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Twitter helped reunite an owner with her dog -- who had left home and hopped a train in Ireland. After Deirdre Anglin realized her pup Patch had gone missing, she did "the usual social network thing,'' and posted pictures of him on her Facebook account, asking for her friends to keep an eye out for him.

Little did she know that Patch hopped on a morning commuter train -- and the conductors had the same idea. After noticing the Jack Russell terrier, Irish Rail sent out a "Lost dog!" tweet with a photo of Patch -- who they internally dubbed Checker, joking that he could be trained to inspect tickets on the rail.

Tweet for a Treat! Dog Fed Through Twitter Account

After more than 500 retweets in 32 minutes, Anglin caught sight of the message and wrote back, "That's my dog!''

The train staff noted that Patch was a great addition to the commute as passengers took turns petting him. They eventually took him off at the train's final stop where he was soon reunited with Anglin.

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If you live under a rock and missed it, June was Gay Pride Month in the United States. All across the nation there were Gay Pride Parades to both celebrate Gay Pride, and attempt to help bridge the gap between those that support and those that don't understand (or accept) people choosing to love those that aren't heteronormative.

But it's not just people at Pride Parades; there are plenty of pups there too because -- as always -- where there is man, there's man's best friend!

Check out these 10 cute pups of pride celebrating Gay Pride Month with their owners!

1. Windy City Pride
These pitbulls are heading to the Chicago Pride Parade in STYLE! How adorable are those doggy smiles?
















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2. Rainbow Falsies
Okay, I'm not sure of the wisdom of putting false eyelashes on your dog, even if it is for Pride, but dang -- this is cute!

















3. Is His Drool Purple, Too?
Mastiffs are known for their icky drool, but after this picture -- I feel like feather boas

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Yukon and Darwin are two dogs who were unable to walk a short time ago. Yukon, a wolf hybrid, had his wrist crushed by an elk. After numerous surgeries, his vets were suggesting amputation as the only option. Darwin, a tiny little Yorkie, was attacked by a larger dog and had his front paw amputated.

Today, both of these dogs are active and running on devices made by a company called OrthoPets that specializes in prosthetics and orthotic braces for animals: Yukon wears a removable brace that lets his injured wrist support his weight again, while Darwin sports an American flag-motif prosthetic leg.

OrthoPets founder Martin Kaufmann came from the world of human prosthetics and orthotics and started the company after his cousin's dog was became unable to use a paw. When veterinarians suggested amputation, Kaufmann thought he could do better. He made the dog a brace and then decided to head into the animal world full-time. He's since teamed up with veterinarian Dr. Patsy Mich, who serve

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California means: sun, sand and surf! This month marked the 7th Annual Loews Dog Surfing Competition which was held at Dunes Park Beach in Imperial Beach, California on June 16th. Dogs from all around came together to compete in 4 different heats - for surfing!

The event drew over 50 competitive dogs who were broken up into Small Dogs, Large Dogs, Tandem and the Ultimate Champion Round. Thousands of spectators from all over the country watched each dog take their 10-minute turn to catch the waves.

This event also broke into the Guinness Book of World Records for "the most amount of dogs surfing on one board at one time." The money raised from this competition went to help support the The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Check out these 8 awesome pictures from the dog surfing competition!

1. Kings of the Sand
Not only did the dogs take over the waves, but they clearly were the faces of some awesome sand castles like this one!


















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