Rescued by a Dog
Rescued by a Dog brings you stories told by dog owners about the pups who ACTUALLY saved their lives. If you need to find some goodness in the world, you’ll find it here. ...Produced and hosted by Laura Thomas, animal welfare professional and author of the novel Not Just a Dog.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 124
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
From the vault: When husband and wife Jess and Dan develop cancer simultaneously, only pup Emma can keep them afloat
From the vault: When Emily's wedding is canceled on her wedding day, pup Kaya salvages her heart
From the Vault: James is recovering in a sober living home when he meets a pitbull named Blu
From the Vault: After a devastating landslide, pups Cassie and Alani save an entire town
From the Vault: After an epic struggle with addiction, Chris finds beauty in life again thanks to rescue pup Vector
From the Vault: When Ms. Sherry is trapped in the bathroom after a big fall, neighbor's pup Milo comes to the rescue
From the Vault: When Alexia no longer wants to be in this world, Lucky shows up at her doorstep
From the Vault: When infant Harper stops breathing, pup Duke comes to the rescue
In the middle of the night, little infant Harper stopped breathing entirely. The family pup, Duke, knew just what to do.
From the Vault: Military dog Layka takes a bullet to save the life of Army Ranger Trent. Then, he saves her.
When military working dog Layka loses a leg while saving the life of her handler, Army Ranger Trent McDonald, he vows to get her home safely.
From the vault: When Abby collapses at a parade, a shelter dog drags his handler over to save her. Then she saves him.
At the Christmas parade in 2020, Abby collapsed from an episode of POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome). Picaso, a shelter dog walking in the parade, pulled his handler into the crowd to …
From the vault: Two stories: When Multiple Sclerosis pulls Louise to the ground, pup Moonie pulls her back up. And, when MaryEllen's boyfriend dies from COVID in her arms, pup Enzo helps her find joy again.
From the Vault: Renge Saves The Life Of Dog Trainer Matt Beisner
In his twenties, before he became a nationally-renowned dog trainer, Matt Beisner was a jobless, self-loathing alcoholic with a rap sheet. And he was scared of dogs. When he went to the shelter one d…
From the Vault: When stray pup Fred saves a whole platoon in Afghanistan, US Marine Craig knows he has to give Fred a better life
When pup Fred saves a whole platoon of marines in Afghanistan, Craig knows he has to find a way to get Craig back to the United States. But completing that journey would require a series of impossibl…
From the vault: During the worst time in his life, Sean saves a blind, beaten dog. Then she saves him
After a year of unbearable hardships, Sean and his wife Jamie meet a blind, abused dog named Marigold with nowhere to go. They instantly know that Marigold is supposed to be theirs. What they don't k…
From the Vault: When Emiko suffers a stroke after losing her child in a custody battle, pup Victoria reminds her that she's an amazing mother
After a brutal and unfair custody battle, Emiko suffered a serious stroke that left her unable to even travel to visit her child. Emotionally broken, she adopted Victoria - a mangy, diseased shelter …
From the Vault: When Rebecca stops breathing, pup Ulysses figures out how to get help
When Rebecca stops breathing for two full minutes, pup Ulysses tries repeatedly to rouse her. When that doesn't work, he knows it's up to him to figure out how to get help fast.
From the vault: When a family home catches fire, rescue pup saves TWELVE lives!
When Angela's family home catches fire with nine children asleep inside, rescue pup Capone knows what to do to make sure everyone gets out alive.
From the Vault: After a major surgery, pup Sami tells Cheryl that something has gone terribly wrong
After a major surgery on her leg, Cheryl is feeling fine, but pup Sami tells her mommy that she needs to get back to the hospital STAT.
From the vault: Pup Marley finds a way to tell Julie to go to the doctor IMMEDIATELY
When Julie's pup Marley starts acting strange, refusing to leave her side, she takes him to the veterinarian - and Marley gets a clean bill of health. So she goes to the doctor to get some blood work…