And perhaps more than anything, they dream that one day those stuffed animals might come to life as real pets. (Heck, there was a whole book about this: "The Velveteen Rabbit.") Her parents knew ...

The stuffed animal and children's book sets are all inspired by real life rescue dogs Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

Maria Azzurra Volpe is a Newsweek Life & Trends reporter based in ... The heartwarming post comes with a caption that reads: "My dog is obsessed with stuffed animals so my grandma got her this." ...