Bob Mahoney may have just been released from the hospital but the 81-year-old made sure that he and his wife Mary got their 100 pounds of food and box of treats to the Athens County Dog Shelter. The most recent donation brings their total 5,200 pounds of dog food.

When a burglar broke into the home of an 86-year-old, the resident’s dog Kiri tried to defend the home. The eight-year-old border collie lost an when the burglar kicked her in the face. Now that burglar will be spending 22 months in jail for his crimes.

Today a black lab named Nemo will be competing in the 2013 National Rally Competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nemo is a rescue dog who had been labeled “a mess” by many, but was given a chance when Kristi Koltavary gave him a home and an outlet for all his crazy energy.

Charlie is a six-year-old Golden Retriever who is loveable and kind, but he has one fierce bark. Charlie has broken the Guinness World Record for the loudest bark.

When a gunman was holed up in an abandoned bar in upstate New York it was an F.B.I. dog who became the hero. Ape, a Czech German Shepherd, gave his life to help bring down a gunman who had killed four people.

Jo Jo is a loving dog who thrives on attention. Not too long ago though she was in bad shape, suffering horrible abuse. With the help of the staff at Homeward Bound Rescue and Rehabilitation in Kentucky she is on the mend and looking forward to a better life.

Country Singer Miranda Lambert is known for being an animal lover. Earlier this week she came to the rescue of a dog left abandoned on the highway in Oklahoma.

Miles, a 4-year-old Mastiff Lab mix was playing by a stream when he fell in and got swept away by the current. Trapped under the ice-covered stream with only a three- inch pocket of air to breathe he is alive today thanks to the efforts of James Goriesky.

A Jack Russell terrier who was licking up the crumbs of his owner’s bagel managed to also ingest over 100 pennies. The pennies could have killed the dog if they hadn’t been removed quickly by a veterinarian