Rescue Ranch

Rescue Ranch We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to saving Boston Terriers & their friends. We seek to be a positive influence in animal rescue.
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The dream of the Rescue Ranch was born after working on a hoarding case in August of 2011. That case involved 35 dogs (Bostons, Pugs, & “Buggs”). It took the Rescues just 6 days to coordinate transportation and foster homes for all the dogs. The dogs had to wait in a non climate controlled crowded animal control facility packed 6-8 dogs per kennel. None of these dogs had ever had any vaccinations,

they were hairless from demodex mange, covered in fleas, and very ill. There were about 5 nursing moms with their babies as well. Six days was too long for them wait in animal control, and more than half contracted Parvo and were too ill to fight it off and died. Since then we have worked with quite a few animal hoarding and cruelty cases and breeder “dumps” often with similar results. Boston Terriers cannot maintain their body temperature well with their short noses, so a stay in a non air conditioned shelter in the heat of a southern summer is a death sentence, causing heat stroke and seizures. The dogs involved in these cases have often never been outdoors, they have had no vaccinations, they have medical issues that need immediate attention and animal control isn’t a safe place for them. Not to mention that animal control is ALWAYS full and often these dogs are subject to be euthanized immediately. Rescue is often willing to take them in, but where do you put 35 dogs at one time while you coordinate transport & foster homes? We realized we needed to do something! We had to do more than just foster, and raise awareness, and get our foster dogs adopted out. So, we started looking for land where we could build a facility to be an emergency short term shelter. In October of 2012 we found the site of the “The Rescue Ranch”. It’s 8 acres in Rutledge GA. We renovated the farm house on the property where Renee and I live and started the shelter building in August. The building has 17 indoor kennels each with their own outdoor run, a dog wash room and laundry room, storage room, restroom, office, and veterinary exam room. It also has two large fenced yards one for outdoor group play and smaller space for meet and greets with potential adopters. There is also a memorial garden for pets that have passed. The dream is evolving once again as we start Rescue Ranch Pups and have received our own 501(c)3 non profit organization status. We seek to be a positive force in animal rescue focusing on Boston Terriers & other short nosed breeds in need. The mission of Rescue Ranch Pups is to get these dogs into safety, make them well and whole, and find loving forever homes.

Wally cheered the mamas on to victory today along with Poppy!
04/12/2026

Wally cheered the mamas on to victory today along with Poppy!

Can you spot and name all the RR alumni
04/11/2026

Can you spot and name all the RR alumni

Wally just needed to go on vacation to relax
04/11/2026

Wally just needed to go on vacation to relax

The mamas came to play pickleball… we came to go to the beach!!!
04/10/2026

The mamas came to play pickleball… we came to go to the beach!!!

Just a couple of beach buddies. 🏖️
04/10/2026

Just a couple of beach buddies. 🏖️

04/10/2026
2026 has been expensive. So far we’ve helped 2 heartworm positive dogs, a mama with 5 babies, Desdemona’s double knee su...
04/10/2026

2026 has been expensive. So far we’ve helped 2 heartworm positive dogs, a mama with 5 babies, Desdemona’s double knee surgery, had 2 dogs returned after years in their forever home due to a death in the family, our very malnourished Winston, senior boy Norris, and Boston the puppy (the only healthy dog we’ve taken in this year) and it’s only April. We’re also continuing to care for our forever fosters: Bugg, Wyatt, Libby, Cora, & Clarence.

We’re completely volunteer run with no paid staff and receive no outside funding. Everything we do is made possible by you & your donations.

Every donation is appreciated and goes so far: www.paypal.me/therescueranch

Wally and Poppy are along for a road trip to st Simon’s for the mama’s to play in a pickleball tournament
04/10/2026

Wally and Poppy are along for a road trip to st Simon’s for the mama’s to play in a pickleball tournament

Happy Birthday to RR volunteer Michelle
04/09/2026

Happy Birthday to RR volunteer Michelle

“A small step for one pup… a giant leap for rescue.” 🐾🌕Every bid helps support rescue dogs like Desdemona, who recently ...
04/07/2026

“A small step for one pup… a giant leap for rescue.” 🐾🌕

Every bid helps support rescue dogs like Desdemona, who recently underwent double knee surgeries. Because of you, your kindness, your support, your generosity, she’s healing, walking, and finding her way forward again.

This 12x6 handmade ceramic plate is one of a kind, made by hand, and made to give another dog a second chance.

Auction will run until 7pm EST on Sunday, April 12th
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It’s a serious puppy pileup
04/06/2026

It’s a serious puppy pileup

Over the weekend we distributed the last of the Wag'N O2 Fur Life - The Pet Oxygen Mask Initiative kits that we were abl...
04/06/2026

Over the weekend we distributed the last of the Wag'N O2 Fur Life - The Pet Oxygen Mask Initiative kits that we were able to purchase. We wanted to send out a big thank You again to Pam and Barb of Sparton Poker Events. Without the poker tournaments that they graciously hosted we would have not been able to donate the kits.

Since we made the post we received a request from a rural fire station for kits so we’ll be back at fundraising again soon!

Did you know you can purchase and donate a kit to your local fire department through wag n o2

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6150 W Dixie Hwy
Rutledge, GA
30663

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