We just celebrated the first anniversary of our adoption of Hank our lovable Bulldog. He is doing great and is a source of never ending laughter and amusment for us. He and his brother Max are the Mutt and Jeff of the dog world. Thanks so much IDR+ for putting us together!

We adopted Hailey the end of July 2011, She is wonderful and so full of love! We weren’t sure how our dog Greta would react to having a new dog! Greta and Hailey are the best of friends, they walk well together, and play almost non stop, it’s so cute to watch! Hailey has been [...]

After we had to put down our girl pug, Lexie, in June of this year we thought we had become a one dog family. It didn’t take us (or our boy pug Puck), too long to realize we weren’t really a one dog kind of family. I began searching the internet for rescued bulldogs when [...]

After I lost my border terrier in July 2008, I was “dog free” until I realized in I really, really needed a dog again. The house was too quiet. Long hunts on Petfinder led me to Illinois Doberman. And there was Moxie on IL Dobe with her floppy ears and curly hair. Many thanks to [...]

Betsy, (Elle Wood), is my 2nd adoption from IDR. My 1st girl, Ivy, had passed away 6-15-09 and when I was ready I looked to IDR again. Betsy was a puppy mill rescue who had a large bladder stone removed and is now on CD dog food and doing great. She is a little bundle [...]

I never dreamed of better life… Being a senior myself I love living with human seniors in Sunrise Community.  I am showered with love, hugs and kisses for good morning and  goodnight, and in between… all day long.  I have so many dads and moms, who adore me so much. My “big mom” Jolanta, who [...]

Hi IDR+ Family, just a quick note to let you know how enthralled we are with Buttercup. She has fit into our family of triplet boys (now aged almost 8), a 14 year old boy and a 22 year boy plus a 15 year old Australian Cattle Dog wonderfully. She is so well behaved and [...]

We rescued Shadow (formerly Cher) one year ago when she was three months old. She was brought to IDR with her mother, Olivia, and brother, Sonny. Shadow had only been with IDR for a week or two when we rescued her. She was very skinny and had some health issues (worms, ear infections and mange). [...]

Hello friends and family of IDR+, Well, it’s been almost two months since an amazing group of people went out of their way to rescue me from the alley and rush me to the vet clinic to save me from sure death. I have to be honest, I don’t really remember much about those days [...]

We adopted Asiago February 5th, 2011. After losing our beloved yorkie a month prior, our lives and our home felt colorless and empty. Shortly thereafter, my husband and I began looking online for another dog to take in an love as there was a big hole in both our hearts. We wanted a rescue dog [...]