Louis is lovin’ every minute of this!

Louis, the Shih Tzu with a very pronounced underbite, found someone who said “It don’t matter to me” in terms of that underbite.
With a face only a father could love, Louis stole the heart of this young man. See that adoring look upwards?
It’s as if Louis is saying, “I knew if I waited long enough [...]

ChiChi does a little chacha to her new home

ChiChi is a precious little chihuahua girl who was surrendered by her very sad owner due to financial difficulties that required her to move in with a relative and NOT take her dog.
While ChiChi didn’t dwell on her loss – she wasn’t allowed, as her foster home kept her too busy – she certainly wanted [...]

Ollie Ollie Home Free! – see comment – Ollie’s back

Ollie is a great gal who was an owner surrender to the Memphis Animal Shelter with her best doggie friend, Wags.
As luck would have it, Wags got adopted … but what of Ollie?
Well, Lisa, fearless leader of Good Dog Rescue, saw Ollie and sprung her from the shelter.
But how would she do at an adoption [...]

7 more adoptees at our 2nd adoption this weekend!

The weather was great, we had fantastic dogs and puppies, excellent volunteers, and some fabulous people who stopped by. What more could anyone want? Adoptions, you say? We had 7 today! Whew Hoo!

Baby Doll, Ollie, ChiChi, Louis, Sofi, Jasmine, and Rebel found great friends. Even Rennie stopped by with her new family. If you think [...]

Happy Hunter Gets Ready to Trot to his 4ever Home!

Hunter is a 25# border collie/spaniel mix. He is always well-behaved, quiet and loving. He LOVED his foster mom and was very demonstrative in his displays of affection – jumping into her arms to give a hug and kiss!
We’ve been anxiously awaiting just the right adopter for Hunter, who is so undemanding. And then, who [...]

Izzy sends a woof-out to Kate

Hey Kate!
You were adopted last weekend. We shared a puppy kiss as you wished me luck in my search for my furever home.
Great news Kate! I got adopted by this great family who just absolutely loves me. My foster place was great. But this is my forever home! Just like yours!
This is gonna be so [...]

Six great dogs (and puppies) go to their FURever homes!

Bartlett Petco does it again! They provided us with a great location for our Saturday, May 3, 2008 adoption event and six of our lovely dogs and puppies are adopted into loving homes, including Hunter, Izzy, JP, Pixie (no pic of Pixie), Rennie, and Robbie.

It’s always a great day for the volunteers of Good Dog [...]

Hadley’s Clear Eyes

You’ll remember Hadley. He’s our 5 year old Shih Tzu mix who was found wandering blindly in Tipton County and taken to their high kill shelter. He came to Good Dog Rescue with existing fleas, allergies, and poor vision from mature cataracts. If you’re a reader of our blog, you’ll know that Hadley was adopted [...]

Rennie goes to her Forever Home

Rennie is a lovely border collie who was rescued from the Memphis Animal Shelter after being found as a stray. She had been well-trained by someone, because she obeys commands, is housetrained, and uses the doggie door to go outside.

Rennie had a rough go of it early on. When rescued from the shelter, volunteers [...]