Healing Hector
It may not take a village to save a dog, but the more people that pitch in, the easier it is. Take Hector. His headed-for-a-happy-ending story is the kind that happens thousands of times a day. At it’s...
View ArticleThings are looking up for Hector
Dave and Debbie Adams, who opened their home to Hector — the homeless, toothless, but far from hopeless American Eskimo dog we introduced you to last week — have filed an update on how he’s adjusting...
View ArticleTrooper, the DC dumpster dog, nears adoption
Trooper, the pit bull found bleeding, duct taped in a bag and left for dead in a Washington D.C. dumpster in August, continues to recuperate and will soon be available for adoption. “She’s nearing the...
View ArticleDolly the pit bull
Dolly, a Florida pit bull, was a stray when she arrived at Seminole County Animal Control in 2009. She was adopted, but the ending wasn’t happy. She was returned to the shelter earlier this year — with...
View ArticleVick dog gets key to the city of Dallas
Earlier this year, Michael Vick was given the key to the city of Dallas. Now, Mel, one of Michael Vick’s former dogs, has one, too. As for who’s more deserving, well, you know how I feel. Those of you...
View ArticleSuspected bait dog found in Linthicum
Animal control officers in Anne Arundel County are seeking the owners of an injured pit bull found last week in Linthicum. And it’s not so they can hold a reunion. A citizen called authorities about...
View ArticleBattered pit bull found in Anne Arundel
For the second time in just over a month, Anne Arundel County officials are trying to track down owners of a pit bull found severely injured and abandoned. A resident brought an injured female pit bull...
View ArticleVivian Peyton honored at National Dog Show
One of the first graduates of a Philadelphia prison program that pairs troubled dogs with inmates was recognized at the National Dog Show over the weekend. Vivian Peyton, a pit bull mix and former bait...
View ArticleDid the scent of sizzling bacon draw missing pit bull puppy back to her...
A pit bull puppy, still recovering from being abused by dogfighters, ran off from her foster home in New Jersey, but she was apparently drawn back by the smell of bacon. Or it could have been the love....
View ArticleNevada anti-breed discrimination law signed
A pit bull who was seized from a notorious dogfighting operation in Virginia, rehabilitated in Utah, and adopted by a couple in Texas helped make the case for a new law in Nevada that prohibits local...
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