Whitley, now Daisy, is living THE life

Whitley is a Poodle, Terrier mix who came to Real Good Dog Rescue along with her buddy, Emeril. She was a real sweetheart in her time with us, even though she tested positive for heartworms and had to undergo that treatment.
Jan and Dave Stevens adopted our Whitley. They renamed her Daisy. And they sent us [...]

Lovely Delilah goes home to Arkansas!

Despite her adorable good looks and sweet, outgoing personality, Delilah the shih tzu had some odds stacked against her when she came into rescue from a regional Animal Control facility.  The AC had picked her up injured with a pelvis broken in three places.  Her left leg was totally dangling (blown ACL or nerve damage, [...]

Logan and Renee

Logan is an American Eskimo, Spitz dog who’s been with us for a little while as we searched for just the right adopter for him.
Well, the wait paid off, as Renee Greer from Arkansas saw our great guy and came to Memphis to finalize his adoption.
According to Logan’s foster mom, Vivian,
I don’t believe we have [...]

Having a great time on one of our 2 adoptions today!

This weekend is the Showcase of Dogs and Good Dog Rescue is there for the entire event – 8am-5pm Saturday and Sunday. But this post isn’t about THAT event. It’s about the adoption event we held at Hollywood Feed, 4864 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN from 11am-3pm.
We were joined by some new foster moms – and [...]

Keely settles in with Karyn and Bree

A while back, Real Good Dog Rescue rescued a sweet little Shetland Sheepdog Sheltie mix by the name of Keely. She had been picked up as a stray by a local animal control facility. When we got her, she was none the worse for the occasion, as her sweet and loving personality made her an [...]

CJ hits the ball outta the park!

CJ, our adorable Boston Terrier mix dropped by Wags and Whiskers on the 29th with Director Lisa Trenthem, to visit with Miss Bettikay.  Well, the Keathley’s just happened to drop by hoping to meet Inky, who had to stay home because he was a little underweather.  We offered to introduce the Keathley’s to all the [...]

Pound Puppy to Princess

Ella came to GOOD DOG RESCUE from a Missouri Animal Control facility, along with her son, Marley.  Both small Chihuahua mixes, they have great personalities.   When Katherine Boyd saw Donna June, another Good Dog, she contacted Director Lisa, who had to break the news that Donna June already had several families interested in her.
BUT, said [...]

Maggie loves Elsie

Can’t you see how happy Elsie Andreucetti is with her new GOOD DOG, Maggie?  A picture is truly worth a thousand words!  And, to make this even better, Miss Elsie is our newest foster mom and has Clint, our lhasa/tzu mix.  He and Maggie play together, chasing squirrels in Elsie’s big shady back yard.  It’s [...]

Emeril, now Barney, passes the Century Mark!

In Spring 2009, Good Dog Rescue had the good fortune to make the acquaintance of some dogs who were about to be euthanized at the Pocahantas Animal Shelter. Emeril and Whitley were two of those sweet ones. They both had their problems. Emeril came to us laden with ticks and Whitley was heartworm positive.
Well, all [...]

Missouri Max Brings Joy to His Family

Late last year we got the most adorable petite Yorkie Shih Tzu mix we had seen in a long while. Max was his name and attaching himself to a person was his game! He was so adorable, Founder Lisa had a hard time letting him go.
But go he did … to Patsy Shelton and her [...]