"When we found him, he had a broken leg and was sad and scared. Since entering our care, he's gone through multiple surgeries ...

Like humans, dogs also have days when they are low on energy. This pet parent, Mike Brown, explains how he comforts his rescue pup, Cactus, when he is sad. In the Instagram video, the owner tries to ...

Shelter stress will hide a lot of who a rescue dog really is, the majority of them carrying a lot more history than people ...

A video of a sad dog looking defeated during an adoption event at the rescue center shattered people's hearts. Hope for Life Rescue recently hosted an adoption event in their Virginia Beach location.

Hearts have broken at the sight of two bonded dogs "comforting" each other in an animal shelter. Brian Kichton is a volunteer ...

Research shows SAR dogs are driven by rewards and scent work, not heroism, and most showed long-term emotional resilience.

A “playful” shelter dog’s friends all got new homes — but she still waits her turn. “Time after time we have brought another dog into the office, they befriend Chuppie and then get adopted, leaving ...

Meleys the rescue dog has a strong, loyal spirit, just like her namesake from "House of the Dragon" Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

Ten months after dropping the dog off at the rescue, the owners regretted their decision and requested the dog back Shutterstock / Andrey_Popov; Getty After a painful breakup, a woman adopted a senior ...