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As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, it’s never been more important to have clean hands. Hand sanitizer helps prevent the virus from spreading to others and keeps it from entering your mouth and nose. Pretty much everyone has a bottle on them at all times these days. Naturally, you want to ensure that everyone in your family is protecting themselves from infection as much as possible too. However, the FDA says the hand sanitizing practice should not extend to … Read more

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A loving pup named Sparty endured a lifetime of neglect at the hands of a family that never appreciated him. Thanks to animal lovers like you, a dedicated animal rescue was able to swoop in and give Sparty the life he always deserved! Sparty was facing euthanasia simply because he was “being an inconvenience” to his previous family. He was incredibly skinny due to hardly being fed, as well as heartworm positive due to a lack of preventative care. Sparty’s … Read more

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Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities like START Rescue. Through the Second Chance Movement™ program, providing travel miles for animal transport, happy endings like the one below are made possible! German Shepherds Journey and Leya lived with their mom in Los Angeles, until that was no longer possible for them. START Rescue received a call from her, in tears, saying she had lost her home. As a result, she had to move to much smaller premises … Read more

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The COVID-19 pandemic happened quickly. Before anyone could process the situation, many places were going into lockdown. This also meant that many flights were canceled. For travelers stuck in different countries, this was especially hard. Plus, it was even harder knowing that their dogs were far away. Kyla and Travis Robinson had spent two years in China. They had been planning to return to their home in Vancouver, Canada, but the pandemic quickly foiled their plans. Many flights were canceled … Read more

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There is something so cute about seeing animals of different species interacting in a social way. A video out of Colorado shows a bull elk and a German Shepherd playing a game of chase through the fence. You can’t help but smile as you watch them play together. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officer Captured the Play Session The German Shepherd seen in the video belongs to an officer with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. For about a minute, he captured … Read more

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Attention Soap fans: Kristen Alderson, former star of General Hospital and One Life To Live, needs your help! The actress is calling upon her faithful Twitter followers to pray for her beloved dog Pooka as he battles congestive heart failure. “Hate asking again but you guys have been the most incredible support system & prayer group. You helped pray for Eddie through his Cancer, protected my Granny from COVID in her nursing home (she never caught it) and now I … Read more

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Our dogs have the best lives. They get to nap as much as they want and they get endless amounts of attention. But most people wouldn’t necessarily want to turn into a dog. Yet, in an upcoming movie starring Amy Adams, that’s exactly what happens to her. It was recently announced that Adams will play the lead role in the upcoming movie Nightbitch. It’s an adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s upcoming novel, which has a rather unusual plot. Yet, it’s intriguing to … Read more

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In another glaring example of “when will we ever learn,” humans locked their dogs inside a stiflingly hot car. In this case, the people were visiting a theme park in the UK. There is no telling how long the dogs would have been left alone. The police intervened before it was too late. Police Respond to a “Regular Summer Call” The Blackgang Chine theme park is located on the Isle of Wight. The weather was reportedly “hot” last weekend when visitors … Read more

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Big Fluffy Dog Rescue in La Vergne, Tennessee has been looking to move locations for a while now. They decided to pause fundraisers for a new location during the coronavirus though. Yet, a frightening event recently pushed them to seek donations again. The rescue has always had problems with crime in their area. For a while, it was just small things, but recently, it became more serious. The young female volunteers were often harassed. It got to the point where … Read more

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As the novel coronavirus continues its spread, many businesses have needed to find new ways of doing things. Food and retail shops that can’t do regular drop-offs or in-store shopping have to get a little creative. A small grocery shop in Colombia found a particularly great solution to prevent person-to-person contact. Four years ago, the Botero family opened a mini-market in Tulipanes, Colombia. Not long after, their Chocolate Lab named Eros began accompanying them on their deliveries. At first, he … Read more

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