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The Grateful Dog The Grateful Dog Rescue is a foster-based rescue saving dogs from euthanasia. ME license -1836 Because every Grateful Dog deserves a Grateful home.

Happy Halloween Grateful Dog Family! 👻Look who found their BOO this month! Welcome home: Hutch, Penny, Kobe, Melanie, Gi...
10/31/2026

Happy Halloween Grateful Dog Family! 👻
Look who found their BOO this month! Welcome home: Hutch, Penny, Kobe, Melanie, Gizmo, Hazel, Cassie, Pupperoni, Pearl, Chispa, Edna, Madame Mim and Gretta! 🎃
Let's see all those cute doggies in costumes! Or maybe your boo prefers to supervise the candy and the trick or treaters, either way, have a safe and fun night everyone! 👻 See less

Want a dog without the lifetime commitment?We have a slightly unconventional proposal.Borrow one of ours.Give them a cou...
10/28/2026

Want a dog without the lifetime commitment?

We have a slightly unconventional proposal.

Borrow one of ours.

Give them a couch.

Feed them breakfast.

Take too many pictures.

Learn all their weird little habits.

Tell us everything you discover about them so we can find exactly the right family.
Then watch them leave with the people who have been waiting their whole lives to find them.

That’s fostering.

And while they're with you?

We provide their food, supplies, vet care and support.

You provide the home.

Basically, you get the dog. We get the bill.

Seems like a pretty good arrangement.

Link to foster is in the comments below.

Autumn in Maine is such a beautiful time of year. Where all of the leaves in our trees begin to turn into bright and vib...
10/26/2026

Autumn in Maine is such a beautiful time of year. Where all of the leaves in our trees begin to turn into bright and vibrant shades of yellow, red, and orange, signaling Fall and its festivities🍁. Many people across the country take trips to the North East just to leaf peep and see the beauty in person. Who needs leaf peeping, though, when you could be pup peeping the wonderful dogs who got adopted this past week💞! Chispa, Edna, Gretta, Madame Mim, Pearl, and Pupperoni are full of love to give and in desperate need of a puppuccino from their new families! They can already to jump into all the leaf piles and sneak a couple bites of their favorite pumpkin treats🍪! Congratulations to our Grateful Dogs and the families that have joined out pack! Stay tuned for the next update!🐕🐾

𝟏𝟏 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝐭𝐡 is coming fast. And so are they.Maine, we have 11 incredible d...
10/26/2026

𝟏𝟏 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝.

𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝐭𝐡 is coming fast. And so are they.

Maine, we have 11 incredible dogs getting ready for their second chance. But before they can begin their new lives, they need something pretty important.

𝐘𝐨𝐮. ❤️

Take a good look at these faces. Because behind every single one is a life we're hoping to change.

* We have puppies ready to discover what being loved feels like.
* We have seniors who deserve soft beds, warm blankets, and all the comforts of a loving home.
*We have Kobe, our sweet deaf boy, who doesn't need to hear "good boy" to know he's loved. He just needs someone willing to give him a chance.
* We have Jane, just 3 months old, with her entire life ahead of her.

Different ages. Different sizes. Different personalities.

𝟏𝟏 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝟏𝟏 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞.

Here's something we wish more people knew about fostering:

* You don't need experience.
* You don't need to spend a dime.
* You don't need to commit forever.

𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.

You provide the love, patience, and a safe place to land.

That's it. That's how ordinary people do extraordinary things.

And here's the best part...

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, you're not just changing one dog's life. You're helping us make room to save another.

November 7th will be here before we know it, and we'd love nothing more than to welcome every single one of these dogs into a loving foster home.

𝐒𝐎, 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄... 𝐖𝐇𝐎'𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐄'𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍?

APPLY TO FOSTER. LINK IN THE COMMENTS!

CAN'T FOSTER RIGHT NOW? You can still make a difference! Share this post. Tag a friend. Help us get these faces in front of the people who might be their perfect match.

LOOKING TO ADOPT? These sweet faces will also be available for adoption! Get a head start by submitting your adoption application today.

11 dogs. 11 incredible stories. One big transport.

Let's show them what a Maine welcome looks like!

APPLY TO FOSTER. LINK IN THE COMMENTS!

Stop. Just for a second.We need you to meet 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧.He is six to seven years old.Sixty pounds.AmStaff mix.Soulful eye...
10/25/2026

Stop. Just for a second.

We need you to meet 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧.

He is six to seven years old.
Sixty pounds.
AmStaff mix.
Soulful eyes that look straight into yours and stay there.

And every single night he puts on his pajamas and goes to bed.

We are completely serious.

Jammies. Every night. Without complaint. Like a person who has decided that bedtime is sacred and should be treated accordingly.

𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧 is not here for games.

He is not here for drama.

He is here for cuddles, squeaky toys, sniffy walks and someone to lean into at the end of a long day while he looks up at them like they are the best thing that has ever happened to him.

And he will mean it completely.

He is calm. He is polite. He is the kind of dog that makes your whole house feel more peaceful just by existing in it. He is house trained, great with kids and dogs and cooperative for baths and nail trims which frankly puts him ahead of a lot of people we know.

𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝.

Paid in full by a sponsor who took one look at this dog and said absolutely not, money will not be the reason this one waits.

So here we are.

Sixty pound jammie wearing squeaky toy enthusiast.
Fee paid.
Heart wide open.
Ready for exactly one person to say yes.

This application is worth filling out.

We promise you that.

Adoption link is in the comments.

