If you have ever known the love of a dog, then you understand why I created Rescue Dog Home. These are the stories of the dogs that I know and love and lessons learned at my local municipal animal services, Alachua County Animal Services and rescues like the Humane Society of North Central Florida. Some stories are happy, some are sad, but all paint a picture of homeless dogs and the volunteers trying to save them.
I created this site as a resource for anyone who wants to get involved with shelter dogs. Whether you want to volunteer from home by creating enrichment toys or marketing material, play with dogs at the shelter, work with at-risk dogs, foster, or adopt, these pages can help.
I’ve been deeply passionate about dogs for over a decade. My fiance and I fostered dogs in college and whenever we were able throughout our adult lives. I spent a year managing a dog daycare, where I learned about how dogs play and relate to one another socially, as well as how to manage dogs in a group.
For three years I was the client liaison of the Integrative, Neurology, and Zoology services with the University of Florida Small Animal Hospital. During this time I rescued a paralyzed King Charles Cavalier, an experience that changed my life and inspired a book.
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to write a book about my experience caring for a paralyzed dog 
Winston never lets his disability slow him down
For the past three years, I have been writing and creating art and photography full time while getting deeper and deeper into rescue. I often work with the dogs most in need: those with serious behavioral or medical concerns.
I work with Fix Them All to reduce the never-ending problem of unwanted dogs in my area through affordable and readily available spay and neuter. After years in rescue, I have learned that nothing I do will really reduce the suffering of unwanted dogs until we reduce their numbers humanely.
If you read about a training technique here, know that I’ve practiced it myself. My reviews are based on products that I research, choose, and use with dozens of shelter dogs.
I am an affiliate website, which means that I’ll earn a small commission whenever you click on a link on my site and buy a product. I am in no way motivated to recommend one product over another.
I use any money from this site to finance my ongoing work with shelter dogs.
I wish I could save each and every one of these dogs. If you get to know them, I know that you’ll feel the same way.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you’re thinking about volunteering. I’d love to help you get started or answer any questions that you might have.
More About Me
My fiance, Justin, and I live with our Maltese, Sofie and our chickens in Gainesville, Florida. Justin and I are homebodies who occasionally enjoy a good adventure.
I love living in Gainesville, and I love Florida. I can’t imagine anywhere more beautiful or strange than this hot, marshy place.
Justin is always reminding me to relax. Relaxing doesn’t come naturally to me. I’m always busy.
There never seems to be enough time to do everything that I want to do. Life is so, so full and I want to plunge into every second of it.
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