It doesn’t get much lower than this.  A  very brave little boy, Ryan Morgan,  who has been fighting cancer for four years is now fighting to get his puppy back.

The Dachshund puppy was given to Ryan for his 10th birthday. Two weeks ago thieves broke into his Barrow County (GA) home and stole the puppy.

Even worse is that detectives think the culprits know Ryan Morgan and are aware that he is sick, according to Channel 11 Alive News in Atlanta.

Ryan was diagnosed with neuroblastoma four years ago and has been battling the illness since then, the station reported.

For his 10th birthday in July, his parents bought him a miniature dachshund to cheer him up. He named her Dixie.

“Whenever I went to the hospital or something, I would always think of her, and it would make me happier,” Ryan told the station. “I really like her. She’s cute.”

This is a despicable act, the offenders need to arrested and punished accordingly.  Let’s help bring Ryan’s puppy home. Anyone with any information about the case is urged to call the Barrow County Sheriff’s Department at (770) 307-3084.

Did your dog’s friend count suddenly drop overnight?  Not to fear your pals still love you.

A small flea got into our code a couple months ago and duplicate entries were getting adding to our friends database. What this meant was that for each new friend connection you made, two were being added to your total pal count.

On the 15th, around midnight pacific time we removed all the duplicates and fixed the bug.

So we’re sorry if it’s a shock, but all your friends are still your friends, there just aren’t any phonies in your total count any more.

So no fear. We and all your pals still love you! So sorry for the mistake in the first place and any confusion it may have caused you.

A friend of Bo’s just sent this heartbreaking message…let’s see if we can help.

Kenyon’s mom received a message from one of her rescue contacts about Bella’s situation.

Bella - NYC; OWNER’S EX DUMPED HER AT A KILL SHELTER
Her rightful owner is searching desperately for her because her ex dumped the dog at a kill shelter knowing she wants Bella !

Can you forward this photo to shelters in the area if possible or send it to someone who can?  Tell them to hold her because her momma is desperate to be reunited with her.  Please help!

If you have any information on Bella please send me a message, bark back to the Dogster, or p-mail Kenyon’s mom directly.

C’mon Dogsters, let’s help bring Bella home.

This is an amazing story of friendship and survival.  In Schaumburg, IL. two Rottweilers disappeared off the 10 acre lot where they lived.

The dogs, 10 month old Trixie and 11 month Bosco, were originally thought to have been dognapped.

They were gone for 11 days when a worker, from A Lamp Concrete Contractors Inc., heard a noise coming from the drainage system on the property.

Popping open a manhole in the driveway, they saw Trixi peering up from 10-feet below, said receptionist Theresa Polizzi.

It didn’t take long to retrieve the freezing and shaken 10-month-old “shop dog.”

Bosco was nowhere in sight, but the rescue workers knew he couldn’t be far behind, Polizzi said.

“Wherever she goes, he’s following her,” she said.

Employees called one of the company’s regular vendors to run a camera through the 18-inch pipe and spotted the 11-month-old dog about 225 feet away.

Although the dogs had both lost a staggering amount of weight, at least 15 lbs. each, they were doing surprisingly well. Both were taken to the emergency veterinary hospital for care but were released the same day.

I don’t think it’s a good idea for Bosco to play Follow the Leader with Trixie anymore.

There are so many sad stories in the news about the horrific crimes people commit against dogs it starts to become overwhelming.  When I came across a story about a woman who rescued two lost labs wandering the streets and read two years prior she did the same thing I knew I had to share this story.

Teri Carnessal, who lives in the Jacksonville, FL area truly deserves a good samaritan award. Last Sunday while driving down the highway she noticed two labs running in the road.  Knowing something was not right with this picture she stopped her car and called out to the labs who without hesitation jumped right in.

Once inside Carnessali’s vehicle, the black and blonde canines were well-behaved on the ride home and seemed content to wile away the hours in their rescuer’s Florida room. Because Carnessali has cats, she knew she couldn’t keep the two large dogs, but she couldn’t let them roam a busy road where she felt sure they’d eventually be hit by a car.

The crazy part is that two years ago she rescued another pair of labs, one blonde one black, not far from where these two were.  At first she thought they may be the same pair but they weren’t. Also, unlike the first pair there were no signs put up for these two.

No signs appeared near the site of the black and blonde dogs, and after putting the word out, sending out notices and keeping the dogs at her home for as long as possible, Carnessali had to board them at her veterinarian’s office.

“I didn’t know how long I could afford to do that,” she said, “but I hated to take them to a shelter. It’s hard to find homes for large dogs, and I didn’t want to separate them.”