Tag someone whose couch has been waiting for a 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧. They know who they are. 👇

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄… 𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐘. Because apparently one adorable dog wasn’t enough.So we’re ...
10/24/2026

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄… 𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐘.

Because apparently one adorable dog wasn’t enough.

So we’re sending 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄.

𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐲. 𝐒𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚. 𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐥𝐚.

These three girls are making their way to Maine 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘, and we feel obligated to warn you:

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫.

Like “𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬” 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 cute.

Like 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑛𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡 cute.

Like “𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑒 𝐷𝑂 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑔” cute.

You know the kind.

And while these girls will need a little time to settle into their foster homes, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝.

In fact, apply early.

Because when cute looks like this, we wouldn't recommend procrastinating.

🐾 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐲
🐾 𝐒𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚
🐾 𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐥𝐚

Three girls.

Three fresh starts.

An unreasonable amount of cute headed to Maine.

Welcome home, ladies. 💚

Adoption application in the comments below.

$𝟓 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖, 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐘. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 $𝟓 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲.And usually we tell you what five dollars can do.Hel...
10/23/2026

$𝟓 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖, 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐘.

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 $𝟓 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲.

And usually we tell you what five dollars can do.

Help fill a food bowl.
Help cover vet care.
Help get a dog on transport.
Help give one more dog the chance to make it to Maine.

But tomorrow?

You can come meet some of the dogs those dollars are helping.

Join us Saturday, October 24th from 1–4 PM at Pet Supplies Plus in Windham for an Adoption Event!

And we’re bringing some pretty great company.

DOGS ATTENDING:
Buttercup
Gretta
Muttsarella
Gandalf

Come meet them. Fall in love. Ask us about adopting. Ask us about fostering. Or just stop by and remind these dogs that they have an entire community rooting for them.

And if you can’t make it tomorrow?

It’s still $𝟓 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲.

Five dollars may feel small.

But when an entire community gives $𝟓 at a time, it becomes food, supplies, veterinary care, transportation and second chances.

Every dollar goes toward helping a dog who needs us.

Donate today - donation link in the comments.

Then come see what your support looks like tomorrow.

📍 Pet Supplies Plus – Windham
770 Roosevelt Trail, Ste 2
Windham, ME
🗓 Saturday, 10/24
⏰ 1:00–4:00 PM

Donate today. Meet them tomorrow. Maybe even take your new best friend home soon.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭. Every dog that finds a forever home through 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 gets ...
10/22/2026

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭.

Every dog that finds a forever home through 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 gets there because of a whole invisible team working behind the scenes that most people never see.

Someone coordinated the event where they were adopted.
Someone entered their data so their paperwork was ready.
Someone called references and followed up and made sure everything moved fast enough that the right dog got to the right family.

That team is made up entirely of volunteers.

Volunteers who are prior fosters and adopters.
People who already know what this rescue means.
People who want to stay part of it.

And right now we need more of them.

We have three roles open and we are looking for the right people to fill them.

Do you love planning events and building community? 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓

Are you the most organized person you know and weirdly love a good spreadsheet? 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓

Do you actually respond to emails the same day and consider that completely normal? 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓

Different jobs.
Same goal.
More dogs in loving homes.

To qualify you must be an approved or prior adopter or foster with The Grateful Dog Rescue.

📧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: [email protected]
📧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦: [email protected]

Share this post. Tag a prior foster or adopter who has the skills and the heart for this. They are exactly who we are looking for. 👇

We should warn you about the most dangerous part of fostering.It’s not getting attached.It’s realizing you can do it.Bec...
10/21/2026

We should warn you about the most dangerous part of fostering.

It’s not getting attached.

It’s realizing you can do it.

Because then one dog goes home.

And you remember there’s another one waiting.

So you say yes again.

One dog becomes two.

Then five.

Then someday you realize a whole bunch of dogs are sleeping on couches instead of waiting for homes because you kept saying yes.

That’s how fostering works.

You don’t save every dog.

You save the one in front of you.

Then maybe you do it again.

We cover the food, supplies, and support.

Ready to say yes to your first one?

Link to foster in the comments below.

𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃. 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐄𝐒, 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐌𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀!Some dogs have cute names. Some dogs have cute ...
10/20/2026

𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃. 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐄𝐒, 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐌𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀!

Some dogs have cute names. Some dogs have cute faces. And then there's 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚, who apparently decided to have BOTH and throw in an amazing personality for good measure!

Meet 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚, a 5-month-old brindle beauty with the most gorgeous markings, expressive eyes, and little ears that seem to have a mind of their own.

But here's where it gets even better...

This girl has some serious good-dog potential!

Loves other dogs and does great with kids!
Enjoys running, playing, and squeaky toys.
Is doing great with leash walking, potty training, and recall.
Is food motivated and eager to learn.
Sleeps through the night in her crate!
Takes her chew bones VERY seriously.

𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 can be a little shy when meeting new people, but give her a little patience, a treat or two, and suddenly you've got yourself a new best friend.

She's playful, sweet, smart, and already learning the things that make life with a dog so wonderful.

And somehow, this incredible girl is still waiting for someone to choose her.

She's not asking for much. Just a family to grow up with, a few squeaky toys, a comfortable place to sleep, and someone who will love her for the rest of her life.

We have a feeling whoever adopts 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 is going to spend a lot of time wondering how they got so lucky.

COULD 𝐌𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 BE YOUR GIRL?

Ready to adopt? Adoption link in the comments below.

Not ready to adopt? PLEASE SHARE! Her future family could be scrolling Facebook right now, just waiting to see her face.

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