# Animals

15-Year-Old Dog Survives Two Months in the Wild

After 3 1/2 days searching for his dog across the mountain trails in Santa Fe, N.M., camper Mike Stotts decided he had to accept what park rangers and fellow campers had been telling him: That no 15-year-old house dog with diminished hearing could survive that long without food or water among the coyotes and mid-August heat.

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Blind, Deaf, 3-legged Dog Saves Family From Fire (Video)

A disabled dachshund, adopted by a family when no one else wanted him, alerted the household to the raging fire. The blind and deaf dog with only three legs earned his family's gratitude this week after their log home in Oklahoma was destroyed.

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Tornado Survivor Finds Buried Dog During TV Interview (WATCH)

An elderly woman being interviewed by a television crew was literally counting her blessings after her beloved schnauzer peaked out from beneath the rubble in Moore, OK and was spotted by a producer. "Bless your little bitty heart!" cooed Barbara Garcia, who stooped down surrounded by the debris of her flattened neighborhood.

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Strangers Across the Country Help Dog Missing for 3 Years Get Home

A pit bull named Smoke is currently on a more than 2,500-mile journey home to California after disappearing three years ago and being found in Florida. It has taken a nationwide, metaphorical village and a Seattle-based pet detective to bring Smoke closer and closer to his family.

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Police Helicopter Crew Plucks Dog From Deadly Cliff

A dog that got stuck on cliff high above Portugese Beach in Sonoma County, Calif. was rescued Saturday afternoon after a sheriff's deputy dangling from a helicopter plucked it off a sheer rock face and returned it unharmed to its owner. The black and white Labrador named Oreo somehow made her way about 40 feet down a huge 90-foot high cliff, where there was no way of return.

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Family Just Adopted a Puppy That Ends Up Saving Them

After having just adopted a puppy three weeks ago from the Humane Society, a Michigan family owes the husky-mix their lives after he alerted them to a gas leak in the middle of the night. His adoptive mom, Jill McLarty, had a cold and couldn't smell the gas streaming from a gas burner left on in the kitchen.

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Faith and a Little Luck Reunite Dog and Owner After Year

Found trapped in a cage meant for an opossum by an animal control officer in another state, a small Shih Tzu from Louisiana looked like she'd been through a lot of trouble. But with a little luck an an amazing coincidence regarding the dog's name, the weary pet has left Arkansas and is back with its loving owners.

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Dog Hero in Ghana Rescues Newborn Baby

A farm dog in the west African country of Ghana is being praised as a hero hound this week after saving the life of an abandoned two-week-old baby. he dog apparently found the baby under a bridge in the northern part of the country. Rather than abandon (or eat) the vulnerable tot, the dog curled up next to him for the night, refusing to leave his side.