![]() We have accommodations for up to 80 dogs. Our shelter also serves as a private quarantine facility, fully licensed by the state of Massachusetts. ![]() Our goal is to adopt out healthy puppies and dogs into loving homes while promoting spaying/neutering as a means to end the overwhelming pet overpopulation and euthanasia. Here, we further manage their health needs, provide socialization, and continue to build human trust. If you would like to meet our rescued dogs, please fill out an application and we will send you the next steps.Our mission is to rescue well-deserving dogs who have been found as strays, abandoned, or mistreated from the southern part of the country where sadly, animal protection laws remain dormant.Īt Shultz's Guest House, we provide the medical care, sheltering, and transport of such dogs to our facility located in Dedham, MA. Our shelter is small and we cannot accommodate drop-in visits at this time. We charge an adoption fee, but it is not enough to cover our operating expenses, so we hold several fund raisers per year to stay afloat and keep the dog rescue work going. We advocate positive reinforcement training for dogs and obedience training is a requirement for all dog adopters. We use a combination of homeopathy and conventional medical as our veterinary protocol. Our dogs are up to date on vaccinations, and we educate the adopters not to over-vaccinate as we know that this can lead to immune deficiency problems. We send our rescued dogs home with an adoption contract that ensures the dog will never again end up in a shelter again. We offer on-site puppy kindergarten classes for our adopters during the months when the weather is favorable. We offer education to our adopters on how to use natural supplements and a good quality food to care for the new dog or pup. To date we have rescued and adopted over 8,000 dogs. We try to make the best match for applicant and dog. We have used foster homes as well as the shelter to house and show our rescued dogs. Save A Dog incorporated as a 501c3 nonprofit in 1999 and our shelter is located in Sudbury, Massachusetts. With millions of pets being abandoned each year, we try to maximize the number of dogs we can save at once, so we work with several rescue organizations in rural parts of the country where there is a pet overpopulation, hence pets in danger of euthanasia due to lack of resources. We work with animal shelters in MA as well as out of state. We take in dogs of all breeds, sizes, and shapes who have become homeless for one reason or another. is a Massachusetts-based humane society whose focus is abandoned dogs. On the link below or mail a check to Save A Dog with Meals-on-Wheels in the memo portion of the If you know of a pet owner in need, please email usĪt and if you would like to make a donation to this program, please click Healthier environment for both the owner and their pet. Relieving these pet owners of the financial burden of pet food supports a happier, They depend upon theseĪnimals for their mental and emotional well-being (as do those who have suffered the loss of a Many seniors live alone with only their pets to keep them company. Want to offer them a high quality pet food that will ensure their pet is getting a nutritious ![]() ![]() These seniors are also prone to feed their own meals-on-wheels to their pets so we Many seniors are feeling the pinch of rising health care costs and most are reluctant to askįor help. Receive, meals-on-wheels and we have reached out to the local Councils on Aging to offer our help. The program will include seniors who are eligible for, or typically ![]() This program is for those in our community who have lost a Our goal is to provide dog and cat food for the pets BEFORE their owners reach a situation that wouldĬause relinquishment of the pet. Pet owners who are suffering financially due to limited income or job loss." Therefore, we launched a Meals-on-Wheels-for-Pets program that would benefit Want to help prevent a pet from losing their loving home because their owners are struggling "We have seen an increase in the number of local dogs turned in due to financial hardship and "When the economy is tight and resources are scarce, people sometimes are forced to makeĭifficult decisions about caring for their pets," says Shirley Moore, President of Save A Dog. ![]()
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