My Nonprofit Reviews

This is the best rescue I have ever worked with, and I’ve worked with many. Not only is their mission something I believe in and admire, but they have gone out of their way to build community amongst the adopters. My vet was impressed with how well annotated and thorough my pet’s records were. I have adopted two dogs from this rescue and I highly recommend them. Their compassion and ethics set them apart from the pack.

I have been adopting rescue dogs and cats my entire life, (and I'm old.) I have always brought my current dogs to meet potential adoptees to see how they do upon introduction, and to see how they do around cats, as I have two of those too. I always end up adopting black dogs as they are the hardest to place. I only adopt adult or senior dogs for two reasons: 1) they are hard to place too, and 2) they are the most mellow and usually housebroken. I adopt a dog when one of my dogs is getting up there in age and health and might not be with us much longer. I find that the best trainer for my new dogs are the dogs I already have at home.

So, my boy turned 13 and started having some problems with his hips, his vision, and his hearing. So we started looking in Petfinder for another dog.

I have always had big dogs, and decided to get a smaller one so that if we decided to move into a condo or a senior community we were more likely to be allowed a small dog. I started looking at dogs, and how long they've been on Petfinder. I went for the ones who've been there awhile. I saw this cute, little dog from No Greater Love (NGL) in AL. She had been up there a couple of months. She was black (of course) but she was young compared to what I usually adopted. She was only estimated to be around 2. She was some sort of bully mix, and adorable. I can't imagine why nobody else applied for her. I sure did. The problem was, there was no way to meet her before I adopted her. I was in New England and she was in the south. This made me pretty nervous. So I called and spoke with Vivian, for whom I had a LOT of questions. Was the dog a talker? (my husband does the support from home and can't have a barky dog) How was she with cats? What was her energy level like? Does she know any commands? Is she housebroken?

Well she never lived in a house before and they didn't know how she was with cats. She is very quiet and fearful of people but she loves other dogs. If you go to pet her she runs away as opposed to being aggressive. Actually she was very sweet and not aggressive at all. She recently had puppies which all found homes and now it was her turn. She was a gentle and nurturing dog. OK, we'll adopt her. If she's gentle and sweet, and quiet, I can work with everything else. My last two adopted dogs were fearful dogs, and they're wonderful.

We met the transport on the appointed day and time. It went very smoothly. We were able to follow the transport on an app, they used. Gil, the transport driver from NGL told all the people adopting puppies how they would be first. They'll hand the puppy to the adoptive parent swaddled in a blanket. Gil said there was one dog who was totally freaked out and because of that, she'll go last. I asked her name, he said, "May Le" and asked me who we were waiting for. I replied, "May Le."
They picked her up and put her in the back of our car, where my husband was waiting. He rode in the back with her all the way home, about 3 hours. She finally relaxed with him and fell asleep. Poor little thing was spent.

When we got to our house, we let her out in the fenced in back yard. May Le started wagging her tail and was so happy to meet Silk, our other head case black dog. It went well. We brought out Ziggy, our older male. He is finicky about who he likes. She was very happy to see him too. I was afraid she was too high energy for him, but he was able to correct her himself when she got overly rambunctious. We renamed her to Magic, and she's been a wonderful addition to our family. I am so grateful Vivian was candid with me about her personality, so we could make an informed decision. I have stayed in touch with NGL as they too, have become part of our family. PS. Magic is very smart, and watches the other dogs. She has never had an accident inside, she goes in the yard where the other dogs go. She loves the male cat: Cloud, and he loves her too.

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