Was Your Dog a Rescue?

Syrina · 07-30-2009, 10:13 PM

My family's first dog (Casey) was being given away by the owners. Their female black lab had puppies, don't know what kind of dog the male was, so they gave them away. We think he might have been lab/golden. Sadly, he passed away several years ago, but he had a long full life. Not a rescue, but I'm still glad we got him.

Kelsey (GSD/Welsh Corgi mix) was brought to the shelter, with her litter, at five weeks old. We got her two weeks later. The shelter brought some dogs to Petsmart, and since mom was going there for stuff for Casey, she stopped to see the puppies, asked if she could hold one of them, took one look, and said she's coming home with us.

We think Kelsey might have been abused even at five weeks old. That makes me mad.

We're going down to the shelter next month we think. We've been waiting forever it seems to get a dog of our own. Just waiting for enough money to pay the pet deposit and adoption and vet fees...It seems like everywhere we go these days, everybody else has a dog and its making me a little homesick. Especially since we're going to visit my parents this weekend and I'm going to get my heart broke again when we have to leave them and the dog!

ETA: Pictures!

The Kelsey dog

One of the funniest pictures, I just love this one

Another funny one - this dog is weird

Casey and Kelsey

megbot · 08-03-2009, 12:59 AM

I'm bringing Wrinkles home tomorrow! He was held by the city animal control, his prior owner didn't feel the need to feed him

He was scheduled to be put down at the end of the summer, luckily that will not be the case. He's 3 years old and just super friendly. A ball of energy, but I'm excited to take him out for jogs and on the trails. My family and I are so very excited to bring him home, we've already loaded up on Eagle Pack and toys, toys, toys

He's very skinny. We have the best of plans to put some weight on his bones.

Juniper · 08-03-2009, 10:11 AM

We just added 2 rescues to our brood. A beagle and a rat terrier. Both are wonderful dogs.... not hostile at all but VERY timid. I hope they werent mistreated in any way. The beagle is very lovable but cringes a bit when you go to pet her. And the rat terrier wont come near us. When we get close, he cowers and shakes. So sad. But with our love, they will soon change!!!!

megbot · 08-03-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Juniper

We just added 2 rescues to our brood. A beagle and a rat terrier. Both are wonderful dogs.... not hostile at all but VERY timid. I hope they werent mistreated in any way. The beagle is very lovable but cringes a bit when you go to pet her. And the rat terrier wont come near us. When we get close, he cowers and shakes. So sad. But with our love, they will soon change!!!!

I'm glad you were able to save them

The people at the kennel I'm picking Wrinkles up from said that many dogs do NOT do well when they're held in a shelter. That could be why they're timid. All the same, it seems they've got a happy life in front of them

Juniper · 08-03-2009, 04:41 PM

They really do have the best life right now that is possible for them.

I take it easy with them and am allowing them to adjust, to us and our 2 other dogs and my 3 yr old daughter. Slow and Easy right now and so far so good for the most part. And Lots and Lots of lovin'!!!

I will post pics just as soon as i can!

Yardrat · 08-06-2009, 10:20 AM

Our first dog was a rescue dog we got back in 2000. We are in the process of getting another rescued dachshund. Our first was from a local rescue that we drove to. The second (currently) is out of state. When we were approved they gave us a local hotel to go to (two days from now) to pick up the dog. The dog is nearly seven states away...we are a little nervous, is this common that rescue centers have someone that delivers the dogs through a network of people that pickup the dogs until the dog reaches your area? It sounds very impressive, but it is also a little nerve racking to go to a hotel to meet a stranger to pick up a dog. We'll be going this Saturday. Will let you know how it goes.

spugs · 08-06-2009, 11:03 AM

My 1st dog we got from kennels which held dogs for the local council till their time was up. The owners have 7 days to collect them then they are rehomed or pts.

Maggie was an old, black lurcher who had ended up being there a month and was due to be pts. She was in a right state fleas, worms, scabs on her legs as they had no bedding only a towel in a plastic dog bed.

