Keep Me Warm Doghouses, Inc.

11/11/2024

Demolition day today of a really gross dilapidated doghouse and replacing it with one my carpenter made for a beautiful dog that lives outdoors in a pen. Barry, my organization partner sledge hammered it and cleaned up the pen. We put straw in it and gave her new bowls and a new collar. We encouraged the owners to take her for walks. Her sister, a 10 yr old pittie died a month ago😔We were happy to provide her with a clean, insulated, warm house and a little more room to move around in her pen, free of charge to her owner. This is our mission, to improve the quality of lives for dogs living outdoors, one house at a time.

07/11/2024

This came up on my memories today. 5 yrs ago my friend and I rescued Rocky. A few attempts to rehome him with people who didn't follow our instructions, or understand this wild child landed him back with me and the realization that this dog wasn't supposed to be rehomed, he was supposed to be my dog, so I adopted him. Rocky changed my life and I changed his💕Happy 5 yrs my handsome boy, I love you❤️💙🩷💜

Latest photo taken today of the Pittbull my friend and I rescued off the streets of Queens. This is after he was dog tested today, and we found out he loves dogs!🥰😍❤Looking for a foster/adopter and a better life than the one hes had for the past 4 yrs! Neutered, vaccinated, and chipped.

04/09/2024

5 yrs ago my friend Martha got a call from her vet that someone put a dog in the street and drove off. A homeowner heard the horns and went out to see what was going on. He saw a small dog in the street, picked her up and brought her to the nearest vet. Martha called me and we went to get her. When we got to her we found out that she was blind. I brought her home, and contacted For Our Friends Dog Rescue to get her evaluated and eventually adopted. I had been fostering dogs so wasn't thinking of adoption. Within 1 month I decided I couldn't give her up, foster fail🤗 I was concerned initially about caring for a blind dog, but she navigated her way around the house and is great on walks. Mitzi is the sweetest, most loving, dog who is perfectly content on my lap, beside me or in her day bed on the floor. My big guy Rocky gets along with her and we are 1 happy family. Happy 15th birthday to my little girl💕Adopt your next family member from a shelter or rescue. Help save lives that are taken from these beautiful perfectly adoptable dogs merely because there's no room at the shelters. We can do this!

14/08/2024

About a month ago a friend reached out asking if I could help rehome a dog that her coworker posted on social media for free. I asked her to find out if the dog was still available and she later said she had given her away already. I asked if I could have the woman's phone # to offer to spay her dog for free. I contacted her and she agreed to the spay. About a week later she contacted me to tell me she changed her mind about keeping her and told the owner who then rehomed her again to another woman. I found out that this was the 4th home the dog was rehomed to, and she is only 1 years old! Nothing wrong with the dog, just the people taking her in. I asked for this new owner's contact info, but she didn't agree to the spay. She wanted her to have at least 1 litter. I told her the pros of getting her spayed and cons of breeding her and was able to convince her to allow me to get her spayed. This woman has physical challenges due to illness, so I brought the dog to the vet and got her spayed and vaccinated under my organization Keep Me Warm Doghouses, Inc. Long day traveling across 2 boroughs and to our vet in LI, but so grateful that it was finally done! This was not just a spay, it's ending the generations of dogs birthed to this previously intact dog and her offspring. It's ending the possibility of her pups being used to breed over and over again. It's ending the possibility of abuse and neglect at the hands of those who are supposed to love, protect and provide for the needs of their dogs. It's ending the possibility of her dogs, or their offspring going into shelters and being killed simply because there isn't enough room. We have to end this vicious cycle and it starts with spay and neuter!

15/07/2024

Looking for a foster, adopter, or rescue to save Callie's life. She will be going to ACC shelter soon if help cant be found. They are past capacity and euthanizing dogs at an alarming rate!

10/07/2024

This is the reason we promote adoption, not shopping from breeders or petshops. This sweet female Golden doodle made thousands of dollars for her owner by mass producing puppies for her year after year. Now that she is no longer able to produce puppies since she is 9 yrs old, her owner is having her euthanized! Discusting, cruel, heartless! Sadly, this is not the exception, this actually occurs frequently. Please, if you're able to foster or adopt do so. This darling deserves a loving and safe home to live out the rest of her life. Please DM ryangraney on IG. Located in Lockport NY, she is willing to transport. Thank you💖

