Some levity, for a change, from law enforcement—a tiny dog running across a major San Francisco bridge with the highway patrol in hot pursuit. An incredible experience for everyone involved, except all the people stuck in traffic behind them.

Three cheers and a who’s a good boy you’re a good boy yes you are for Don, a Scottish collie who piloted a tractor down a hillock, through a split-rail fence, and across the busy commuter road below, all without even barking or getting upset even once. I hope Don’s master gives him some green beans as a treat!

Derby the dog, born with underdeveloped front legs that prevented him from running, was abandoned at a shelter and in danger of being put down, The Dodo reports, but he got a second chance with a foster mom who happened to be a director at a 3D printing firm.

Hey dummy, what do you do with trash? Let it sit around, I bet. Think about throwing it away, get up to get a drink, forget to throw it away. Stuff it in your pocket. You stupid idiot. This elephant—not even a human—knows exactly what to do with it:

There's not a lot of hopeful news coming out of Washington state's devastating Oso landslide—the death toll officially rose to 30 yesterday—but one grieving woman got some small comfort when her dog, Boomer, was found after 12 days missing.

A real-life Lassie story unfolded in South Carolina earlier this year when a dog alerted its owners to the possibility that their infant son was being physically abused by his babysitter.