Squirt, a little black and tan stray, was always one to live in the moment, happily accepting the good and taking the bad in stride. His life had a lot of challenges in the beginning, though, and it was far from safe or joyous

Joey, an adorable, tiny Chinuahua was battling it out with cars on the road when he was first found by the staff of Milo Foundation, a non-profit domestic animal sanctuary in San Rafael, California.

Just in time for peak summer vacation season, DogVacay, the leading online home dog boarding and pet services community, recently released a comprehensive survey of the challenges and stresses that pet owners face during this time.

Apple, a Bull Mastiff/Boxer mix, was left one night at a drop box at a shelter in Riverside, California. No one knew whether she was abandoned by her owner or whether a kind stranger took the time

A joint collaboration between artists, activists and investigative journalists has resulted in a very compelling upcoming documentary on the hidden but widespread trading of dogs for meat in Thailand and Vietnam.

Roxie, a 6 month old Catahoula mix, had a normal life up until recently. She had a loving family and would play outside in the yard like many other dogs in the balmy weather of Florida.

Olive (previously named Windy) spent 13 years of her life in a cramped cage, having litter after litter of puppies and fearing humans, before being rescued

Yukon was one of 200 dogs rescued from a cruelty case in rural Ohio in September, 2010. Shelters and rescues from across the country came forward to help place the dogs

Leslie May, co-author of the book Raise a Green Dog and of the blog by the same name (http://blog.raiseagreendog.com/), gave us a bit of her time to discuss what it really means to “raise a green dog.”