Friendly Giants Dog Rescue aka FGDR
ADOPTED!!! Meet Mason Our Featured Pet from our Western Division of FGDR (Alvinston ) ADOPTED!!!
Mason
Meet Mason, a handsome affectionate Labrador Retriever, Plott Hound mix.
This is little Mason, he's been waiting for a family for several months, with no interest. He's a handsome brindle Lab mix, possible Plott Hound, and not very big, about 40lbs. Mason was rescued from a Heartsticking shelter in Youngstown, OH. Mason has scars around his muzzle that make it appear his mouth may have been wired shut at some point in his life. Even going through that, Mason is extremely gentle, loves children and loves most other dogs, but he takes issue with young male dogs.
Mason is being fostered with other female dogs, and just loves everybody. He is playful and can be mischievous when it comes to toilet paper. He is completely housetrained, loves his toys, his special doggy bed, to cuddle, and to swim. He has off-leash re-call but the hound in him takes over when he gets on a scent. He is a super little guy, very balanced, very cuddly and crate trained too. He would make a perfect addition to any home that wants a little bundle of unconditional love to keep them company.
He is house broken, crate trained, up to date on his shots, and neutered.
Good with Cats?:Yes.
Good with other Dogs?: Yes, good with other dogs.
Good with Kids?: Yes
House Trained?: YES
Have special needs?: NO
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Our dogs love to sleep on Kuranda Dog beds! 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.
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Friendly Giants Dog Rescue is a non-profit group in Ottawa, Ontario that was created by a network of people that became aware of the growing need to provide a safe haven and to find loving adoptive forever homes for dogs in pounds and shelters that would otherwise be euthanized. These dogs come in many different sizes, ages and breeds, but we tend to work with the larger or giant breeds that are harder to find homes for. Some are owner surrendered, some are seized from horrendous situations and others come in as strays, often abused and neglected. All our rescues are fully vetted, spay/neutered and assessed in order to find the most suitable adoptive homes possible. All our dogs are in foster homes as we do not operate a shelter environment, therefore they receive a lot of one on one attention and love to help them get over whatever bad experiences they may have had and to help them gain their confidence and understand that not all humans are cruel. All a rescue dog looks for is a warm place to sleep, food in their belly and a kind loving family to shower them with attention. There is nothing more rewarding than looking a rescue dog in the eyes and seeing how much they appreciate a kind face and warm heart and the unconditional love they give you back no matter what circumstances they have come from. If you are looking for a four-legged friend to add to your family, please consider a rescue dog, you’ll never regret it!!!
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Friendly Giants Dog Rescue is always looking for responsible foster homes. Fostering a rescue dog is a very rewarding experience, but one must also realize that the dogs that we rescue may have issues. For example, the possible problems include anxiety, resource guarding, accidents in the house, and possibly no training whatsoever. Foster families may need to house train a rescued dog, correct inappropriate behaviour, or start teaching basic obedience (sit, come, and leave it). Once a dog realizes that they are safe, that nobody is going to hurt them, and that they are going to get fed daily and given love and attention, most of their issues are easily dealt with. We provide full support for all of our foster families for any and all issues. We try our best to place each dog in a foster home that can deal with whatever problems the dog may have. Rescue dogs can be with their families anywhere from 2 weeks to sometimes 6 months or longer, (6 months and longer, is very uncommon), depending on their requirements before finding forever homes. Our foster homes must be prepared to make that commitment as moving a dog from home to home just makes the whole rehabilitation process longer. If you think you can provide a rescued dog with a loving environment until they find a forever home, or would like more information, please contact us.
