KNOXVILLE, TENN. — For most of his life, Hero was just a stray on the street.

SAINT ALBERT, ALBERTA — It was a one-night match made in heaven for a maternal dog and a pair of young rescue puppies at Barker’s Pet Motel and Grooming in St. Albert on Friday.

ONTARIO — After being dubbed the “saddest dog in the world” by social media users, Lana, a 1 1/2-year-old Labrador retriever mix, is well on her way to becoming the happiest. Rescue Dogs Match, the Canadian nonprofit caring for her, is overwhelmed with applications to adopt the sweet pup after a picture of her looking terribly …read more.