Paxton and Marvel especially have hit it off, and the puppy seems to have given Paxton a boost of confidence.

The video showed her poor dog struggling, suspended in the air as the groomers seemed unaware of his distress.

While both man and dog ended up needing stitches, they walked away from the attack with their lives, a fact that was not lost on McCoy.

The police arrived and arrested Gariepy on charges of larceny and breaking and entering into a vehicle to commit a felony.

A man ran out of the house and up to the tiger, which appeared to belong to him, asking Manion not to shoot.

Laura Alden, Rilee's aunt, said even though the neighbors tried to stop her, Rilee went back in to save the puppies.

For weeks, the RSPCA investigated the case, and in May last year they finally confiscated the 5-month-old puppies.

Arrow is the department's first K9 since the 1960s - and with work during the day, he's settled into a family routine in the evenings.

On the day of the visitation, as Raelynn sat on the steps at the funeral home, she saw a dog passing with its owner and called out.

'With the owners watching on, we sent the hovercraft across the mud flats while shore crews scoured the area by foot.'