Hop Into These Hero Pet Stories

The week leading up to any holiday always tends to carry a bit more stress. How about we hop into the weekend with a few feel-good stories about incredible animal and human heroes? The dog DNA test story is a total heart-tugger.

A brilliant Golden Retriever is a hero for a mom and her unborn baby 

Pregnant Brittany Welsh captured her Golden Retriever Charlie warning her that something was wrong with the baby. Find out what serious pregnancy complication Charlie was alerting his human mom about

What are the chances? Dog DNA test reveals these adopted dogs are mother and daughter 

I heard about this story not too long ago. Rachel Karten adopted two dogs that turned out to be a mother and daughter pair. Talk about something beautiful coming full circle. 

Rescue mom goes above and beyond to make sure her pup eats 

Rescue dogs can suffer challenges like separation anxiety, fear,  destructive behavior. Stingray is a rescue who is deaf and suffers from food insecurity. His mom helped him eat by That’s bond-building 101. 

While what this mom did for Stingray seems to have helped, it’s important to never do this with a dog you don’t know or if the dog has any food or resource-guarding behavior.

Who says a cat can’t be a watchdog? 

Check out this heartwarming story of a beloved cat dad who was saved by his calico, Bandit. When two men tried to break into his home, Fred Everitt’s cat did what she had to do to alert him. 

A driver stops to rescue pregnant stray dog 

Scary story: Erica Wilson pulled over on the highway when she saw a dog running back and forth. She quickly realized the dog was pregnant and brought her to a safe place—her home. The dog, named Winnie, safely birthed her puppies two weeks later and Winnie is still living her best life today. 

Just a girl and her canine cruising around the world 

Moxie, the globe-trotting German Shepard, spends her days traveling on the back of her mom’s motorcycle. She and her mom, Jess Stone, are working their way through a 90-country route that will take them on five continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. They’re taking pet-friendly traveling to a whole new level, and I’m here for it. 

Which of these amazing stories touched your heart the most? Have a hero story of your own? I’d love to hear it! 

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