Grand River Rover Rescue

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Our Featured Pet...


Anna


Anna is a 10 yr old purebred who spent her life on the end of a chain.
The family who had her was going to have her "destroyed" because they decided they didn't have enough time for her.
I guess having papers and a pedigree doesn't guarantee a good life.
She will need work with housetraining, but she is very smart and should adapt quickly. She is good with kids, but not too fond of other animals.
She is sweet and loving and well worth the effort. Please consider giving this lady a warm loving home to live out the rest of her life.
Anna's rehoming fee is only $100.

Adoption Application

Who We Are

We are a small boarding kennel providing an alternative to the local animal shelter for dog owners who must surrender their pets.
The kennel helps rescued dogs by providing temporary housing until a foster home or adopter can be found.
These efforts are completely non-profit.
Any donation you can make to cover the kennel's expenses are greatly appreciated, as we charge no boarding fees for these dogs.
Here are two ways you
can help our rescue dogs.
Donate a Bed Our dogs love to sleep on Kuranda Dog beds,
but we don't have enough for everyone.
If you would like to donate a bed at a special wholesale price
for a another dog to sleep in comfort, please donate a Kuranda dog bed.


Adopting or Fostering a friend

All persons interested in adopting or fostering must complete our Adoption/Foster Application for screening.
Once approved, adopters must sign an Adoption Contract and pay the rehoming fee.
This fee is to reimburse our organization for vet expenses and to fund the next dog who needs our help.
Approved foster applicants must first pass a home visit prior to joining our team.
We provide vetting and food for our fostered dogs.
If the foster home decides to adopt the pet, then you will pay the rehoming fee and complete an adoption contract.

Adoption/Foster Application

Map to our shelter


"FREE" DOGS

Some people think it is unreasonable to pay a rehoming fee.
They want a dog to be free or cheap.
We would like you to know that there is no such thing as a "free" dog.
Dogs that come at no charge also come with no vetting.
They have not been dewormed, vaccinated, spayed/neutered,
and have not even been seen by a veterinarian.
Your cost to have all this done to a "free" dog will usually exceed $200,
plus your time to take the dog to have it all done.
Not to mention the effort to care for the dog as it recovers from the surgery,
cleaning up wormy poop after deworming, and
treating your home for the free fleas that usually come on the "free" dog.
And this is assuming the "free" dog does not have
kennel cough or parvo or coccidiosis or heartworm
or any other common disease that comes at absolutely no charge with your "free" dog.
If you cannot afford to pay $ for a fully vetted, healthy dog,
then you are not likely to pay to have the dog vetted yourself.
This makes you an irresponsible pet owner.
If we give you the dog unvetted for free,
then that makes us an irresponsible rescue.
All this usually leads to at least one litter of puppies,
who are usually given to other irresponsible people
or even worse, who end up in a shelter
...and thus continues the cycle of irresponsibility that keeps the shelters full
and leads to the senseless deaths of unwanted dogs.
This "free" dog, and the millions of others like it,
is the reason why we have a pet overpopulation problem
that costs and costs and costs...
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A "FREE" DOG!
but considering what it could cost you,
$100-200 is a real bargain!


Grand River Rover Rescue
Lakeside Pet Kennels
Lyons, MI 48851
Phone: 517-647-6992

Email: grrrescue@yahoo.com
Map to our shelter

Click here for a list of pets at this shelter



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