They stopped to take a photo at the cruise ship terminal, and there the dog was, posing along with them, according to the Inquisitor.

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“He jumped at us like saying 'hello,'" O’Connor told BBC World. “He was sweet and he followed us the rest of the time we were there. We knew he needed a home.”

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Chile Dog in Chile.

They were in Chile, alas, only eight hours, but O’Connor never forgot the friendly dog. Once home, she reached out to rescues in Chile, and landed on Alexis Castillo, director of Red de Defensores y Rescatistas de Animales, or EDRA, in Chile’s capital city, Santiago de Chile. At first, Castillo was skeptical. 

“The email said [O'Connor] had fallen for a stray dog and wanted to arrange transport back to Seattle,” said Castillo. “At first I was skeptical. I replied back and said I needed $100 to pay for expenses in trying to locate the street dog. If I received the money that same day before midnight, I would be able to search for the dog the very next day. Twenty minutes later I had received $200 via Western Union.”

So, Castillo went to work. O'Connor wrote on her Facebook page in February, expressing hope: "We found this puppy on the streets of Valparaiso, Chile. We appropriately named him Chile Dog. By his teeth and behavior he is most definitely under 1 year old. He sat and smiled for group photos with us, and I fell in love. I searched desperately online for someone to help me rescue him so I can get him home to the USA. I found the right person, Alexis with a rescue in Santiago called EDRA."

It was a rough search, full of touring the port area on bicycles and contacting shelters, but one month later -- and armed with a small team -- Castillo finally found Chile Dog. She had him vaccinated and neutered, then found an airline willing to transport him. On May 28, he arrived in Seattle after a 20-hour trip to join his new mom and her other dogs, Auto and Klaus. 

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Chile Dog at the airport.

O'Connor was ecstatic. "Chile Dog is here! He was so happy when they brought him in his cage," she wrote on Facebook. "He let me put a collar and leash on him, and he got out of the cage and went to the bathroom forever! No messes in the cage! Good boy! Welcome home to Chile Dog!"

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All told, O'Connor was set back $2,000. But Chile Dog now has his forever home.

“Normally my dogs don’t like other dogs, but when Chile Dog arrived, they allowed him in the house and shared their food and water dishes,” she said to the BBC. “I believe they knew that Chile needed a home.”

Via BBC World and the Inquisitor; photos via O'Conner's Facebook page

We hope the same thing can happen for these two pups. 

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They just want to spend the rest of their days hanging out together.

Kobe is a blind chocolate Labrador who gets around with the help of her friend, Chuey the companion Chihuahua and seeing-eye dog. They were surrendered to a shelter for reasons unknown, and that's when Muttville took them in. We can see why. They are so cute that Managing Editor Vicky Walker said, "LIZ YOU MUST WRITE ABOUT THESE DOGS!" And, because I love Labradors (and I'm just as obedient as one), I said, "Yes, ma'am!"

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Kobe may have lost her eyesight ...

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… but then she found a friend.

Kobe and Chuey are inseparable and spend most of their time snoozing, snuggled up together. According to Muttville, the dogs are really sweet natured and love to give kisses when they feel safe and stable.

All they really need is a quiet place to call home for the remainder of their days.

A Labrador and a Chihuahua! That's a winning combination!

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How cute are these two?

If you think you have a place for these two, check out their listing page on Muttville, where you can also find their adoption application.

We hope they find a good home -- and soon!

Photos via Muttville's website 

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If you're following us on Instagram, we urged you to share photos of your Fathers Day celebrations that included your dogs with #DogsterDads. The adorable results are below.

And don't worry! It's not too late to be included in the slideshow! Instagram a photo with #DogsterDads, wait a little bit, and bam! Your photo will show up. Fun, right?

Photo: Stylish man with Jack Russell in the city by Shutterstock

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Paws up for this week's Monday Miracle.

This week's Monday Miracle are three little Chihuahua puppies born in the chaos of the Oklahoma tornadoes. They were born in the care of a breeder (okay, we know there are some issues there, but let's focus on the fact that these pups are in the world now and need just as much love and care as any other dog), but, upset by the storms, their mother killed one of her own puppies and rejected the remaining three. The breeder would have cared for the puppies himself, but while his home was not directly hit by the tornadoes, he sustained some damage, and did not have a safe place to provide the extensive care the puppies needed.

