Dog Rescues Reviews

I am a volunteer for a boxer rescue and it is very satisfying but also very sad. I have fostered a boxer and ended up adopting him. I am grateful to the rescue for letting me know how important it is to rescue a dog and not buy one. There are so many animals out there that need forever homes. If you know anyone that is considering buying a dog, tell them about petfinder.com. They have every kind of dog, cat, animal possible for adoption. Just pick a breed and your community and you will be amazed how many are available in your neighborhood just waiting for you to love… read full review »

Animal rescue's are the only way to go to adopt a pet. Your pet is family and is your best friend. They should be adopted not sold. — Rescue's need all the help they can get with money, donations of common things they use to maintain an animal until they find a forever home.  They especially need volunteers to help with the day to day duties. — I used to foster dogs until the state made it impossible to do this from your home. Many dogs found good homes. They just needed a little help on the way to finding their forever homes and I used to give it to them. — I adopted… read full review »

I've been an animal lover (note ANIMAL lover - I'm not selective) all of my life.  I became a vegetarian at age 17 and have never turned back!  I started as a "cat person", but rescued my first dog from, of all places, a cat shelter at which I volunteered.  It was the best decision that I ever made!!  I missed out on having a dog in my life for WAY too long.  I now am owned by three cats and two dogs - all rescues.  I've done volunteer work at shelters, hurricane rescues and shelter pet transports.  I tell you, friends, it's the best feeling in the WORLD to… read full review »

Our family has a small shelter. I know we all have opinions, but I hear this ALOT, I tried to adopt from....... I really think if we would open up alittle and understand that because someone isn't exactly like us, DOESN'T mean they won't provide a wonderful home. We could place many more animals and help many more in shelters if we concentrate on altering them and have fewer adoption rules. Or at least more practical… read full review »

I have been involved with rescue for most of my adult life ( I am 40 ish). If you are looking to add a new addition to your family then your local rescue is where it's at. —  if you are looking for a purebred most breeds have a rescue dedicated soley to that breed. —  I have been a member/volunteer for the German Shepherd Rescue of New England for close to 10 years now.  They are a wonderful group of dedicated people saving German Shepherds throughout the New England States. Many would surely be dead if they had not stepped up to help this beautiful animal. —… read full review »

We have 4 dogs, 3 are rescues, we have 6 cat, 5 are rescues and 1 bunny.  If I could afford the vet bills I would have a ton more animals.  We have 4.31 acres so space is not a problem, just MONEY  :(.  We have a humane society: High Forest Humane Society and they are wonderful.  Some of the members have upwords of 20 dogs they are fostering until a home can be found for them.  As with most animal rescue organizations they run on a shoestring budget but have a lot of support from the city they are in.  The Vet (now my vet) is wonderful about… read full review »

In addition to  a Yorkie we already had, my husband and I have rescued two amazing dogs from the Animal Protective Association (APA) in St. Louis, MO (www.apamo.org).  We got them about a year apart - both were about 7-8 months old at the time of adoption.  One is a shepherd mix and the other is maybe a lab mix, we're not sure.  As with any new pet, they had the usual adjustments to go through, but they quickly became members of the family.  They all get along great and make us laugh every day. We couldn't imagine our lives without… read full review »

We need to remember, how much our pets depend on us. I love my dog, Bebe. He's almost 13 years old and has a uncurable tumour. I cherish tremendesly the time left with hom. He's my best buddy. I hope, everybody treats their pets good. They are innocent and trustful, and completely depend on us. Treat them… read full review »

Rescuing a dog can be one of the greatest things you ever do.  You just can't imagine how much fun and love a good dog can bring into your life.  I have rescued a couple dogs in my life and have never been sorry.  —  The first dog was a registered black lab puppy that I got from the pound in Gillette, Wyoming..  We had just moved out in the country on a little forty acre mini-ranch and my husband was working at the coal mines.  He had rotating shifts and was gone twelve to fourteen hours a day.  I wanted a companion and someone to warn me… read full review »

Nadia arrived from the Amanda Foundation, a dog and cat rescue. She is extremely intelligent, a great surrogate mom and companion. — — Rescue orgaizations are important and I support their work. But each has its own adoption rules and as they are volunteer run, sometimes the personalities behind them make the rules difficult to adhere to. — — When looking for a pet companion, check with your local animal shelter as well. Many rescue organizations get their animals from shelters. Very few animal shelters are of the no-kill variety, so adopting from a shelter will… read full review »

As soon as you think you want to get a dog, please look at your local animal shelters and rescue organizations. Adopting instead of purchasing an animal will help with animal population control, encourage the humane treatment of animals, most likely will save you money in the short term and long term because you're helping to take the burden of animal control off of your community. My adopted dog is the best dog I've ever known (I've known a lot of dogs) and we started fostering dogs as well. Please consider adoption for your new best friend!… read full review »

The most rewarding way to get a new pet is adoption.  You can even get purebreds, I have a German Shepherd and at one time had a purebred Siamese.  We even have the kitten of a purebred Maine Coon that we adopted.  Give the love you have to give to an animal to one that really needs you.  There are many wonderful animals out there that need a loving forever home.  The love they have is unconditional and you will be doing your part to help with the over population of the… read full review »

Many people love purebred animals and specific breeds and this is not mutually exclusive to adopting rescue animals.  Most National and Local breed clubs through AKC sponsor breed specific rescues for surrendered purebred animals in their breed.   The advantage to the new owners is that the people placing the animal are completely familiar with the breed, with potential medical issues, with appropriate training, and in many cases have a more detailed history of the animal being adopted than a local shelter might have.  You can access specific breed info through the AKC… read full review »