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Special Note:  This month we are focusing on helping to cover the dental costs for our dogs we rescue. Meet Oreo and Trigger, two dogs we are helping to improve their dental health and learn how you can help by clicking here! Contributed by Dr. Emily Stein,...

He came a long way to happiness. Kellan was found as a stray last winter, emaciated and so weak he could barely lift his head.  He was treated for some accompanying medical challenges by a shelter in Tennessee and responded to their care by showing a very sweet...

Charming, effervescent Woody was supposed to be on his last legs when he came to Top Dog Foundation. Yet three days after being abandoned by his family, this 14-year-old Jack Russell terrier mix was working the kissing booth at a local festival. He posed happily for...

Starla, one of our adopted ElderPups, was recently featured in Wayzata Life Magazineas their February Precious Pet. We were thrilled for the opportunity to help raise awareness for ElderPup adoption … and Starla thoroughly enjoyed her time in the spotlight as well!...

We assume that someone loved him once. He wags his tail for everyone and at every word. Yet he was all alone when animal control officers snared him out of a Tennessee river.  Examined in a county holding facility, this genial elder pup was labeled unadoptable and put...

It’s no secret that we love our pets! Sixty-eight percent of U.S. households own a pet and for most of us, it’s safe to say that our animals are very much a part of the family. But when it comes to senior pets, all too often the love that was once given to a dog or...

Cushing's Disease in Dogs Cushing's Disease (Hyperadrenocorticism) is an overproduction of cortisol in the blood, caused by a tumor of either the pituitary or the adrenal gland. In the normal dog, the pituitary gland (responsible for hormone production in the body)...