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The puppies were so tiny that three of them fit in the palm of a hand.

That's when Elizabeth Hart -- whose name you might recognize as the woman behind Emma the Cleft Palate Chihuahua and Oakley, the dog born without an anus -- stepped in.

The puppies came to Texas from Oklahoma a mere seven hours old, which means Hart has been bottle feeding them every couple of hours, providing what their mother would have naturally. It's no easy task and requires miraculous patience. Unfortunately, despite Hart's best efforts, one of the puppies "slipped quietly over the Rainbow Bridge." However, the remaining pups are now a month old and thriving -- adorably, might we add.

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The remaining two puppies continue to put on weight.

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Hello!

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My what a big tongue you have!

Hart has a rigorous adoption process, and at the time of this posting, one of the puppies is already accounted for. We're sure the other one will find a good home as well.

These two tiny pups survived some of the most devastating storms in recent history, rejection from their mother, and their first fragile days, making them our Monday Miracle.

Follow Emma the Cleft Palate Chihuahua on Facebook to keep up to date on the puppies' progress, and check out the rest of our Monday Miracles here.

Photos via the Emma the Cleft Palate Chihuahua Facebook page 

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Louie was the smartest dog I've ever known.

Louie was VERY smart, the smartest dog I've ever known. When he was six months old, I made a list of more than 75 words and phrases he knew and responded to. He was my sidekick, my running buddy, and he helped me through the death of my beloved dad, the most difficult time in my life. Louie saw me through it all, getting me out of the house to walk and play at Precita Park, Bernal Hill, and even sometimes Dolores Park. He was awesome at the ball, but the Frisbee was his forte. He never missed, and you could see him calculating in where it would land and getting right to that spot.

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B.B. Hughes called Louie the Nijinsky of Precita Park.

I was a punk drummer at the time, and when I decided to give Louie his first "tattoo" it went over like gangbusters. I got a small paintbrush, dipped it in Miss Clairol Ultra Blue-Black hair dye, and carefully painted a tribal design on his foreleg, inspired by Tattoo Time magazine's tribal issue and Modern Primitives book. Wherever Louie and I went, we got lots of eager questions and crazy looks, and many photos of us were taken. People would stop their cars and jump out to make sure they saw right, and take a picture. soon, Louie became a true San Francisco character, famous for his flying catches as well as his ever-changing tattoos. 

Louie constantly did the most AMAZING things without being told or trained to do so. One that was a real stand-out was once at a friend's house, we had an acquaintance who was very overweight and unsteady on his feet, who tried to sit in one of those bamboo-based "Papasan" chairs. He knocked it off its base and lost his balance, which pitched him forward. In a flash, Louie ran over and stood on his hind legs, putting his front feet against the top of the chair, holding it steady enough so that our friend didn't fall onto his face and was able to right himself. We wished we had a camera to document it -- it was truly amazing! After he was sure that guy was secure, he got back down and just walked away. That's how I knew Louie was much more than just a regular dog and we were blessed to have him around us.

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Louie's tribal tattoo was only painted on with hair dye, but people couldn't stop taking our photo.

We lived in my parents' house, the famous Beatles House there on Precita, in the bottom flat. Once, Jerry Graham, the first host of Bay Area Backroads, came to interview me. He did his opening bit with Louie, who flew through the air in take after take, catching a tennis ball Jerry threw as he repeated his opening lines, "Welcome to a wild house in San Francisco that's so rock 'n' roll, even the dog's name is Louie Louie!" That was a really fun day, with the neighbors all watching the filming and coming over to throw for Louie.

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I was a punk drummer at the time, known in the neighborhood for the Beatles House.

During the local filming of the movie Fearless, Jeff Bridges was eating lunch at Corrine's Deli on Folsom and Precita and came to watch some of Louie's spectacular flying catches. One day, I heard some guy running from the nearby laundromat, saying, "Look! There's that dog I was tellin' you about!" I turned to see bike messenger Puck from MTV's The Real World grinning and watching Louie.

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Hugging my boy in the backyard.

Louie was a big hit at Ocean Beach, where he would run and run, making spectacular catches while crowds gathered. He would pick out folks in the crowd, passing his Frisbee to delighted spectators to throw. Folks of all ages loved that, and when he invited them to throw, it turned them all into big smiling kids. He did things like picking people in a row, one two three four, over and over. They couldn't believe he could do that. These kids tried to trick him once, mixing up the order they were standing in, but he remembered and went to them in the original order he'd counted them in.

