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Massachusetts firefighters broke out some heavy equipment Friday to save a dog that had fallen through the ice in a Shrewsbury pond: their hovercraft. The Shrewsbury Fire Department shared a photo of the rescue, in which a firefighter waded out into the water from the vehicle to help get the dog, named Rocky, to safety from the middle of Flint…

A dog was pulled to safety from a frozen pond in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, thanks to firefighters’ hovercraft.

A paws-itively devoted dog has spent days waiting outside a hospital in northern Turkey where her sick owner was receiving treatment

Simone Giertz, originally of Sweden and now living in L.A., built a selfie booth for her three-legged rescue dog, Scraps.

Police are investigating after a dog was shot and killed in Cromwell Sunday morning. The incident happened at approximately 10:51 a.m. at the Fox Meadows Condo Complex, according to police. Officers said the dog was shot with two juveniles present. Bardsley Monfilston, 31, of Cromwell, later confessed to detectives that he was responsible for the shooting, according to police. The…

Pet insurance company Trupanion released a list of its top 10 dog names for 2020 based on its database of more than 500,000 insured pets. Some popular and even classic names continued to dominate the list this year, but some new contenders were also featured.

An 11-year-old dog had spent his whole life on a chain, eating the family’s leftovers. This woman saw him and started visiting him three times a day. He was always so excited to see her — and six months in, his family agreed she could take him. Now he’s found a forever family!

Wondering the best way to make sure your dog is potty trained? Well, it takes a lot of work. Here are some steps you can take to make potty training with your pup go smoother.

Eight people and a dog are displaced after a heavy fire broke out in a three-story home in Brighton, according to Boston Fire officials. There were no injuries from the two-alarm fire at 12 Waverly St., which broke out just after 2 a.m., according to Boston Fire District 11 Chief Igor Verbitzki. Most of the damage was at the back…

Store-bought dog toys are great, but buying all those toys can start to add up. Here are three easy and inexpensive ways to make toys at home that your dog is sure to love.

Poor pup! Kona had an encounter with a porcupine earlier this week that ended with a painful recovery. The Veterinary Emergency Center of Canton, Connecticut warns that porcupines are native to that area. A porcupine’s quills are barbed on one end and require veterinary help to be removed, the vet advised. The veterinary hospital said Kona was put under...

Radio and talk show host Andy Cohen shared on Instagram Friday afternoon that he had re-homed his rescue dog, Wacha.

Caught in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic is man’s best friend. Under Gov. Charlie Baker’s essential services order, doggie daycare is still allowed in Massachusetts, but grooming is not. “We’re getting calls every day of dogs who are in desperate need,” said TLC Pet Haven owner Denise Jones. “It’s really important for the overall health of the dog,...

Pet grooming is not currently considered an essential industry as Massachusetts deals with the pandemic.

As millions of Americans practice social distancing amid the Coronavirus, one winery decided to get creative when it came to delivering drinks to customers.

Colton Bradford visits the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Of those, nearly 1.5 million cats and dogs are euthanized due to overcrowding in shelters and another 2.3 million are adopted into forever homes. Click on the pets below to read their heartwarming adoption success stories...

Charlie is a blind, 11-year-old golden retriever who has turned his new puppy companion into his own tiny “seeing-eye” dog. Charlie and Maverick are two golden retrievers that are taking social media by storm with their story — a 4-month-old puppy helping a blind dog “see” again.

A pit bull has become a four-legged hero credited with saving a family of four after a house fire started in New Jersey.