Rescues & Rescue Treats® Blog

What motivated you to start a dog rescue organization? I was looking for a way to help. I had just adopted my first dog, six months after, I was fostering another dog and couldn’t help but also adopt him. Through volunteering and loving and caring for my own two dogs, I had a strong desire to take further action, to help as many dogs as possible. How long has your dog rescue been in operation, and what has been the biggest challenge so far? SSR was founded in 2012, so we've been going strong for 12 years now. The biggest challenge...

What motivated you to start a dog rescue organization? - Dogs have always been my 'thing.' Even during my childhood, I always knew that I wanted to help animals. I found myself fostering and completing administration tasks for other rescues. I didn't like the way other rescues were running certain components of their businesses,  and felt I would prefer to do it for myself. So I took the leap, and started Strong Paws! How long has your dog rescue been in operation, and what has been the biggest challenge so far? -We started in 2019, and since then, we have helped 425+...

Are you considering fostering a dog? Want to be a future foster failure? We have the guide for you.  Just by reading this article you are already thinking in the right direction.

There are various ways you can help your local rescue or shelter. Here are our top 5 suggestions that you may not have thought of!

Before a severe emergency occurs, be ready! Some local shelters, for instance, have a "no dog policy" in times of emergency or disaster. Nevertheless, the following advice will help you make sure that your dog is prepared for any situation.

“Operation Paw” was a collaboration between us and “Operation Mutual Aid For The Ukraine Firefighter” to send dog food and dog treats over to Ukrainian refugees.  We noticed there are not many relief efforts focused on helping dogs, so we created Operation Paw to help our furry friends overseas.  On April 2nd the Jersey City community along with local firefighters united inside the our bakery to pack and label hundreds of bags of dog food for humanitarian distribution in Ukraine.  Operation Mutual Aid For The Ukraine Firefighter will then distribute the dog food by boots on the ground overseas (as they have already successfully distributed firefighting and first aid...