Adoption Stories

Bandit

August 1, 2025

Bandit is between 2 and 3 years old and came in with his sister as a stray in Chicago. When his original humans were identified they chose to bring home his sister and leave Bandit behind. After a ...

Olive

June 1, 2025

We think Olive is as 2 year old Australian cattle dog x Belgian Malinois mix , I brought Olive home in July of 2024 and let me tell you it was a wild ride. My mother and I had actually called anima...

Sage

May 1, 2025

Sage is a three year old german shepherd. I got sage when she was 3 months from our local humane society. I was told someone had brought her in off the streets, she was extremely timid and shy. The...

Charlie

March 1, 2025

Charlie was adopted 4 years ago, I’ve never had a dog before and was caring for him after his neuter surgery, as he came to work with me everyday, I saw a little spark in him that I new I had to ad...

Feral

February 1, 2025

Feral came to me at around 5 months old. She originally belonged to a man who was experiencing homelessness and was set to go to a rescue but I met her and immediately fell in love! She was an inte...

Apollo

January 1, 2025

Apollo and his siblings were found dehydrated, malnourished, abandoned in a box in an alley in Mississippi. The whole litter was labeled as extremely fearful at the shelter, and Apollo as particula...

Daisy-Lou

December 1, 2024

Daisy became my first and only ever foster puppy, which ultimately ended up being a foster fail. She was one of 16 puppies dumped behind a local gas station in July covered in tar, fleas, and scabs...

Spuds

November 1, 2024

Spuds is the dog I never knew I wanted but now I cannot imagine my life without! I was very happy with just two dogs, but one day I saw Speak (one of our local rescues) post a photo of this corgi/m...

Quincy Ann

October 1, 2024

Quincy Ann joined my family when I was just turning 20 years old! My family has always been actively involved in rescue work. But, when Quinn was found in a pile of trash along the grapevine, I imm...