Dog Squad

Giving Dogs A Second Chance. Dog Squad is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit shelter-less animal rescue organization established in 2022.

We rescue many of our dogs from euthanasia at overcrowded shelters. We also take in sick, injured, abused, and abandoned stray dogs who may not have been given a second chance otherwise. We work with dogs of all breeds, all ages, all sizes, and all medical issues. Dog Squad focuses on rehabilitating these dogs by providing them with proper veterinary care, unconditional love, basic training, and s

ocialization as fosters until they are ready to be adopted into their furever home. Each rescue dog is fully vetted prior to adoption, which includes spay/neuter, microchipping, and vaccinations. Dog Squad is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, charitable corporation operating in Greenville, South Carolina. It is not funded by any governmental agencies. Dog Squad relies solely on donations from our supporters. Our IRS federal Tax ID is 87-3968693. WE ARE MORE THAN JUST A RESCUE. The majority of the dogs we rescue have significant and/or complex medical needs which are often costly with treatments ranging from $100s to $1,000s. People often avoid fostering homeless pets due to the related costs, and some shelters and rescue organizations do not have the funds necessary to treat the dogs’ complex medical needs. Unfortunately, those dogs miss their opportunity at receiving a second chance. Dog Squad bridges the gap by supporting other local and national rescue organizations, as well as other foster families, by providing them with the funds needed for the medical treatment of their injured and/or sick rescue dogs.

12/12/2024

✨Welcome to the Squad, Crumble!😍🐾

👉🏼Stay tuned for details about this cutie. Freedom ride from happening later this afternoon!🥰

12/12/2024

🐾Squad Foster Yeti is rockin’ our NEWEST camo and black trucker hat! $40

💡Did you know that when you shop our online store, 100% of the proceeds go directly to the care of dogs in our rescue? That means every purchase helps save lives!🛍️

🐶Shop and make an impact today!
▫️The original trucker hats have also been restocked online!
▫️Blue and khaki dad caps are still on order—we’ll let you know as soon as they’re back in stock.

Blend in with the outdoors while standing out for a great cause. Every purchase supports Dog Squad’s mission!

https://dogsquadsc.org/shop/ols/products/camo-trucker-dog-squad-hat
*Link in story*

12/11/2024

✨2024 Year-to-Date Financial Update: The Impact of Your Support🫶🏻

As of Wednesday, December 11, 2024, Dog Squad has spent $96,278.15 directly on dog care this year. Here’s the breakdown:
• $75,171.74: Veterinary care
• $2,382.95: Medications
• $11,192.43: Dog food
• $4,328.25: Dog supplies
• $3,202.78: Boarding, training, and grooming

When combined with our total expenses for the year ($118,220.27), we’re proud to report that 81.14% of donations went directly to dog care, with 18.86% covering overhead costs like our website, bookkeeping, marketing, shipping, bank fees, inventory, office supplies, etc.

At the start of this year, we set a goal: to operate without accumulating any unpaid veterinary bills. Far too often, we’ve seen rescues take on more dogs than they can afford, resulting in overwhelming debt to veterinary clinics. In fact, it’s how we acquired Squad Foster Bear.

🎉We’re thrilled to share that we’ve accomplished our goal! Dog Squad will enter 2025 completely debt-free. This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity and support of our community.

Dog Squad is intentionally small, allowing us to focus on quality over quantity, providing each dog with the individualized care and attention they deserve while respecting the boundaries of the veterinary professionals who partner with us.

We don’t compensate ourselves for the countless hours we dedicate to this rescue. Both of us work full-time jobs and run Dog Squad on the side. Despite spending thousands rehabilitating many of our foster dogs, our adoption fee remains just $100— no matter if we spend $2,000 or $30,000 to bring a dog back to health.

Running a responsible rescue requires clear boundaries and financial accountability. Thanks to our supporters, we’ve been able to make a real difference in the lives of medically complex dogs while remaining sustainable.

If you’d like to help us continue this life-saving work in 2025, please consider donating, fostering, or sharing our story. Together, we’re giving these deserving dogs the second chances they need!❤️🐾

12/06/2024

“I just like to smile. Smiling’s my favorite.” — Hope
✨🎅🏼🎄🎁🐾

12/03/2024

🩻Today’s X-rays revealed some changes in Yeti’s lungs. The middle portion of his right lung lobe is whited out, which shows aspiration pneumonia. Normally, healthy lungs appear dark on an X-ray because they’re filled with air, but in cases like Yeti’s, inflammation or fluid from inhaled material causes parts of the lungs to appear white and cloudy.

While today’s X-rays look worse than his initial ones from 11/23, the ER doc explained that this is likely the normal progression of aspiration pneumonia since his condition was caught early. Though it’s unsettling to see, it’s part of the expected disease process, and we’re monitoring him closely with the guidance of Riverside Vet and the VEG team.

