Niagara Dog Rescue

4.3 from 168 reviews

We adopted Bonnie back in April. We lost our girl a few weeks prior and our family including my other dog were just gutted

We just adopted our international dog through Niagara and we couldn’t be happier

3 weeks ago we had rhe pleasure of adopting Miesha and her becoming such a big part of our family

Address 1500 Upper Middle Rd W #6, Oakville, ON L6M 0C2, Canada

Description Founded in March of 2015, Niagara Dog Rescue is a registered non-profit, volunteer-based charitable organization dedicated to helping homeless and unwanted dogs find a new home. We focus on dogs at immediate risk of being euthanized at high kill shelters.

Website https://www.niagaradogrescue.com/meet-our-dogs.php

Reviews

A Google User

We adopted Bonnie back in April. We lost our girl a few weeks prior and our family including my other dog were just gutted with this loss. I didn't have any real intention of getting a second dog but I scrolled online anyways out of curiosity to see what dogs were out there. I saw Bonnie and she took my breath away, she had such a vibe and look that reminded me on my late girl. I continued looking at countless more dogs but I couldn't get Bonnie off my mind. I applied just to see if we would even get consideration in being her adopters. Our adoption lead was Dave and what an amazing job he did from the interview to transport day. He takes this role very serious and it's fantastic to see. It just happened to be that Bonnie was coming into Canada in 2 weeks from when I applied and had nowhere to go but it was stressed that she needed a home with another dog and my dog also needed another dog. She was meant to be. Thank you NDR and Dave for trusting us to be Bonnie's humans. You do wonderful things and we appreciate it

A Google User

We just adopted our international dog through Niagara and we couldn’t be happier. The process was so straightforward and they made the process happen quickly! We put in an application on a Thursday, they called me and my references on the Friday, and the adoption was complete by Saturday. Our dog was arriving from Mexico and they took care of everything. They also connected us with the people from the Mexico rescue who shared pictures and more details about her personality while we waited for her to arrive. They were open and honest about her history and needs. They even made her a little virtual scrapbook to send us. Niagara provided resources on how to make the transition smoothly and provided a discount on a pet training site that was very helpful. When she arrived it was very clear how well she was taken care of and loved. We would absolutely adopt through them again!!

A Google User

3 weeks ago we had rhe pleasure of adopting Miesha and her becoming such a big part of our family. We are madly inlove with her, she is a true delight, so loving, friendly and playful. I can't thank her foster mom enough for helping our girl be who she is. NDR have been amazing, the resources they provide, rhe follow up emails and texts to see how it's going. We have always adopted dogs, this is our first time with NDR and we would gladly go thru them again and highly recommend them for anyone wanting to adopt a dog. Thank you again for allowing us to adopt Miesha and have her become a big part of our family.

A Google User

I adopted our dog at the beginning of February and immediately noticed a 1"x1" fibrosarcoma(mast) on his right rear leg(the attached leg photo was taken within an hour of picking him up). I was also told that I would be given his vet records at pickup at the Husky(he had come from Kentucky). The only record given was a rabies vaccination given to him the day before he came to me. I immediately contact Deanne and advised of the mast and the lack of vet records. She responded that it wasn't there before transport so it must have developed during transport and she would look into the vet records. I never heard from her again. I took Andouille to the Vet (the same vet used by NDR) 12 days after getting him as it was the soonest I could get in, and the vet advised there was absolutely no way a mast of that size developed over a 12hr trip from Kentucky. It would have taken months to develop. After another 2 weeks of no responses for any vet records to help with a medical decision being made we made the decision to have the mast removed. Thank god we did as it was a grade 2 cancerous cell tumor. I emailed NDR and offered to split split the cost of the surgery as it was obviously something they & their Kentucky counterparts missed. I understand their work is volunteer and funds from adoption cover operating costs so didn't request the full amount. Deb (a trainer that was the only helpful person I spoke with) as a volunteer obviously couldn't make that decision and forwarded the request to Roci Freeman who leads NDR. She also again asked Deanne to look into the Vet records. Then silence... without so much as an acknowledgement of that email or the next 3 that I sent over the following 5 weeks. Only when I brought up civil action did I finally get a response from Michelle, the NDR "HR manager", on April 8th (2 months after adoption) that simply quoted the adoption contract stating that NDR doesn't guarantee the health of any adoption and I had 15 days to have a vet diagnose a previous existing condition and then return the dog to NDR. She advised they were acting in good faith and therefore its no longer their issue. Basically I was supposed to give Andouille back so that they could pay for surgery or just adopt him out again to someone else and again play ignorant to the illness...a death sentence for Andouille given the mast was cancerous. I responded to Michelle immediately suggesting that good faith does not preclude being held accountable for neglect of their duties and offering suggestions for a resolution that includes at minimum an apology for their mistake. Its now been 6 more weeks and again zero response. Again, I've been completely ignored. My issue is their absolute refusal to offer so much as an apology or admission they(transport/Kentucky members,Vets etc) had missed a blatantly obvious leg sore. There is absolutely no way any credible vet that examined Andouille prior to adoption would have missed a mast of this size. When more vet records finally arrived April 4th they only listed the vaccinations given to Andouille in December. They sold me a great dog....but that had cancer....and said too bad, your problem, go away. I would suggest anyone thinking of adopting from NDR to ask for all vet records PRIOR to signing the adoption agreement & once getting your new pet take them to your vet IMMEDIATELY(schedule an appointment before receiving the dog as you only 15 days by their contract). Buy a dog from a shelter in the states for $150, transport it to Canada and sell it to us for $700+. It appears that NDR makes no effort to ensure they dogs they are adopting out are healthy past basic blood tests. If the veterinary counterpart teams in the US are ignoring a mast the size of the one on Andouille they certainly are ignoring other things. There are many other credible place to get rescue dogs. Steer clear of NDR. Since posting this on Facebook I've been contacted by multiple people that had the same bad experience with adopting sick or injured dogs & NDR's ignoring them. They take their money and run.

A Google User

We recently adopted through Niagara Dog Rescue. A sweetheart named Mona, rescued from the streets and then transported up here through their volunteers. A pleasant process throughout and they really care about the dogs they rescue! Thanks Dianne!

A Google User

We adopted Mikey at the beginning of March from NDR. Dena was amazing to work with. The meet and greet was perfect. His foster mom Liv took amazing care of him while he waited for us to bring him home. Mikey is a special needs dog and NDR was very up front with his issues. Thank you so much for Mikey. He fit like a glove in our family.

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Monday:09:00AM - 17:00PMTuesday:09:00AM - 17:00PMWednesday:09:00AM - 17:00PMThursday:09:00AM - 17:00PMFriday:09:00AM - 17:00PMSaturday:09:00AM - 17:00PMSunday:09:00AM - 17:00PM

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