Rescue Me!

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Working to help pups in need find their forever homes!

This lens highlights my new blog - Rescue Me!


In 2004, my Mum found me on Petfinder.com and rescued me from the Southside Animal Shelter in Indianapolis. Now I have a wonderful life with a wonderful family.

From All-American to purebreed, Rescue Me will feature a dog in need, every day, in hopes of bringing awareness to pups that need help throughout the United States.

Feel free to email me, if you have a pup in need. We'll try to feature every pup.

Rescue Me! 

All of these pups were featured in 2008 on Rescue Me, a blog devoted to helping pups find their forever homes. This video is dedicated to Ernie, our blog mascot, who found his forever home in October 2007. Thank you Sandra and the Southside Animal Shelter.

Thank you to Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson for allowing us to share your amazing song "Winter Song"!

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About Rescue Me! 

I am a very fortunate pup - have a great family, a great career, great hobbies - a pup just couldn't ask for more. So, I have been working steadily to give back, through my website and other ways.

I thought it was time to take the next step. So I started a blog that highlights pups in need; pups in rescues and shelters throughout the country.



Be sure and check it out - 'cause we will be featuring a new pup in need every day of the week. And there are great links to all kinds of rescue organizations - purebred and All-American - throughout the country.

And don't forget to grab one of our chicklets to post on your site or blog and link to Rescue Me, we know it will help a pup in need.

My rescue tail! 

Yep, it's me, Johann The Dog!

My birth Mom and four of my brothers and sisters arrived at the Southside Animal Shelter in Indianapolis, Indiana sometime in August 2004. We were rescued.

They think I was born on June 25th, 2004, but they don't know where, and that I'm a sheltie. The shelter folks named me Ben (on the left) and my brother Jerry, funny huh? My new mom renamed me Johann, after Johann Sebastian Bach.

My mom raised us well, And all of us were adopted to wonderful, but different families. That doesn't make me sad, because as of September 3, 2004 I have a great new home and two new kittie brothers Wolfie and Wiggy, and as of March 2006, a new BC sister, Gracie.

I need a d-o-g! 

I Need A D-O-G - Puppy Music Video 1

The first in a series of music videos featuring dogs in my life. Please be patient - the music picks up after about 30 seconds. Music: "D-O-G" by Justin Roberts

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Visit my website - we donate 10% of our profits to dog shelters and rescue! 

Be sure and visit my website - JohannTheDog.com - where you can shop for cool stuff for cool dogs!

We've put together, in one place, all the cool stuff you need for your dog!

Find dog beds, all natural foods and treats, collars, leashes, charms, training and agility gear, vitamins and supplements, books, clothing, toys and more!

And the best part is we donate 10% of our profits to dog rescues and shelters!

Shelter dogs! 

Adopt a Pet, Live Longer! by heypatrick

Dog in shelter by yellowberry.org

Dog and its Toy by xvire1969

Nuevos perros ingresados en el área secundaria. New dogs start out in the secondary area by AmazonCARES

Christmas finery by Average Jane

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Great dog adoption resources! 

Visit Rescue Me for a very extensive list of breed rescues!

Or click on one of these links to find your new best friend!
Petfinder.com
Petfinder is an on-line, searchable database of animals that need homes. It is also a directory of over 9,000 animal shelters and adoption organizations across the USA, Canada and Mexico. Organizations maintain their own home pages and available pet database.
1-800-Save-a-Pet.com
See pet photos & adopt a dog or cat near you, purebred & mixed breed pets or find a humane society, animal shelter or SPCA.
Animalshelter.org
The AnimalShelter.org web site was created in an effort to place homeless animals throughout the United States. These animals are often located in one of thousands of animal shelters and rescue's throughout the Country which offer a temporary placement while a loving family is found. At the AnimalShelter.org you can search a database of animals.
Dogsblog.com
DogsBlog.com is a new and exciting resource providing a simple, easy to use, centralised location for people interested in adopting a rescue dog.
Pets911
PETS 911 consolidates all the adoption, fostering, lost and found, volunteer, shelter/clinic, and health and training information out there and give the public a single and easy place to find this information.
PupForum.com
Dog adoption is made easy through the countless animal welfare organizations and animal shelters in every city across the United States. There are thousands of adoptable dogs listed, and you can adopt a dog that needs a wonderful family and to be loved!

