You’ve decided to add a new 4 legged member to your family and are searching rescues to find your dream dog! Here are some insider tips on how to be the kind of applicant that every rescue dreams of hearing from vs. being the one that makes people who process applications call each other and …
Yesterday afternoon I said goodbye to my sweet girl who fought longer and harder and earned reputations at more vets than any dog I have ever known. She came to DRSF on April 5, 2016 at approximately 15 years old, as a stray out of Broward Animal Control, where Dr. Bruce’s Animal Hospital diagnosed her as being …
Meri has been with me since September 8 and despite my best efforts and therapies tried so far she has not made any progress. She has literally been sitting in my room, under my bed table, in a constant state of fear and panic for closing in on two months. That is on me, not …
Some dogs come to us and we know we did right by them, others we just have to trust in our heart that we made a difference. Tink came to DRSF when her shelter photo caught Pam’s eye, and this little emaciated white fluff ball became a dachshund. Whatever her life had been before she …
Everyone at DRSF was blown away by how much love and support came to our 17 hoarder dogs. (If you are not familiar with their story, read more here….). Many of the Hoarder House Survivors have gone on to choose their forever families already, and DRSF is still caring for 5 dogs who are extremely …
We spend all our time trying to raise money. Please oh please, won’t you donate. Look at this face. Read this story. Every donation helps. Every dollar gets us closer to our goal. We love all the dollars the same. Why won’t you give us your 401k????? Seems like for all that begging, we should …
We love our dogs. We spend a lot of money on our dogs. The biggest expense we have for our dogs is vetting and if you are like me 10 years ago, you have no idea how vetting works other than it is terrifying, expensive, and you try to avoid it at all costs. When …
Crios is one of many sweet souls that DRSF has lost this year and his story brings to light one of the many unanswerable moral conundrums that arise in rescue work. From a 30,000 foot view, Crios is the victim of the classless act of backyard breeding, and while the breeder is more than …
We have been at this for 10 years. A decade ago, the team that is now DRSF was kicked out of another statewide Dachshund Rescue for being a bit too rogue. At that time, I was the youngest member of our team, social media was just taking off, and to me, we would be crazy …
It doesn’t look like much, just a leash sticking out from underneath a bed. But that one black leash, tells the story of an old life that was beyond horrific, and the chance at a new life that is beyond comprehension and nothing but terror. Bobbi is one of 99 dogs removed from a house …
