Wow!

In Rajasthan, western India, a stray dog was completely covered in tar and it laid motionless on the side of the road while the thick substance cooled and solidified making the canine a living rock. Luckily, the dog was spotted and Animal Aid Unlimited was called for help.

Last month, Houston firefighters from Station 51 were surprised when a woman came into the station with a Lab mix puppy that had its head stuck in a tire rim. It took more than an hour and a various rescue attempts, but after all, the hero firefighters were able to safely pull the dog from heavy tire.

On August 5, 2014, 23-year-old Adrian Garcia from Guayaquil, Ecuador, became a hero when he took his shoes off and climbed over a fence to descend a canal’s steep, concrete wall, to rescue an innocent dog that had fallen in and couldn’t climb out to safety.

Dogs do amazing things to assist their families sometimes.  We hear about heroic service dogs, specially trained to detect some health or wellbeing issue for their owners far before any medical technology ever could.  Often, we hear of brave dogs, serving alongside our troops overseas.  You even hear stories of dogs traveling miles and miles just to be reunited with the ones they love.  Yes, dogs are amazing creatures of this world indeed.

We first came across this amazing story thanks to our friends at People Pets. You can view Anderson Pooper’s story on People Pets here.

If anyone is having a “case of the Mondays” or just needs a pick me up, here are two videos of adorable little French bulldogs that we’re sure will brighten up even the darkest of Mondays.

On June 27, 2014, two German Shepherds almost lost their lives when they were trapped inside their burning home, but thanks to local firefighters and rescue workers, the dogs were pulled from the flames and revived.