Neighbors hope gift at a block party helps Torrance mail carrier heal from a pit bull attack on his route.
Two months after letter carrier Moon Choi was attacked by a pit bull, residents along his Torrance route gave him a hero's welcome Saturday.
And then they gave him a puppy. "A very unintimidating puppy," as one neighbor put it.
Choi's own dog had recently died, and with the approval of his wife, residents surprised him with Happy, a 7-week-old maltipoodle - half Maltese and half poodle.
Surrounded by neighbors, Choi cupped the tiny dog in his hands and pressed ..
A West Midlands primary school has introduced a puppy into the classroom to help children enjoy their learning.
Pupils at Rough Hay Primary School in Wednesbury, England are encouraged to include Betty in everything in a move to help teach them responsibility.
The school said the springer spaniel is having a positive effect at the school and on results.
Deputy head teacher Anne-Marie Reese said that the pet was also helping to cheer children up.
"Sometimes the pupils can be distressed or upset and we can take them to see Betty who can cheer them up.
"Sometimes children don't want ..
VIRGINIA A kitten has found a new mother in a golden retriever, right, which began producing milk after hearing the cat’s cries.
The dog, named Honey, had not given birth in 18 months when its owner, Jimmy Martin, took the kitten home after it ran in front of his concrete lorry in Stephens City.
Mr Martin’s wife, Kathy, said: “She started licking her and loving her. Within a couple of days, Honey started naturally lactating. The kitten took right to her, and she started nursing her.” The kitten, named Precious, had refused to drink from a bottle, and the family feared that ..
A dog in China has adopted a piglet, nursing it as if it were her own puppy.
Huihu, from Chongqing city, adopted the piglet after her five pups were stillborn.
"She was very depressed for one week, then one night came home with a tiny black piglet following her," says owner, Lao Yi.
Lao Yi says that ever since, Huihu has reared the piglet as if it were her own puppy, nursing her and taking her around.
The two have become celebrities in the neighbourhood, attracting many visitors, according to the Chongqing Business Papers.
Lao Yi says that over the ..