Ashley Ortiz

1 week ago | thedodo.com | Ashley Ortiz

In 2006, 12-year-old Ryan Dyer received a surprise he’d been dreaming of for years: an adorable puppy, whom he named Jack. Jack and Dyer became instant best friends, going on to make countless memories together for nearly 20 years. But it wasn’t until one of Jack’s very last days on Earth, the day of Dyer’s wedding, that the most meaningful memories were created.

1 week ago | thedodo.com | Ashley Ortiz

Earlier this month, a Los Angeles County resident did a double take while passing a neighboring house. The home had been vacated while under construction, but someone new was on the premises — a small, fluffy head peered out from the foundation. When the Good Samaritan contacted a local rescue, Logan’s Legacy 29, for help, founder Suzette Hall rushed to the neighborhood with her trusted volunteer, Mary Nakiso.

1 week ago | thedodo.com | Ashley Ortiz

In a quiet garden behind a private house in Kent, United Kingdom, a security camera recently captured a rare event. While reviewing the footage, the homeowner discovered two wild animals playing in the yard — but they were of completely different species. The homeowner smiled as they watched a young deer and a curious fox run around the garden together.

1 week ago | thedodo.com | Ashley Ortiz

When Amber Rodriguez and her 13-year-old daughter decided to run errands one recent Saturday morning, they had no idea their lives would be changed forever. The day was going according to plan until, while walking out of a department store, they noticed an outdoor adoption event at a pet supplies store across the street. The mother-daughter duo crossed the street just to look and daydream about owning a pet — something they weren’t quite ready for yet.

2 weeks ago | thedodo.com | Ashley Ortiz

While residents in Southern California took shelter during a 5.2-magnitude earthquake last month, one stray pup in Los Angeles found himself abandoned on a quiet street. Lying at the end of a cul-de-sac behind a school, the shaggy stray dog survived the tremor alone — but when someone finally discovered him hours later, he was still trembling from the shock. “[There were] sticks in his fur, and [he was] shaking and scared,” Suzette Hall, founder of Logan’s Legacy 29, wrote on Facebook.