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Louie was always a big hit with everyone he met.

One day, when he was about two and a half, as we were walking from the Camera Obscura at the Cliff House, Louie saw the shadow of a bird. To my horror, he broke away and jumped right over the sheer cliff. I was terrified. I just knew my beloved dog was dead.

I ran and looked over the cliff, sobbing, screaming, "LOUIE! LOUIE!" As I looked down that impossible distance, on those jagged rocks and into that powerful surf, I saw him stagger to his feet on the cliff. A crowd gathered and we tried to figure out what to do. I was hysterical. This guy John who was with me jumped over the edge and tried to get to the sheer cliff to rescue Louie. But Louie, who had always been wary of John, wasn't having that, and decided to climb up the other side on his own. By the time he'd carefully made his way back up, he was swaying with exhaustion, almost toppling back down as a surfer reached over and grabbed him.

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We rushed him to the Mission Pet Hospital where, remarkably, we learned he had no broken bones -- plenty of nasty cuts and a collapsed lung, but he was alive. It was a real triumph of his amazing athletic ability and strength. They said if he hadn't been such a great athlete, he surely would've died. I was so grateful that for days I just held him, crying tears of joy into his fur as he slept in my arms. I'm crying now just thinking about it.

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This is how I remember my handsome boy.

Louie was a wonderful companion, a true friend who stayed by my side for 12 years after that day, playing ball and Frisbee and bringing strangers into our circle, who remain my friends today. He died doing what he loved, playing ball there in front of our house, suffering a massive heart attack as he caught a tennis ball. It was late in the day as neighbors gathered and helped me get him into the house. When we called animal control, they were closed, and said we'd have to keep him with us for the night.

I had his son, Lex Luthor, with me, and we sat there all night, remembering Louie's beautiful life. We slept next to him on the floor one last time, and I cried sad tears into his fur. He was my best friend, the sweetest and smartest big ol' dog I'd ever known.

I still have a big Louie-shaped hole in my heart. I'm sure it will heal someday, when I see him on the other side, where he's waiting for me with a huge smile on his face and a Frisbee in his mouth. I love you, dear Louie, Tattooed King of Precita Park, the best dog in the whole wide world.

Read more about loving and living with animals: 

• The Stray Cats of San Francisco's Beatles House
• Has Losing a Dog Ever Stopped You from Getting Another One?
• What Loving My Dogs Taught Me About Empathy
• No Wonder My Fourth Novel Stars a Rottweiler -- I Grew Up in a Menagerie of Cats and Dogs
• I Love My Dog More Than I Love My Husband

We know -- you got him a novelty necktie, right? We knew it!

We are not sure how the Fathers Day tradition of whack gifts started, but somewhere, somehow, Fathers Day became the day when fathers all around the country came to expect another necktie with boats or lobsters or golf balls on it. Do we just not know what to get our fathers? Or is it just too easy to walk into the local department store and walk back out with whatever they had on display in the front?

Check out these 10 dogs wearing neckties and bow ties -- since, come on, you don't really expect your dad to wear that goofy flamingo tie to the office now, do you?

1. If you don't wear it, this dog will

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Photo by Theodore Lee

2. There's always the holiday-themed tie you can wear for only one week out of the year

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Photo by Mirry

3. Solid red is a bold statement

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Photo by Jim Kelly

4. Rhinestones for glamor, but not aways appropriate for the office

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Photo by Maegan Tintari

5. Gingham is a classic

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6. Fake neckties for the dad who never learned how to tie a tie

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7. A heart pattern bow tie only looks cute on this guy

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Photo by Luz

8. Use an umbrella to protect your tie from unpredictable weather

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9. This guy can pull off anything

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10. Whenever you need a tie for a festive occasion, you can never find it -- because the dog is wearing it

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Photo by John McStravick

Happy Fathers Day, Dogster readers! How are you celebrating?

Photo: Puppy with necktie by Shutterstock

Check out our other Father's Day posts:

• 15 Fetching Fathers Day Gifts for Dog Dads
• 10 Gifts for the Dog Daddy in Your Life

We plan to host weekend hashtag challenges from time to time, so follow us and check back here to see your hashtagged photos all together.

