FAQ
One of the biggest questions we get is "where do the animals come from?"
We work with retired breeding dogs, some folks call them "puppy mill dogs". We help them find new jobs as pets rather than for breeding.. We do this in several ways.
We work anonymously with other rescue groups all across the nation. We are the middle person that helps the dogs from the kennels and into their specific breed rescue. We have done so for over 5 years, helping hundreds of dogs and reject puppies.
Some dogs we take in here and house until either they find a forever home or their breed rescue has space to take them.
Some of these dogs we do pay an auction fee for or at times breeders do contact us with a breed sell out(they are selling all their breed of one kind) Rather than those dogs going into another breeding kennel, we do pay a fee to encourage breeders to call us first. Dogs still able to have puppies are not usually given away for free.
Not all rescues agree with this practice, and we respect their opinions, and hope they will respect ours. There are many benefits to doing the things the way we do.
We also work with "reject puppies" These are puppies who were destined for pet stores, but for one reason or the other was rejected. Their options are to go back to the kennels for breeding or to be sold direct or euthanized. We have a standing relationship with many kennels, and we do offer a flat fee for the reject puppies, this helps give breeders incentives to call us first, rather than selling to another breeder , keeping or euthanizing. Most of these puppies will make excellent pets. Reject puppies may be rejected for any number of reasons. In the summer, the reasons are often just excuses for the brokers not to buy them, as sales are slower in the summer
What other animals do you help?
We also help shelter dogs. In our case, we tend to help redbones specifically and are willing to help other types as we have space. Often we are able to simply house the dogs until their breed rescue can get them, this buys the breed rescue time to set up a transport and it buys dogs left at the shelter time as the shelter now has more space to keep more.
I am part of a breed rescue and see you have our breed--we want to get that dog..what is the process?
We are happy to work with 501 c groups with PROOF of status or with state licensed groups. If your group is not licensed or has not attained proof of status, you can adopt the dog like any other person, Please email to discuss your situation.
Breed rescues ,do keep in mind, if there was any vet work done or any pull fees associated with the dog you are interested in, those fees will be pased down to you. This is the case for sure with any dog under 6 months and often the case for any purebred or designer dog under 5 years. Most dogs over 5 years have no fees or we are willing to subsidize what fee there was, just to help them get into a foster homes.
Are you a non profit, what is that number?
We do NOT have non profit status, we are just a few people trying to make a difference. We ARE state licensed as a rescue, and are subject to their inspections and requirements. We can also provide vet references from 2 different vet hospitals if needed.
Why don't you close that puppy mill down?
First off, not all kennels are bad, just like life there are good ones and bad ones. While we greatly , greatly understand and feel for the plight of dogs in animal shelters, in many cases, those animals are there because the owner responsible for them either did not spay/neuter and had an oops litter, or the owner could no longer keep them and was unable or unwilling to find the dog a home or the owner simply did not take measures to keep the dog confined and with proper id. or the dog developed behavior issues which excluded it from staying in its home.
They are not usually there because of a bad breeder or kennel.
Working with the needs of puppy mill dogs and kennels are totally different. Even a good kennel must make choices about how many they can honestly take care of and they often dont have the resources to find an adult dog a home. It is not our position to attack kennels, unless we know for sure neglect and abuse is occuring there.. In our underground system , we often have no clue where a dog came from and we dont ask. This ensures we will be contacted as the kennel will feel more safe, and in being contacted we ensure the long term safety of the dogs involved. There are other groups whose purpose is education and the closing of kennels and we respect their opinions. Until a better system is developed for raising puppies for the general public we will work within the guidelines set forth by the state and federal laws. We do still believe in American ownership rights., and have found over all most breeder do care about their animals and do want to do the right things.
How did you arrive at your fees? Yor puppy fees are high compared to my local shelter
our older dogs, shelter dogs like the blacks ones etc.. are supported by the puppies. We are not supported financially by anyone…no state, federal funding, and very rarely do we get donations of any kind etc.. . So, with good business management we are able to help and do what we can. The hounds and the other black adult dogs are excellent examples of how a puppy with a higher adoption fee has helped. A puppy with a higher fee will help feed them for a month. You are able to help a puppy that needed help and in the process help other dogs that will be here long term, ignored because they aren’t cute puppies anymore
Since we do often work with what some call "puppy mill " or reject pet store puppies, we often have purebred puppies, they are easier to find homes for then your typical shelter mixed puppy. It is how we are able to ask a higher fee and generate revenue for our adult rescues
