Pets and Animal Blog by M Dee Dubroff

Welcome to M Dee Dubroff's Pets and Animal Blog.

 

Feline Hetro Gatubela
Posted on May 12, 2020

A sweet cat named Gatubela has been credited with saving a wandering toddler from a fall down a steep staircase. Security footage tells the real story. Read on for more.

Sweet Tabby
Posted on April 28, 2020

While Pit bulls have a reputation that is unfairly owned and most are devoted, gentle and loyal pets, there are some bad apples out there as there are in all species on earth.

Loki The Rottweiler
Posted on April 20, 2020

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) located in Baltimore, Maryland, has a new staff member. Meet Loki the Rottweiler, and read on for more about this special dog with a brave heart.

Fleur The Therapy Dog
Posted on April 10, 2020

This tale of survival hails from Romania where a sweet Collie-cross named Fleur was rescued from the brink of death and became a therapy dog in the the United Kingdom. Read on for more on this amazing pup.

Sarah Curry and Her Lap Lizard, Winston
Posted on March 25, 2020

While disasters often bring out the best in human behavior, no one would ever have such expectations for a giant lizard. That being said, meet Winston, whose art work sells to benefit Australian bush fire relief.

Swwet Mandy The Goat
Posted on March 10, 2020

Meet Mandy the goat, a real life heroine that saved the life of her injured owner by allowing him to feed on her own milk. Read on for more about this heart-warming tale of animal love and rescue.

Two Sweet Buddies
Posted on February 28, 2020

This is the heart-warming and heart-breaking rescue tale of a pigeon named Herman that cannot fly and a puppy named Lundy that cannot walk. Bring out the tissues and read on for more.

Sweet Little Kitten
Posted on February 3, 2020

It's a given that mothers  will do anything for their children even at the cost of their own lives. Meet Cindy, a feline mom who took a bullet for her five kittens and lived to meow her harrowing tale.

Brave Patsy
Posted on January 26, 2020

Meet Patsy. She wears no cape and she cannot leap over tall buildings in a single bound, but this brave dog is a full-fledged hero nonetheless.

The Cat Nurse Of Poland
Posted on January 16, 2020

This sweet black cat with a moniker resembling a Greek philosopher is quite a guy. Read on to learn more about this feline hero who is known as "Cat Nurse" among his many fans at the Polish animal shelter where he resides.

Mali and Corporal Daniel Hatley
Posted on December 24, 2019

Mali is a Belgian Malinois who was part of a British military unit that was deployed to work alongside NATO troops in Afghanistan. His job was to search for explosives under direct fire from the Taliban.

Sweet Barrie
Posted on December 15, 2019

Meet Sean Laidlaw, a former soldier, who rescued a puppy from the rubble of a bombed out school in war-torn Syria only to have a brave dog named Barrie rescue him from the devastating effects of PTSD.

Sweet Hero Honey
Posted on November 21, 2019

A newly adopted English Cocker Spaniel puppy named Honey saved her grateful owner from certain death after his SUV rolled down a ravine near his home.

Group of Bloodhounds
Posted on November 13, 2019

Along the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya, bloodhounds are successfully tracking elephant poachers in a deadly game of the hunter becoming the hunted. Read on for more about this noble attempt to save the African elephant from certain extinction.

Bear The Koala Detection Canine
Posted on November 3, 2019

Meet Bear, a cool, very smart Border Collie/Koolie mix whose keen sense of smell has been harnessed by the International Fund For Animal Welfare (IFAW) to rescue threatened koalas.

Sako At Rest
Posted on October 23, 2019

Meet Sako, a King Shepherd who protected a teenage boy from coyotes and kept him warm for more than forty hours after a family vehicle fell down a steep hill in British Columbia, killing all the other passengers on board.

Servcie Dog Alice and  Anthonio
Posted on October 16, 2019

Meet Alice, a five year-old German Shepherd who has been named: America's Most Heroic Canine of 2019. She is a guardian angel to a little boy who was shot in the head by a random passerby in 2015.

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Posted on October 6, 2019

Kabang translates innocuously into 'Spotty,' but this Filipino nickname is far too understated for this hero pooch, whose brave actions saved two young girls from a terrible motorcycle accident.

Hook The Hero Chihuahua Mix
Posted on September 9, 2019

Meet Hook, a small Chihuahua and Jack Russell mix service dog who is a big hero. This ten year-old dog pulled his hearing-impaired owner away from a train that was about to come within inches of striking her.

Sweet Bella
Posted on August 28, 2019

Meet Bella, a 14-month-old Labrador Retriever, whose specialty is arson detection. Read on to learn more about the first Arson Dog in Western Wayne Country, Michigan.

Wild Amazon Monkey
Posted on August 8, 2019

In 2017, a twenty-five-year-old Chilean man touring the world-renowned Bolivian Madidi National Park disappeared without a trace. Read on for more about a highly unusual animal rescue credited to a group of roving wild monkeys.

Danny The Hero Service Dog With Owner
Posted on July 26, 2019

Meet Danny, a very special Miniature Schnauzer that saved the life of his author owner, Bethe Bennett, who lost consciousness after a bad fall in her Arizona home.

Dory The Hero Rabbit
Posted on July 18, 2019

A diabetic man named Simon Steggall credits his giant pet rabbit, Dory, with saving his life when he slipped into a coma. Read on for more on this amazing rescue.

Hero Levi
Posted on June 30, 2019

Levi, a three-legged Pit Bull from Janesville, Wisconsin, stopped a dangerous home invasion and took a bullet for his care-takers. Read on for more about this brave and loyal dog.

Paul Horton and Yogi
Posted on June 20, 2019

Meet Paul Horton, a 59-year-old retired mechanical engineer, who owes his life to his six-year-old Golden Retriever, Yogi. Read on for more about his tragic cycling accident and how Yogi helped to rescue him.