When Sickles High School sophomore Zach Hartman came up with the plan to turn old stuffed animals into new dog-friendly toys for pets in animal shelters, he figured, why not get his whole student ...

Both of the worm- and flea-infested puppies weighed less than a pound when Sickles' husband found them at the flea market. "They were used by the older ones as chew toys," Sickles said.