Dawkins needs, and deserves, a loving home

Can you help find a home for this beautiful dog?  If so, please leave a comment here or call Chrissie O'Connell at 610-342-6823. 

Dawkins is a Border Collie, Australian Shepard and Australian Cattle dog mix. His birthdate is 6/20/2010.  He needs a new home because his owner has cancer and is moving out of state. He was rescued from a kill animal shelter and history indicates abuse so he has a few quirks and can be skittish at times.

He is a very loyal dog but tends to be attached and very protective of just one person; however he does not like children or cats.  He does well with other dogs and is very submissive to them.  He seems to show a natural ability to herd and would probably really thrive in an environment in which he can run.  For more information call Chrissie O'Connell at 610-342-6823.

Dying Vietnam veteran reunited with lost dog

Published June 08, 2013
FoxNews.com

A dying Vietnam veteran who doctors say has only days to live was granted his last wish by a stranger who was able to reunite him with his beloved lost dog, Mr. Cutie.

John Simpson, the veteran, was moved to hospice and could not bring Mr. Cutie. Last Sunday, Mr. Cutie escaped his new owner's home by digging a hole under a backyard fence. It was one day after he visited Simpson in the hospice.

"Saturday was the first time I took the dog here to hospice. The next day, he got out," Ann Marie Gemmel, the neighbor who has been checking on the dog, told MyFoxTampaBay.com. "I really think he was looking for John," she said.

Simpson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2012. He described Mr. Cutie as his "spark of life," and said the dog is what he was living for.

"When you’re growing up you're asked, 'If you could have one wish, what would you wish for?' Back in those days, I used to say, 'As many wishes as I could wish for.' Now my only wish would be for my dog to come home,'" he told MyFoxTampaBay.com.

His wish was granted Friday when Missy Figueroa connected Mr. Cutie with Simpson by posting pictures of the dog she had found on FidoFinder. The dog had been found running around the area near where he escaped with a red collar but had no identification tags.

It wasn't confirmed that the dog found was Mr. Cutie until the moment of the reunion.

"Seeing this person that I don't even know, you know, so excited to see his dog, it just makes me happy that I actually got to be here for that and just make him happy," Figueroa told MyFoxTampaBay.com.

Simpson said that he had been praying to St. Jude everyday for the return of his dog.

"I'm about to cry," he said during the reunion.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/08/dying-vietnam-veteran-reunited-with-lost-dog/print#ixzz2ViHWwigg

Dogs are truly man's best, most loyal friend

Police dog bids farewell to slain cop

By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News - The Lookout

More than 1,000 people—including hundreds of fellow police officers from surrounding states—turned out at a funeral in rural Kentucky late last week to pay their respects to Jason Ellis, a 33-year-old K-9 officer gunned down last month in what authorities believe was an ambush. Fido, Ellis' police dog, was there, too, placing his paw on the closed casket—a moment captured in a heartbreaking image by photographer Jonathan Palmer.  

Fido was not with Ellis on May 25 when he was shot multiple times while collecting debris on a highway off-ramp in Bardstown, Ky., a close-knit community of about 12,000 located 40 miles southeast of Louisville. Ellis' slaying remains unsolved.

Dozens of fellow K-9 officers attended the funeral and, according to the Herald Leader, their dogs could be heard barking from their cruisers:

Hundreds of officers snapped to attention when the honor guard was called; the 60 or so police dogs at the ceremony barked with the sound of the guards' 21-gun salute.

Ellis, a six-year veteran of the police force, was remembered by Bardstown Police Chief Rick McCubbin, who pledged to hunt down the killer.

"I am your chief, Jason, but you're our hero and you need to know this chief will not stand down," McCubbin said. "Jason, my friend, rest easy. We've got it from here."

Ellis is survived by his wife, Amy, and two sons: Hunter, 7, and Parker, 6.

"He paid the ultimate sacrifice doing what he loved, being a police officer," McCubbin added.