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Over the weekend we celebrated the time-honored selfie -- with your dog! The results are adorable, but don't take our word for it -- check them out below:

This is a live gallery, so it's constantly updating with any photos marked #DogsterSelfie. It's not too late to add your own! But please be patient -- sometimes it takes a couple of refreshes for photos to appear. Enjoy!

Top and thumbnail photos by rainbowcupcakes666 and heyitsirss, respectively.

Check out past Dogster Instagram challenges:

• Have You Sent Your Dog's Photo to #Dogster1000 on Instagram? Your Dog Might Appear Here!
• Our Instagram Photo Contest Enters Its Final Round: Help Us Pick a Winner!

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From Julie:
I can’t believe my Missy is turning five! We have had her since she was just a year old and it doesn’t feel like it's been that long. I have learned over the years she loves car rides (or adventures as I call them) to Starbucks for Puppy Whip. She loves to chew (not play fetch with) Frisbees. And she is the most treat motivated dog I have EVER met! Since those are all her favorite things, I made sure she had plenty of them on her special day!

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We started off with a trip to Starbucks. The nice baristas have a soft spot for her, so they gave her a double puppy whip! Then we made her no bake peanut butter balls, carrot pupcakes, and of course her very own birthday cake!

My sister Angela also custom made her a beautiful golden crown for her first cake smash. She got two squeaky toys, a new frisbee, and a new leash. Such a spoiled princess.

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All photos used with permission from Missy Moo Studio

About Missy Moo Studio: Missy is the doggy that inspired Missy Moo Studio! She is a five-year-old English Bulldog. Julie is the owner of Missy Moo Studio. She likes chocolate, pink, and anything retro. She drives a new Beetle and hopes someday to have it custom painted pink. She (of course) loves design and photography. She adores animals sooo much, she almost became a veterinarian. She fell in love with computers ... and that grew into a love of design. She specializes in pet photography and print design (logo creation, business card design, etc.).

This article was originally published on Pretty Fluffy, an online destination for the modern dog owner. See more from them here:

• No Bake Coconut Dog Treats
• Up Country 2013 Look Book
• Labrador Puppy Designer Umbrella by Kelly & Sam

According to a video by Barcroft TV, Jag met Bullet when he was brought to South Africa's Akwaaba Lodge and Predator Park. The resort is home to many domesticated African cats that interact with guests.

Bullet became a source of comfort to Jag in the new environment, and they've been inseparable ever since.

Who says cats and dogs can't be friends?

H/T: msnNOW

This story originally ran on Huffington Post Good News -- check out these other feel-good stories:

• Breeze The Orphaned Foal Finds Comfort In Jumbo Teddy Bear (VIDEO)
• Children's Cancer Center In Brazil Joins Forces With Superheroes To Help Kids Overcome Treatment (VIDEO)
• Maya, The Deer Whisperer, Befriends A Fawn And Takes Our Stress Away (VIDEO)

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But that's not where Noodle's problems started.

While Noodle watched his littermates all go to happy homes, his small size and frail health made him undesirable. He was such a petite pup that he could fit in the palm of someone's hand. And that's exactly what drew his human friend, Ewa, to him.

Noodle was Ewa's first dog. As a veterinary nurse, she knew how to help him grow into a strong, healthy dog. Under Ewa's expert care, Noodle became well enough to chase the family cat, Rajah, around their home in Australia. It appeared as though Noodle had dodged a bullet -- he was the last pick of his litter, but was receiving first rate care. 

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Ah, life's a beach!

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Though Noodle was doing well, there was a storm on the horizon.

However, when the Doxie was six years old, his breeding began to show. Reluctantly rising for his walk (formerly his most favorite thing ever), Noodle lost use of his left back leg, dragging it along as he stumbled toward Ewa. She rushed him to the vet immediately, and while the doctor saw to him, Noodle's legs suddenly went limp -- he was paralyzed. One of his spinal discs had ruptured. Another slipped disc, two surgeries, and months of physical therapy later, Noodle was able to walk again, albeit not with the same energy as he used to.

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Noodle wearing a bandage after surgery.

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Back shaved, still cute.

But since Noodle is such a positive pup, this didn't slow him down! He has to wear a harness to help keep him in check. Fortunately, his harness doesn't prevent him from doing his favorite thing: Acting as a representative for Pakistan in the United Nations of Dachshunds, where he advocates for the safety of all animals great and small ... able and disabled. 

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Noodle takes his job seriously.

