Sharin' the Love of Dogs

08/26/2025

Happy International Dog Day:

08/22/2025

If you're thinking of getting into animal rescue, here's something you need to know:

You need to build armor, not just for the hard work, but for the people.

You’ll need more than compassion. You’ll need resilience. You’ll need to remind yourself daily why you started, because the world will test you.

People will cheer you on when you post a happy rescue story. But when you say no, because your rescue is full, your funds are low, or your team is exhausted, those same voices will criticize you.

They’ll forget the animals you saved and focus on the one you couldn’t take.

Don’t let it change your heart.

Some people will praise your care, your process, your kindness, until they want to surrender a pet, and you ask questions or try to help them work through it. Suddenly, you’re the worst person for them.

That’s part of the job.

You’ll lose relationships. Some friends won’t understand why you fight for animal rights. Others will be cold to you when you’re being too dramatic for them after spending the night with a dying rescue.

Let them go.

People will call you every hour, message you at 2am, expect you to be available around the clock. And when you finally pause to breathe, they’ll say you’re fake, you don’t care.

It’ll sting, but keep breathing anyway.

Other rescuers will criticize how you operate, even if they’ve never set foot in your rescue. Some will help. Others will just talk.

Focus on the work, not the noise.

You’ll see things you can’t unsee. You’ll witness cruelty. And sometimes, no matter how fast you get there or how much you spend, you’ll still lose the animal.

Those are the nights you’ll sit and cry alone, and no one knows that.

But even in that pain, you’ll keep going.
Because despite all of it, the judgment, the burnout, the loss, the work matters.

Every life saved is a reason to continue.

Rescue is beautiful, heartbreaking, and unforgiving. But if you’re in it for the right reasons, you’ll find strength in the heartbreak and purpose in the pain.

Just don’t lose yourself in the process.



Felt like this was much needed right now. For my friends, my partner and all my rescue friends struggling and for everyone who wonders why I don’t respond, why I dont answer your calls, why I forget things, why I miss or cancel appointments… it’s because of this.

Copied from a fellow Rescuer....

08/19/2025

Urgent! Forever foster home needed to help this sweet senior.

Sadly, each new day brings a flood of emails and telephone pleas to help yet another abandoned dear dog. We try and help these displaced dogs through our rescue efforts and networking. We are always in search of new foster homes where a dog can be cared for and loved until a permanent home is found....

08/07/2025

Update: little Louna has been saved by a kind foster human! Thank you so much.

08/04/2025

Supporter, Martin Gladstone, wrote a song called Over the Rainbow Bridge and chose Speaking of Dogs Rescue as the August charity.
Here is the link to his song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A90lTOFb634

From Martin:

Hello all! All funds raised from streaming the song OVER THE RAINBOW BRIDGE on SPOTIFY and other streaming platforms around the world during AUGUST 2025 will be donated to the organization SPEAKING OF DOGS (speakingofdogs.com) in Toronto Canada. They do fantastic work (my sister Marci who is the world's biggest dog lover raves about them). It costs you nothing to help!

All monies earned on the song being streamed (this means you listen on SPOTIFY or ITUNES) for August 2025 will be paid to SPEAKING OF DOGS. You can also download the song for free or pay $1.29 for the song at my website www.martingladstone.com and those funds will be donated as well. If you want to recommend a reputable dog rescue or shelter please let me know!

07/29/2025

Urgent !!! In search of a foster home so we can pull this sweet little pup from shelter. Running out of time!!! Need by Thursday!!!
Contact me asap. apply at www.furkidsrescue.ca

07/01/2025

06/07/2025

Available for Adoption : BANKS

Adoption Fee $600 🔥

🐾 Breed : American Bulldog mix
🐾 Age : 8 months old

✅ Good with kids
✅ Good with dogs
✅ Good with cats

For more info on Banks or to fill out an application go to his link here:

https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/44554010-brights-grove-ontario-american-bulldog-mix

06/07/2025

🎉💙🐾 Available for Adoption : Morty!! 🐾💙🎉

Adoption Fee $600
Located in Brantford

🐾 Breed : Mixed Breed (Medium)
🐾 Colour : Tan/Yellow/Fawn
🐾 Age- 3 years 1 month old, Adult
🐾 Size : Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg )
🐾 S*x : Male Neutered

✅ Good with dogs

For more information on adorable Morty or to fill out an application go to his link here

https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/44510472-brights-grove-ontario-mixed-breed-medium-mix

05/21/2025

Great feel good story.

05/11/2025

CELEBRATING MOTHER’S DAY – Sunday, May 11, 2025
In honour of Mother’s Day, we would like to introduce you to Clover. She is a sweet cat who was homeless when she gave birth to eight kittens in a garden shed. The feline family was taken into the care of Forgotten Ones, and foster mom Mary Ann describes Clover as “an amazing mom, protective and nurturing.”
Clover is only about one-year-old and petite in size. At a recent checkup, her veterinarian commented that Clover did a remarkable job caring for her kittens, especially given her tiny size, her young age, and the number of babies she had to nurse. She is an incredible momma!
To celebrate Mother’s Day, we invite you to make a donation in honour or in memory of your mother. Your contribution will help pay for the veterinary care for Clover and her babies, which includes spay/neutering surgeries.
Donations can be made at: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/7293