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  When Officer Michael Ely arrived at a home that caught fire in Aurora, Illinois, he began searching for anyone who might still be inside. He was about to declare that the house was empty ... until he saw a leash hanging in the kitchen. He immediately began searching the house for the pup, Oakley, and found him behind a doggy gate in the bedroom. Officer Ely took down the gate and tried to grab him. Instead, Oakley took off running down the hallway. Officer Ely was frustrated, unsure of where Oakley was going. The pup looked back to make sure the officer was following him, then swiftly led him to the kitchen. He stopped directly under his leash and patiently waited for Officer Ely to catch on.   “You’re a good boy,” Officer Ely said to Oakley in a video of the rescue. Oakley knew they needed to get out of the house. He also knew that he couldn’t leave the house without his leash. He did what needed to be done as quickly as he could, and Officer Ely was immediately touched by ...

  Two years ago, Evelyn Flores received a text from her boyfriend that broke her heart. Outside his workplace in Mexico, he’d spotted a black and white dog sitting on the side of the road with no owner in sight — but she  wasn’t quite alone . Evelyn Flores Next to her was a plastic bag packed with dog toys, presumably all the little pup’s earthly possessions. It was clear that she’d been abandoned. Evelyn Flores Unable to assist the dog that day, Flores headed to the spot the next morning — and sure enough, the pup was still there. She'd been waiting in the hope that her family would eventually return for her. But instead, in the intervening hours, the little dog had suffered yet another heartbreak. “Someone had stolen the bag of toys,” Flores told The Dodo. “They left the bag empty.” The pup was using it as her bed. Evelyn Flores “The little dog was waiting for her family to come back for her,” Flores said. “I don't understand how there are heartless people who do things like...

  This curious dog named Cooper has explored just about every nook and cranny of the home he shares with his family in Colorado. But he recently discovered there are areas within the house that had actually not yet been charted. And he ran into some trouble in the process. Grand Junction Fire Department Evidently, while perusing the house for things of interest, Cooper managed to lift off the floor grate of an HVAC vent. What he found beneath was what appeared to be a narrow yet tantalizingly mysterious passageway — leading to parts unknown. Throwing caution to the wind, Cooper decided to go exploring within. Grand Junction Fire Department From there, Cooper soon learned that the "secret portal" wasn’t very hospitable. It was actually just a stretch of HVAC ductwork running beneath the house, not designed to hold weight. Below, in the home’s crawlspace, Cooper was helplessly stuck — a look of deep regret washing over his face. Grand Junction Fire Department Getting Cooper out...

  About three years ago, a homeowner in Orangeburg, South Carolina, was startled when they heard desperate howls coming from an open septic tank near their property. The Good Samaritan hurried over to investigate, and what they found broke their heart. There in the tank, struggling to keep his head above the dirty water, was a terrified dog. Labor of Love Transport Rescue The homeowner called local animal control authorities, who raced to the scene, pulled the pup out from the dangerous hole, and brought him to the Orangeburg Animal Shelter. Later that day, shelter staff posted about the pup online and shared his harrowing story. When team members from Labor of Love Transport Rescue saw the post, they knew they had to help. They coordinated for the dog’s transfer and soon welcomed him into a loving foster home. Labor of Love Transport Rescue Rescuers named the pup Andy Dufresne, after the resilient main character in “The Shawshank Redemption.” They gave him multiple baths...