Meridian Canine Rescue

Meridian Canine Rescue The Animal Retreat, formerly Meridian Canine Rescue, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Subscriber Hub payments are not tax deductible
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We offer the utmost care for the canines in our facility by providing daily exercise, socialization, enrichment, training, behavior rehabilitation, foster care, medical care, and an excellent adoption program. We are very proud of the services we provide the community and of the personalized care of the canines housed at Meridian Canine Rescue.

Yesterday, foster dog Mattie had a mass removed at Treasure Valley Veterinary Hospital in Meridian. The procedure went w...
07/10/2025

Yesterday, foster dog Mattie had a mass removed at Treasure Valley Veterinary Hospital in Meridian. The procedure went well, and we should get lab results soon.

Mattie is recovering back at home now. Thank you to her foster parents, Stephanie and John, and to Dr Hondo and the entire team at the clinic. Mattie has been in excellent hands throughout this medical journey.

Thank you to Suzanne for donating a lawnmower to us — and to Ken for putting it to work yesterday. With so many projects...
07/10/2025

Thank you to Suzanne for donating a lawnmower to us — and to Ken for putting it to work yesterday. With so many projects happening at the property, we are grateful for everyone who is contributing and helping in some way. Thank you!!!

Welcome, Cujo! Our second dog to arrive today was surrendered by a local family and is headed off to his foster home. He...
07/09/2025

Welcome, Cujo! Our second dog to arrive today was surrendered by a local family and is headed off to his foster home. He quickly realized that we had some yummy snacks, so he became BFF with our staff member, Jenn, upon arrival.

If you can, donations to support the care of rescue animals like Cujo are greatly appreciated and desperately needed. Thank you!

❤️ Shop our wishlist — https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/272P18Q84X54?ref_=wl_share

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❤️ Donate to our outstanding vet bill by calling Treasure Valley Vet at 208-888-4844 (account name The Animal Retreat)

❤️ Donate via Venmo to assist with operational expenses, including medical supplies and prescriptions — (be sure it’s the charity account with the matching username and profile)

Katara is here! We love her already. Such a confident, friendly girl. She is settling in to our EPIC Program at the Idah...
07/09/2025

Katara is here! We love her already. Such a confident, friendly girl. She is settling in to our EPIC Program at the Idaho State Correctional Center with her trainers, Alex and Steven.

Thank you to Doug (pictured), Mike, Leslie, Courtney, Kelly, and the entire team at Mountain Humane for providing excellent care for Katara and managing this transfer. Always a pleasure working with you all!

Good morning, everyone! Today is a really big day for a few dogs here. If you’d like to support the care of the dogs lis...
07/09/2025

Good morning, everyone! Today is a really big day for a few dogs here. If you’d like to support the care of the dogs listed in this post, scroll to the bottom for ways to help them.

Katara arrives from Mountain Humane. She’s being transferred to our EPIC Program, where she’ll be assigned to one of our most experienced trainers to learn several skills before adoption.

Cujo is being surrendered this afternoon and heading into foster with the wonderful Carol. Cujo needed help after his primary guardian passed away, so the family reached out to us for assistance. Carol is new to our foster team — thank you, Carol!

Chipmunk is getting another evaluation to see how his exercises are going. We’ve seen a lot of improvement in his gait and some improvement in the strength of his hind legs. He really loves the stretching and massage portions of his regimen.

Simon is also getting a check-up by our staff. His burned paw pads have been healing pretty well so far, but we also now need to get his skin back under control. He suffers from chronic hair loss, possibly due to allergies, and needs a specific diet.

Finally, foster dog Mattie is heading over to Treasure Valley Veterinary Hospital for a mass removal procedure and testing with Dr Hondo. Thank you to her amazing foster parents, Stephanie and John, for continuing to provide excellent care.

