Supporters and followers, we need help. The animal rescue world has been in crisis all year; shelters and rescues across the country and beyond full. Some open intake shelters and animal control facilities in higher-intake areas are having to put 10-20 healthy and very adoptable dogs, puppies, cats and kittens to sleep A DAY simply because there is no more room for all the animals coming in. This is the worst we've seen in it in 20 years of being involved in rescue work. Adoptions have slowed to a trickle, and most shelters and rescues have seen an alarming uptick in returns. We had five dogs returned last week alone and two more return requests today. For perspective, we had four dogs returned to our rescue all of last year. We have several dogs in foster homes waiting or recovering from major medical procedures or undergoing training before they will be ready for our adoption, leaving our regular, dedicated foster families filled at the moment. We have nowhere for our returning dogs to go, and we cannot help any of the dogs desperately waiting for rescue from the high-intake shelter in Kentucky where we pull the majority of our dogs from. We desperately need foster homes or adopters. Fostering for Pal's Place is free! We provide all necessary supplies and vet care at one of partner clinics during the foster period and foster families provide a safe and loving environment until the dog is adopted. If you are outside of our foster area (Chicago and surrounding suburbs) but are interested in fostering PLEASE reach out to your local shelter or rescue to foster. Everyone needs help right now! For more information about fostering or other ways to help please email Samantha@PalsPlaceRescue.orgThe more foster homes Pal's Place has, the more dogs we can save!! Pal's Place has no shelter facility and relies entirely on foster homes and paid boarding facilities for our rescued dogs until a forever home is found. Pal's Place is ALWAYS in need of loving and caring foster families! **Fostering for Pal's Place is free!** Pal's Place will provide any necessary medical care and supplies during the foster period. Fosters provide a loving, safe environment and possibly some very basic training and guidance until forever families are found. If interested in fostering, please email Samantha@palsplacerescue.org, or palsplace1@hotmail.com **Fosters must be in Chicago or a nearby neighboring suburb. Pal's Place provides a crate, leash, collar, food, and any necessary medical care during the foster period with one of our partner vet clinics. We have partner clinics on Chicago's north side, Countryside, IL, Matteson, IL and North Aurora, IL
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**DAKOTA HAS BEEN ADOPTED!** Dakota, our delightful little darling, is searching for a forever home, and she would love to meet you! Pal's Place rescued Dakota from an overburdened animal control facility in Kentucky. We do not know much about her past, but she is estimated to be just about a year old and weighs 35 pounds, an excellent medium size for almost any environment. Her breed mix is unknown, and without a DNA test, we cannot know for sure, but her appearance suggests Mountain Cur and Boxer in her lineage. She is most likely a mix of many breeds combined to create a purebred, 100% Good Girl.
Dakota is just as sweet as her adorable face suggests, and she'll make an outstanding companion for one lucky home. She's an easy-going, adaptable, and social girl, and we think she'll fit in readily in most homes. She is a young dog with moderate exercise needs who loves to run and play but is also content just hanging out in the company of her favorite people. Dakota doesn't appear to know any commands or tricks or to have had any formal training in the past, but she is well-behaved, eager-to-please and incredibly curious, attentive, and smart, so training her the basics should be a breeze! She is quiet in the home, crate-trained, and housebroken when kept on a regular schedule. Dakota is sharing her foster home with several other dogs and gets along well with all her housemates. She is ready to go home today and is anxious to meet you! Dakota is in a foster home on Chicago's northwest side and can be visited by appointment only after an adoption application has been completed and approved. Her adoption fee to the rescue is $375. This fee helps to cover her spay, initial vaccines, microchip, and heartworm testing. Unfortunately, we cannot place holds on our dogs for any reason. Please do not submit an adoption application unless you are ready to meet and welcome a dog into your home within three days of applying. For more information or to receive an application, email palsplace1@hotmail.com or visit palsplacerescue.org. Adoption applications and correspondence from the rescue may end up in your spam or junk folder. If you are waiting for our reply, please check those folders regularly and if it has been 48 hours without a reply, please follow up with an email to ensure your application was received.
• Dakota's adoption fee is $375. This fee helps to cover any necessary medical care to prepare her for adoption. Pal's Place relies solely on adoption fees and donations to care for the animals in our rescue. Your donation also helps save other dogs like Dakota from euthanasia.
• Please email Palsplace1@hotmail.com for an adoption application, and please put the dog's name in the subject line. Please be sure to check your spam/junk folder; sometimes, the applications end up in there! We are a volunteer-run organization and do our best to respond to all inquiries within 24-48 hours.
• All of our dogs are in foster homes are can be seen BY APPOINTMENT ONLY after an approved application has been received. To receive more info, please email palsplace1@hotmail.com. Email is the preferred method of contact and is the quickest way to receive a response. Unfortunately, we cannot hold our adoptable dogs for any reason. Please do not submit an application until you are prepared to adopt.
DAKOTA HAS BEEN ADOPTED!