30/06/2024

URGENT: Foster or Adopter needed by July 8th. The human mom of these sisters is terminally ill and is going into a terminal care facility. Adele and Annabella are bonded sisters. They are 8-year-old shepherd mixes and weigh around 50 lbs. They are very sweet but quite timid and skittish. They are adjusting very well to being walked on a leash. They are good with other dogs and cats but are very nervous around strangers and loud sounds. A home with small children isnt recommend. The dogs were spayed when puppies and have recently been to the vet and received their rabies vaccines and were tested for worms etc. They are healthy! Contact: Janine Raynor, if interested, or can offer help 631 495-4346. Thank you💕

05/05/2024

So thrilled to announce another happy furever story. The foster fail of sweet Remy🥰 2 yrs ago I was sent a pic of a dog put out on his dog bed onto the curb. My friend and I went to get him just 10 min before NYPD and FDNY who were on the scene to take him to the kill shelter. With the help of a friend we got him a foster, then adopter who was a neighbor of the foster. Then this past December they contacted me to say they were giving him up because he wasn't good with small dogs and they feared him getting off the leash on their walks. A few advocates helped us to find 2 angels, 2 cousins that stepped up to foster him. Within a few short weeks his foster said "he is my forever." We wanted to give him some time because she had 2 cats that he had to acclimate to. Thank you to Janine and Bethani for donating to his training! 2 months later and Remy has been adopted by her 💕He is doing well with the cats and she says he is the sweetest dog and her cousin states, "he is a dream dog." From the streets of Jamaica Queens NY to a rural town in PA where he has acres of land to explore and visits to his momma's cousin's vineyard. What more could we ask for. This is the power of "the village" this is rescue💝

26/03/2024

❤️Keanu Reeves is a true dogs lover 🥰.And you?👇
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This is Matrix movie star Keanu Reeves. He was abandoned by his father at 3 years old and grew up with 3 different stepfathers. He is dyslexic. His dream of becoming a hockey player was shattered by a serious accident. His daughter died at birth. His wife died in a car accident. His best friend, River Phoenix, died of an overdose. His sister battled leukemia.
No bodyguards, no luxury houses. Keanu lives in an ordinary apartment and likes wandering around town and often seen riding a subway in NYC.
When he was filming the movie "The Lake House," he overheard the conversation of two costume assistants, one crying as he would lose his house if he did not pay $20,000 - On the same day, Keanu deposited the necessary amount in his bank account. In his career, he has donated large sums to hospitals including $75 million of his earnings from “The Matrix” to charities.
In 2010, on his birthday, Keanu walked into a bakery & bought a brioche with a single candle, ate it in front of the bakery, and offered coffee to people who stopped to talk to him.
In 1997 some paparazzi found him walking one morning in the company of a homeless man in Los Angeles, listening to him and sharing his life for a few hours.
In life, sometimes the ones most broken from inside are the ones most willing to help others.
This man could buy everything, and instead every day he gets up and chooses one thing that cannot be bought.

10/03/2024

A year and a half ago I was sent a picture of a dog on his bed left in the street. I called my fearless friend Martha and we went and got him just minutes before NYPD was taking him to ACC, the kill shelter. The next day my friend Sue got us a foster. We got him neutered, vaccinated, and he was treated for an eye infection. Within weeks the foster's neighbor adopted him. We were so happy. Then a couple of months ago I got a call from his family that they couldn't keep him. He wasn't good with small dogs and they feared for the small dogs in the community should he get off leash. They agreed to hold onto him until we found a foster or adopter. This wasn't an easy task due to his age(7 yrs old) and his breed(pitbull mix). I was told he had to leave their home in March and in the 11th hr 2 compassionate women stepped up to be his fosters! Martha and I drove him to his foster home last week and we are happy to report that he is safe, well cared for and adjusting well! Thank you to one of my besties, Phyl London who networked to get a foster or adopter and all the advocates and networkers, especially Bethani who helped us find this amazing family💕It takes a village! Will post the next stage of his journey as it unfolds🥰

17/02/2024

An animal lovers club in Bayside HS reached out to me wanting to do a fundraiser for Keep Me Warm Doghouses, Inc. When they contacted me to pick up the donation, I asked if I could do a presentation for their members and they said yes, we would love that! Presented on animals used for testing, "fashion", entertainment and consumption. They gave me thank you cards and dog toys that they made. Such a sweet group of compassionate teens. Hoping the presentation planted seeds for future activists🐶😺🦝🦊🐨🐾

06/02/2024

This is what you do with your high energy fur baby who still has energy to expend even after a good walk😊My Rocky keeps my heart strong with love and exercise💕