Ways to help:

❤️ Shop our wishlist — https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/272P18Q84X54?ref_=wl_share

❤️ Shop our wishlist — https://www.chewy.com/g/meridian-canine-rescue_b84054050 -list&wishlistsortby=DEFAULT

❤️ Donate to our outstanding vet bill by calling Treasure Valley Vet at 208-888-4844 (account name The Animal Retreat)

❤️ Donate via Venmo to assist with operational expenses, including medical supplies and prescriptions — (be sure it’s the charity account with the matching username and profile)

⚠️ Urgent foster home needed for Sam ⚠️Sam joined our Education Project for Inmates & Canines at the end of last year. W...
07/09/2025

⚠️ Urgent foster home needed for Sam ⚠️

Sam joined our Education Project for Inmates & Canines at the end of last year. We’ve taught him a number of skills and made progress on his separation anxiety training, but lately, we’ve run into a problem.

There is a ton of construction at the prison, and Sam is having a hard time. We’ve experienced setbacks or, at the least, plateaus with his training. We need someone to carry on a bit more work with him before we can place him in a home.

Sam is a shy dog who is trying to build confidence. He loves his friends with his WHOLE HEART, and we cannot stress enough how much he bonds to the people he trusts. He’s dependent on them for safety and security in this world. Sam has learned a variety of skills — he’s very smart and happy to work when it’s time.

In his last home, Sam lived with another dog and a few children. He is housetrained. He did well being left alone in his former home, but at the prison, he struggles with separation from his trusted people.

We would like to work with a foster (or foster-to-adopt) to see how he does in a home now. We have training plans for him that can be carried out easily with our support, and we are more than happy to provide more info.

If you might be able to help Sam, please email [email protected]. And please share. Thank you!!

We have so many envelopes still waiting to get adopted! Did you know that each envelope has a FREE day pass for Clubhoun...
07/07/2025

We have so many envelopes still waiting to get adopted! Did you know that each envelope has a FREE day pass for Clubhound (valued in $15) plus awesome deals from Pet Supplies Plus.
Please help us this summer being able to take care of animals! Help us sharing
https://givebutter.com/summerenvelope
In addition, we divided the envelopes in 4 groups (color coded) and each group have their own additional prizes! We will be adding more prizes as the campaign progresses:
Group 1: Envelope #1- #50 get into a raffle for: Target $25 gift card and 1 TBD $25 gift card
Group 2: Envelope #51-100 get into a raffle for: 1 GAP $25 gift card and 1 Walmart $50 gift card
Group 3: Envelope #101-150 get into a raffle for: 1 Amazon $25 gift card and 1 Starbucks $50 gift card and 1 TBD $50 gift card
Group 4: Envelope #151-200 get into a raffle for: 1 TJ Maxx $25 gift card and 1 Kohl's $100 gift card and Redken hair products basket (valued in $200)
Help us sharing, donating, commenting, everything helps!

“Enrichment” refers to activities and strategies designed to meet the specific needs of a species and an individual anim...
07/07/2025

“Enrichment” refers to activities and strategies designed to meet the specific needs of a species and an individual animal. We often offer licking and chewing activities to the dogs not just because they provide outlets for natural behaviors but also because they help regulate nervous systems, slow down movements, relax the pups before naps, and so on.

Today, Copper helped prep the afternoon pre-nap snack: textured bones smeared with wet food. He also picked out the bone he wanted. (And practiced being in the kitchen without jumping — yay!)

A simple thing like presenting two bones to a pup, then adding a bit of yummy food to his selection goes a long way toward his overall wellbeing. Choice is hugely important, and it’s easy to find small but significant ways to give our dogs choices each day.

🐾 Congratulations to Alison, our June raffle box winner!We were over the moon to surprise her with a box full of pup-app...
07/05/2025

🐾 Congratulations to Alison, our June raffle box winner!

We were over the moon to surprise her with a box full of pup-approved goodies, and her sweet pack wasted no time diving in. Rufus eagerly tried to open it himself, while Wallace and Gigi joined in with joyful sniffs and happy wiggles.

