Police officers in Massachusetts saved the life of a nine-week-old puppy this week after the dog’s distressed owner rushed him into the police station. The Saint Bernard was not breathing and unconscious when Officer Jorge Hernandez first checked him over. “My whole hands pretty much wrapped around him, and I started kind of pumping away at his chest,” said Hernandez. “You don’t really train for a dog in the academy, so the only thing I would say going through my mind was, ‘Oh my God, I hope I’m doing this right.’” As the video shows, the young Saint Bernard’s...

In late 2011, a frightened, emaciated dog was found abandoned in a foreclosed house after his former owners moved out. But this once-neglected canine now has a fabulous life thanks to the team at Every Dog Counts Rescue (EDCR) in Indianapolis. The dog, later named Rudi, was severely malnourished, covered in fleas, and suffering from severe mange. “Rudi was extremely timid, scared and underweight when he arrived at the shelter,” said Jennifer Eads, a volunteer at EDCR. “He was covered in fleas and had the rear half of his fur missing due to mange. We really weren’t sure what his...