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 [...]

Updates about Memphis Animal Shelter

Chris Peck wrote an important editorial in The Commercial Appeal today. He describes the need for responsible pet owners – people who don’t merely view animals as objects to be bought and discarded at will. He points to the responsibility of the public for the more than 13,000 annual euthanasia’s at the shelter. He reminds [...]

Mayor Wharton Makes Major Changes at Memphis Animal Shelter

Ernest Alexander, Animal Services Director, is OUT. YAY!
Darrell Eldridge will be a temporary facilities manager.
Lucy Shaw, prior CEO at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis, is a consultant.
Mayor Wharton says that the level of care at the shelter will be comparable to the care given at hospitals.
High level of care AND high level of oversight [...]

Updates on Memphis Animal Shelter

Last evening many of the Good Dog Rescue volunteers participated in the candlelight vigil at the Memphis Animal Shelter. Pictures are never good at dark with a phone, but we’ve got a couple below. Attending (that I saw) for Good Dog Rescue was founder Lisa Trenthem, along with volunteers Julie Clark, Vivian Lowder, Julie Russnogle, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Tiny’s gone from rags to riches, say the Smiths

Sarah Smith sends this report in about Tiny, who they recently adopted.
This story is about a little dog who has gone from rags to riches.  She lives like a little princess now and will never want for anything.
We found Tiny online at Petfinder.  After filling out paperwork and contacting Lisa Trenthem at Good Dog Rescue, [...]

Ollie returns for a visit

We rescued Ollie, a Border Collie/Golden Retriever mix, from the Memphis Animal Shelter about 9 months ago. She then weighed about 35 lbs. Founder, Lisa, said it was love at first sight when she spied Ollie at the shelter.
Ollie was adopted by Anne Bass in May 2008 and has found doggie heaven! Anne stopped by [...]

Timid Lolly finds forever happiness in her new home

If you’re an extremely quiet and excruciatingly timid young dog, what do you most want?
Someone who’ll understand your quirkiness and realize that you’re not saying THEY’RE not good or nice, but who’ll realize that you just need time and patience.
Our young Dachshund/Spaniel mix, Lolly, needed a very patient and dedicated home that would understand she [...]

Chief and his Bedtime Story

About a year ago, Robin and Marc Tate fostered Good Dog Rescue’s Pekingese/Terrier mix, Chief. An adorable young dog, he required treatment for heartworms when Good Dog Rescue first got him.
Once he had a clean bill of health, Chief was adopted by Traci and David Taylor, from Knoxville, TN. They came by the Tate’s home [...]