Are you in the market for a new best friend? A loyal and trustworthy companion to share your life with? Lovely and social Cashmere just might be who you're looking for. Pal's Place rescued Cashmere from an overburdened animal control facility in Kentucky. We do not know much about her past, but she is estimated to be about 3 years old and is a stunning sable German Shepherd mix. She's on the petite end for a shepherd mix and weighs just 45 pounds, an excellent medium size for almost any environment.
Cashmere is not just a pretty face; she's the total package. Friendly, cheerful, affectionate, loyal, intelligent, eager to please, attentive, and well-behaved. All the boxes are checked! She's an easy-going, adaptable, and social girl, and we think she'll fit in readily in most homes. Being a young herding breed mix, Cashmere will do best in an active household that can provide her with lots of daily exercise, playtime, and mental stimulation. She is quiet in the home, crate-trained, and housebroken when kept on a regular schedule. Cashmere shares her foster home with several other dogs and gets along well with all her housemates. She is eager to meet her new family, come meet her today! Cashmere is in a foster home on Chicago's northwest side and can be visited by appointment only after an adoption application has been completed and approved. Her adoption fee to the rescue is $375. This fee helps to cover her spay, initial vaccines, microchip, and heartworm testing. Unfortunately, we cannot place holds on our dogs for any reason. Please do not submit an adoption application unless you are ready to meet and welcome a dog into your home within three days of applying. For more information or to receive an application, email palsplace1@hotmail.com or visit palsplacerescue.org. Adoption applications and correspondence from the rescue may end up in your spam or junk folder. If you are waiting for our reply, please check those folders regularly and if it has been 48 hours without a reply, please follow up with an email to ensure your application was received.
• Cashmere's adoption fee is $375. This fee helps to cover any necessary medical care to prepare her for adoption. Pal's Place relies solely on adoption fees and donations to care for the animals in our rescue. Your donation also helps save other dogs like Cashmere from euthanasia.
• Please email Palsplace1@hotmail.com for an adoption application, and please put the dog's name in the subject line. Please be sure to check your spam/junk folder; sometimes, the applications end up in there! We are a volunteer-run organization and do our best to respond to all inquiries within 24-48 hours.
• All of our dogs are in foster homes are can be seen BY APPOINTMENT ONLY after an approved application has been received. To receive more info, please email palsplace1@hotmail.com. Email is the preferred method of contact and is the quickest way to receive a response. Unfortunately, we cannot hold our adoptable dogs for any reason. Please do not submit an application until you are prepared to adopt.
Gentle, kind, affectionate, easy-going, and mild-mannered are just a few terms to describe our newest rescue, lovable Luther. Pal's Place rescued Lou from an overburdened animal control facility in Kentucky. We do not know much about his past, but we know his future is bright. He is estimated to be just about a year old and weighs in at 38 pounds; an excellent medium size. His breed mix is unknown, and without a DNA test, we cannot know for sure, but it appears he has hound breeds and possibly Pointer in his family tree.
Luther is just the sweetest boy, and he loves making new human and canine friends. He has an incredibly docile, gentle, kind-hearted temperament. His demeanor is calm and easygoing, and we think he'll make an ideal family dog. Luther loves to go for walks, sun himself in the yard, and cuddle with his favorite humans. He is well-behaved in the home, crate-trained, and housebroken when kept on a regular schedule. He also does very well with other dogs. Luther is just about perfect, and we think he'll fit in easily with most households. Come and meet him today! Luther is in a foster home on Chicago's far southwest side and can be visited by appointment only after an adoption application has been completed and approved. His adoption fee to the rescue is $375. This fee helps to cover his neuter, initial vaccines, microchip, and heartworm testing. Unfortunately, we cannot place holds on our dogs for any reason. Please do not submit an adoption application unless you are ready to meet and welcome a dog into your home within three days of applying. For more information or to receive an application, email palsplace1@hotmail.com or visit palsplacerescue.org. Adoption applications and correspondence from the rescue may end up in your spam or junk folder. If you are waiting for our reply, please check those folders regularly.
• Luther's adoption fee is $375. This fee helps to cover any necessary medical care to prepare him for adoption. Pal's Place relies solely on adoption fees and donations to care for the animals in our rescue. Your donation also helps save other dogs like Luther from euthanasia.
• Please email Palsplace1@hotmail.com for an adoption application, and please put the dog's name in the subject line. Please be sure to check your spam/junk folder; sometimes, the applications end up in there! We are a volunteer-run organization and do our best to respond to all inquiries within 24-48 hours.
• All of our dogs are in foster homes are can be seen BY APPOINTMENT ONLY after an approved application has been received. To receive more info, please email palsplace1@hotmail.com. Email is the preferred method of contact and is the quickest way to receive a response. Unfortunately, we cannot hold our adoptable dogs for any reason. Please do not submit an application until you are prepared to adopt.
So cute!! Good luck Luther! From Trinity, Pal's Place alum adopted 9/14/19.
I can attest to Luther. We love him, he is sweet gentle gets along with our pack. Anyone would be lucky to get this handsome boy
Met him yesterday such a sweet pup. Would be a joy for any family.
