Even in best-case scenarios, shelter can be stressful, lonely, and overwhelming places for dogs to live, much less long-term.

Hotdog "waited patiently" to be adopted for a year, but was likely overlooked due to her heart murmur which requires ...

E very senior dog needs a loving home, so it’s particularly sad when one of these puppers is surrendered in what should be ...

and many dogs that are otherwise lively and sweet adopt completely different, neurotic personalities within the confines of a shelter. That was the case with Melon, a senior Chihuahua-Pug mix who ...

Perhaps the only way to teach your dog a trick or two is by offering them treats, but this dog, a Chiweenie (Chihuahua and ...

Due to a severe over-capacity crisis, and thanks to the funding of the Bissell Pet Foundation, ACCT Philly has been holding a ...

Seven Chihuahua mixes, at least two with puppies on the way, arrived at Pawfect Match Rescue and Rehabilitation in Raleigh ...

Bacon and his dramatic looks have been compared to Samuel L. Jackson, William H. Macy, Mark Hamill and more Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

She is related to the previous holder of the shortest dog title ... porch-napping chihuahua by his owner Rita Kimball — took the title from Gino, a 22-year-old mixed breed pup from Los Angeles.