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When it comes to dog rescues, every little bit helps! Monetary donations are always useful. The more money Friendly Giants Dog Rescue has, the more dogs we can help! Right now, the best thing to donate would be Gas cards, that we can give to our transporters to help with the costs associated with getting these kids to safety, please Email Us for our mailing address
If you are unable to make a monetary donation, but would still like to help, the following items are very valuable to us:
* Leashes
* Collars and Training Collars
* Crates
* Dog Beds
* Blankets
* Towels
* Toys
* Treats
* Food Stands
* Bowls (stainless steel preferred)
*Gas Cards
*Long Distance Cards
*Stamps
*Staples Gift Cards (for printing or faxing, or office supplies)
Click on the word "volunteer" to be linked to our volunteer application OR Email us for a volunteer application, so we can fit you with the best volunteer position for your skill set.
Friendly Giants Dog Rescue is always looking for valuable items to be donated too, for auctioning and fund raising, being as we are a non profit organization
During a fund raiser event we may need bakers, or volunteers to hand out information for us, please indicate if you are available for short term volunteering.
Volunteer Inquiry with your completed application, or if you have any questions regarding transporting dogs.
100 ways anyone can help any rescue
1) Transport a dog.
2) Donate a dog bed, towels, blankets.
3) Donate MONEY.
4) Donate a Kong, a nylabone, a hercules.
5) Donate a crate.
6) Donate an x-pen or baby gates.
7) Donate a food dish or a stainless bucket for a crate.
8) Donate a leash.
9) Donate a collar.
10) Donate some treats or a bag of food.
11) Donate a halti or promise collar or a gentle leader.
12) Walk a dog.
13) Groom a dog.
14) Donate grooming supplies shampoos, combs, brushes.
15) Go to a local shelter and see if that dog is the dog the shelter says it is.
16) Make a few phone calls.
17) Mail out applications to people who've requested them.
18) Provide local vet clinics with contact information for educational materials on responsible pet ownership.
19) Drive a dog to and from vet appointments.
20) Donate long distance calling cards.
21) Donate the use of your scanner or digital camera.
22) Donate the use of a photocopier.
23) Attend public education days and try to educate people on responsible pet ownership.
24) Donate a gift certificate to a pet store.
25) Donate a raffle item for a fund raiser.
26) Donate flea stuff (Advantage, Frontline etc.).
27) Donate heart worm pills.
28) Donate a canine first aid kit.
29) Provide a shoulder to cry on when the rescue person is overwhelmed.
30) Pay the boarding fees to board a dog for a week.
31) Be a "Santa paws" foster to give the foster a break for a few hours or days.
32) Clip coupons for dog food or treats.
33) Bake some homemade doggie biscuits.
34) Make purchases through Amazon via a web site that contributes commissions earned to a rescue group.
35) Host rescue photos with an information link on your web site.
36) Donate time to take good photos of foster dogs for adoption flyers.
37) Conduct a home visit or accompany a rescue person on home visit.
38) Go with rescue person to the vet to help if there is more than one dog.
39) Have a yard sale and donate the money to rescue.
40) Be volunteer to do rescue in your area.
41) Take advantage of a promotion on the web or store offering a free ID tag but instead of getting it for your own dog, have the tag inscribed with a rescue's name and phone # to contact.
42) Talk to all your friends about adopting and fostering rescue dogs.
43) Donate vet services or can you help by donating a spay or neuter each year or some vaccinations.
44) Interview vets to encourage them to offer discounts to rescues.
45) Write a column for your local newspaper or club newsletter on dogs on dogs currently looking for homes or ways to help rescue.
46) Take photos of dogs available for adoption for use by rescue.
47) Maintain web sites listing/showing dogs available.
48) Help organize and run fundraising events.
49) Help maintain the paperwork files associated with each dog or enter the information into a database.
50) Tattoo a rescued dog.
51) Microchip a rescued dog.
52) Loan your carpet steam cleaner to someone who has fostered a dog that was sick or marked in the house.
53) Donate a bottle of bleach or other cleaning products.
54) Donate or loan a portable dog run to someone who doesn't have a quarantine area for quarantining a dog that has an unknown vaccination history and has been in a shelter.
55) Drive the fosters' children to an activity so that the foster can take the dog to obedience class.
