A beautiful young yellow lab is likely missing his family very much right now. He was found in the area of Reading which is in Berks County, Pennsylvania some time after Hurricane Sandy hit.

Sometimes what is true for humans is also true for dogs. In the case of music that soothes, dogs definitely respond better to classical music than heavy metal according to a study at Colorado State University. Professor Lori Kogan studied kennelled dogs response to music for 4 months and what she found was quite amazing.

Nelson is a 12 year boy who suffers from autism, epilepsy and encephalopathy. He goes to school at McGuffey Sixth Grade Center where he deals with balance problems, a lack of depth perception, and low motor skills, in addition to suffering from seizures.

It is perhaps long overdue, but soon a national monument will show much we value the contribution and sacrifice of all military working dogs. Thanks to the efforts of John Burnam who started the campaign in 2004, on January 1st the monument will be unveiled in California.

Remember Fiona, the 11 year old poodle mix who was found matted and dirty, infested with fleas, as well as blind in both eyes back in March? Well, thanks to the help of thousands of compassionate supporters she is doing well and has just been named the ASPCA’s “Dog of the Year”.

Thanks to a good samaritan, a badly abused dog is being given a chance to survive after being found in a dumpster in Dallas. The dog, who has been named Java, was emaciated and strangely had a metal can around it’s neck.

A Cape Town dog narrowly escaped death last week after he was bitten by a poisonous snake. Sparky, the 7 year old fox terrier was up to his usual antics, playing happily with other dogs while out on a walk. That’s when he came upon the the puff adder, a venomous snake species found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.

It is a big victory for animals everywhere, as a Quebec man was sentenced to 6 months in jail for stabbing his two dogs. Geoffrey LaBerge pleaded guilty to 5 counts of animal cruelty related to the incident which took place in August 2011.

He was on death’s doorstep last January, one week away from being euthanized due to having been labeled an “aggressive dog” by the Missouri German Shepherd Rescue. His name was Koda, and he was believed to be unfit to be in public. Then Monroe City Search and Rescue stepped in and rescued the 3 year old, and nothing has been the same since.