Last week's historic Gulf Coast snowstorm helped lock down a rarity in the U.S. as all 50 states have already seen accumulating snow this winter − and all 50 had some at the same time.

Though a storm brought frigid temperatures and blankets of snow to the South in a rare event this week, it also brought a lot of joy − and some confusion − to the dogs of the region who have ...

That’s what you’re going to get with a pug, according to Cheryl Gaw, who has seen more than a few of the squashed-nosed pups in her time. Gaw has rescued more than 2,500 pugs in South Africa ...

Gaw's pug life started in 2008 when her husband, Malcolm, gave her one as a gift. At a pug club, someone asked if they'd be interested in providing a foster home for “a couple” of pugs. In the ...

Cheryl Gaw, 63, has rescued over 2,500 pugs in South Africa as Gaw and her husband sold their house and generally reset their lives to help as many dogs in need as they possibly can. AP Lots of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cheryl Gaw plays with some of the 2,500 pugs she has rescued in South Africa at her home in Johannesburg ...

A woman walks her dog, a pug, in the snow in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on November 28, 2019. A woman walks her dog, a pug, in the snow in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on November 28, 2019. Robert Alexander ...

And in a place unaccustomed to such activity, pieces of cardboard, storage container covers and a hard plastic lid cut from a rolling trash bin became vehicles for sliding through the snow.