When Texas shelter volunteer Paige King saw a tan mixed-breed dog shaking in a kennel at Fort Worth Animal Care and Control, she knew she had to help save him.

What if a human and a dog stood side-by-side and both needed help, but you could only choose one. It wouldn’t be an easy decision, would it? Some studies reveal when it comes to feeling empathy, many people pick pooches over other people. Does that surprise you?

She commented about her heartbreak and it broke everyone's hearts. 

Don’t mess with Shep. The K9, who works for the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, had a wild day on the job last week. It was all caught on camera and the video is now going viral.

After hundreds of dogs were rescued during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the only one still remaining at a Houston shelter is Mack.

A mysterious injury left a yellow Lab mix named Kanuk without the use of his back legs. But devoted dog lovers in Texas are hoping to find a forever home for the 11-month-old pup just in time for the holidays. 

Vicki Mayo knew Bailey was the feisty one in the group of kittens she rescued from a shelter in Texas this year.

An investigation is underway in Red Bluff, California after a police officer shot two dogs who were reportedly running loose in a residential neighborhood. The Saint Bernards were owned by a local family who are calling the shooting a “horrific killing,” and a “gross injustice” on Facebook. Police say the officer appears to have been acting in self-defense.

For years the mystery has haunted me. It all started when I was chatting with a perfectly nice couple interested in adopting a dog. The wife all of a sudden looked at me and said, “I’d like to ask you a question, it’s kind of weird but…”  Her husband, clearly getting uncomfortable, interrupted and exclaimed, “No, no, please don’t ask her!”

To dress your dog up or not to dress your dog up, that is the question many pet owners ponder on Halloween. Some pooch moms and dads say “no way,” while others go all out, and were proud to share their pictures with I Love My Dog!

When animal rescue volunteer Holly Dean first heard about several dogs being kept on chains near her home outside San Antonio, Texas, she knew she had to help.

Volunteers from Corpus Christi Animal Care Services say they're devastated and heartbroken after three dogs were recently euthanized at the municipal shelter and were wrongly labeled as being “aggressive."

Chelsea Kasper was driving through the Sam Houston National Forest, 50 miles north of Houston, shortly after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, when something caught her eye.

Almost everyone in the Rayford Road area of Spring, Texas, knows Samson. The 15 year-old steer is hard to miss. His longhorns span several feet and he’s been a part of the community for years.

Houston SPCA agrees, then declines interview with Watchdog Mary about how its handling animals saved from floodwaters in Texas. 

Animal rescuers and shelters are overwhelmed right now with thousands of animals found after Hurricane Harvey, many were saved from flood waters.

A family from Corpus Christi, Texas contacted Watchdog Mary, upset the city’s Animal Care Services department demanded they pay $100 to reclaim their dogs after Hurricane Harvey hit the area.

When a young man named Connor woke up last Thursday morning, he had no idea he was about to be a lifeline for two lab mixes, Thelma and Hercules, stuck in the oncoming path of Hurricane Harvey.

Youngblood all of a sudden heard firefighters outside their house.  She raced out and asked them for help. "We tried bringing the dogs but the current was too strong. We had to walk with the firefighters in shoulder high water, they didn't have a boat," said Youngblood. "They told us bringing the dogs back inside was the best thing to do."