Wallace: the Old English Sheepdog Who Watched Over His Person and Then Served Others
Wallace is an Old English sheepdog from San Antonio, Texas, United States. He first came into Allison Redgrave LaField's life with an…
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Zayin and Peaches: the Boy Who Traded His Skateboard to Save a Kitten
In November 2024, Zayin Berry saw a kitten injured by a group of older children near a skate park in Somerton, Arizona,…
Rusty: the Hurricane Helene stray who woke a family from kitchen smoke
In October 2024, Gabby Bannon's family brought Rusty, a stray dog found after Hurricane Helene, from North Carolina to Pennsylvania. About two…
Lucy: the dog who likely helped keep a lost Maine woman alive in the woods
In October 2024, Pamela Helmstadter was found severely hypothermic after several nights lost in woods near Alexander, Maine. Her dog Lucy was…
Clay: the Hsinchu search dog who led rescuers to a missing woman in an irrigation ditch
On August 3, 2024, an elderly woman with dementia was reported missing in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Police and firefighters sent search and rescue…
Taiwan 0403 earthquake rescue dogs: Wilson, Roger, Mina and their teammates
After Taiwan’s April 3, 2024 Hualien earthquake, fire-department search and rescue dog teams entered Taroko, Shakadang Trail, and damaged buildings. Public reports…
Midnight: the police dog who followed a blanket scent to find a missing three-year-old
On March 29, 2024, in DeLand, Florida, a three-year-old boy wandered from home and his family reported him missing around 11:30 a.m.…
Zhenxiong landslide: 81 rescue dogs searched with more than 1,000 rescuers
On January 22, 2024, a landslide struck Liangshui village in Zhenxiong county, Zhaotong, Yunnan. China Daily reported that by the evening of…
Kobe: the Philadelphia husky whose digging alerted his owner to a gas leak
Around December 21, 2023, in Philadelphia, Kobe, a four-year-old husky, kept digging at a hole in the concrete in front of his…
Azhi: the rescued Shiba Inu who became a kindergarten animal-welfare teacher
Azhi, a rescued Shiba Inu in Taiwan, became part of a kindergarten animal-welfare classroom where children learned care, boundaries and respect through…
Youyou: the therapy dog gently calling elders back from forgetting
Youyou is a bichon therapy dog in China whose visits to elder-care homes help people with Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive impairment reconnect…
Beibei and OK: children learning how to approach therapy dogs with respect
At a Taichung animal-welfare course, therapy dogs Beibei and OK helped children learn to observe canine body language, give cues, offer rewards…
Patron: the Jack Russell Terrier working around unexploded ordnance in Ukraine
Patron is a Ukrainian Jack Russell Terrier trained by bomb-disposal technician Mykhailo Iliev, known for work around unexploded ordnance and public mine-safety…
K-9 Reading Buddies: children reading stories to therapy dogs
K-9 Reading Buddies uses trained therapy-dog teams to help children strengthen reading skills and confidence in a calm, nonjudgmental setting.
Winter: the bottlenose dolphin who lived with a prosthetic tail
Winter was rescued in Florida after a crab-trap entanglement, lost her tail, and later used a prosthetic tail at Clearwater Marine Aquarium…