Authorities in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania re looking for the person responsible for cutting the ears off an 8-week-old pit bull puppy and then abandoning it under a bridge.

A Springer Spaniel named Tutta is helping Norwegian alcohol retailers sniff out those using fake IDs to purchase alcohol.

We often write about the heroics of firefighters here at Life With Dogs. They are often saving our four-legged friends from emergencies. Firefighters in Corona, California were heroes in a different way last week when they donated a golden retriever puppy to be trained as an alert dog for an 8-year-old girl who suffers from seizures.

Giant George, a Great Dane that held the Guinness World Record for World’s Tallest Dog for over two years, passed away this week. Beloved by thousands, George used his fame to give back and will be missed by dog lovers everywhere.

Professional Hockey players from the Washington Capitals teamed up with Homeward Trails Animal Rescue for a special photo shoot to create a calendar featuring the players and some of the shelter’s dogs.

A new campaign from Ralph Lauren stars shelter dogs and is helping to promote adopting shelter dogs. Since the ad was posted online each of the dogs featured in it have found a home.

On Tuesday morning a three-year-old poodle mix was discovered in a trash bag at a construction site in Springfield, Massachusetts. The dog was emaciated and dehydrated but with the care of the Dakin Humane Society she is already showing improvements.

Earlier this week the mayor of Tallahassee presented a guide dog named Sherman with a Medal of Valor. In August, Robert Miller was clipped by a truck while trying to cross at an intersection. Sherman pulled the man to safety and saved his life.

When a collie dog named Chip became stuck in a rocky crevice for two days, mountain rescuers tried to reach him but were too big to fit. The only way to save the dog was to send a slenderly built veterinarian named Kes Taylor down the crevice, even though she had little experience in mountain rescue.