I am a personal donor to RezQ Dogs, and I'm also on the Board of a non-profit that works closely with them. Jim and Anita are amazing in their dedication to the lost and forgotten dogs of the reservations. These dogs have no chance in life and are readily maimed and killed for 'fun'. But when they go to RezQ Dogs they are given the vet care that is needed, good food to eat, and most of all the love of a family. RezQ Dogs does absolutely amazing work on a shoestring budget. They are angels!
I have been a volunteer with RezQ Dogs since its inception in 2009 and am still amazed by what Jim and Anita have managed to accomplish. Their love and dedication to the animals in their care is quite awe-inspiring. Hats off to you both!
Three of my dogs were adopted from RezQ Dogs. I found the adoption process to be quite thorough, but not unreasonable or invasive. Basically, they ask that you provide a safe, loving, forever home. Given that most of the animals finding their way into the care of RezQ Dogs do so because their previous “caretakers” have failed in that regard, I don’t believe this is too much to ask.
We have the most wonderful dog all due to RezQ. Quill (dog's name) came to us via RezQ. This young sweet dog had gotten his snout too close to a porcupine and the result rendered him unable to eat and wounds deeply infected. Quill was scheduled to be shot by local law enforcement. Thankfully someone at this office stepped in and called Anita. She picked Quill up and drove him many miles to the Missoula Humane Society, knowing they could give him the medical treatment necessary. After numerous surgeries, drain tubes, and healing Quill came up for adoption. As a volunteer at the Western Montana Humane Society, I knew he was one special guy. Quill now shares his home with me and my partner.
Without Anita's intervention, we would be without the best dog we've ever had
I am honored to have a RezQ dog and will be a donor for my lifetime
REZQ DOGS - Jim and Anita take the ones who others consider disposable trash. They come with lead embedded in their little frail bodies, broken bones that never healed, neck wounds so deep from embedded collars one must look away. They come with porcupine quills in their faces in so much pain they can barely open their eyes. Where is humanity, compassion, empathy for these voiceless, innocent dogs, let me tell you where---- with Jim and Anita Wilke at REZQ Dogs Rescue.
Even when they are full, they never turn away a helpless victim, they operate on a shoestring budget and when it looks hopeless, they find a way to make it happen. I have never known two more dedicated and selfless people in this world. They never put their needs first, hours upon long hours of saving lives is what they do.
We are proud to know such extraordinary people as Jim and Anita. When others would choose putting these animals down with a bullet or let them starve or freeze to death, they swing into action no animal will die on their watch. If anyone wants to know their donations are going directly to helping save lives then please donate to this most deserving and worthy rescue.
We are honored to have donated in the past and will not hesitate to donate in the future, Please join us in donating today!
I met Anita & Jim last year when I helped by picking up kennel panels and gates from Great Falls & delivered them to them at their place. I got to see all the dogs & deer (yes a deer), they were all so happy and you could tell they were loved and cared for. Anita & Jim do so much and give so much of themselves for all they critters they rescue. They have a good adoption procedure that makes sure the critters gets a good forever home. They have a great vet that is there for them when some of they critters need a little help or a lot of help.
Thank you Rezq Dogs for being there.
I am amazed by the dedication of this organization and how much personal energy the administrators put into it. The area they are serving is a very difficult and has a huge need for an organization like this. In response to a negative review regarding their application process - I don't see a stringent application process as a negative, the devote a lot of resources into their rescues. Having adopted a rescue dog (not from this organization), the psychological impact of being abandoned on a dog is real. A lot of these dogs have never known and trusted a human, so for them to bond and trust, takes a lot of work and they want to make sure they go to a home where this trust and bonds can be forever. Also the comment about the dogs being skinny and underfed - of course they are, if you read about the conditions these dogs are rescued from on their FB page, this wouldn't come as a shock. Also, we have had our rescue for almost a year and she is extremely skinny, she is not food driven, has separation anxiety and part of it is her breed (Shepherd). I blame the anxiety on being abandoned by her humans with her first family...
Great organization! They are seriously overwhelmed but are doing a great job with what they have. There seems to be more abandoned dogs in their area than anywhere else. They are always full to capacity but that doesn't stop them from taking another animal. They do transfers to other rescues all the time.
To the person who didn't get approved: I don't know of any rescue who will let you adopt after you've given up multiple dogs when you move.
I love our rezq dog and we adore anita and jim. I have seen first hand how hard they work to keep this much needed rescue going. They are extremely diligent in checking applications for the animals they serve and only adopt out to familys they know will love their new pet as a family member who should never be left behind, rehomed,or put down.
I started volunteering for RezQ Dogs just about a year ago. Since that time, we have fostered 8 dogs for RezQ and along the way have gotten to know Jim and Anita as well as having become more involved with the entire organization. I have tremendous respect for the work that they do and the commitment that they have to the well being of animals. I am humbled for the small part that I am able to play. Because of the remote location and the volume of dogs that RezQ Dogs accepts, personal time and simple luxuries that many of us take for granted are absent in the primary caretakers lives. They work diligently to ensure that from the point that any animal enters their care, they never again want or need for anything and only ever experience love at the hands of humans. Despite so many odds against them, location, funding, and volume, the quality of adopters that they find for their dogs never ceases to amaze me! Anita screens applications with nothing but the best intent for the animals and sometimes has to make very difficult decisions. For all of the Rez Q Dogs that have passed through my home, this has meant amazing homes with loving families that will cherish them as family! They have inspired me to become more involved in not just their organization but with several other not-for-profits that focus on the betterment of our 4-legged friends!
Rezq Dogs does a tremendous job under dire circumstances. Anita and Jim take in sick, neglected, abused and abandoned animals and give them a safe place to recover, become part of a family, learn some manners, and just be a dog again.
Their untiring efforts to find the best possible home for each and every dog is truly commendable.
When most of us would give up, like after their facility was flooded and every dog had to be moved to Great Falls for several weeks, Anita and Jim just keep the goal in mind and keep on going. As a person who does rescue on a much, much smaller scale, I know how difficult it is to screen all the applicants and try to decide when to say no and when to say yes. We all want to place as many dogs as possible, but it if it is not a good adoption, the dog ends up right back where it started. Personally, the minute I hear that a person left their so-called beloved pet behind because they had to move, I am done. I have no reason to think that they won't do the same for this animal. Anita and Jim commit to every animal that comes to their facility, and they keep them until the right home is found. I say a prayer of thanks to them every day.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this amazing organization. They take in 100's of dogs from the reservations every year, in all kinds of conditions. They do not turn any dog away. They provide all vet care and exist completely off of donations. The dogs they take include extremely neglected animals. They have brought about a change in the kill rate for homeless dogs on the reservation from nearly 100% to nearly 0%. They work literally 365 days a year at salvaging these hapless creatures. There are no week-ends, holidays or vacations. Their moto, "providing hope for those who have none" pretty much sums it up. This is an organization who uses every dime of donated money toward the vet bills, feeding and transportation of the dogs they take in.
Do not adopt from this organization. Anita the person in charge completely picks over your application then denies you for no reason at all. Then when you ask why she accuses you of dumping your dogs when we had to leave our dogs behind when we moved. She choses favorites when it comes to the adoption process. We were willing to give a dog a loving home but she attacked us and denied us. Do not adopt from them. Thier dogs are extremely skinny and underfed and the administration is extremely rude.