Support our dogs by shopping online through the below vendors!
Dogs Deserve Better now has its own wine! Buy a bottle of our wine with labels featuring a few of our rescue dogs. 100% of the retail profits from each purchase are donated to our pups!
Donate
- Check out our new payment plan option! You can help to support
our dogs by donating small amounts ($10.00, $15.00, $20.00) every month
for a 12-month period via paypal.
Dogs
Deserve Better is a nonprofit organization dedicated to freeing the chained dog,
and bringing our 'best friend' into the home and family. We
are a chained dog and penned dog education, legislation, and rescue 501c3 nonprofit
group. We are based in PA, but now have reps all over the country. We are working
to change laws and educate society that it's not OK to chain or pen your dog.
Dogs long to be part of the family, they are not lawn ornaments, they are living
beings deserving of love and respect. Please consider adopting a chained dog today.
Resources for
New & Experienced Parents
Pet-Friendly
Rentals
Summer Weekly Rentals & Long term Winter Rentals OOBCozyCottage@aol.com or 207-934-9936
cyberrentals.com - enter property # 10788
Saving dogs is
a labor of love - for those who dedicate their lives to this cause - it is a
calling - even an obsession. As a result, common sense is thrown out the window
when a choice needs to be made as to whether to pay the mortgage or pay for
heartworm treatment for one dog:) This lack of reason is a common pattern of
rescuers losing everything in the name of saving dogs.This is where you
come in. We are always in need of something - and rarely have the funds to support
our dog habit. Below is our wish list. If you can help with any of these items
- please contact: DDBMaine@yahoo.com
Heartworm and Flea/Tick Prevention: We use Frontline, Revolution, and Heartgard to keep our pups healthly and critter free. We would really appreciate any donations of the above listed products.
Antibiotic/Medications: If you have any dog medications lying around in your cabinets, we certainly could use them, especially antibiotics.
Cleaning
Supplies
- Boy do we go through the Paper Towels and Bleach! All Natural (Chemical
free) cleaning products are also needed.
Crates - We always need medium, large and extra large metal wire crates. Slightly used is not a problem. No plastic or airline crates - as they do not provide sufficient ventilation for crate training purposes.
Fish oil - We love fish oil - especially Salmon Oil. This helps our dogs have healthy coats, joints and hearts.
Food - We believe in feeding high-quality, grain-free food to our rescued pups to help build their immune systems and to keep them healthy while waiting for their forever homes. We would love donations of food - brands including: Wellness CORE, Natural Balance, Timberwolf Organics and similar brands.
Gift Cards - to Wal-Mart or Pet Supply stores such as Planet Dog, Kennel Shop, PetCo and Pet Quarters.
Leashes - Canvas or Braided Leashes to walk our dogs with. No retractable leashes please.
Joint Supplements - We take in many older dogs that benefit from joint supplements (Glucosamine, etc.) Our favorite supplement is Dasuquin.
Plastic Storage Containers - we could really use some large (20-30 gallon) storage bins with lids to store our food products in. This keeps the food fresh and nutritious for longer periods of time.
Treats!
Our dogs love all natural dog biscuits. Peanut Butter
or Cream Cheese to fill our Kong Toys with are also welcomed.
All
of the dogs that come into our rescue have been abandoned or abused. Most have
never received proper vet care, food, or toys of any kind. It is so rewarding
to give these dogs the lives they deserve because they are always so grateful!By
sponsoring one of our rescue dogs - you will enable us to pay for vaccinations,
Heartworm & Lyme disease tests, as well as spay and neutering costs to ensure
the good physical health of every dog that we save.
Or send a check
or care packages to your sponsored pup: Dogs Deserve Better - Maine
PO Box 6103
Falmouth, ME 04105
Adopting
a friend
If
you'd like to adopt one of our dogs, please e-mail DDBMaine@yahoo.com for an adoption application.
Our
adoption process includes:
A
completed application
A
Vet Reference (please provide current and/or past veterinary contact information)
A
Home Visit
A meeting between dog and adoptive family
***All current
pets must be up-to-date on vaccinations and spayed/neutered before a new dog can be brought into
the home. We DO NOT adopt into homes where unaltered pets reside***Our adoption fee is $200.00. However, if a dog comes from Arkansas or Tennessee there may be an additional $100 transport fee unless otherwise noted. We use a USDA licensed transporter to bring our dogs from Southern shelters which costs us $125.00/dog. Your adoption fee goes towards covering the vet costs of each dog. As basic vetting for each dog generally ranges from $300 - $400, the adoption fee does not completely cover this expense. All of our dogs are spayed/neutered, up-to-date on vaccinations, Heartworm/Lyme tested, on Heartworm and flea/tick prevention and de-wormed several times prior to going to an adoptive home. Additionally our dogs are kept in foster care for at least two-weeks, often longer, for evaluation, prior to adoption.
We now have a new donation option for those who may be on a limited income,
but still want to help. Through Paypal - you can set-up recurring monthly donations
for as little as $10/month to help our rescued pups.$10.00/month
Dogs
Deserve Better would love to have you as a volunteer
in your area or via phone, mail, or Internet.
Where
do your strengths lie? Do you have a passion for helping these dogs? Do you have
a dog in your community living this way, and need to do something about it? Let
us know what you'd like to do to help.Here
are some concrete ways to make a difference TODAY:1.
Become anarea
rep. This requires diligence and a real desire to make a difference.
Not for the faint of heart.2.
Get
brochures and put them out in your area, vets offices, restaurants,
travel plazas.3.
Work to change
laws.Very important!4.
Buy (very inexpensive!) and hang our 11x17
posters in your area. They will hold up well in the outdoors,
in the rain and snow.
