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About

Pound Dog Rescue.

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Who we are

Pound Dog Rescue is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing stray, abandoned, and surrendered dogs in Southern Ontario pounds and low-resource shelters. It is our mission to adopt these dogs out to loving, secure homes so that they never again deal with the devastation of being lost, homeless, or abandoned and facing certain euthanasia due to space limitations at overwhelmed pound facilities.

If you’ve ever been part of dog rescue, you know it’s not exactly a “light hobby.” And if you do it right, it’s long days, late nights, tough calls, tight budgets, and a whole lot of ‘doing‑the‑right‑thing’ even when no one’s watching. And most of the time, it feels like each rescue is out there doing all of this on its own little island. That’s exactly why we decided to join the Ontario Association of Canine Rescues (OACR). Because good intentions are great, but dogs deserve more than that. They deserve consistent care, ethical practices, and rescues that hold themselves to real standards, not just vibes and hope.

By joining OACR, we’ve committed to a clear Code of Ethics that covers how we care for dogs, how we handle money, how we adopt out, and how we show up as a rescue. It’s accountability we welcome because it makes the work stronger and builds trust with the public in the work that we do.

For years, rescues like ours have been trying to fix big, systemic problems with tiny, individual toolkits. Advocating alone. Absorbing failures alone. Competing for the same limited resources when collaboration would help every dog in the province. OACR finally gives ethical rescues a shared table, and a unified voice loud enough to push for real, province‑wide change.

We’re especially proud to support OACR’s commitment to:

– always putting the well being of the dogs in our care first; to us, that has to be priority number one

– building trust with adopters through honesty, transparency, and education

– raising standards across the rescue world so that all dogs in rescue have an equal and fair shot at a happy ending

Joining OACR is our way of planting a flag. It says: we believe in doing rescue the right way, even when it’s hard, even when no one’s clapping, even when it means holding ourselves to a higher bar.

For the dogs, for adopters, for meaningful government reform, and for the future of ethical rescue in Ontario, joining wasn’t just a good idea, it was the obvious next step.

And to the rescues doing this work alongside us: we’d love to see you at the table. Real change doesn’t happen in silos. It happens when we show up together, share the load, and push for a better system than the one we inherited. The dogs deserve nothing less.

www.ontariodogrescues.ca

Ontario Association of Canine Rescues

Fundraisers & Events

The 2026 PDR calendars are here!!!!!! They look fantastic! The calendars are $12 each and are cash or e transfer to pounddog.ca@gmail.com (put calendar in the message)

We will have them at our Santa photos event on Nov 22nd at Rens , 1525 Victoria St N, Kitchener from 11am to 3pm

Please PM us if you would need them to be mailed for postage costs. Get yours quickly, they sell out each year!

Also available at these locations:

Kitchener-

Elite Dog Training, 1595 Victoria St N

Fur-Ever Loved Pet Salon, 7-1381 Victoria St N

Laurelwood Vet, 515 Benjamin Rd

Cambridge-

Preston Animal Clinic, 1606 King Street East

Ayr-

Ayr Animal House, 1202 Northumberland St, Ayr

Roseville-

Heritage Pet & Garden Ayr, 2517 Fischer Hallman Rd, Ayr (Roseville)

Paris-

Paris Veterinary Clinic, 321 Grand River St N, Paris

Buy us items from our Amazon Wishlist

Our dogs always need lots of things – and you can find ALL of them on our Amazon Wishlist.

Click here to visit the Pound Dog Rescue Amazon Wishlist

Our mailing address is: Pound Dog Rescue, PO Box 261, Drumbo, Ont N0J1G0

Donate New or Used Surgical Wear

We love the surgical wear option for our dogs to wear after their spays and neuters. It is so much nicer for the dogs than wearing cones. The only downfall is the cost, which really adds up for a small rescue. Do you have one you are not using? Would you donate it to us? We need all sizes. We will even repair a bit of damage.

If you are in the Kitchener Waterloo area, we will gladly pick up your donation. Contact us by email at pounddog.ca@gmail.com.

Or, if you are out of our area, surgical wear is lightweight to mail and regular postage should cover it. Please mail to Pound Dog Rescue, PO Box 261, Drumbo Ont. N0J 1G0.

Foster

Dudley - , a Pound Dog Rescue alumni dog.

We are in urgent need of fosters as we can only save as many dogs as we have foster homes for. All costs are covered by Pound Dog Rescue.

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Adopt

View our dogs who are ready to be adopted. Learn about our adoption contract, which includes an adoption donation fee and other contractual requirements.

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Donate

Cheyenne, a Pound Dog Rescue alumni dog.

Donations over $20.00 will receive a tax receipt. We are a registered charity in Ontario, #81487 2230 RR00001 Pound Dog Rescue- Ontario.

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Volunteer

There are many ways to get involved with Pound Dog Rescue and we are always looking for new volunteers to join our amazing team!

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Adopt

All Pound Dog Rescue dogs are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, heartworm/Lyme tested, dewormed, and microchipped prior to adoption. The adoption donation structure is as follows: Dogs up to 1 year old: $900, Dogs over 1yr to 3yrs of age: $800, Dogs over 3 years of age: $700, Seniors (dog specific, at discretion of the rescue) $600. The adoption donation is applied to assist in the costs of veterinary care and the overall care of the dog.

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You can donate securely through PayPal or by using a credit card. Donations over $20 will receive a tax receipt. We are a registered charity in Ontario, #81487 2230 RR0001 Pound Dog Rescue- Ontario.