On the bright side, Yeti is eating some! While he’s grazing on about 3 cups of food daily (less than the 6-7+ cups his body needs), the vets are satisfied that he’s taking in some calories for now. Tonight, he surprised us by eating the canned chicken we added to his bowl—small wins like these mean so much!🫶🏼

We’ll be picking up more antibiotics and appetite stimulants from the vet tonight to continue his treatment at home. We’re also increasing the frequency of his nebulizer treatments to help his lungs clear more efficiently.🫁

For now, Yeti has avoided re-hospitalization, and we’re crossing our fingers that this trend continues tomorrow. While he isn’t completely out of the woods yet, there’s a positive sign: his mucus has transitioned from green to yellowish-brown, which is an improvement from a week ago.

Yeti still has a long road to recovery, but his resilience gives us hope. Thank you for supporting Yeti and helping us fight for him every step of the way! Stay tuned for more updates on his journey.

If you’d like to contribute to Yeti’s ongoing care, please consider donating or sharing his story. Every bit helps us provide the lifesaving treatments he needs!🙏🏼❤️‍🩹🐾

12/02/2024

😅We’ve been juggling quite a bit lately, so here’s a quick update on some of the amazing pups in our care:

First up: Squad Foster Hope
Hope’s TPLO surgery scheduled for 12/4 has been postponed to give her more time to recover from her recent yeast infection and suspected kennel cough. Running a rescue this time of year feels like managing school-aged kids— viruses are everywhere! Thankfully, Hope hasn’t had a cough in over a week and is doing great. We are grateful for Dr. Morrison’s strict protocols; he won’t operate on animals with infections, as it could pose serious surgical risks. Hope has a follow-up exam scheduled for 12/10 at 3:15pm, and we’re optimistic she’ll be ready to reschedule surgery soon.

Next: Bernie’s Big Day
Today marked Bernie’s first training session with Valentina from ! While we were so absorbed in learning that we forgot to take photos (other than of Valentina’s business van!), we’ll make sure to document his next session on 12/13. Bernie is working hard, and we can’t wait to share more about his progress in becoming a certified therapy dog!

❤️‍🩹Finally: Squad Foster Yeti
Our gentle giant Yeti had a big night and morning. His foster family came to meet him last night, and it’s clear he’ll be an incredible addition to their home when he transitions to their care. However, his health remains a concern. X-rays taken today at revealed significant issues with one of his lungs, and he’s also dealing with heavy nasal discharge. He hasn’t been eating, and continues to drop weight from 117 lbs at shelter intake, to 110 lbs when we pulled him from the shelter on 11/19, down to 106 lbs this morning. Riverside Vet is consulting with the emergency vet to compare x-rays and determine the next steps. For now, Yeti is back home resting, but there’s a chance he may need to be re-hospitalized, depending on the outcome of the consult. Please keep this big, sweet boy in your thoughts and prayers as we await further updates.🙏🏼

Thank you for your continued support—it’s because of you that we can give dogs like Hope, Bernie, and Yeti the care they need.❤️🐾

12/02/2024

🎄When you’re trying to be in the Christmas spirit but also realize tomorrow is Monday… 😬

Squad Foster Hope is gearing up for a big week ahead! This Thursday, December 5th, Hope will undergo TPLO surgery to repair her luxating patella and a torn cranial cruciate ligament (CCL).

For those unfamiliar, a luxating patella happens when a dog’s kneecap doesn’t stay in its normal position and slips out of place. In severe cases like Hope’s, the kneecap is out of place most of the time, causing pain, difficulty walking, or even preventing her from using her leg. Combined with her CCL tear, her knee is unstable and painful, which makes surgery essential for her to live a happy, active life.

Hope’s surgery, a Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO), will stabilize her knee, realign her kneecap, and relieve her pain. This is a major procedure, but it’s also highly effective, giving Hope the best chance at a full recovery and a brighter future!

The estimated cost for Hope’s surgery is $3,968.18–$3,970.07, and she needs your help to make it happen. Every donation—no matter the size—brings her one step closer to living pain-free!

💚How to Help Hope:
• Donate via PayPal:
• Donate directly by credit card on our website: www.dogsquadsc.org
• Use the Venmo link on our website (to avoid scams).

Your support means the world to Hope and the rest of Dog Squad. Thank you for helping us give this sweet girl the gift of comfort and mobility this holiday season!❤️🙏🏼🐾

11/25/2024

Santa’s coming!! 🎅🏼❄️ Join us Monday, December 2nd from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and visit with Santa!

📸 $10 for 3 digital photos

Proceeds benefit

11/25/2024

Yeti made a big step forward overnight—he went off oxygen around midnight and even ate a bit! 🙌🏼

This morning has been a little tougher for him, as he’s struggling more with his breathing. He’s scheduled for a nebulizer treatment at 10 a.m. and will transition from IV antibiotics to oral antibiotics later today. The team will closely monitor how he handles these changes. If all goes well, there’s a chance he could come home tonight. Please keep Yeti in your thoughts! 🙏🏼

11/24/2024

❤️‍🩹Squad Foster Yeti is having a rough day. He’s not eating much and still needs oxygen support, so the vet team has decided he’ll need to remain in the ICU for another night.

