RESCUE NETWORK

A woman convinced a panhandler to let her take his very sick puppy to a vet. After discovering the man’s actual situation, she kept the puppy and gave her a loving forever home.

A South Carolina couple was planning to buy a Weimaraner puppy when along came Dunes, an abandoned Weim found wandering around the Wild Dunes Resort in Charleston.

A dog mom was only interested in buying a purebred Boxer puppy, but after finding out about puppy mills, she decided to take a chance on a rescue dog – and ended up adopting a puppy named Chance.

Although the seller of a Shih Tzu mix she saw in a Craigslist ad showed up with a different, unhealthy dog, this dog mom bought the dog anyway and gave her a loving home she never knew before.

This week’s reader rescue story is about a puppy-mill surviving Puggle named Rufus. His dog mom has become a shelter volunteer to help save other dogs.

Although Sam was deemed “unadoptable,” a 10-year-old Shepherd mix with a tumor found a loving home with a shelter volunteer.

Drake, a 9-year-old rescued yellow Lab, proved that it’s not the quantity but the quality of time when it comes to pets.

Meet Kirby, a rescued terrier mix who overcame physical and mental problems to become a perfect example of how a little TLC can change the life of a pet.

Although Bart had a rough start in life, he’s been a rock for his dog mom, who went through some very difficult times.

This week’s reader rescue story is about a little Pomeranian-Papillon mix who was the perfect match for a family that just moved to New York City.