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We wonder how the meeting went ...

It's that kind of resilience in the face of adversity that makes Noodle our Monday Miracle.

Keep track of Noodle's incredible work over at his Facebook page, where we got all these awesome photos.

Check out our other Monday Miracles:

• Misfit the Blind Doberman Is Our Monday Miracle
• Lucca the Three-Legged Retired Military Dog Has Been Nominated for a Hero Dog Award
• Puppy-Mill Survivors Teddy and Harley Are on a Rescue Mission

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"Love is blind."

Many times this refers to the way we see our objects of affection as perfect, despite the flaws others may notice. For Misfit, however, this happens in a very literal sense. The nine-month-old Doberman was born blind -- and he wasn't the only one in his litter born without sight. However, Misfit was the only one to survive.

This is where things might have ended tragically for Misfit, who not only has special needs but an often-misunderstood (and feared) breed as well. Fortunately, Misfit was adopted by two human moms, and he lives happily in Maryland with his family, which also includes a cat named Willis (whom Misfit loves to chase).

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Okay, this is adorable.

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What a face!

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Willis is the most patient cat ever -- not only does he not mind being bothered by Misfit, he seems to be okay with wearing a leash as well.

It took some special care and attention to help Misfit learn the layout of his new home, but with perseverance, Misfit now navigates the place like a champ. According to his Facebook page, Misfit visits the dog park, plays with his toys, eats poop out of the litter box, and loves his human friends ... just like any other canine. Unlike other canines, however, Misfit has a fondness for hopping around the backyard "like a bunny." (Um, how cute is that?)

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Very handsome!

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Misfit can play like the rest of them.

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No sight? No problem.

While some might view Misfit's blindness as a handicap, the young Doberman does not -- as his impairment allows him to "see with his heart." It's that sort of kindness in the face of adversity that makes Misfit a Monday Miracle.

Photos via Misfit's Facebook page, where you can join in on the Dobie cuteness.

Check out more Monday Miracle dogs on Dogster.

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It's a scene of utter devastation, and Garcia is describing how she survived the tornado to a reporter from CBS News. Her voice trails off, her eyes darting around, looking at what's left of her house, her neighborhood. She pushes the thoughts of her dog aside for the moment and gets back to the interview, telling of the horror that flattened everything around her.

And then a quiet, shocked voice from someone from CBS off-camera, interrupting the newscast.

"The dog. The dog."

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The camera turns, lowers, and there, right at Garcia's feet: two eyes peeking out of the rubble. Her little dog, buried, right next to her. At the sound of his owner's voice calling his name, the dog starts moving, wiggling, trying to get free. 

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Garcia herself pulls the rubble off of her dog, who crawls out of the wreckage under his own power. He seems stunned, shell-shocked, but he's able to move on his own. It's an amazing scene, and Garcia, overcome, delivers a heartbreaking coda. 

"I thought God just answered one prayer, to let me be okay. He answered both of them. Because this was my second prayer."

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She had a little kitten with her. And the kitten was suckling milk from the dog.

"I didn’t know what to think," she told 10 News. "I was shocked and surprised and then of course, awww."

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Safe and sound at the shelter.

Smith collected her precious cargo, amazed at what she'd found, amazed at what the dog had done to save the kitten.

"I think it would have been okay for the dog to walk down the hill," she told Fox Carolina. "But it just didn't want to leave the kitten"

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Where the pair was found.

Yep, the dog had been barking to alert someone to their location. And once they were safe at the shelter, the Shih Tzu's mothering behavior didn't stop. If anything, it intensified. The pair eat together, nap together, stare into each other's eyes. When the kitten strays to the edge of the opened cage, mama picks her up by the nape of her neck and tucks her back into bed.

And the dog is producing milk. She's going through a pseudo-pregnancy, doing all she can to take care of her little kitty.

"She’s producing some, but not all that (the kitten) will need nutrition-wise," said Jessica Cwynar, director of the shelter. Staff members have been supplementing her diet.

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Adding to the bizarre mystery of the whole thing is the dog's condition: freshly groomed, with clean fur and a collar. She's someone's pet -- a pet whose duty to a wayward kitten superseded that of her duty to her owner. This is a pretty amazing pet. 

As for the animal control officer who saved the pair, the little dog made a huge impact in a sometimes trying profession.

