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Camp Campanion is an awesome organization

I didn’t see Pointer Rescue Organization (PRO) on your list, and I feel they should be. We cannot say enough about the volunteers at PRO who use their personal time to rescue and train dogs, making sure they are housebroken, and finding them good homes. Words cannot even begin to express our gratitude to these volunteers who rescued both our dogs from death. When we heard that both our dogs were one day away from being put to sleep at high-kill shelters, our hearts just sank knowing that countless other dogs were not as lucky to have someone like the volunteers at PRO to save them. These were beautiful, young, healthy dogs that deserved a second chance. Even after nearly 10 years, we still keep in touch with our dogs’ foster Moms! They are great, caring ladies! The devotion, dedication, and patience of the PRO volunteers is remarkable, especially in this day and age when so many people you meet every day don’t even take one second of their time to say, “thank you.” We can honestly say that our experience with the Pointer Rescue Organization has changed our lives by bringing a couple of wonderful dogs into our family. See http://www.pointerrescue.com for details.

Daisy and I think that Furever After small dog rescue is the cat’s meow and the dog’s woof. They are all volunteers. Their webpage is at:
http://www.fureverafter.net/

Daisy is one of their alumni
Thank you!

We adopted our 2 most current doxies through Adopt a Lab of Boston. Apparently, they got them with a group of dogs. I do not recommend them. The girls were listed on Petfinder as “all shots up to date and spayed” The org had Boston in it’s name so we thought they were close to home. After we agreed to take them, they were shipped from Tennessee to Indiana. In Indiana, they were spayed, wormed, vaccinated on Thursday, and placed on a truck the very next day to New York. 12 hours in a truck after all that. Does not seem to me what an organization trying to save and protect animals would do! The older of the 2 is not at all what they described her as, she is aggressive and hard to predict. They did offer to take her back, but we could not do that to her. She will have a home here, but we will be forever vigilant.

Regarding Lisa’s post, I don’t know that rescue, and I have no idea whether they are legitimate. However, I can tell you from being a foster parent for several years that a) Often we do ship dogs around because there are many puppy mills in the heartland, meaning many dogs from that area need to be rehomed, and b) Sometimes you just can’t predict how a dog will behave in a new home. It does seem to me that the dogs were brought up to date on their shots and spayed before they went to your home, so the rescue did deliver on what they posted. However, this also sounds like perhaps the person responsible for the dogs did not tell you everything you would have wanted to know. Many rescues have this problem with new fosters. They are so excited about potential adopters that they become afraid to tell the potential adopter all the negatives about the dogs. I hope any fosters reading this take it to heart, that full disclosure is absolute imperative. But…that’s a topic for another post. I welcome Rescue a Lab of Boston to tell us more about the situation if they wish.

We adopted a dog from Boxer/Schnauzer Rescue of the Ozarks last summer. We lost two of our beloved boxers last winter and were so lonesome. After several failed attempts to rescue one, even having one die on our way to pick him up! We found our Indy. He was staying with a woman around Springfield, who worked with him and took him through training and taught him to love and trust again. He even has his AKC Canine Good Citizen badge! Since then I have watched and read of all the fundraising and rescues the group has been doing, and can’t say how impressed I am with their organization, commitment, and genuine love they provide. I am proud to have adopted through this group!

A Rotta Love Plus (ARLP) is dedicated to rehoming Rottweilers and pit bulls in Minnesota, raising breed awareness, educating the public about responsible pet ownership, and advocating for the humane and equal treatment of all dogs without prejudice.

I adopted my wonderful pit bull from ARLP and I also volunteer. They are an amazing organization that not only is working to help dogs but go above and beyond by doing things like providing with free training classes for all adopters as well as foster parents. This group is exceptional and so deserving!

FOR THE LOVE OF PITS!!! We have fostered for this rescue currently and in the past. This group goes above and beyond their call of duty to help pit bulls in need! They have helped me out with not only my foster dog, but also my own dogs! VOTE!!! FOR THE LOVE OF PITS!!!

I love this breed, i have had several dogs in the past years. Never did i have a true and loyal dog as i found in my Dane (Sam). He has given me 13 yrs of pure joy, through even my worst days of coming home from the hospital after being on a ventilator for weeks. He came to my side allowed me to hold him as he walked me through the house and down the stairs. He has forever change my mind of how dogs really do love back, and feel our pain.

I nominate Pug Rescue of Central New York!
I had a black Pug I could no longer keep after 8 yrs. and Pug Rescue of CNY was there for me and anne’ B.!
I can never repay their kindness nor love given to Anne’ and keeping in ctc with me; after Anne’ B. passed.
They are a small struggling organization and can use all the help anyone can give to them and the Pugs!

Thank you!

Legacy Boxer Rescue is a wonderful rescue.

I want to vote for Ohio Pug Rescue

I would like to vote for Ohio Pug Rescue they are a wonderful loving group.