Carolyn Grawey
Meet Roxie, an adorable, precious, affectionate pooch looking for a family. Pal's Place rescued Roxie from an overburdened animal control facility in rural Kentucky. Not much is known of Roxie's past, but she is estimated to be between 3-5 years of age and weighs 35 pounds, a fantastic medium size! Her breed mix is unknown but judging by appearance and characteristics, we think she may have some Spaniel and Australian Shepherd in her family tree. Roxie is an easy-going, social, mild-mannered girl who we think will fit into most homes easily. She loves making new friends and bonds quickly and closely with people. Roxie loves Nylabones, long walks, and cuddles. She is a great mix of energy and is happy to run, walk, and play for as long as you'd like, but is also just as content lounging at the feet or in the lap of her humans. She is being fostered with several other dogs and gets along well with her canine foster siblings. She is well-behaved in the home, crate-trained, and does well with her housebreaking when taken out regularly. Roxie is spayed, current with vaccines, microchipped, and started on flea and heartworm prevention. Her adoption fee to the rescue is $375. She is in a foster home in Chicago and can be seen by appointment once an application has been submitted.
For more information or an application, please email palsplace1@hotmail.com or visit palsplacerescue.org. Adoption applications and correspondence from the rescue may end up in your spam or junk folder. If you are waiting for our reply, please check those folders regularly. We cannot hold our dogs for any reason. Please do not apply unless you are ready to meet and welcome a new companion into the home within three days of applying.
•Roxie's adoption fee is $375. This fee helps to cover any necessary medical care to prepare her for adoption. Pal's Place relies solely on adoption fees and donations to care for the animals in our rescue. Your donation also helps save other dogs like Roxie from euthanasia.
• Please email Palsplace1@hotmail.com for an adoption application, and please put the dog's name in the subject line. Please be sure to check your spam/junk folder; sometimes, the applications end up in there!
• All of our dogs are in foster homes are can be seen BY APPOINTMENT ONLY after an approved application has been received. To receive more info, please email palsplace1@hotmail.com. Email is the preferred method of contact and is the quickest way to receive a response. Unfortunately, we cannot hold our adoptable dogs for any reason. Please do not submit an application until you are prepared to adopt.
So happy to see you’re still supporting this poor overburdened shelter in KY!!! If Roxie is anything like our Moxie (now Venus) we adopt from you 4ish weeks ago, she’ll be such an amazing addition to someone’s household!!!
Brains, beauty, brawn; Ruger's got it all! This stunning fella is a 7-9 month old male German Shepherd pup searching for a forever home. Pal's Place rescued Ruger from an overburdened animal control facility in Kentucky. He's now in a foster home in Chicago while he awaits adoption. German Shepherds are known for their intelligence, loyalty, noble character, high energy drive, and eagerness to please their guardians. Ruger is no exception. It appears that Ruger had little to no training prior to coming to Pal's Place and is now a rambunctious teenager! Like many young Shepherds, he's mouthy, excitable, and vocal and will do best with experienced Shepherd guardians. Potential adopters must be prepared to take on training and have lots of time to keep this high-energy, incredibly smart pup well-exercised and mentally stimulated. Ruger's lack of manners, excitability, and mouthy behavior, lead us to recommend a home with children aged 12+. With a bit of training and direction, Ruger would excel in dog sports, such as agility, dock diving, herding, search and rescue, tracking, flyball, etc., and will make an ideal companion for anyone interested in participating in a number of dog sports. Ruger is being fostered with several other dogs and gets along well with his foster housemates. However, he is a high-energy, full-contact, vocal player and will do best in a home with a dog of a similar energy level and play style. He is crate-trained and does well with his housebreaking when kept on a regular schedule. Ruger's adoption fee to the rescue is $475. He is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and started on monthly flea/heartworm prevention. He is being fostered in Chicago and can be seen by appointment once an application has been submitted and approved by the rescue. If you can provide Ruger with all he needs to thrive, please contact us today! With the right guardians and environment, he will be a once-in-lifetime dog!
• Ruger is in a foster home on Chicago's north side and can be visited by appointment only after an adoption application has been completed and approved. His adoption fee to the rescue is $475. This fee helps to cover his neuter, initial vaccines, microchip, and heartworm testing. Unfortunately, we cannot place holds on our dogs for any reason. Please do not submit an adoption application unless you are ready to meet and welcome a dog into your home within three days of applying. For more information or to receive an application, email palsplace1@hotmail.com or visit palsplacerescue.org. Adoption applications and correspondence from the rescue may end up in your spam or junk folder. If you are waiting for our reply, please check those folders regularly.
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The cutest! Poppy, aka Chelsea says hi.
Virginia (alumni 2012) says congrats to all of you ❤️
I'm so used to sharing your adoptable dogs that I didn't realize all these guys were already adopted! Congrats.
So happy for all the adopted pups. Sinatra celebrated another birthday, his third one with us a few weeks ago. Thanks to Pal's Place for bringing Sinatra in our lives
