Welcome to
LEAST of THESE
DOG RESCUE
Serving Lorain County in Ohio since 2002
Least of These (Matthew 25:40,45) is a private
small dog rescue that began by pulling for reputable rescues from
our county pound (now kennel). Then we began transports/fostering
for ig's, yorkies, greyhounds and puppymill dogs. Which we desire
and will continue to do. Home visits were added on to our
responsibilities. We believe that the term designer dogs is a fad
and trendy. We prefer to say "a mixture of breeds is for a
lifetime". We are dedicated to retraining/cleaning up strays
and owner turn-ins, a few at a time. We believe dogs deserve
respect and the best home for life. We focus on dogs that are
left over that no one apparently wants because of
looks/health/age. "There's a nice dog in there
somewhere" we say and we work to find and bring out that
beautiful spirit.
LOTDR is not a 501 yet , but we are non profit, all donations
made to the rescue and adoption fees go directly back to the dogs
for their vet/food/supplies.
We beleive that God intends for people to treat dogs humanely
with kindness and love and care. We could use foster homes from
time to time. Since we don't claim to know all the history of a
dog in our care and even tho our dogs are already or blossom into
greyt pets, we very rarely say that a dog is greyt with all
children. Therefore, we suggest either meeting the dog with your
family if you have preschool age children; or adopting only to
families with children over 6 yrs of age. Donations are always
welcomed for vet care. We offer (after acceptance of application)
for an applicant to visit with the dog that is up for adoption at
the foster home and with your dogs (should you have any) to see
if they are an appropriate match.
Adoption donations are based on breed/age/health of dog. We require a signed contract, adoption agreement. Our adoptions are a process - We take applications first, then do home visits/references and vet checks before the final acceptance or denial. We will not consider shipping. At times a transport can be done, but please don't count on it, it would be best if you would make arrangements to pick up the dog at the foster home. I like to think that the dogs have a say in where they go. This way they can agree or disagree to go with you. Some dogs may feel abandoned by a person who has devoted a lot of time socializing/training a dog and then being taken to a new home and "left". It all depends on the dog, we want to start its new forever life on a good note with no surprises..
If you wish to submit an application, email us and we will email you the form.
TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION, PLEASE CONTACT US BY E-MAIL