22/11/2023

Winter is coming and it's one of the most difficult seasons for dogs forced to live outside and not indoors with their families. If you know of a dog who lives outdoors who doesn't have shelter, or has inadequate shelter, DM me. For more info visit kmwdoghouses.org Serving NYC, Nassau and Suffolk County NY

01/11/2023

Happy Halloween😁

11/09/2023

Last weekend Second Chance Rescue saved a beautiful dog from being euthanized simply because there wasn't any room in the shelter. Zane's death was planned for 5pm last Friday. Since we were able to foster him, SCRescue was able to negotiate his release from the Animal Care and Control Shelter. We picked him up on Sunday, he had been coughing a bit, and drooling, but seemed fine. We took him for a few walks, learned what a beautiful soul he had, and showed him affection that he seemed starved for. He didn't want to eat, so we figured he would the next morning. As the night progressed, his cough became worse and he started drooling alot, with nasal discharge. By the next morning he was very sick and we took him to the emergency hospital because it was a holiday. We were told he needed to stay and was later diagnosed with pneumonia. Once stabilized he was brought to another veterinary clinic, where he continued to be treated for pneumonia. He remained under treatment and observation for 5 days, then succumbed to his illness and passed away.

We are devastated because we were so hopeful that he was going to have a second chance at a beautiful life, one that he deserved. We are also saddened for all the dogs that remain at the shelter and if not adopted soon, will be euthanized, perfectly adoptable dogs with much love to give, but being sentenced to death because their owners dumped them there, and the shelter is overcrowded.

Please, please consider adopting from a shelter or rescue if you plan to add a fur baby to your family. Save a life, because their lives matter💕

08/09/2023

Please consider a donation of any amount to Second Chance Rescue. Zane was scheduled for euthanasia last Friday at 5pm at the shelter ACC Manhattan. Second Chance Rescue arranged his release from ACC and my friend and I went and got him. He was with us as fosters for 24 hrs and initially he only had kennel cough which is commonly spread in shelters, and was drooling alot. By the evening he had nasal discharge, and was not eating. By the next morning he became worse and we brought him to an emergency veterinarian hospital after speaking with the rescue. He is being treated for pneumonia and has only slightly improved. The bills are growing day by day and we are praying that he makes it. There are several potential adopters interested and we are hopeful that he will be able to live a wonderful long life💕

We want to share an update with you on Zane. If you recall, the other day, we asked for your help saving a 2-year-old dog dumped at NYCACC by his owners after they stated they “had no more time for him.”

Zane's story surfaced on the internet; it was heartbreaking, and worse, he was set to be euthanized. We couldn’t let that happen and sent a volunteer to get him out in time.

What we didn’t know when we picked him up was that a severe infection was brewing in his lungs and about to rear its ugly head. Within 24 hours, Zane began breathing with increased effort; snot and drool poured from him; he was weak, lethargic, and refusing to eat. We wasted no time and transported Zane to an emergency hospital, where he was diagnosed with a severe bout of pneumonia.

Despite all efforts, Zane is still in serious condition. He is weak and refuses to eat. He is being treated with IV Fluids, antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments, and the staff is performing Coupage care. The doctors have administrated an appetite stimulant, and we pray it will help.

We are dedicated to saving Zane’s life and will continue to provide him with any and all care that he needs to make it out of this nightmare.

We weren’t anticipating this expense when we pulled him, and our bills have surpassed $8,000. We won’t give up on him and will spare no expense. He deserves to live and find a family who will cherish him.

We thank you for your support and will share an update with you as soon as as can.

Ways to donate to:
- www.NYCSCR.org/donate
- PayPal: [email protected]
- ZELLE: [email protected]
- VENMO: NYC-SCR (Search under charities, not person)

19/07/2023

A few days ago I saw a dog in a contractor's truck in my neighborhood. I found the man working on my neighbor's yard and spoke to him about not leaving his dog in his truck even with the windows partially opened. Even on a cooler day, the temperature climbs rapidly and a dog could die from heatstroke. He told me he got this dog recently and he annoys his older dog at home, so he's been bringing him on jobs. I gave him suggestions on how to have the 2 at home, but kept separate until he returns. He told me he got his dog(a German shepherd puppy) from a Texas rescue. He had planned to get one from a breeder, but he wanted $7000! He adopted this dog from the rescue for $150, neutered and vaccinated. I thanked him for rescuing his dog and saving a life. He thanked me for my concern for his dog and said he would bring him home and not leave him in the truck again.

Please don't leave your dog alone in a car even for a few minutes, especially on hot days. Adopt, from a rescue or shelter. There are so many wonderful dogs in need of a loving home💕

30/05/2023

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