Dog with Special Needs Still Searching for Home After One Year in Shelter with No Applications

Photo: Photo courtesy of The Animal Pad and @peanutandbeanphoto Bebe the German shepherd/husky mix is a patient pooch. The two-year-old dog arrived atThe Animal Pad, an animal shelter in San Diego, California, over a year ago and has yet to receive an adoption application. Before moving into TAP, Bebe was left at a vet’s office when she was only three months old, according to a release fromWalkin' Pets. After her abandonment, Bebe spent three months crammed in a crate, which considerably deteriorated the muscle mass in her back legs.

Doggie Degas! Pup Who Paints Sells Art for Charity and Has Raised Thousands

Photo: Courtesy Lisa Kite Lisa Kite brought Australian shepherd pup Ivy home 10 years ago and knew from experience she’d need to keep her working dog busy. After Kite taught Ivy to fetch drinks from a mini-fridge and put coins in a piggy bank, a friend suggested Ivy try painting — and she was a natural. “You would’ve thought she was walking on the moon, how excited I was when she painted her first piece,” says retired nurse Kite, 59, who encourages Ivy’s once-a-week habit with a clicker and poached chicken treats.

Dogs Can Now Channel Their Inner Ben Affleck With This Dunkin' Iced Coffee Pet Toy

Photo: BARK Photo Team Finally, an iced coffee that is dog-friendly. The collaboration’sDunkin' Iconic Iced Coffee dog toyfeatures a squeaker buried deep in the cup’s fluff, according to a release from the brands behind the line. For canines who aren’tcoffee appreciators like Affleck, the line also features a Donuts on a Rope dog toy — made with t-shirt rope and four squeakers — a Dunkin' Chocolate Glazed Donut dog toy — with a cream-scented rubber donut core— and scented MUNCHKINS Donut Hole Treat toys.

Dogs Can Smell When Humans Are Stressed Out, Study Finds

Photo: Getty A dog’s nose knows when you’re stressed, according to a new study fromQueen’s University Belfast. “While it is likely that in a real-life context, dogs are picking up on our stress from a variety of context cues, we have shown using a laboratory study that there is a confirmed odor component that is likely contributing to dogs' ability to sense when we are stressed,” animal psychologist Clara Wilson wrote, perNBC News.

Dogs Can Suffer from Depression — Here Are Signs to Look Out for and How to Diagnose Them

Sad dog.Photo: Jena Ardell / Getty Images Dogscan suffer from depression,studies have shown. According toVeterinarians.org, researchers in the 1980s found that canines can go through behavioral changes for various reasons, prompting them to experience extreme emotions, just like their human counterparts. “Excessive licking that brings comfort” and “uncharacteristic wining or howling” are other signs of canine depression, according to the organization. Sad dog.Getty Getty A big cause of depression in dogs, the organization noted, can be from experiencing a loss, which can range from that of a human companion or another pet living in the same home.