"Good things happen all the time, but 'great' happens seldom," Smith said. "This is enough to keep me going the next six or eight months.

"This is one example of why I love my job."

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The animals are now at Anderson County P.A.W.S., and the group will hold them for 14 days, waiting for the owner of the dog to come forward -- and hoping that person will adopt the kitten when collecting the dog.

If no owner comes forth, don't worry: Plenty of people are lining up to take them home.

"We have inquiries coming in from across America," Anderson County P.A.W.S. wrote on its Facebook page. "When they are available to be adopted, we will be carefully selecting their new family.

Via 10 News and Fox Carolina

I admit that at first, I was all like, "What the heck is this Vine thing? How do I make it work? What's the point?" But then I posted my first Vine and experienced how easy it was. Suddenly, I was addicted. Believe it or not, I have a film degree, so when I first interacted with Vine, I was all, "How do I make edits? Or roll credits?" and I was frustrated with its simplicity. But then I realized that its simplicity is its strength. It forces you to spontaneously create, and if there's one thing I know you Dogsters are, it's creative.

I was delighted to see people participating in my request to tag their Mother's Day Vines #DogsterDogMom! As promised, here are five of my favorite Mother's Day Vines:

1. Jäger the dog vs. his favorite green squid toy

It might only be six seconds, but that's all we need to get the cuteness.

2. Dog moms have tireless fetching arms

Because dogs can play fetch all day, dog moms are ready to oblige.

3. Dog moms aren't afraid of a little dog slobber

... but you can almost hear the dog in this video saying, "Aw, mom, don't put that on the Internet!"

4. Like we said ... endless fetch

How cute is the intensity with which this pup waits for the ball to be thrown?

5. Being a dog mom can be exhausting

But it's totally worth it.

What do you think of Vine? Are you on it? What's your username?

Check out these other posts about the awesomeness of dogs:

• What Loving My Dogs Taught Me About Empathy
• File Under "Things We Already Knew" -- Study Says Owning a Dog Improves Your Heart Health
• Batman Is the "Happiest Dog in America" Even Without Hind Legs

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Here at Dogster we realized something profound -- dogs can overcome almost any obstacle. You can leave them to die in the streets, you can run them over with a car, you can even let their skin rot and fall off, and they will miraculously survive. So we've decided to feature one of these amazing dogs once a week, and we're calling it Miracle Monday.

This week's miracle is Batman. Batman's story is particularly harrowing.

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Batman while he was still in Taiwan.

He was hit by a car and left to languish and die in the streets of Taiwan. Despite the mangled condition of his hind legs, he managed to drag himself across multiple lanes of traffic to hide in an alley. He was rescued and then dumped by a shady shelter. That's when his second rescuer, Yenchi, encountered the dog, and she was horrified by what she found. Batman's terrible injuries had yet to be seen to: He was bleeding from his mouth from a split tongue, and his entire rear half was bursting with infection.

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Batman with his cart.

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Looking good, Batman.

Yenchi raised money for Batman's medical treatments and cared for the dog in Taiwan for eight months before getting in touch with Love & Second Chances, a rescue organization that specializes in death row and special needs dogs. Love & Second Chances looked after Batman until he was adopted by a loving family in February of this year.

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Batman doesn't let his disabilities get him down.

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Doesn't Batman look so good now?

Much like his namesake, Batman doesn't possess any real super powers -- it's purely the size of his heart and spirit that make him amazing. He gets around with the help of a cart, but other than that, Batman is an energetic, well-adjusted dog. He's so cheerful, in fact, he was named "America's Happiest Dog" in the Hub TV Network's 2012 "Pup-ularity Contest." 

And that's why he's our Monday Miracle.

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Batman with his new family.

Join Batman's Facebook page for updates on this amazing dog.

Photos via Batman's Facebook page and Love & Second Chances

I'm just kidding! I don't have a yard! And I've successfully killed every plant that's come into my care -- including a pot of ivy.

Vine is this cute little app (currently available only on iPhone -- bummer) that allows you to record and post six second video snippets. Its limitations allow creativity to flourish. Now everyone can be an experimental filmmaker!

And now we can get even more dog videos!

To start you off, we've collected five of our favorite dog Vines to share with you. Once you've got the hang of it, find Dogster on Vine and shoot some Vines of you and your pups celebrating Mothers Day this weekend. Then hashtag them #DogsterDogMom, and we'll share them next week!

