Success Stories

Each month, Giles Animal Rescue holds a yard sale in Pembroke to raise money for the organization to help more pets find their forever homes.  Buddy's new family stopped by the yard sale this month and it was love at first sight with our Buddy.  Buddy is settling in and loving his new home, and going on shopping trips with his new mommy.

Casey, the Saint Bernard, who formally had only known life at the end of a short chain, found her new home in New York. Her new mom sent this message: 

"I just wanted to let you know that Casey is adjusting beautifully!! We are surprised how well she is actually doing! I am sure it is because of all of your hard work before we got her! She is taking quickly to being inside a home for the first time in her life.

She has her crate in the garage. We closed it up the first night but somehow she got it open and was laying on the garage floor when we woke up in the morning! Last night we just left it open for her to go in if she wanted or not if she didn't want to! She has adjusted awesome to the house...no accidents at all. She loves the kids and they love her! Daisy (Casey's new dog sibling) is still not quite sure what to think of her. She is really just indifferent....I'm kind of hoping it stays that way! She is very skiddish of loud, new noises. The first night she was deathly afraid of the garage doors closing so we have simply just left them shut and are using the side doors. We never park inside during the summer anyway so there is no need for them to even be open really! We have been taking her out on a leash until she gets used to the property boundaries and until we can start the invisible fence training!

Anyway, I just wanted to give you a quick update!!! We are just in love with her!!!!

Thanks again and talk soon!!!

Shirley" 

Lexy was adopted from Giles County Animal Shelter last January. Thank you Melody for giving this sweet girl a fun-loving, wonderful home!

Lacey was adopted from Giles County Shelter in April of 2013. Lacey lives happily and healthily and recently discovered a love for the snow. She thinks the best way to get around is by bouncing in the snow! Thanks for sharing with us, Sarah!

Scooter's owners recently sent us the following email:

"We adopted this little guy from Lost Dog Rescue Foundation over the weekend, and he's now happily settled in in Arlington. We don't know much about his background, but his papers show that he came from Giles Animal Rescue around the 1st of the year. Thanks so much for doing your part to help Scooter make his way to our home-- almost 300 miles away!"

Thanks to Scooter's family for following up with us and for giving him a "furever" home. We wish you all many years of love and happiness with sweet Scooter.

We successfully transported 14 dogs and 4 cats to the Rescue Sanctuary in Northern Virginia on Friday, January 10th. Chris Sokol drove. Volunteers, Joey Goodrich (with pup) and Pat Goodrich (not pictured) helped with loading the precious cargo. Thanks to all these wonderful volunteers for getting these precious animals one step closer to finding their forever homes!