothing beats the feeling of seeing a happy dog or friendly cat come running over to you looking for a pat on the head or a scratch behind the ears. Why do pets make us happy? Pets do a lot more than just keep us company. The unconditional love that they provide us with is priceless and incomparable to any love that we get other humans.

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Are you looking for dog names starting with Z? Well, you're in the right place! Getting a new pup would mean preparing for a new set...
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We've all been there. Pet owners of one dog think, "Maybe I should get one more." Then, once you get the second dog, you'll...
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If you have been caring for dogs for quite a while now, you must have known we can get sick from them. Rabies, giardia—name...
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Not a lot of people know about this breed, but the Dandie Dinmont Terrier is not something you should ignore when you chance upon...