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Dogsters, we have written about the upcoming Skechers commercial, and wondered how you feel about it, since, while it’s very cute, it’s shot at a…
He survived against all odds, he bonds in a heartbeat, and he will soon be looking for a forever home. Meet Trooper, a trouper if…
Today was a tough one for us at Dogster HQ. Some of us woke up to text messages from our wonderful Community Manager, Lori, telling…
Navy SEAL U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jon T. Tumilson was among the 30 American troops killed August 6 when Taliban insurgents downed their…
When a King Charles Cavalier spaniel wandered into Paul Wu’s driveway and wouldn’t leave, the Kirkland, Wash., resident got out of his car to inspect…
Here’s a sweet, tear-jerker of a song, written from the perspective of a pet (I think a dog, but there are cats in this video,…
Taylor Mae Stinchcomb, 15, couldn’t bear the fact that her parents were considering euthanizing her beloved dog because he had cancer. The Chicago-area girl had…
The 20-km exclusion zone near the Fukushima nuclear power plant has been off limits to most people for more than two weeks now. Before that,…
// var addthis_config={“data_track_clickback”:true}; // Two weeks ago we ran a poignant, inspirational guest blog by Ashley Owen Hill, of Lucky Dog Rescue. We’re back again…
I will let today’s guest blogger introduce herself. She has written a powerful, heartbreaking, inspirational piece for the Dogster blog. Please pass it around to…
This video of a frightened, shivering dog guarding her fallen friend in the wreckage that was once her home is utterly heartwrenching. She clearly wants…
The following is from a press release issued by Wood Green Animal Shelters, in Great Britain. If you want to have a good morning, don’t…
Dogster readers, steel yourselves. This late-breaking story is a terrible and tragic one, and as more news emerges it’s sure to make headlines around the…
As you know if you read the dog blog last week, a heroic dog rescued from Afghanistan was accidentally euthanized at an Arizona shelter after…
She saved dozens of soldiers in Afghanistan earlier this year by attacking a suicide bomber (she was pregnant at the time). She survived being shot…
Spot, a great Dane mix, waits every day for her owner to come driving down a quiet rural road in Lone Oak, Texas, after work….
Dogsters, I have a feeling a lot of us could use a happy ending right about now, especially after Monday’s story about the shooting death…
The gripping and poignant film, Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, has its US television debut Sunday on the Hallmark Channel (9/8c). For those of you who…
Remember Ricochet, the wonderful golden retriever who flunked out of service-dog training and was allowed to follow her bliss to be in and on the…
A German Shepherd mix who had known nothing but years of violence and brutality was hours from euthanasia in a Los Angeles-area shelter earlier this…
I could write a quick little news story about this situation, but I’m going to pull a little Rashomon here, Dogsters, and ask you to…
Jerry Hyman’s wife of 68 years died while he was in the hospital recovering from a fall that resulted in several broken ribs. He was…
The Marines have 58 bomb dogs in Afghanistan. Fifty-seven get right out there and do their jobs with stunning enthusiasm. But one is so badly…
I recently stumbled upon a most wonderful website: Dog Art Today. If you like dogs, or if you like art, and especially if you like…
A lot of people are coming forth, wanting to adopt “Vernon,” the dog rescued from the Los Angeles River by the heroic efforts of the…
The people who wouldn’t let one of the men in the new film, MINE (reviewed today on Dogster), get his dog back after months and…
Hundreds of people, and one faithful dog, gathered yesterday for the funeral of a 7-year-old Nova Scotia boy who died after wandering from his home…
Keep the Kleenex handy for this one. We’re happy to bring you this heartwarming video of Ricochet, a golden retriever who was born into a…
I received a very sad email yesterday from Dogster member Minika Hall. She wanted to share her recent tragedy at the dog park, which resulted…
I cannot start today without a special note to all the Dogsters out there. Losing Logan was obviously devastating to us, he was such a…
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