1. This little Yorkie is overjoyed

So many toys! He doesn't know which one to pick!

2. What a nice day at the beach

How jealous are you of this dog right now?

3. Princess plays fetch -- over and over again

Vine perfectly expresses the mind of a dog -- it never tires of you throwing the ball.

4. More fetch!

Maybe we're actually dogs because we love watching them fetch over and over again.

5. PUPPY!!!

Look at this puppy! He's having a blast! It's like he's jumping into our arms!

And here's a video from our own Vine -- it's our Editor-In-Chief Janine Kahn getting some advice on how to make out from GiGi.

Wasn't that fun? Join the party by searching for "Dogster" in your Vine app or find us via our Twitter. Record and share your Mothers Day Vines and tag them with #DogsterDogMom, and maybe you'll see your pup on Dogster!

Photo: Dog with severe phone phobia by Shutterstock.com

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Daisy with her namesake.

When the little Pekingese arrived at the shelter, she was in so much pain she was unresponsive, so workers thought she might be deaf as well. Papaya arrived with both eyes severely damaged, and she had obviously endured abuse and neglect. She was initially rescued by Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, who arranged for her immediate medical attention. Despite the organization's swift work, Daisy's eyes could not be saved. Her jaw was also broken, and infection had seized her body. Some might have said that the lap dog was better off gently laid to rest, but the Pekingese demonstrated enough pluck and will to survive to inspire the Angels Among Us vets. So she underwent surgery.

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Daisy looking like a sad pile of fur in the shelter.

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Daisy in the process of receiving care.

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Daisy after some grooming -- what a difference a little love makes!

Shortly after her rescue, Daisy was adopted by a woman named Sally. Daisy will share her home with another Pekingese who is partially blind.

Even though Daisy is going to a great forever home, she still needs help paying for her vet bills. If you'd like to make a donation, check out the Angels Among Us website, and if you'd like to keep up to date on Daisy's progress, make sure to follow her Facebook page.

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Daisy with her new human friend.

Daisy takes her struggles in stride. I know I've gotten melodramatic over a broken nail, so to see this little lady overcome not only losing her eyes, but learning to trust and love again is an inspiration to me. It's a reminder to look up because kindness is all around us, ready to receive us even when things look their most grim.

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Daisy enjoys the great outdoors.

All photos via the Papapaya the Tiny Survivor Facebook page 

Kermie

The first video is ruthless. A dog named Kermie, cancer-stricken and dying, held on just long enough to greet her returning Dad, a sailor who was stationed overseas for eight months.

According to the New York Daily News, a month after Navy Hospital Corpsman Eric Ralston was deployed to Guam, his wife received horrible news -- Kermie had oral cancer and had three months to live.  

“We were devastated to say the least,” Jennifer Ralston posted on YouTube. “Kermie was our first child, and we did not think Eric would ever get to see her again.”

Kermie grew sick and weak, but she hung on, long enough to have this ridiculously tender moment with her dad:

“His return was some sort of magic pill for her. She began eating and drinking again, without struggle!” Jennifer said. “Watching the homecoming video, you cannot even see the struggles of the previous months.”

Months later, however, Kermie's health went downhill again, and his family was forced to say goodbye, right after her 12th birthday. 

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Emma

The second features a 1-year-old Pit Bull mix called Emma, who suffers from a bone-wasting disease that has severely impacted her movements, along with a neurological disorder similar to cerebral palsy, according to the Daily Mail. She's owned by Melissa Swanson and her husband, an airman who recently served a six months in Afghanistan. 

The couple are long-term foster parents for SNARR -- Special Needs Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation. Though the video is hard to watch, understand that Emma is receiving excellent care. The Swansons have been looking for a wheelchair that suits Emma; thus far, Emma has rejected several. Emma has her own Facebook page, which chronicles her life (including her struggle to find that damn wheelchair), and you can make donations to her care by visiting SNARR.

Here's Emma in one of those chairs: 

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And here's Emma greeting her returning poppa:

Melissa said, "When I come in the door, she normally sits at the end of the hallway and waits for me to pick her up. This time, when her daddy came in, she went to him! Mikey (the tan dog) was so happy he cried! Gotta love homecomings!"

You can read more about Emma and see more photos of her in a previous post here.