56) Use your video camera to film a rescue dog in action.
57) Pay the cost of taking a dog to obedience class.
58) Be the one to take the dog to its obedience class.
59) Go to the foster home once a week with your children and dogs to help socialize the dog.
60) Help the foster clean up the yard (yes, we also have to scoop what those foster dogs poop).
61) Offer to test the foster dog with cats.
62) Pay for the dog to be groomed or take the dog to a "Do It Yourself" Grooming Place.
63) Bring the foster take out so the foster doesn't have to cook dinner.
64) Pay a house-cleaning service to do the spring cleaning for someone who fosters dogs all the time.
65) Lend your artistic talents to your club's newsletter, fundraising ideas,T-shirt designs.
66) Donate printer paper, envelopes and stamps.
67) Go with a rescue person to the vet if a foster dog needs to be euthanized.
68) Go to local shelters and meet with shelter staff about how to identify your breed or provide photos and breed information showing the different types of that breed may come in and the different colour combinations.
69) Go to local businesses and solicit donations for a club's fundraising event.
70) Offer to try and help owners be better pet owners by holding a grooming seminar.
71) Help pet owners be better pet owners by being available to answer training questions.
72) Loan a crate if a dog needs to travel by air.
73) Put together an Owner's Manual for those who adopt rescued dogs of your breed.
74) Provide post adoption follow up or support.
75) Donate a coupon for a free car wash or gas or inside cleaning of a vehicle.
76) Pay for an ad in your local/metropolitan paper to help place rescue dogs.
77) Volunteer to screen calls for that ad.
78) Get some friends together to build/repair pens for a foster home.
79) Microchip your own pups if you are a breeder, and register the chips,so if your dogs ever come.into rescue, you can be contacted to take responsibility for your pup.
80) Donate a small percentage of the sale of each pup to rescue if you are a breeder.
81) Buy two of those really neat dog items you "have to have" and donate one to rescue.
82) Make financial arrangements in your will to cover the cost of caring for your dogs after you are gone - so rescue won't have to.
83) Make a bequest in your will to your local or national Rescue.
84) Donate your professional services as an accountant or lawyer.
85) Donate other services if you run your own business.
86) Donate the use of a vehicle if you own a car dealership.
87) Loan your cell phone (and cover costs for any calls) to someone driving a rescued dog.
88) Donate your used dog dryer when you get a new one.
89) Let rescue know when you'll be flying and that you'd be willing to be a rescued dog's escort.
90) Donate a doggy seat belt.
91) Donate a grid for a van or other vehicle.
92) Organize a rescued dog picnic or other event to reunite the rescued dogs that have been placed.
93) Donate other types of doggy toys that might be safe for rescued dogs.
94) Donate a roll-a-treat or Buster cube.
95) Donate clickers or a video on clicker training.
96) Donate materials for a quarantine area at a fosters home.
97) Donate sheets of linoleum or other flooring materials to put under crates to protect the fosters floor.
98) Donate an engraving tool to make ID tags for each of the rescued dogs.
99) Remember that rescuing a dog involves the effort and time of many people and make yourself available on an emergency basis to do whatever is needed.
100) Do something not listed above to help rescue.
Click on the words "Like to drive? Consider Transporting for us" to be linked to our transport page on the FGDR website.
This is a group started by FGDR, to network dogs to safety via transportation. We primarily transport dogs from the US to Canada, but we can get a connection almost anywhere if needed, through great networking. We will try to make it happen for the dogs! Anything to get them to safety.
In order to transport animals on this group you will need to fill out a short application form, as we need your license plate and contact information to ensure that all of the dogs reach their destination, with as little problems as possible.
If you or anyone you know, is interested in transporting dogs for us or any other rescue group, please join and apply now to be able to help. In order to transport animals for this group you will need to fill out an Online Transportation Application Form or fill out
MS Word Application Form and please return via email to our
Transport Coordinator with your completed application, or if you have any questions regarding transporting dogs.
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