Alison was absolutely thrilled and was so gracious in welcoming one of our volunteers to spend a little time with her playful crew. Clearly, they know how to celebrate! 🐶🎉

We hope you have a safe and happy 4th of July! Thank you for supporting us, 2025 had presented its challenges and we are...
07/04/2025

We hope you have a safe and happy 4th of July! Thank you for supporting us, 2025 had presented its challenges and we are going through them with you. Please have fun, and enjoy your two and four-legged family!

For those of you who know and love her, here’s a Gracie update. She’s our first and only forever foster — a dog for whom...
07/04/2025

For those of you who know and love her, here’s a Gracie update. She’s our first and only forever foster — a dog for whom we spent ages trying to find a family until we decided to keep her within the org in the shared custody of her two foster parents. Her behaviors and medical needs are complex.

As Gracie has aged, we’ve experienced many changes. Initially, she couldn’t drink water or eat food outside of her Bailey chair. Her condition, canine megaesophagus, made that impossible.

But then she could. She readily drinks water now and doesn’t have to be upright in her chair for everything.

Behaviorally, we’ve gone through so many phases. Issues with cars and people and dogs. Reactivity. Resource guarding. Confinement distress. Anxiety. And lately, phobias and separation related problems.

Those are some of the difficulties. But of course there have been so many wonderful times. She has learned a ton of valuable skills. Her communication abilities are getting better each day. She trusts and loves several humans. There’s a dog in her life she can be around. She’s less reactive in some situations. Way more comfortable in others.

We haven’t experienced aspiration pneumonia in years. Her gut issues mostly cleared up. She regurgitates far less often. She can eat all kinds of things. She sleeps well.

Her quality of life is good — with one big exception. A few months ago, she showed signs of pain in her back left leg. A few vet visits and diagnostics later, and she has been diagnosed with a complete tear of her cranial cruciate ligament. And arthritis.

She’s on pain meds and receiving modified daily care. Everything from limited activity to accommodations in the home to massage. Her separation issues and phobic responses correlated with this injury. We’re hoping to see improvement very soon, as we’re tackling the behavior side while also planning for her surgery in late July.

Today, she’s been napping in the sun. Right next to an air conditioning vent, of course, but our girl loves her sunshine.

She’s 9.5 yrs old, and each day with her is an opportunity for learning and love. We’ve gained a lot of valuable skills and plenty of experience being Gracie’s humans.

07/03/2025

Caring for an aging, big dog presents a range of challenges. We have accommodated Pepper’s needs in several ways, one of which is increased time spent helping him transition between moments of his day.

He has always liked to stay outside, but it takes even longer now to get him back inside. He’s also slow to get up in the morning, go outside for his last potty break, eat a meal, and so on. Some days are better than others — we simply adjust our expectations depending on how he’s feeling.

If we didn’t take our time, he would become snappy and/or be more resistant to moving the next time. There’s no need for us to add stress and discomfort; we have plenty of options for navigating the day in a collaborative, safe, and consent-based way.

This video demonstrates the use of a target, reduced social pressure, force free handling, and positive reinforcement for movement.

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Meridian Canine Rescue is a non-profit, no kill canine rescue dedicated to giving homeless and owner surrendered dogs a second chance. Too often shelter animals are not given the time to find new families and guardians because of overcrowding. It is our goal to reduce the number of homeless and owner surrendered dogs in shelters, both locally and regionally, without the need for euthanasia.

Our first step to meeting this goal is to act as a rescue. We provide an alternative to kill shelters; where guardians can surrender their pets without fear of euthanasia. We also continue to develop relationships with overcrowded shelters so that dogs under threat of euthanasia can be transferred to our facility and have more time to find their forever homes.

Secondly, we serve as a resource and educator to the public. Through our relationships with dog trainers, the pet industry, and the veterinary community, we can educate and provide resources to help guardians find ways to keep their family members at home and out of the shelter system. We also work to educate potential adopters to ensure that they are well prepared for dog guardianship prior to adoption.

Finally, through our various volunteer programs and community outreach activities we are able spread awareness to the plight of pet overpopulation and encourage more individuals to choose adoption.