BY Kelley Tuthill
Dog hurt dragging owner out of path of oncoming train
A Massachusetts pit bull saved her owner from an oncoming freight train, risking life and limb, to pull her off the tracks. The woman survived, but the dog is severely injured. David Lanteigne has adored this pit bull since recuing Lilly from a shelter to be a companion for his mom who suffers from alcoholism. "We saved her life an Read full story
By Kevin Hanrahan
A Dog Saves a Soldier
Recently someone asked me why dogs are so important to me. It would seem justifiably poetic if I told you I was saved by a military working dog in Iraq or Afghanistan saved, but I can’t. However a dog saved something so much more important than my life. This is one of the many reasons I am so passionate about the power of the pooch Read more
By Billie Criswell
Special dog has special owner
Lewes corgi helps students learn about reading, disability Read more
By Mel Fabrikant
Hero Pit Bull Shot in Head, Saves Owners
A gentleman dressed as a FedEx delivery man with a package told Justin his scanner wasn’t working and asked if he would go inside and grab a pen to sign for the package. In just a few fateful minutes, shots would be fired Read more
By Leslie Green
Effie
Effie was a new mother with seven puppies and she was down to her last day at a last Day Rescue in Livonia, MI in 2010. Poor Effie was terribly skinny and she was truly a day away from being put down. That is where Lisa Hulber steps in to foster Effie and literally saves her own life. Read more
By Ami Rossi
Rufo
Good things come to those who wait and Rufo knows this all too well. Rufo didn't save someone's life from a burning building. However, he did wait half his expected life span to find that "someone special." Read more
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