Firefighters in Wellesley, Massachusetts braved an icy Charles River over the weekend to save a Golden Retriever named Crosby.

Mike Petrosino has been fighting cancer since he was in the 8th grade. Now the doctors have told the 21-year-old that it is unlikely he will see the new year. Mike has been saying goodbye to friends and family, and a picture of one special goodbye to his childhood dog Rusty quickly has gone viral.

A Collie named Iggy was enjoying chasing seagulls in East Sussex, England when he fell over a cliff as his owners watched horrified. Iggy miraculously survived the 300 foot fall.

Last Friday someone spotted an addition to their Ohio town’s nativity scene – a sleeping pit bull. The injured dog sought shelter in the nativity scene’s manger. Now the dog, named Gabriel, is in the care of a foster family.

On Tuesday night an Australian shepherd named Molly was hit by a plow truck. The accident broke all four of her limbs and she desperately needs surgery to survive.

The bond between Kaelyn Krawczyk and her service dog is strong. Kaelyn suffers from a rare disorder that causes allergic reactions with little warning. JJ is so skilled at detecting when Kaelyn is having a reaction that when she underwent surgery this week the doctors wanted JJ there with her.

Saying goodbye to a dog is always difficult. One family in Australia honored their dog Phoebe in a simple but special way that has touched people all over the world.

As word spread about how Orlando helped save Cecil Williams from an oncoming train, donations began pouring in, allowing the blind man to keep the guide dog when he retires.

Sandy Lewers went to the Humane Society to pick up her missing cat when she heard the bark of Willie, a paralyzed dog that had been abandoned over a month ago. Lewers would end up returning home not only with her cat, but Willie too.