Not only did she take the time to stop and rescue these dogs from getting run over on the highway she paid to board them to keep them safe.  In my book that makes Teri Carnessali a true hero. Eventually Carnessali received a call from a man about the missing dogs.

“When he described the dogs, even down to one of them having a place on his leg without hair, I knew they were his,” Carnessali said, explaining how the man had been on vacation with his family and had a neighbor taking care of his pets.

After the phone call a happy family reunion soon ensued. Carnessali said, “It’s a great feeling to be able to reunite a person with their pet.”  I think it’s a great feeling knowing there are people like Teri Caressali out there.

In West Seattle, WA a burglar broke into a house and when the owner came home she found her two pugs gone.  The only things missing were two men’s rings and her pugs, 6-year-old male named Bandit, who is blind, and a 4-year-old female named Pippin. 

Barney Lubetkin’s wife, Marsha, reported her dogs missing Monday after she returned home from work to find a screen from an open window had been bent and tossed on the deck and her drawers and jewelry box had been emptied.

Police told Marsha Lubetkin the dogs might have gotten out of the house during the burglary, but she thought they were stolen because the blind one couldn’t have gone far, she said, and nobody in the neighborhood had seen them.

What a horrible feeling to come home to find your house broken into and your beloved dogs gone.  The Lubetkin’s spent weeks putting up flyers, posting on blogs, searching the surrounding neighborhoods, and following up on leads from callers.  All to no avail, the dogs could not be found.  On Thursday all this changed when they recevied a phone call from the King County Animal Shelter in Kent.

The dogs were dropped off at the King County Shelter where they were identified by microchips embedded under their skin. Shelter workers told owner Barney Lubetkin that an unidentified woman had brought in the dogs, saying someone put them in her yard. She then quickly left.

 The shelter where the dogs were dropped off was 15 miles from the Lubetkin’s home. A rather long distance for a blind dog to travel. The shelter took the license plate of the woman who dropped off Bandit and Pippin but have no further information on her. Marsha Lubetkin said she would pay the $1000 reward offered if she is found, and is indeed a good samaritan. I’m just happy that her dogs are home safe and sound.

A short story with a happy ending, thanks to one person who took the time to make a difference. On Thursday Robby, a police K-9, went missing. The 10 year old police dog disappeared from his handler’s backyard in Friendswood, CA.  A story that could have had a tragic ending turned into a happy reunion.

Robby, a 70- to 75-pound Belgian Malinois, was picked up by “a good Samaritan,” Friday morning and taken to a vet, said police spokesman Vance Mitchell. When police searching for the dog made calls to local vets, they happened to call the one where Robby had been taken.

Robby was reported to be in good health and was returned to his handler on Friday.  On behalf of Dogster, I’d like to give a big thanks to the “good Samaritan” who took the time to make sure Robby made it home safely.

We just received an update on the story we posted on July 10th,  concerning the six stolen Toy Manchester Terriers.

Last night one of Therese’s friends received a phone call from someone that found a cage with 3 ”min pins” on the side of the road in Sorel, Quebec (just south west of where they were taken!!). After confirmation, they are 3 of the missing TMTs! 2 older males and 1 older female.

This is fantastic news! Let’s see if we can’t help bring the  other three home.

Linda Richard stated “I am home now at 9:50pm with my three stolen dogs. The Toy Manchester’s were my old Man Goofy (10 1/2), Munster (7 1/2) and Female Trouble (5). They are happy to see me and kiss me. I will pray to get back my missing dogs: Lucas, Scarlett and the young Star. I will pray to see them too. THANKS ALL OF YOU AND ALL THE PEOPLE TO HELP ME”

Dogster member Boo is missing and his owners need your help.  If you have seen him in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area please contact  the owner at meganandwinnie@yahoo.com.

Boo, if you are reading this, please contact your parents immediately. They are worried sick about you.

I wanted to pass along a letter I received about six Toy Manchester Terriers that were stolen from a home.

The police think that the burglary was a cover and that the dogs were the target.A neighbor saw, the day of the break in, a white truck and a red car in her drive way.

Reward offered for information leading to the safe return of these dogs. If you have ANY info, PLEASE contact:
Thérèse Szulik - St-Damien, Québec Canada
Tel: (450) 835-4699 Email: therlik@hotmail.com

I can’t imagine the feeling of having six of your buddies just taken from you. If you live in the Quebec, Canada area, please keep your eyes out for these cute dogs.

Thanks Simba for bringing our attention to it.