Aroma of Bacon Cooking on the Outside Grill Brings Misty Home

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff
May 23, 2013 10:58 am

Misty, a rescued pit bull, vanished from her New Jersey foster home last Friday. After search attempts in the nearby woods and a $2,000 reward failed to bring the dog home, one volunteer suggested cooking bacon to attract the 9-month-old puppy.

The scent of bacon cooking in the backyard lured Misty back home on Monday afternoon according to the Star-Ledger.

This is the second happy ending for Misty in a matter of months. According to the New York Daily News, she was first discovered on the streets of Brooklyn several weeks ago with multiple injuries, possibly used as bait to train other dogs in a fighting ring.

Miss Dakota

It had been a few months since my sheltie passed away and I was hoping that a new friend would help ease my pain. The timing was right when I went to the local animal shelter and came across an emaciated, beautiful, friendly girl. She was middle-aged and had been in the hospital for quite some time before I met her. She stole my heart when she gave me kisses as soon as she came out to meet me.

I was hooked! I fattened her up and we walked everywhere - she loved to walk and we went all over town. She came with me wherever she could and loved to go for rides, just to be with me. She continued to have her medical issues, but she was the sweetest, friendliest dog and I enjoyed the next seven years with her.

Pamela Lunny

Stamford, CT

A picture that will simply melt your heart

Photo of Dog in Warm Embrace with Woman Who Saved Him Goes Viral

By Melissa Knowles
Trending Now

Almost weekly we talk about animals being able to experience and express humanlike emotions. Today's story falls under that category.

Eva Armstrong is one of the directors of Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue. It is a completely volunteer-run rescue group that has saved more than 800 dogs from the kill list of high-volume pounds in the rural South.

During the group's last trip to Alabama, volunteers rescued a dachshund they named Captain Morgan because he had only one eye -- like a pirate. The night he was rescued, Captain Morgan slept at the foot of Armstrong's hotel bed. She took care of him until he was adopted by a family several months ago.

Well on May 5, Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue had a block party reunion where Captain Morgan and Armstrong were reunited.

The picture of the two of them in a warm embrace, taken by photographer Hilary Benas, went viral after it was displayed on Buzzfeed. It shows Captain Morgan, who is now called Cappy by his adopted family, resting his head on Armstrong's shoulder. He has clearly not forgotten the woman who helped save him.

Sarah Cross, who founded Brooklyn Badass, told HuffPost, "Whenever any of us run into dogs that we have fostered or rescued, they always recognize us and are so excited to see us. Dogs remember the person who saved their life and helped them on their way to a forever home."

So far, the photograph has received more than 160,000 views, and one commenter wrote, "the look on his face says it all." Judging by the photo, Cappy is one happy pup

Love is just a sniff away

I was looking for a dog for my 2 year old lab/mix Tigger who was friendly with any dog, so I thought this would be easy. I set up meet and greets for several dogs which I thought would be a good match. After many attempts to find him a friend he snubbed his nose at all of them and ran away from them.

I was beginning to give up hope when we went to yet another shelter. I walked through to pick out a few dogs which I thought he might like. As I walked through I saw this skinny, funny looking dog that was barking at everyone who walked by. I remember thinking nobody is going to want her and I sure don't. We were getting ready to leave after another failed attempt when the skinny barking dog was playing with another dog in the play area. Tigger couldn't take his attention from them.

The girl at the shelter said why don't you let him play with her. I thought it couldn't hurt. It seemed like a match made in heaven from the minute they sniffed each other. They played for almost an hour. I realized this goofy barking dog was going to come home with me very soon. I quickly learned she had been at the shelter longer than any other dog. She was a one year old Doberman, Dalmatian, Shetland, Sheepdog mix. I now know this because I had her DNA tested but didn't know I would have such a neurotic dog at the time.

As neurotic as she is I love her immensely. She is my best running partner running up to 16 miles with me. She loves Tigger and follows him around like she is his shadow. I would have never picked her so I am so thankful Tigger has better judgment than I do.


Cyndee Platko

Las Vegas, NV