Tibetan Mastiff Rescue, Inc.

12/09/2024

Wally checked in to let us know that he’s doing very well and has discovered the joys of sleeping in bed with his people🥰

12/07/2024

Elvis says - eat your heart out you fools in the lower 48! Canada is a place to be in the winter! 

12/07/2024

Blondie is enjoying her new home, especially the snow!

12/06/2024

What an amazing response to Giving Tuesday. Many thanks to Bonni B, Laura B, Patti E, Renee R, Deni G, Kimberley C, Rebecca R, Kurt S , Jodi G, Sheila F and Leigh B. We thanked Jennifer J, Jen and Alex, Victoria S and Mary H previously but would like to include them again in this message of gratitude for Giving Tuesday.

Tibetan Mastiff Rescue, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was formed on January 2, 2003 and all rescue efforts of ATMA were transferred to Tibetan Mastiff Rescue, Inc. TM Rescue is the only rescue organization in the US dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of Tibetan Mastiffs. It is the....

12/06/2024

Luna enjoying life to the fullest! You have to feel a little sorry for her friend🤣

12/06/2024

And how lucky is Luna (FKA Cyndi)!!!! What is better than a good snowfall, we ask you 🤣

12/05/2024

We know it is not the weekend, but every now and then we like to change things up, because that’s the way we are🤣. We have the best kind of news! Blondie is on her way to her new home, a very experienced pair of TM owners. Blondie will be splitting her time between Ohio and Arizona-such a hard life! for the moment, Blondie will be an only dog, but that may change in the not too distant future. Stay tuned. Happy trails, Blondie, you gorgeous girl! 

12/05/2024

Another one of the Illinois 27 that is doing very well is Ella. Ella is in her foster home outside of Dallas.

12/05/2024

Both Joni (on the left) and Samson (fka Rufus) have fit right into their new homes and Samson is BFFs with his new sister😍

12/02/2024

TODAY IS GIVING TUESDAY.

A Difficult Year for Tibetan Mastiff Rescue, Inc.

We wanted to update you on the very challenging year we’ve had here at Tibetan Mastiff Rescue, Inc. - one that is still ongoing.

We were overwhelmed with dogs during the spring and early summer with owner surrenders, but then one of our worst nightmares happened in late August. A breeder/hoarder contacted the police, claiming he couldn’t care for his dogs any longer. He gave reasons, financial strain, his battle with cancer, and his inability to feed them. He convinced authorities that he was ready to place all his dogs—except for a few older ones he planned to have spayed and neutered—at someone else’s expense. Although we had our doubts, knowing him and what he did the last time we tried to help, we agreed to work with the police, and took in 27 dogs over the next three months. ��The dogs were in abysmal physical and mental condition. They were emaciated. Several had severe eye issues. Several had generalized demodex. The only good news is that they are all young (except for a poor 14-year-old boy who now is in a loving home) and are on their way to recovery in Southern Virginia and Georgia with a foster in Texas. They are all sweet dogs who have made huge progress very rapidly and have learned how to walk on leashes and come up to strangers for pets and treats, learning that there are kind humans in this world. ��Of course, this did not stop our intake of abandoned Tibetan Mastiffs.�
Right now, there is a record number of Tibetan Mastiffs in our Rescue. 31

To date, only seven of the dogs have found their forever homes. The rest are still waiting for the chance to have a better life.

How You Can Help

We urgently need your support, not only to cover significant veterinary including spay and neutering charges, kennel bills and the basic costs of caring, but also to provide foster homes for these dogs. These dogs are incredibly sweet, but they’ve known very little about the world beyond neglect and pain. They need the patience and compassion of a foster family to help them understand that humans can be kind—that there are people who will care for them, feed them regularly, and show them love.
If you can help in any way—through donations, fostering, or spreading the word—it would mean the world to these dogs who need to believe that there is kindness in the world. We need donations to cover kennel bills, and very significant vet bills, but we are in particularly desperate need of foster homes. There are links below for Foster Applications and for donations.

Thank you so very much.

Donations. https://www.tibetanmastiffrescueinc.org/donate_to_TM_rescue.html

Foster/Adoption Form (please specify which): https://www.tibetanmastiffrescueinc.org/adopt-a-mastiff.cfm

12/02/2024

One of our alumns, Layla, channeling her inner elf🤣

12/01/2024

Wally would like everyone to know that he thinks this adoption thing is pretty cool. He got to spend a night in a hotel for the first time ever on his way to his home, and he even got to sleep in a bed with a person! 

11/30/2024

You guessed it! Yes, it’s Saturday and we have an adoption! Wally is off to his new home (ironically, enough in Illinois) to join a family who lost their TM at the age of almost 15. Happy trails Wally!! 

11/30/2024

Aggie would like to file a formal complaint. She likes the foster home, the eats are good but really it is so shameful that they would do this to a girl! 

11/30/2024

And then there is Harlow - and her reluctant friend, Wally.

11/30/2024

Uh oh. Luna (fka Cyndi) overindulged at Thanksgiving 😱

11/26/2024

A very big thank you to Jennifer J, Jen and Alex, Victoria S and Mary H for your generous donations, which will greatly support all the Tibetan Mastiffs in Rescue's care.

Tibetan Mastiff Rescue, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was formed on January 2, 2003 and all rescue efforts of ATMA were transferred to Tibetan Mastiff Rescue, Inc. TM Rescue is the only rescue organization in the US dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of Tibetan Mastiffs. It is the....

11/25/2024

Albert came to us with generalized demodex. As you can see that has been cleared up and he is a beautiful coat coming in. Albert is very sweet and good with other dogs and people. He loves attention and affection. Albert is nine or 10 months old and is in Virginia.