I Am Dog Rescue

12/20/2025

12/20/2025

🥺🫶 GIVE FOR EMBER 🫶🥺
Our beautiful brindle girl, Ember, had another seizure‑like episode last week. Her foster family, who adores her beyond words, managed to capture it on video for the vet, but watching it unfold in real time was heartbreaking. Even when the episode isn’t severe, the fear and helplessness in those moments are very real. 💔
Ember has fought through more than her fair share of challenges, yet she continues to give her family the trust and love that made us fall in love with her in the first place. She deserves a Christmas filled with comfort, joy, and the kind of love she’s always given so freely. 🎄
If you’d like to help brighten her holiday and remind her she’s surrounded by people who care, her Amazon Wish List is here: https://a.co/hhD9Sv6 🌠
Every gift, every share, every kind thought - it all matters for dogs like Ember.

12/18/2025

🤍🗻 ASPEN UPDATE 🗻🤍
Our pretty girl, Aspen, went to see her new friends at Mazie's Mission yesterday for her intake exam. It was confirmed that she is heartworm positive, and she'll be headed back for her 1st injection in January. ❤️‍🩹 Our pups get two doses of Ivermectin-based heartworm prevention before they get their injections, and she had her first dose yesterday.
Aspen did very well at the vet clinic - her only struggle was with restraint. She got very scared, so that's something we'll need to work on to help her overcome her fear. 🤗
She's doing wonderfully in her foster home and enjoying life on a soft bed in front of a roaring fire vs. the streets. She's still trying to decide if she wants to be friends with the resident little dogs, but she's adjusting very well. ❤️

12/17/2025

💝 GIVE FOR BANDIT 💝
https://givebutter.com/DonateForBandit

Bandit tried his best to look cute for his photo with foster siblings, Piper and Odin (IADR alumni some of you may recognize 😏). This sweetheart is hoping to find his very own family really soon. 🤞
Clicking the fundraiser link above will take you to Bandit’s page, where you’ll also find his wish list. Of course, what he really wants is a family of his own. 🥺

Here’s a little dose of rescue reality:
🐾 Bandit’s monthly heartworm and flea/tick preventatives cost about $46.
🐾 He’s been with us for 39 months - that’s nearly $1,800 in preventatives alone.
🐾 He was treated for heartworms when he first arrived, plus annual vet visits.
‼️ His adoption fee is still only $175. 🙀
The math just doesn't math, and your donations are what make it possible to keep the rescue running and to care for pups like Bandit. Every gift - big or small - helps us continue our mission.
✨ Please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible donation to support Bandit and all of our dogs as we look ahead to 2026.

12/14/2025

🎁🐕 Give for Bailey 🐕🎁
https://givebutter.com/DonateForBailey

Sweet senior beagle Bailey had her dermatologist appointment earlier this month (nearly $400 just for that visit). She’s back for a follow-up next week, and while her foster family has seen some improvement, she may need ongoing medication to keep her ear infections under control. We’re crossing our fingers that diet changes will help, but Bailey deserves every chance at comfort and health. 🤞
Medical costs for dogs like Bailey often far exceed adoption fees, and that’s where your generosity makes all the difference. Every gift helps us cover the care that keeps Bailey, and so many others, happy, healthy, and ready for forever homes.

12/13/2025

How adorable is little Koi? This fun and quirky girl is just waiting to find a family of her very own. 🤞
She'd love to have someone take her everywhere with them, and she promises to be the best copilot ever! 👩‍✈️ Koi is the perfect medium size (so much smaller than her pictures look) and so sweet. Please share and help Koi find her forever.

12/13/2025

🤍🐕 ASPEN 🐕🤍
2 months ago, Aspen was running on the streets with some furry pals. They were in danger of being hit by cars, attacked by other dogs, stalked by predators, and facing other horrifying possibilities. After being captured by Hope's Rescue and Recovery Angels, she ended up in boarding, while she waited for her next chapter to begin. 📖
Fast forward to this week, just a couple of days after getting bailed out of boarding. 😍, she ended up in boarding while she waited for her next chapter to begin. 📖
This is the difference a foster family makes. Safety. Love. Joy. 🫶
This is the kind of difference you can make too. Open your heart and change a life. 💖

12/12/2025

👋 HI! 👋
How adorable is Frannie's wave? This pretty girl was adopted earlier this year by her foster family, and they are still head-over-heels. We love the wonderful life Fran has, and we LOVE getting pupdates. ❤️

12/11/2025

Wouldn't you love to have a dog that can entertain herself AND you at the same time? 💙✖️2️⃣
Suki is a silly, sweet, fun girl, and she's sure to bring a smile to your face! 😊
This sweetheart is a cuddly, energetic, bundle of joy, and she's looking for her forever.

12/10/2025

🚨 PAWS UP, FRIENDS — WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🚨

This is Paxton, the world’s happiest blockheaded goofball with a heart big enough to love an entire ZIP code. This handsome boy has been in a board-and-train program for a whole YEAR, and while he’s been an A+ student… it’s time. He deserves a home. A couch. A buddy. A person to adore with his whole soul.

Paxton is a dog who greets you with a full-body tail wag and a smile that could fix a bad day. He’s silly, affectionate, loyal, and SO ready to show someone just how much love he’s been saving up.

✨ What Paxton is looking for:
• A home in need of some love and joy
• Someone who wants a fun, loving companion
• A place to finally unpack his bags and settle in

We know his family is out there - we just need help getting this handsome guy in front of more eyes.
Please share this post. One click could be the thing that finally gets Paxton home. ❤️

Plus, helping Paxton will help save more dogs! While we continue to have his boarding expense, we are more limited in our ability to take in more dogs. 😢

If you’d like to meet Paxton or learn more, message us!

12/08/2025

🚗👏 FREEDOM RIDE! 👏🚗
Sweet Aspen was bailed out of boarding today, thanks to a wonderful foster family stepping forward for her. Aspen was captured by Hope's Rescue and Recovery Angels with 3 other dogs (there were a total of 5, but one disappeared...you can see some video of their capture on Kacy Hendricks' page here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GmdAzQSg5/).
No one came forward for Aspen, and she's been in boarding, waiting on a rescue to consider her for several weeks. 🥺
We were talking with Kacy about another dog when she happened to mention Aspen. The other dog had a safe landing place, so we asked some more about Aspen. Everything came together, thanks to Kacy, and Aspen moved to her new foster family today. 🥰
We love to see her giving kisses to Kacy as if to thank her for saving her, and she got a bath this evening to wash away the last remnants of her previous life (she did great!). 🙌
Aspen is heartworm positive and will be visiting our pals at Mazie's Mission for her intake exam so we can get her treatment scheduled. ‍👩‍⚕
Please join us in welcoming this beautiful girl to the I Am Dog Rescue family, and stay tuned for more info about Aspen! 🫶

12/07/2025

🎄🎅 Have You Checked Out Our Rescue Pups' Wish Lists and Fundraisers Yet?
We have fundraising pages and wish lists set up for each of our fosters and Forever Fosters, if you'd like to help support your favorite dog. 🐶
Here's a link to the album:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1168114278766100&type=3