My Nonprofit Reviews

Caring Hearts Rescue in Springfield, VA is amazing! And they truly do CARE!!

They screen new owners really well so that the dogs that have already lost one home don't get returned and just become throw-away pups with fear of abandonment behaviors. They offer free training for life so you always have someone to help if they come with fear or other behavior issues or develop them later on after adoption. They are also knowledgeable about dog health, healthy foods, home-cooked foods and treats if that's your thing, and natural or non-prescription options for aches and pains and rashes, etc. They typically only take small dogs so they also have a lot of knowledge about the various breeds and temperaments. And they take in dogs of all ages, including older dogs where an owner dies or moves or people just no longer want even if they are great dogs with many years left - smaller dogs live significantly longer than bigger dogs. And they will take in abused or neglected dogs and address their medical issues when former owners fail the furbaby.

I adopted a young dog (maybe 2-4 yrs) that had just had his leg amputated. He had been hit by a car and the owners never took him to the vet so by the time CHR received him, the leg was beyond repair. His other back leg was operated on but unable to be returned totally to normal and due to all of the trauma before the surgery, his immune system started attacking the joints in his other 2 legs. But CHR has a solid relationship with a great group of vets and with a little PT and the right meds, we eventually had him running around with our other ShihTzu and the neighbor dogs. I just cannot say enough good things about CHR!

This nonprofit ROCKS! So many people today just get rid of their dogs when the dogs start to have health problems or get old and they no longer want to care for a dog. And still many others turn over dogs saying they aren't good dogs without having done anything to train the dog! Dogs, just like kids, have to be trained. It's a tragedy when so many of these abandoned and surrendered dogs still have so much life in them and love to give. Caring Hearts Rescue takes these small breed pups, gets them healthy and/or trained and then works to place them with an owner who really believes that "till death do us part" should also apply to our pets too. And recently, they have also been rescuing many from breeders that raise them in horrible conditions for food! I have heard of some countries serving dog but darling little Shih Tzus, Maltese, and Westies? I could not believe it! I LOVE CHR!

CHR is so wonderful. They take in so many dogs with tough medical or behavioral issues and provide them with the best medical care and rehabilitate the toughest cases so that they can find new homes with loving owners who are also educated about best pet care practices. They even provide free training and advice about all kinds of things to new owners in their first 6 months to a year or so. My 3-legged dog was rescued by CHR and they took over a year to help find him the best strategy for him to walk again comfortably (it was finding the right medication in his case). I don't know how they do the work that they do with the animals they take in but I am grateful for these angels! And so is my pup!