Author: Text From Dog

Dog Waits for Forever Home for Three Years, So Foster Family Decides to Officially Adopt Him

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I’ve been fostering for our local shelter for several years and have had many dogs. (198 so far) One of my very favorites was Christmas, a chocolate lab/pittie mix. He was dumped at our shelter on Christmas Day 2009, hairless, scabbed, and itching. I started fostering him, got him meds for the skin issues, and fell in love with his sweet personality. He was about 4-years-old then. He was the most gentle boy, always happy, loved squeaky toys, and the only dog I’ve fostered that didn’t ever get into an…

Heartbreaking footage of abandoned dog left tied to fence during Hurricane Milton has people outraged

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Florida Highway Patrol warned people against tying their animals up amid Hurricane Milton People are calling for a dog owner to face consequences after abandoning their dog before Hurricane Milton. A viral video posted by Florida Highway Patrol on Tuesday (October 8) shows an officer responding to a call that a dog had been abandoned and left tied up to a fence by the I-75. In the video, the officer slowly approaches the dog that was stood in water so deep it came up to the top of the pet’s legs. Tentatively approaching the pooch, the…

Rescue Dog with Skin Infection and Sepsis is Adopted and Grows a Beautiful Coat

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Gracie’s story was originally shared in the Clear the Shelters Adoption Story Challenge on ShelterChallenge.com. Gracie won the Runner-up Price of $1,500 in cash and pet supplies for Gulf Coast Humane Society! Create your own free Shelter Challenge account and vote for your favorite shelter or rescue group to win cash and prizes. Every time you vote we’ll give an extra donation to shelters! Glacier, now Gracie, came into Gulf Coast Humane Society in dire straits, after being picked up on a desolated Central Florida road. Gracie’s condition was vital by the time…

Dog Left Heartbroken After Family Surrenders Her To Shelter Because Of New Baby

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Afraid, alone, and heartbroken… this describes how a sweet dog named Snowflake feels after her family surrendered her to Humane Society of Broward County after they had a baby. The 3-year-old pit bull mix doesn’t understand why she is in this strange place and misses her family, even if they don’t miss her. She would have loved the baby and been a great big sister. Instead, she was cast aside and is now wondering what she did wrong. Screenshot: TikTok/humanebroward She spends her days watching out the door of her kennel for…