RescueCats is a great organization. They have a wonderful group of volunteers that go to kill shelters and rescue cats that have very little time left. All of their cats are kept untill they find their forever homes. Two of my cats came from there and they are both great. The third one showed up on my deck one day and they helped me fine low cost spay and vet care…..

Boxer Buddies hooked me and Trot up last Spring. He is now a comfortable happy guy—and so am I. Oh yeah, he looks like a goober and everyone laughs at his goofy personality–totally a blast of a boxer. I learned he likes to swim when he jumped in a shallow stream and tried to swim in shallow water!
Loves apples! whole ones…and when he’s ready to get up and out in the morning he lies on top of me so I have to get moving! Thanks Boxer Buddies!

Great Dane Rescue, Inc. was founded in 1993 and has placed so many Danes into loving and caring homes since that time. My husband and I have adopted 5 Danes through GDRI and became volunteers. We currently have 3 heartworm positive Danes in foster care needing treatment and the treatment is quite expensive. Please vote for Great Dane Rescue, Inc.!

Grover (my great dane and I) would like to promote Great Dane Rescue Inc. Grover was rescued by GDRI out of a shelter and had Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy — a costly disease to treat and manage. GDRI took him and gave him a chance when, realistically, no one else would have. They put the money into him, not knowing if he would survive or ever be a “normal” dog. Today, about 9 months later Grover has earned his Canine GOod Citizens title from the AKC, is ready to take his therapy dog certification test, thinks that agility is the best thing ever and loves working on obedience … oh, and he’s no longer on any pain meds. Funds from this competition would help GDRI give other dogs a chance and, that like Grover, may have otherwise become a sad shelter statistic

Me and my pooch Rolex are forever thankful to the Rocky Mountain Great Dane Rescue for getting Rolex out of the horrific situation he was living in, nursing him back to health over a very trying and costly 6 month period, and eventually pairing us with one another. Read Rolex’s pre-adoption story at http://www.rmgreatdane.org/rolex.html. This all happened in 2005 and I have volunteered for the rescue ever since.

Based in Denver, RMGDRI has always covered Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and Wyoming. And they have recently expanded to include Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona and South Dakota. That’s nearly one million square miles (989,802) folks!! Transports from Salt Lake City to Omaha or Billings to Tucson are not uncommon.

Needless to say, any help they can get is greatly appreciated. Please vote for the Rocky Mountain Great Dane Rescue.

I would like to share my resuce experience with everyong. Valley of the Sun Dog rescue has been such a geat place to volunteer. She specializes in bully breeds, but rescues every breed of dog imaginable. I could not foster for her if I wasnt secure about the kind of homes these dogs are adopted to. I am completely comfortable with her proces to make sure dogs find their forever homes. She is not scared to take on challenges. Just recently a pitbull was hit by a car. This dog was in bad shape with a broken hip, pelvic bone and a leg that was so mangled that it had to be removed. He is doing remarkably well and will find a forever home when he has healed. We also just took in a dacshund puppy that had tested postive for parvo. He is in foster care and doing well, but most other rescues would not take this pup due to the medical needs. To me, Kathy at Valley of the Sun Dog rescue is not just another rescue she is a hero to many dogs!!!!

My vote is for Rocky Mountain Great Dane Rescue. I have both fostered and adopted through them, and everyone is fantastic! Dogs are well tested prior to being made available for adoption, and foster homes provide stability and training for animals in transition. A thorough home study is conducted before potential adopters are eligible to view dogs’ detailed bios. Way to go RMGDRI!

PLEASE VOTE FOR GOLDEN RETRIEVER FREEDOM RESCUE!!!

We are Animal Rescuers. We take in helpless, unwanted, homeless creatures without planning for selection. We are a quiet but determined army, and we are making a difference every day. Nothing is more rewarding than saving a life. No higher recognition than watching them thrive. There is no greater joy than seeing a puppy play, who only days ago, was too weak to eat. By the love of those who we have been privileged to rescue, we have been rescued. We know what unconditional love really is. We have seen it shining in the eyes of so many grateful little souls. We are animal rescuers. Our work is never done. Our homes are never quiet but our hearts are always full.
-Dedicated to GRFR – Author Unknown

Golden Retriever Freedom Rescue is a nonprofit, charitable 501(c)(3) all volunteer rescue organization. Our mission is to rescue, foster, rehabilitate and adopt abused, neglected, and unwanted Golden Retrievers to permanent homes. All of our Goldens are currently in foster homes which enables GRFR to better assess the temperament of each Golden for matching to the appropriate permanent home and provides prospective owners the opportunity to visit the Golden in a non-kennel environment.

The Florida Dachshund Rescue got it right!! Sepi is the right dog for my family. Adopted at 3 years old, he’s now 4, he was housebroken and has not had one accident since taking over my home. He’s very protective and has more energy than we know what to do with. He loves to play fetch with Eric and squeaks his toys to everyones delight. We love Sepi and he has definitely filled a void left by the passing of Mr. Peabody. Thank you FLDR!