I’d been visiting the hospital with my therapy dog, Riley, for a while now. Most patients lit up the moment they saw him—stroking his golden fur, laughing at his happy tail wags….
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Pets Stories
THE THERAPY DOG JUMPED ON HIS BED—AND THAT’S WHEN HE FINALLY SPOKE
I’d been visiting the hospital with my therapy dog, Riley, for a while now. Most patients lit up the moment they saw him—stroking his golden fur, laughing at his happy tail wags….
HE STARTED FEEDING THE DOG OFF HIS PLATE—BUT THEN I SAW WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON
He started feeding the dog off his plate—but then I saw what was really going on. It started the day my grandpa moved in with us. We’d converted the den into a…
MY DAUGHTER WON’T LET GO OF OUR DOG—AND I HAVEN’T TOLD HER YET HE WON’T BE HERE NEXT WEEK
She doesn’t know yet. She thinks Max is just “a little extra tired lately,” like I told her last night when she asked why he didn’t chase her tutu down the hallway…
10-Year-Old Chihuahua Mix Stranded On A Shopping Cart In The Middle Of The Canal Gets Her Miracle
Dorothea’s story recently left Phoenix residents shocked to their core. This 10-year-old Chi mix somehow ended up stranded on a shopping cart in a dangerous canal, exhausted and barely clinging to life….
I FOUND A LONE PUPPY IN THE TRASH—AND THEN THE CAMERA CAUGHT WHAT I COULDN’T EXPLAIN
At first, I thought he was just sleeping. Curled up on a pile of crushed soda bottles and wilted leaves, tucked between a wall of jagged stones and a rusted can. His…
THE DOG WOULDN’T MOVE FROM HER CHEST—THEN I NOTICED HER HAND
Every day at 4 PM sharp, my grandma curled up in her recliner with her two dogs, always in that exact order—Coco, the old Chihuahua in diapers, on her chest, and Max,…
MY K9 PARTNER SAVED MY LIFE LAST YEAR—BUT THIS MORNING HE REFUSED TO GET IN THE CAR
He’s a machine when it comes to routine—vest on, check. Seat harness clipped, check. Look out the window like he owns the streets? Absolutely. But today… he just sat there. Rigid. Watching…
During the Divorce My Husband Gave My
My golden retriever, Bailey, was brutally abandoned at a shelter by my husband, Adam, during my divorce. Bailey was family, not just a pet. Her desertion set off a series of events…
SHE STOPPED CRYING THE MOMENT HE HELD HER—BUT THEN THE NURSE LOOKED AT HIS FILE
The nurses had tried everything. Swaddling, rocking, even switching lullabies on that tiny Bluetooth speaker by the warmer. Nothing worked. This newborn, found alone in the backseat of a car during a…