After the death of my Reckless in February, 2009, I have decided to start helping the breed I love the most, the herding breed.

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The Dog Liberator Launches their Herding Group Rescue in Central Florida

Ozzie

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Shannon

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There just aren’t enough shelters, there aren’t enough fosters. The mortgage crisis, combined with the unemployment rate is hitting families hard.

We focus on preventing well-balanced Collies and Collie mixes from entering a shelter, pound, or rescue. We keep our dogs in a home environment so that they can easily be adopted without the stress of being abandoned.

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Our Mission:

Prevent Collies and Mixes who are well-balanced family dogs from being surrendered to a shelter or a pound.

Foster Collies in a home environment to prevent the usual trauma associated when sensitive and intelligent dogs, like the herding breed, are placed in a shelter, pound or rescue.

Evaluate the dog's temperament so it can be matched and re-homed.

Alleviate canine social issues by consulting with professional animal behaviorist.

Address any medical needs, ensure that dogs are fully vetted, spayed & neutered.

Work on basic training, including crate training, barking, and basic commands before adoption.

Solicit volunteers to transport and foster.

Redirect quality adopters to other breeds and local rescues.

Prevent well-balanced dogs from being euthanized.

Collection of YouTube Videos of My Rescued Dogs

Slide your mouse on the bottom of the actual video and traverse through dozens of rescue videos.

Photos by Gisele Veilleux

Photo by Gisele Veilleux

Who We Are: The Dog Liberator is a small, foster-driven organization dedicated to identifying high-quality dogs and placing them in foster homes to avoid the trauma often associated with pounds, shelters and rescues. While in these homes, the focus is on care and training to turn them into well-balanced pets that can be adopted by loving people.

After volunteering for various local rescues, advocating, and educating the general public about the plight of the American dog, we have created an innovative way to rescue. Within a very short period of time, our numbers showed that thinking outside of the box works. We have developed an innovative and detailed way to take in owner-surrenders and help overcrowded shelters. Our dogs are adopted quickly to high-quality and pre-screened homes simply because we work hard.

Social networking, along with aligning ourselves with qualified foster homes has increased our ability to rescue, re-socialize, rehabilitate and re-home significant numbers of out-of-time dogs. Through caring and compassionate volunteers, The Dog Liberator has made an impact while remaining relatively unknown in the rescue network. The vast diversity of talent, expertise and energy in the personnel makes rescue spiritually fulfilling and rewarding to everyone involved.

We specialize in herding breeds and take in qualifying dogs from throughout the south. We are fortunate to have experienced dog-owners as fosters as well as trainers who help us help these dogs reach their full potential. Our adoption fees may be higher than you might expect but it is a reflection of our size and our effort. We get very few donations outside of the fees themselves. We use private vets who, although they might wish otherwise, charge us for their services. Also, we do not hesitate to call on professional trainers to help us assess and guide our dogs over any issues they might have. I guess I'm saying, we think you'll find we're worth it! You can help reduce the number of pets that are euthanized every year:

We don't just find great homes for the great dogs we have, we find great homes and provide an actual match-making service by finding the right dog for our clients. If we don't have the right dog for our clients, we will spread the word to other shelters, pounds, and rescues and find that perfect dog.

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The Dog Liberator:

· Spay & Neuter

· Stop the Puppy Mills

· Stop the Gassing

· Say No to Breed-Specific Legislation

· Do Not Post Free to a Good Home Online

· Do not Purchase from Pet Stores

· Train, Not Blame

Enough already. It’s time for us to put our money where our mouth is, and we’ve launched our Collie Rescue in a big way. Join us on our blog, Facebook, Twitter, and find us on Yahoo!

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Animal Rescue is a very difficult job that can literally suck the life right out of you. It’s hard work, but the reward is unbelievable.

Every two or three months, I combine the dogs we have rescued and show them off on YouTube. We’ll let the dogs brag for us!

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Surrendering Your Dog

Choosing Your Next Dog

What’s BSL

How to Stop the Gassing

About Animal Rescue

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The "Dog Liberator's" approach to rescue is a breathe of fresh air. The passion and patience to make sure these animals find safe, loving, forever homes is unsurpassed! They do not place a time limit on the animal and will foster until healthy, stable and the "right" match is made. Thank you Dog Liberator for your efforts. We love our perfect match!

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