Our Featured Pet...

Please meet VENICE, our newest featured pet who has been waiting patiently for her very own forever home!!

Venice is just a very lovey, sweet girl. She adores people and children and thrives on affection. She loves playing with her canine foster brother & sister and although she probably had never met a cat before now she is learning that there are boundaries. A home with a dog-savy cat would be just fine for her. She loves playing with sticks in the backyard and if you throw her a ball she is very quick to chase it!

To read more about this sweet and lovable puppy, please click here

EVENTS!

05/31/2008 Avon, CT --
Dog Days of Summer Pet Fest!!!
Saturday May 31, 2008 at Best Friends in Avon CT. Click: HERE for more info! Come out and have some fun with your pooch!

06/01/2008 Meridan, CT --
Come out and see us at the CT Street Machines Summer Auto Festival!
Click: HERE for more info! Hope to see you there!

News

We are in desperate need of foster homes so that we will be able to save more innocent lives. If you've ever considered fostering, or perhaps aren't sure what it entails, please see our foster information page on our web site.
Hot Water's Foster Info Page

Once You've Submitted an Application -

If you've never worked with/adopted from a rescue group before, you may start to get anxious and wonder why it seems to take so long to hear back from us. Please know that we appreciate your patience while you wait for your application to be processed. While it may appear to be taking a long time - a representative of Hot Water Rescue will contact you as soon as they are able. Our organization is 100% staffed by volunteers who donate their time to helping these dogs while juggling full-time jobs and family responsibilities. We assure you that we are all working as hard as we can to process applications, and contact our applicants, as quickly as possible.

Who We Are

Hot Water Rescue is a rescue that was originally formed and based out of Connecticut that now rescues, fosters, and places dogs all over the United States. The reason Hot Water Rescue came together as the organization it is today is because we are all people who have worked with many dogs in different capacities and in doing so we learned of the injustices done to dogs all over, especially certain breeds, which happen to be the breeds that people tend to question.

Hot Water Rescue focuses on the rescue of the Molosser breeds that we consider to be at most risk of overpopulation, abuse, neglect, and abandonment. The breeds that we feel most fit that category are as follows: Rottweilers, Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Terriers, American Bulldogs, Cane Corso Mastiffs, Dogo (Presa) Canario's, Dogo Argentino's, and Bandogges. We never take or refuse a dog based upon age, health condition or gender as we are firm believers in rescuing without prejudice.

We are a 501(c)3 non profit organization. Our goal is to grow throughout the U.S. and accumulate a large vollunteer/foster home base so that we can provide rescue, rehabilitation, and placement to dogs of the above listed breeds (mind you, you may catch dogs of other breeds listed with us as well, as we do help whomever we can, and we also do provide courtesy listings for individuals as well as shelters when our rescue's foster homes are fully occupied).

Another huge focus of our rescue is also largely based upon education. Rescues can help save the lives of animals which is obviously very important, however the real way to end the suffering and homelessness of animals is through education and legislation. Our goal is not only to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome misplaced and/or mistreated animals, but it is also to change the way our society as a whole views all dogs...especially those who are so commonly are considered to be outcast by society because of widespread misinformation broadcast by the media, and fueled by abusive and neglectful owners. Once the public can see what incredible dogs these breeds are, than the concept of breed banning would no longer exist.

Read more about Hot Water Rescue here...

Join our discussion group!

You can join our discussion group at Yahoo Groups.. This group is a place where anyone can join and discuss issues regarding: rescuing, listing dogs in need, transporting dogs, (against) breed specific legislation, working against animal euthanasia, discussing spay/neuter issues, and pretty much contribute information or ideas that will be helpful to us as a whole. It is also a great place for people to go to learn more about rescue, ways to educate, different breeds and BSL. We welcome rescuers, ACO's, owners, breeders, anyone with any interest in what we are working for as we of course want to hear as many different views and ideas from people as possible.

What it means to adopt a family member!

Our adoption process may be considered overly thorough, however we think that is extremely important in placing a dog in a loving, forever home...especially when dealing with the breeds that we work with. We find them to be the most amazing, loving dogs out there. Sadly though, many people who are interested in ownership of this breed don't want them for the right reasons. It is important to us that not only do the prospective owners feel a real bond and commitment to the dog being considered, but it is also important that the dog fit your lifestyle.

Our goal is to have only the best quality of life for the humans and animals in the family. We have our dogs in foster homes with minimal amounts of animals, and we make it a point to really get to know everything we can about each dog. It is important for us to know their likes, dislikes, and what the appropriate lifestyle for them is so that we can match each dog with a home where an ideal bond will occur. Read more about our adoption process here...

If you are interested in learning more about our adoption process, or have found a dog or dogs on our site that you are interested in adopting, then please feel free to email us with any questions you may have. We are fully devoted to placing loving dogs into loving homes.

You can fill out our application at Hot Water Rescue!