Via the Daily Mail and the New York Daily News; photo via Emma's Facebook page

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And dogs don't know it. When your dog rouses you from bed eager for her morning walk, she doesn't know just how finite her days are. She knows only that the sun is shining and that she loves you and that there's a world outside full of new smells. Dogs remind us to be present. And, because their lives are short, they remind us to live every moment as if it were the last.

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Keith Hopkin brought us the exuberant Dogs in Cars videos and then the adorable Puppy Pile, and now he's back with a far more poignant piece with the help of a creative grant from Petcurean. Savour Every Moment explores the present beauty of dogs (and cats) with lush photography and a moving soundtrack. We dare you to watch this without shedding a tear and holding your pet friend close.

Savour Every Moment describes the wisdom of animals simply and elegantly. If our dogs could speak our language, they would remind us that, "When you’re happy, don’t forget to tell your face. Napping is beauty sleep for the soul. Eat like nobody’s watching."

Check out more from Petcurean at their Facebook page, and follow Keith Hopkin on Facebook and Twitter for his latest work.

What moments do you savor with your dogs? What life lessons has your dog quietly taught you? Let us know in the comments.

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If you’ve watched the Loca the Pug videos, that lyric is all too familiar and will now probably be stuck in your head (as it has been mine for many months). If you don’t know who Loca the very special Pug is, take a listen:

As a fan of the adorable pooch, it was truly a fan moment for me to interview Loca’s family. Loca is a nearly 4-year-old Pug born in Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. She was adopted by Malcolm and Alena Orr of Belfast, Northern Ireland. This all sounds pretty normal: Couple finds dog, couple falls in love with dog, dog comes home, and they live happily ever after.

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The Orrs are enjoying Loca's viral video success.

Everything was fine except Loca just could not feckin’ run.

“It became apparent very quickly that she was a bit different from other dogs. When she was very small, she walked like Hitler -- both front legs went straight out, up in the air every time she took a step,” Malcolm Orr says.

In reality, Loca has a condition called cerebellar ataxia, in which damage within the nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls muscle coordination results in loss of coordination, or ataxia.

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"Hey, do I smell roast chicken?"

Loca is unable to climb stairs and she is unable to jump, but she is very accepting to being carried. Her family says she lives a very normal life, and though her condition is not fixable, her veterinarian feels she will live a long and happy life. Rather than risk surgery and the complications that come with it, the Orrs are giving Loca a wonderful life.

Based on an old Irish jig

The Orrs say that they always had a good-natured laugh when all the dogs went out for a walk, especially because Loca runs and flops about. Alena says her husband has always been a wordsmith, and he started writing a song about Loca, setting it to the tune of an old Irish song called "Delany’s Donkey."

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Loca the Pug can't run but lives life large.

The video became a huge hit, which surprised the couple.

“To be honest, we never expected it to get the reaction it did,” Malcolm shares. “We put on the first video that if Loca got at least 1,000 likes we would give her a whole chicken. Clearly she has had a lot of chicken since then!”

As of this writing, the original Loca the Pug video has almost 5 million hits. From there, the couple launched a Loca the Pug YouTube Channel, Loca the Pug Facebook page, and a Loca the Pug Twitter account.

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Loca's canine siblings are included in many fun videos.

Follow-up video hits have included Loca going to the vet, singing about her Da’s great big trike, and asking for a rabbit as a pet.

It's a family affair

Loca has a great family, indeed. The Orrs have two Boxers, Layla (eight years old) and Lucy (seven years old), along with Pug Layla, who is the runt from the same litter as Loca. “We just couldn’t leave him behind,” Malcolm says. “So we got them both. Weirdly, he is now considerably bigger than Loca.”

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To sleep, Loca, perchance to dream with Alfie.

All the dogs get in on the fun of making the videos, which they hope will inspire people and pets all over the world. Due to the reaction the original Loca video received, the couple was inspired to make more. “One particular comment came from a lady whose mother suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and who hadn’t spoken for months,” Malcolm recalls. “Apparently she watched the video over and over again and then began singing the chorus.”

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"Just watch how I run and follow along, Loca," Alfie seems to beckon.

So, what's next for the world’s most recognizable Pug? The family plans to continue making Loca videos and possibly turning them into a weekly diary incorporating the entire family, but that idea is still a ways off. For diehard Loca fans, she updates her Facebook page every day, so fans can engage their flouncing, bouncing mood on a daily basis.

Are you a fan of Loca? Bark at me in the comments!

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