Great dog shelter and rescue stories on Amazon! 

Shelter Dogs

Amazon Price: $14.36 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

Just Gus: A Rescued Dog and the Woman He Loved

Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind

Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

One at a Time: A Week in an American Animal Shelter

Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

Miracle Dog: How Quentin Survived the Gas Chamber to Speak for Animals on Death Row

Amazon Price: $17.95 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

Rescue Me news feed! 

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The life of a shelter and foster dog. 

Get out your hankies.

No More Turning Away ~ An animal shelter video

You can make a difference. Through adoption, fostering, volunteering, donations (whether it be money or something you don't need anymore that the animals will benefit from), and even just educating people about responsible pet ownership and the pet overpopulation crisis, you can help these animals. The animal shelters are not the bad guys. They are just doing what they can. Not having animal shelters would not keep animals from dying-- it would just keep them from dying humanely.

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What you can do to help! 

There are hundreds of things you can do to help dogs in need! Here are just a few ideas:

Volunteer at your local shelter or rescue
Donate dog and household items or goods
Donate your money
Walk a dog at your local shelter
Sign up to help with fundraisers
Help shelters and rescues with publicity
Be a foster parent
Help socialize the dogs
Adopt!

And that's just a few of the things you can do to help - click here for lots more great ideas!

Great DVD's about rescued dogs! 

Shiloh (Keepcase)

Amazon Price: $11.49 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

Air Bud

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Because of Winn-Dixie

Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

Good Boy!

Amazon Price: $13.49 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

My sister Gracie's rescue tail! 

In March of 2006, Mum sought out a new friend for me. One day she logged into Petfinder.com and up popped this really cute border collie pup.

Mum and I wanted to be sure this pup would fit well with our 'agility' family. So we picked her up from the vet's office where she was being temporarily taken care of, and took her to the agility training center to see if she was interested in the equipment.

Well, she loved the equipment, so much she 'graced' it with her presence. So we named her Gracie. Gracie and I also got along instantly and have been best buds ever since.

Gracie was confiscated from a hoarder that had 70 dogs by the Sheriff in Seymour, Indiana. Sadly the 50 adult dogs were in bad health, but a kind vet took in the 20 puppies and kept them until they could be adopted. That's when Mum found Gracie on Petfinder.com.

Sam Simon - a man with a cause. 

Eye To Eye: The Dog Nut

"The Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon spends a fortune helping stray canines to a better life. He talks to Morley Safer about his dog shelter and the show that makes it possible.

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I'm a happy tail! 

My Mom found me on Petfinder.com back in September 2004. Petfinder and Bissell chose me as a happy tail in a story entitled, "What a Difference a Dog Makes". Read all about it!!!

Dog shelter news from Google! 

Thanks from the animal shelter
Because of your commitment, our shelter is exceptional. Alpine Bank Rotaract members ? you rock. Dillon Dog Den ? you are the best. LAPS (League for Animals ...
Redlands Animal Shelter seeks donations
The Redlands Animal Shelter needs donors to help with the cost of spaying and neutering cats and dogs up for adoption. All animals adopted from the animal ...
Animal shelters advise against pets as surprise gifts
Marco Rueda, of Nampa, looks at puppies Tuesday afternoon at the Canyon County Animal Shelter in Caldwell. Rueda was looking for a dog as a gift to himself ...
Matchmakers of a rescue-dog kind | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/25/2009
Last week, Boscov and Maslow, both dog trainers, were at the Last Chance Ranch dog shelter in Quakertown looking for a medium-to-large Lab mix for a family ...

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