Garlan Henry Britton Animal Sanctuary

10/03/2025

PLEASE COME VISIT OUR BOOTH AT THIS AWESOME PET EXPO THIS COMING WEEKEND!! Please share with everyone!! Your personal pets have to sit this one out but we hope to see YOU there!!!

06/03/2025

Here is what we spent getting Bamba, the Tripod Chow, off of the Euthanasia list, out of the shelter and to a Vet. .We are probably one of the smallest rescues in the United States and we don't get thousands of dollars thrown at us, so we REALLY COULD use donations. If you don't feel comfortable using cash apps like Venmo to send money, please pm us to get our mailing address. Thank you supporters!!

21/02/2025

🧥👖🧥👖🧥 Rockford Illinois!! Our rescue is doing something a little different this weekend- we're collecting coats and pants (every day wear for school), for an RPS Teacher's class. If you have these gently used items or would be willing to purchase some, we would like to deliver them to her this Sunday. We are willing to pick them up, meet you, etc. Sizes are: 3T, 4/5, and all the way up to size 10. Thank you so much in advance!! ❤️🙏

18/02/2025

Rockford Illinois area- Our rescue has a Universal Microchip Scanner- if you find a dog or cat , especially in the frigid temperatures please feel free to reach out to us!!

16/02/2025

We highly suggest all pet owners watch Pet Fooled on Amazon- it's an eye opener if you care about your pet's diet and health

14/02/2025

OR CAT 🐈 😻

13/02/2025

A Valentine with 4 paws will never let you down and will always be loyal. PLEASE ADOPT one of the many who are waiting in rescues and shelters to love and snuggle you!!

13/02/2025

RESCUES- One Male, One female puppy needing rescue. They're strays that wondered onto the property of a family member near Searcy Arkansas. We are going to cover the cost of initial Vet care, and then try to figure out transport. Anyone have room? Looks to be Pyrenees / Aussie Mix

11/02/2025

We actually will only adopt to those that we feel WILL spoil the pet that they adopt from us so that they only know love and never remember the neglect or pain from their previous life

10/02/2025

If you have experience caring for a nursing Mom dog and puppies and you would be interested in fostering, please comment here or pm us to apply 🙏

07/02/2025

Our rescue also treated mammary tumors and golf ball sized bladder stones in females who had been forced to carry puppies while suffering with these issues. PLEASE STOP SUPPORTING PUPPY MILLS 🙏🙏🙏

07/02/2025

05/02/2025

🐕🦮🐕‍🦺🐶 PLEASE be advised that our rescue is minimizing the dogs that we will be taking and fostering ourselves. We are implementing a "foster to adopt program ". We have always offered this as an option but our goal is to primarily move to this program. We will be sharing dogs that are in need of rescue in areas of the country that do not have a lot of help with dumped, stray, relinquished dogs and many are high kill shelters. We will determine dog's personality and will post this with the dog - if they're dog, cat, kid friendly, and overall health. If you see a dog you would be interested in or you know someone looking, you would apply to adopt. If approved, YOU NEED TO BE READY AND WILLING to sign a foster to adopt agreement that states you will foster the dog until we have completed all vetting, AND YOU WILL AGREE to adopt the dog. We have always and will continue to choose adopters carefully. It's a match making process to ensure an adopter has experience with a particular breed, the willingness to pursue training if needed, and the commitment to helping your new family member with challenges, rather than giving up on them. Please watch our page if you or someone you know are looking to add a dog to your family. We can only "tag" a dog from one of these described shelters if we have an approved adopter.

03/02/2025

UPDATE!! We have ALL PUPPIES tagged by a rescue!! ❤️

6 of these puppies need rescue- there was a total of 8 found under an abandoned trailer in Arkansas, 2 will have homes. 6 still need rescue. The finder is desperately trying to find a rescue, puppies are mobile and can get themselves up to the very busy road near the trailer. Our rescue can't take, but we're paying for finder to get the puppies Vet checked this Wednesday and obtain health certs. We have transport that can get puppies to Elgin, IL. this Saturday. Not making this shareable. Please put rescue suggestions or tag them in comments. Our rescue can also take them with RESPONSIBLE fosters. Thank you!!

01/02/2025

SETTING THE TONE
The tone of voice we use when speaking to a dog matters!

When someone is talking to us or asking us to do something, are we more likely to respond and want to connect with them if they’re using a specific type of tone than if their tone is harsh, shouting or domineering?

The more we use positive tones of voice with our dogs, the more they will want to connect with us and be more interested in doing what we are asking.

Some examples of why tone matters –

Calling your dog to come back to you in a happy, excited, high-pitched tone is far more likely to work than using a stern, loud, angry tone. Would you want to return to someone who sounds really angry?

Yanking on a leash and shouting at a dog for reacting to another dog or situation is far less likely to work than saying “lets go this way!” in a happy tone and creating distance to where a dog feels comfortable.

Saying “Yes!” when a dog has done what you ask will increase the behaviour you’re looking for instead of yelling “No!” in an angry tone when they don’t get it right.

Although these examples are based on positive reinforcement training, a study has also shown that dogs respond and pay more attention when we speak with a higher pitch and more variation, similar to how we would talk to a baby.

Given that a dog’s emotional capability is similar to that of a young child, this all makes sense and fits together, in my opinion.

Here’s a link to the study if you’d like more information -

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-05217-y

31/01/2025

2 registered full English Labs. Turned 4 in Dec.
M and F siblings. They have had professional training, but unfortunately their person is now in hospice 😥 We can pull these sweet babies for someone willing to go through our FOSTER TO ADOPT PROGRAM. YOU apply, if approved, you sign an agreement that you will foster through the vetting process and then YOU WILL adopt . We need that commitment first before we can save them!!! (Please see photo in comments)