Bretagne, a 15-year-old golden retriever that lives with her owner Denise Corliss in Cypress, Texas, is believed to be the last surviving search dog that assisted at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Today, she's back in New York and a nominee for the American Humane Association's Hero Dog Awards. Cue…

To make your heart ache even more over the loss of James Gandolfini, you should know that he had a great fondness for rescue dogs — especially pit bulls! — and his final film will be a crime drama called Animal Rescue with a bully as a co-star.

I'm crying, but I've been weepy all morning imagining a world without Roger Ebert and also because I accidentally bought rice milk ice cream bon bons instead of almond milk ice cream bon bons.

Tanner is a golden retriever who, due to cataracts, is blind in both eyes and suffers from a seizure disorder that causes him to lose control of his body (including his bladder and bowels), sometimes several times a night. Because of this, his owner was forced to give him up to a clinic where vets often suggested…

Though this dog is clearly a puppy-saver, I would happily throw myself into rip current if this diligent animal was perched adorably on top of a lifeguard stand with a little whistle around its neck, ready to save me. For that matter, I'd hurl myself off of a ski lift if it meant that a big St. Bernard would drag me…