This young, female dog entered a regional pound last week and no one has claimed her. Her time is up. The pound is willing to hold her until March 10th in order for rescue placement to be found.

She is estimated to be around 9-12 months old and weighs about 35lbs. She is very friendly with everyone & other dogs. She is also very curious of cats but still a little scared of them. She is a very active little girl that will make someone a great pet!

We want to help but are in need of a foster home willing to care for this dog while we try to find her a forever home. Please help - apply to foster or adopt this sweet girl.

Dogs in Need of Rescue from Local Pounds!

We are aware of the following dogs in local pounds that will need rescue soon if their owners do not come for them. We are unable to help rescue these dogs if we don't have foster homes willing to care for them. Fostering can be the most rewarding and fulfilling thing a true dog lover can ever do to support dogs in need. Please help, apply to become a Foster Home!

Click here to see the list of dogs recently rescued from local pounds.

4 Luv of Dog Rescue is participating in the "Denny's Bucks For Bags" program. The City of Fargo will contribute $75.00 to qualified organizations that provide 100 hours of sandbag-filling effort and an additional $75.00 for each 100 hours provided. Sandbagging continues to March 17th or until one million bags have been made. When you sign up to sandbag tell them your hours should go to 4 Luv of Dog rescue.

A great way to help Fargo and 4 Luv of Dog Rescue, thanks Denny!

Best Friends Studio for Pets will make a $5 donation to 4 Luv of Dog Rescue for every appointment made when mentioning this ad on the 4 Luv of Dog website.

Jadon (yes, we know he is not a dog!) is in need of a new foster home.

Jadon is a sweet cat that would do well in a quiet home with at most one other cat. He does not do well with energetic dogs.

Jadon was accepted into our rescue a couple of years ago when he was abandoned by his owner.

Please help Jadon by offering him a foster or adoptive home.

The goal of 4 Luv of Dog Rescue is to care for every dog, even those that have medical needs. Our organization is run by unpaid volunteers who spend a majority of their free time rescuing and caring for homeless dogs who are in a situation beyond their control.

Just because a dog has an infection, diabetes, needs a leg amputated, or has an emergency medical need, we do not turn them away or leave them untreated. We work to get them the medical care and treatment they need as quickly as possible. For this reason, we need your generous help now.

Over the past few months, we have been confronted with the challenge of funding the veterinary expenses incurred for two more dogs (Petey and Gracie) with a life-threatening disease known as canine parvovirus, two dogs (Joe and Tasha) with a serious and painful eye condition called entropion, and another dog (Teddy) in need of immediate amputation of one leg. With all of our other recurring expenses, these vet bills, which totaled over $2800, are significant costs for a small rescue group. Unfortunately, it is not the first and it will not be the last time we struggle to pay our bills due to excessive veterinary expenses.

We believe that all of these dogs can and will live very good, productive lives in their forever homes. Every penny spent to ensure that they will begin their new lives in a happy, healthy condition is well worth it.

As of 10am March 8th

4 Luv of Dog Rescue will not compromise on the care provided to the dogs in our rescue program. We are determined to provide for all of their needs until we can place them in their forever home, but we need your help to do this. We are seeking funds to help us cover the increasing veterinary costs we incur as the number of dogs we rescue continues to escalate. At the end of 2008 we had an average of 20-25 dogs in our rescue at one time. We currently average anywhere from 50 to 65 dogs in need of a temporary safe haven. You can imagine the veterinary costs, in addition to the routine expenses of providing basic care to that many dogs. Without your financial support there is no way we can provide the care these animals need and deserve. Any funding you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Your financial support will go directly to the medical needs of our dogs. Thank you for your support!   Click here for addtional methods of providing financial assistance.

Although we realize that some of these dogs were either too severely sick or injured, or had temperaments that made them unadoptable, we are still saddened by the fact that their lives were ended. We believe that all dogs deserve a second chance at life so we are determined to save as many dogs in local pounds as possible.

We are proud of the fact that we took into our rescue 132 dogs from local pounds last year. And that is in addition to the many owner surrender dogs and dogs from various regional pounds that we took in. With 60 fewer dogs being euthanized in 2009 as compared to 2008, we can't help but believe that our organization is making a difference!

When accepting a dog into our rescue program we will not discriminate based on breed, age, size or medical condition. All dogs will be treated equally and every effort will be put forth to find the dog a new home – even for those dogs deemed “too hard to place” by other rescue groups.

In order for us to continue saving the lives of dogs in local pounds, we must have the foster home and monetary resources to care for them. Please consider helping us to save these dogs by becoming a foster home or making a monetary donation. With your help, together we can make a difference in the lifes of these unfortunate homeless dogs.

Area businesses and individuals are asked to help support our work by selling Hershey candy bars. Each box contains 52 assorted candy bars and each bar has a coupon for $1.00 off at any Subway. The Subway coupons are good through December 31, 2010.

We prefer that candy bar sellers prepay (via cash or check) for the candy bars when they pick them up ($52 per box). We can hold your check, if needed, until you have completed your selling. Boxes can be picked up at Natural Pet Center, Waggy Tail Treats or PetSmart during our "Meet The Dogs" events. Area businesses can help by being a "pick up location" like Natural Pet Center and Waggy Tail Treats or by selling.

For more information please email Patty (the volunteer heading up this fundraiser) at: tree2atee@aol.com. If email is unavailable you can call her at 701-293-9537. We appreciate your support in this Spring fundraiser.

The Animal Rescue Site is hosting a special challenge for eligible Petfinder.com member shelter and rescue groups. A $10,000 grand prize will be awarded to the organization with the most votes and a $1000 state prize will be awarded to the organization in each state with the most votes. Although the competition is tough for the grand prize we are hopeful that with your help we can win the state prize for North Dakota!

Help us win! All you have to do is click here, or the graphic on the right, to get to the Animal Rescue Site website. From there you can make your daily click on the purple "Click Here to Give- it's Free" button, and then click the "Vote Today!" button at the top of the page. You can vote once each day through April 18th.

Please remember to vote daily for us and tell all your friends to vote for us also! Thanks!

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