The kennels basically takes them to make some money and does the bare minimum they need too. ( I have reported them but there still going).

She had no vet care, or temperament test but when me and my other half took her out for a walk we fell in love, she was a lovely dog and once she got over being in kennels she was brilliant companion. Sadly Maggie left us last summer.

After waiting a year we decided to get a new dog, as we have 3 young children and only a small backyard we wouldn't have met most shelters rehoming requirements. So we went to a breeder. We got Alfie from an oops litter and then a week ago we got Roxy from a reputable show breeder.

In the future I would like to have another rescue but when my children are older.

tunisianswife · 08-11-2009, 12:23 PM

both my dogs were strays that I got from a shelter.

ooby1kanooby · 08-14-2009, 12:29 AM

My Elli, otherwise known as Janie at the pound, was found on the streets somewhere in PA. We got her from the pound when she was about 7 months old and she is now 1 year and about 4 months, I believe. She has many odd fears though. For example she is extremely afraid of spoons, like the bigs ones for cooking and sturring. I assume she was hit with them or something of the sort. We even got our old dog Bambi, (died at 14), out of a 'free puppies' box.

Elli- napping

Sorry this is a new laptop and I don't have my pictures of Bambi transferred yet. Gosh do I miss her.

Hiaja · 08-16-2009, 11:30 PM

My Australian Shepherd, Jet was a rescue! He was found wandering the streets of Madison.

tash · 08-20-2009, 07:04 PM

My dog we just got from the local shelter. They said they took her in as a stray and she was very thin. She gained 10lbs in the two months she was there. She is so sweet and is at least a few years old. She has had at least one litter. We wonder what her life before us was...

My cat was the kitten of a nice cat that lived under the dumpster by my work. My co workers named her and gave her parts of thier lunch. But then she kept trying to come into our office (probably wanted to have her kittens somewhere safe) and my boss got mad. He offered my sister (who gave me a ride to work) $20 to take her away so my sister took her to my parents house (they live in the country, my sister had an apartment). The next day this stray cat gives birth to 6 kittens. This was July 14th. I got married Aug 27th. We came and took our kitten to our new apartment about a week after we got married. She has been with us ever since. Her mom still lives with my parents. Her brothers and sisters all found other homes.

coby09Jan15 · 08-21-2009, 06:12 AM

I got Coby off a guy that no longer able to keep a dog. Is it considered rescue?

OldDalFan · 08-24-2009, 11:43 PM

On the left is Admiral. He wasn't a rescue. His owner of 12 years moved out of state and didn't want to bring him. In the middle is Friday. He was previously known as "no name puppy, cage 12, available until 6/19". When I found out what was happening on 6/19, I rescued him. He was meant to be a foster, but we haven't found the perfect home for him yet, and the longer he is with us, the pickier we get. On the right is Harley. He was rescued from a shelter by a group called Old Dog Haven. By adopting him, we freed up a foster home, so another dog could be rescued.

There isn't an active Dalmatian rescue group in my area, so I'm trying to organize one. If you live in Washington State and are interested in Dal rescue, please contact me.

jmd5294 · 08-25-2009, 12:10 PM

my dog was a rescue!

Actually ,my sister got her from a rescue org, but then decided she couldn't keep her, so we spoke with the rescue org, and DH and I decided to keep her. She is an awesome dog. We really feel like we lucked out!

jnite · 08-25-2009, 07:16 PM

Missy was a rescue, she's a border collie x staffie and when we first went to look at her they were going to pts the next day but because we were interested they held on to her, because their policy was that we had to bring our other 2 dogs in to see if they got along.

Mojo was a partial rescue. What I mean by that is we got him from a lady that habitually gets dogs then gets rid of them. But why I call him a rescue is because you can tell that he was teased and beat by her kids, and was neglected in any attention giving. He is soooooooooo clingy and licky that sometimes it drives me crazzzzzzzzyyyyyyyy.

hbowen87 · 08-26-2009, 10:45 PM

We got Star from a rescue group.

