Detroit Dog Rescue

12/23/2025

12/23/2025

🚑 Another dog out of the freezing cold. This little girl, who we are naming Genisys, was rescued and received immediate veterinary care thanks to Detroit Dog Rescue.

💵 All of Genisys’ medical care is being sponsored by the kind employees at Genisys Credit Union who chose to make deductions out of their payroll to support DDR. We couldn’t be more grateful for this generous act of kindness, and our partnership with Genisys Credit Union.

Another safe , another local partnership, another step forward for Detroit’s no-kill movement.

12/21/2025

💥 Your donations in ACTION!
Jess was found on the streets freezing, no one was able to catch her, but our trainer and skilled team were able to help her.
Tonight, Jess is warm, fed and receiving medial treatment for the first time in her life. She isn’t a danger to residents and she isn’t dodging traffic anymore.

🎄 Thank you for your continued support to our No-kill mission in . This year, please consider making an end of the year, tax-deductible donation to Detroit Dog Rescue.

Save a life at the link below:
DetroitDogRescue.com

🌟 We are Detroit’s FIRST no-kill shelter. DDR is fully licensed by the Michigan Department of Agriculture with zero violations at our annual inspections. Detroit Dog Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit and your donations are tax-deductible.

For more information regarding sponsorships, dedication plaques, or virtually adopting a dog please email:[email protected]

12/21/2025

🎄 🌟 Home For The Holidays!
Lumi was found freezing. Now, she’s leaving the building and off to her forever home! We’d like to send a big bark and a thank you to Lumi’s foster who helped teach Lumi what it’s like to live in a home. Happy Holidays from our shelter to your home. Go be great, Lumi!

12/18/2025

For months, residents and rescues have been trying to catch this dog. We knew when a serious cold snap hit Detroit we had to try. Thankfully, our skilled trainer on staff and team were able to secure her! Now, she is warm and recovering in our decompression room at Detroit Dog Rescue.

Thank you to everyone who supports our mission.
If you’re looking to make an end of the year, tax-deductible gift please consider donating to our rescue and outreach efforts. The is matching 100% of your donations!

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12/15/2025

The biggest compliment we can receive is when an adopter comes back for a second and third time! Thank you to this incredible family for adopting again after the loss of their first DDR dog. Their home and heart is full again and Sammy is one lucky !
Hard to imagine, but this young man was just a baby when they adopted their first DDR dog. Thank you to everyone who has trusts us, and continues to support our mission, for the last fifteen years!
👉We are Detroit’s FIRST no-kill shelter.

Go BE GREAT, Sammy and family!

🌟 🚘 A big thank you to Les Stanford in Ferndale for hosting an awesome adoption event this past weekend!

🌟 🚘 The Les Stanford dealership is our newest drop off location! If you have donations you can drop them off anytime during normal business hours!
Les Stanford Ferndale
21800 Woodward Ave
Ferndale, MI

12/14/2025

🚑 Found freezing and starving in Detroit. It’s become too cold for any dog outside!
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We named this guy “Porkie” and he could definitely use some groceries. He’s so thin and so cold. Our team is taking care of him, but he also came in with a wound to his ear which needs treatment.

⛓️‍💥 We are past capacity. We have been picking up and taking dogs in constantly so they don’t freeze to death.
We are a full house and it’s only mid-December.

💳 If you can, please make an end of the year, tax-deductible donation to our shelter dogs medical care at: DetroitDogRescue.com

👉Detroit Dog Rescue is
Detroit’s FIRST no-kill shelter. DDR is licensed with an outstanding record from the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
Detroit Dog Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit in excellent standing which means your donations are tax-deductible.

12/14/2025

🕯️ Happy Hanukkah to all our friends who celebrate. If you want to put a little in the life of a please check out our wishlist! We are in need of peanut butter for enrichment toys, meaty treats and stuffy toys. Our shelter dogs rarely receive stuffy toys, because they are the least donated item. Let’s change that!
From our shelter to your home, we wish you eight nights full of love and light.

Order from our Amazon wish list below or check out the link in our bio: ⬇️❤️

https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/1K792DG7NQBKG

12/12/2025

We’ll see you in this Saturday!
Come say hello to our adoptable dogs right on Ave! We’ll be at the Les Stanford dealership with a lot of cuties who want to meet you!

✅We are also stuffing our van! Got donations? We’ll take them! We are in desperate need of Lysol, bleach, peanut buttter, new + durable dog toys and stuffies, Kongs, new highlighters and printer paper, cream cheese, soft “meaty” and/or hot dogs.

✅Looking for the perfect holiday gift? We’ll have a large selection of DDR merchandise for sale!

12/11/2025

❤️ GRANDPA UPDATE!
Grandpa has a long story of trauma and survival. He was dumped in Detroit and then, because no agency would show up and help, he ended up living his life on a chain. With compassionate work we were able to rescue Grandpa, but he had already been infected by advanced Heartworm and he was struggling with mobility.

Our team member, Patrick is fostering Grandpa. Now, Grandpa is learning what it’s like to be a dog, to be wanted, to be loved and to have his needs met. He’s such a good boy.

This is your donations in action. Thank you.

12/10/2025

It’s TOO COLD for these dogs to be outside.
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Temperatures are definitely dropping faster and earlier this year. What we normally see in January we are seeing NOW.
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This little guy, who we are calling Jonas, was found as a , he was so cold and skinny.
Intake at Detroit Dog Rescue has been non-stop.
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We expect every to be a struggle here in Detroit, but this year it’s coming so early. Thank you to my incredible team for rearranging their schedule, staying late, coming in early, meeting me on midnight rescues, taking dogs home, making holiday doggy dinners and juggling it all. Everyone has been pitching in and helping in every direction.
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Right now, Jonas is getting the care he needs, but we are over budget for medical and outreach care. My friends at BISSELL Pet Foundation are matching outreach and rescue donations for my birthday up to $10,000!

If you can help, please donate at:
DetroitDogRescue

🎁 Helping a in a loved one’s name is an excellent holiday gift, just print a dog’s picture from our website, frame it, and include it in your holiday celebration. Thank you! 🤍

Thank you to everyone who continues to support our .

🤍Kristina Millman-Rinaldi
Executive Director
Detroit Dog Rescue