Animal House: A Dog's Life

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| genre = Documentary
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| country = United States of America
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 13
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = [[Cineflix]], [[North Shore Animal League America]], Nextfilm and [[Life Network]]
| distributor = [[Animal Planet]]
| channel = Animal Planet
| first_aired = {{Start date|November 18, 2005}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2006}}
| website = http://www.animalleague.org/events-news/press-center/animal-planet-launches.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
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'''''Animal House: A Dog's Life''''' is a [[United States|United States of America]] [[documentary]] television series AbOUT [[animal shelter|shelter]], [[rescue]], and [[stray dog]]s. Each half-hour episode consists of two to three segments on individual dogs from the [[New York (state)|New York]] [[Animal Rescue group]], [[North Shore Animal League]].<ref name="animalleague.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.animalleague.org/events-news/press-center/animal-planet-launches.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/|title=Animal Planet Launches Dog-U-Mentary|publisher=}}</ref> The [[family-friendly]] series has featured many different breeds and dogs who arrived at the rescue for different reasons and circumstances. Segments show footage of dogs being adopted, and also include stories of their [[rescue dog|rescue]], [[dog training|training]], and rehabilitation.<ref>http://www.locatetv.com/tv/north-shore-animal-rescue/2076677</ref><ref>http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/a-dogs-life/347908/</ref>

==Production and broadcast==
The original title of the series was, "North Shore Animal Rescue."

North Shore Animal League sold the show to [[Cineflix]], who produced it for Animal Planet. The series premiered on the United States's, Animal Planet and Canada's, [[Life Network]] (now Slice), where it received positive ratings and reviews.<ref name="animalleague.org"/><ref>http://www.amazon.com/Animal-House-Dogs-Life-Season/dp/B010MQX58U</ref>

The series is produced by Cineflix, in association with Slice in Canada and the [[Discovery Channel]] internationally. The series' initial run lasted one season, from 2005 to 2006, including 13 episodes. As of February 2016, the first and only season was available to stream on Netflix instant streaming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netflix.com/browse|title=Netflix - Watch TV Shows Online, Watch Movies Online|publisher=}}</ref><ref>http://newonnetflixusa.blogspot.com/2014/11/animal-house-plus-1-more.html</ref>

Over thirteen weeks, the series examines the INCredible stories of abandoned and orphaned dogs as they are rescued and cared for by the vets, trainers and volunteers from North Shore Animal League America, the world's largest no-kill animal shelter.<ref>http://www.youbemom.com/forum/permalink/7669944/i-just-got-sucked-into-a-documentary-series-on-netflix-about-the-north</ref>

Each week, the 30-minute episodes follow the story of a different dog, each undergoing remarkable and extreme makeovers from abused animals - sometimes at death's door - to healthy, obedient, happy dogs ready to be loved and cared for as family pets. With real-life characters culled from the League's staff of 300, including 2 rescue teams, 12 veterinarians, 7 trainers and behaviorists, and 4 mobile adoption units and the more than 200 volunteers, viewers witness first hand the drama, compassion and sometimes humor, of the human-animal BOND.<ref name="animalleague.org"/><ref>http://www.onnetflix.ca/animal-house/3614{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Episodes ==
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|Title = Episode 1
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|November 18, 2005}}
|ShortSummary = Sparkplug is a gentle [[Dalmatian (dog)|Dalmatian]] who is secretly dropped at the North Shore Animal League at the crack of dawn. Tethered to a fence in the League's parking lot with a note attached to her collar, Sparkplug stands alone, wondering what she did to deserve desertion.
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|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Episode 2
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}
|ShortSummary = In episode two we meet Debbie and her dog, Shorty. Debbie needs help from the League as she has just been evicted from her apartment and can no longer keep her beloved pet.
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Episode 3
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}
|ShortSummary = The North Shore Animal League's Director of Operations, Paul Greene, is on the run. [[Florida]] is being pummeled by its fourth [[hurricane]] in two months. Families are being evacuated and animals are being left homeless. Local municipal shelters in Florida do all they can to save abandoned dogs – but they need Paul Greene's help. Paul and dog trainer Mike Malloy head South, where they get ready to save adoptable, family-friendly dogs. Three-legged, Trevor, is one of the lucky ones.
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Episode 4
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}
|ShortSummary = Now housed at the League, Trevor is prepped and primed by the League's devoted staff, with hopes that potential adopters will see beyond Trevor's missing leg and give him a new home quickly. While staffers prepare Trevor and the other Florida dogs for an upcoming adoption event, Marge Stein, Chief of Public relations at the North Shore Animal League, is plotting her own high stakes plan. Marge and her staff aim to raise record-breaking funds for the League's upcoming 60th anniversary celebration.
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Episode 5
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}
|ShortSummary = The Garcia family of New York rushes their beloved pup, Charley, to the North Shore Animal League for emergency medical care. The diagnosis is [[Parvo]], a common but serious virus that can cripple those that it doesn't kill.
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Episode 6
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}
|ShortSummary = In [[New York City]], wild dogs are running free, posing a danger to residents and to themselves. It's the job of the municipal animal shelter to round them up and bring them to safety.
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Episode 7
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}
|ShortSummary = An abandoned dog named Shy, along with her five puppies, has arrived at the North Shore Animal League emaciated and sick.
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|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Episode 8
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006}}
|ShortSummary = Eight puppies found on the streets of New York City have been brought to a municipal pound for safekeeping. But without their mother, the puppies' survival is in jeopardy.
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Episode 9
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006}}
|ShortSummary = Trouble is brewing at the North Shore Animal League's adoption returns department, where staffer, Kim, received a voicemail from a distraught woman wanting to return her dog, Sadie. A child taunted the dog and, as a result, the child was bitten.
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|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Episode 10
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006}}
|ShortSummary = Brookhaven, a municipal pound, is packed to the gills with stray dogs. If the dogs aren't adopted, they are in danger of being put down. The head of Brookhaven wants to save Cuddles, a scruffy terrier mix that was hit by a car and now can hardly walk.
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|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|Title = Episode 11
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006}}
|ShortSummary = A neglected dog – dumped in a dismal looking cage on the doorstep of the North Shore Animal League in – has found a safe haven for now.
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|EpisodeNumber = 12
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|Title = Episode 12
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006}}
|ShortSummary = Sixteen year-old, Kevin, needs to get his dog, Cujo, under control. If he does not, Kevin's mother, Barbara, may have to take Cujo back to where she got him. Cujo was adopted from the North Shore Animal League when he was just a pup.
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|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 13
|Title = Episode 13
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006}}
|ShortSummary = In a salvage yard near [[Shea Stadium]] in New York City, stray dogs have the run of the road. Local resident, Robert Burns, wanting to improve the quality of the dogs' lives, spends his own time and money befriending and feeding them. Robert is trying to save the dogs from another brutal winter on the street. With a big storm due to hit, Robert calls the local municipal pound for help.
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==References==
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[[Category:2005 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2000s American television series]]
[[Category:Animal Planet shows]]
[[Category:Television shows set in New York]]
[[Category:English-language television programming]]
[[Category:American documentary television series]]
[[Category:Television shows about dogs]]