To everyone who has generously donated to Yeti’s care so far—thank you. Your kindness is giving him the fighting chance he deserves.🙏🏼

This week, our friends at have dedicated their Shelter Dog Saturday to help Yeti, and we couldn’t think of a better way to show our gratitude than by rocking Teddy and Archie’s official t-shirt today in their honor.🐾

If you’d like to help Yeti on his journey to recovery, here’s how you can donate:
▫️Use the donate button on our website: www.dogsquadsc.org
▫️Donate via PayPal:
▫️Donate directly to our vet by calling: 864-252-9520

Unfortunately, scammers have been targeting Venmo donations, so we recommend avoiding that platform for now.💔

All donations are tax-deductible and every single dollar makes a significant impact in Yeti’s fight for health.

Thank you for being part of Yeti’s village. Together, we’re giving him the love and care he needs to pull through.

11/24/2024

❤️‍🩹UPDATE FROM VEG:

“We’re setting up a tablet with some dog TV on it so he doesn’t feel so sad!!! I think he likes it… he turned straight towards it!“

11/24/2024

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🚨Yeti ICU Update: Big Changes Ahead!🩺 Yeti is resting comfortably in his ICU suite, snuggled up on cozy blankets with a fluffy pillow under his head. He’s in the best hands and surrounded by love as he continues his fight.🫶🏼 🩻Here’s the latest: Yeti’s left lung has mostly healed, but his right middle lung lobe is now the main concern. Originally, the plan for today was to perform a lung wash under anesthesia and send out samples for testing. However, Yeti’s respiratory rate has climbed into the 60s, accompanied by heavy panting, prompting Dr. Allen to adjust the plan. A CT scan is now scheduled for today to get a clearer picture of what’s going on. With these changes, we’ve received a new estimate for Yeti’s care, ranging from $4,684.00 to $6,386.94. The reality is, we need your help to make this possible. We made a $2,000 down payment last night, and just paid $3,513.00 more for the new estimate. ✨Here’s the exciting part: If we can raise $5,000 through our Instagram fundraiser, Amanda Seyfried will match the donation! ✨ @mingey Every single dollar counts, and no amount is too small to make a big impact for Yeti. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today to help him get the life-saving care he needs. Let’s rally for Yeti and reach this goal together.🐾❤️‍🩹🙏🏼

❤️‍🩹Yeti Update: Day 13🫁 Squad Foster Yeti is hanging in there! We’ve seen some glimmers of progress this week, but his journey to recovery is far from over. His lungs are still struggling, and his vet bills are adding up quickly. Just this week, we’ve incurred the following expenses: • Monday, 10/2: $332 for a follow-up exam and x-rays • Thursday, 10/5: $288.16 for medication refills Tomorrow, Yeti will head back to Riverside Vet for another set of x-rays, which means another bill is coming. Last night, we brought him inside for some much-needed Special Yeti Time. While snuggling, we noticed he was audibly wheezing— a sound we hadn’t heard earlier in the day. Today, he’s been more lethargic, with some nasal discharge returning, and the wheezy breathing continues. A new concern emerged last night: Yeti’s right eye occasionally rolls back while the other stays wide open. We observed the same thing today. These symptoms are worrisome, but we’re hoping they’re more our anxiety than reality. We’ll know more after tomorrow’s exam. 🙏🏼To everyone following Yeti’s journey, thank you for your support! His vet bills are quickly catching up with Bernie and Hope’s, but we remain committed to giving him every chance to live a long and healthy life. Your encouragement and generosity make this possible. If you’d like to help Yeti on his road to recovery, donations are deeply appreciated. All donations are tax-deductible, and every dollar brings us closer to giving Yeti the second chance he deserves.🫶🏻 Stay tuned for updates tomorrow— we’ll keep you posted.❤️🐾

✨Squad Foster Yeti’s Humpday Update✨ Yeti is on the mend, and we’re thrilled to share that he’s making small but steady improvements each day! His nasal discharge has reduced significantly, and his coughing is becoming less frequent. While he’s not thrilled about eating right now—likely because of all the medications he’s on—he’s still managing to eat at least three cups of food per day, which is great news. On Monday, we increased the frequency of his nebulizer treatments, and it’s made a noticeable difference in his breathing. It’s a relief to see him more comfortable! One thing that hasn’t changed? Yeti’s love for grunting his feelings! This vocal lovebug keeps us smiling with his endearing noises as he heals.🥹 Thank you for cheering Yeti on as he continues his journey to recovery.❤️🐾

👀Post-Hurricane Helene, mysterious holes have been appearing in our already chaotic yard. Naturally, we completely ruled out our two tripawds as suspects… Until we caught BERNIE, the three-legged Houdini, digging red-pawed in the act! Just goes to show, tripawds don’t let a missing limb stop them from living their best (and messiest) lives.😂🐾 Never a dull moment with our Squad.