The dog before that I guess wasn't technically a rescue but I considered the poor thing to be a rescue. A family had a miniature pinscher female that had gotten pregnant when *something* jumped the fence. They were giving the puppies away for free and a coworker of my mom's told her. We went to look and mom was horrified when she realized they were giving the puppies away and they weren't even 5 weeks old yet. She asked if we could get her in a couple weeks and the lady said no, take it or leave it, first come first served. We looked around a little more, realized the poor things were living outside completely in over turned trash cans, and that in an attempt to make them looks more like min pins the lady had put rubber bands around their tails to make them fall off. We took the puppy home right away, and then spent hours picking off the ticks and bathing her, and took her to the vet where they had to cut off the tail because it had gangrene. Her tail was barely even an inch long after that. Mom went back the next day after she realized the puppy had gangrene to get the rest of the puppies but they lady had already given them all away. She was so upset, afraid other owners might not be so responsible to get the tails looked at. She was a great dog, even if she didn't have a tail, we had her for 15 great years. I guess she technically wasn't a rescue, she did have a home and didn't get her from a shelter, but those puppies desperately needed rescued from those irresponsible people.

thurman15 · 08-28-2009, 08:49 AM

I believe so, we just got our dog from North Shore in Long Island. She was rescued from a kill shelter in the south. She is just adorable - a 4 month old pointer mix and we named her Oreo...

meandean · 08-30-2009, 11:15 PM

Yes he is!! and we love him!!

My fiancee's best friend is a manager at a vet office here in town and often sees rescued dogs come in with people trying to rescue them. well that's how riley came into our lives. riley came from a breeder who got shut down for having too many dogs on the property and having poor living conditions. well when being shut down was coming close, instead of giving the dogs to shelters, these people chose to poison them. when we got riley he was bleeding out of every orifice, and yes i mean EVERY!! he was peeing dark dark red about every 10 minutes for the first week we had him, it was tough to see. well now, just two months later riley is 100% healthy at 59lbs and we couldn't be happier! some people i guess can't go to hell fast enough

Rayne01 · 08-31-2009, 05:03 PM

I rescued my schnauzer, but I honestly believe that our rescue was mutual. I was depressed when I got her. I was going through some rough times. I had just moved in with my fiance and his family, I was having issues with my family, and I was being told by doctors that i would never conceive a child. All i did was mope and sit around in my room all day. When we got her she was horribly matted. She was thin and fearful of my fiance and I. I brought her home and shaved her down, all of her fur fell off in one clump. She was muddy and covered in fleas. I bathed her and picked the fleas off of her. After a few days she came out of her shell, and she brought me out of mine. I knew I had to start taking her for walks, so I started getting up earlier and caring for her. It's been over a month now, and not only has her live changed completely, mine has as well. I find myself smiling more now and spending more time with others and their pets. I saved her, and she saved me.

Thats my girl after her hair cut. It's a little blurry. I can't help but smile when I look at her.

.308 · 08-31-2009, 08:06 PM

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I rescued him. He was meant to be a foster, but we haven't found the perfect home for him yet, and the longer he is with us, the pickier we get.

We've fostered many a dog, and I've found your comment to be true.

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and not only has her live changed completely, mine has as well.

Ironic that we think we're doing the animal a favor and sometimes it's the other way around, isn't it?

Although not a dog, this is Stewart.

He came into our lives about a month ago after my wife and I broke one of our "rules" about fostering... "never try to take an animal that doesn't want to come to you".

Long story short, we trapped a dog that was going to be hit by traffic sooner or later (many a close call). STUPID mistake on our end, the dog escaped the following day (again stupid). We felt horrible. That day, took one of our dogs to the vet, and coming back home, Stewart wondered out from the tree line onto the rural road on our way back home (almost hit him and we had to stop, and we did check the surrounding area for any siblings).

We'll find him a home no doubt, but although I feel like crap about the dog we "lost", everytime I go down to the basement and Stewart plays with me, it makes me realize that "you can save them all, but you can try one at a time".

And sometimes they save you.