What a Cutie!

To The Max

Leslie Wrote: I have a friend who needed a place for a male black bi Aussie for a friend. This guy, Max, had great parents who took him to obedience classes, kept every medical receipt from all vet visits and loved him. The older gentleman had a massive stroke and the older woman could not [...]

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Gorgeous Split Face!

Grace

Eight year old purebred Border Collie. *GRACE* DOB: 8-30-04 (8yrs old) ~ ABCA Reg. #257758 ~ Female ~ Black/White Rough Coat. Grace was owned by a retired breeder, and in an effort to find her the ultimate home, she is being made available for adoption through TDL! If you are interested in Grace, please email [...]

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How may I help you?

KT, the snuggle bug!

*KT* DOB: 6-20-04 (8yrs old) ~ ABCA Reg. #246912 ~ Female, Black/White Rough Coat. KT comes from a retired breeder, and in an effort to find her a great home, she is available for adoption from TDL. If you are interested in adopting KT, please email thedogliberator@gmail.com She has a nice medium rough coat.  She [...]

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Tyler, the perfect pose

Tyler, the Blue Border Collie

TYLER DOB: 4-11-05 (7yrs old) ~ ABCA Reg. #277998 ~ Female ~ Blue/White Curly Rough Coat. Tyler is from a retired breeder. In an effort to find her a great home, she is available for adoption through TDL. If you are interested in adopting Tyler, please email thedogliberator@gmail.com Tyler is a very nice, friendly girl. She [...]

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Knish & Khaz

Knish, the Catahoula/Aussie

Roughly three months ago (in rescue time) Hall County animal shelter had a litter of b-e-a-utiful Catahoula/Aussie pups up for adoption, all no larger than the size of my palm. All of them were levels of blue merle, and most of them were white with blue eyes. Having much experience with litters like these, and [...]

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Tux "How Can I Help You?"

Tux, the Working Border Collie

Tux is a 5-7yo working Border Collie from north Georgia. An owner-surrender to Gordon County AC, Tux belonged to a farmer and his son, who used him to work their family farm. When the son moved away, he left Tux under the care of his father, thinking that he would be in good hands. Clearly, [...]

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Mollie Collie, thrown in the trash

Mollie-Collie

Molly is a 7 mo. old border collie mix pup. She is just beautiful and desperately needs a home. She was found in the woods here in Georgia. We don’t know why she was there. There was no collar or id. All we can assume is that this beautiful girl was dumped there for Christmas. [...]

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Adopted!

“Chappy”- the “Iron Eagle” Aussie~Adopted

Amy sent me a text message with this boy’s picture…He looked so sad, so disappointed. Stray or surrender ? I asked. Stray she said but shelter is full so no guarantee they will hold him. I’ll be there in the morning she said, Please keep him safe Amy, I’m looking for a foster. A little [...]

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Scout-Free at Last!

The rescue community is networked far beyond what most people realize. Scout had been living the last few years in a garage in Wisconsin. So how did we find him? Madison, a wonderful animal advocate and rescuer from Habersham Co. Shelter goes out of her way to drive dogs out of state to adopters and [...]

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All stunning and healthy!

Kittens? You What?

As I posted on Facebook, last Saturday, my daughter Sarah went to the park with some friends, and they heard tiny kittens crying.  They found them living in a tree trunk, and rescued all five of them.  The fact that I’m highly allergic to cats didn’t seem to stop my daughter one bit!  She called [...]

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K-9 Coach, Atlanta, Georgia

Khaz and Vicki are both very proud that their employer has offered to help promote the dogs that are rescued by The Dog Liberator!  Here’s what was posted on Facebook yesterday! So many of you know our wonderful staff members Khaz and Vicki. Khaz is the funky, friendly redhead at the front desk and Vicki [...]

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Hey! I'm Denver!

Denver-the Auskie

Sweet Denver is a one year old Auskie (austrailian shepherd /huskie) we think… He is HW negative and was already neutered when he came to the shelter. He was rescued from a high kill north ga shelter. I saw his picture and my heart dropped…he was so beautiful, looked taken care of, and was confident [...]

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Ryan, Lady Di, Gisele & Sarah

What’s New?

We Did It! Not only were we approved by the State of Florida to receive donations, but we have been recognized by the IRS as a charitable organization, i.e., a 501c3 tax-exempt rescue.  Woo Hoo!  This took a lot of work to prepare and file.  I want to thank Jennifer Grady for her help in [...]

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Cool, eh?

Sarah Jessica Barker-Adopted!

Sarah Jessica Barker, (and no she doesn’t bark), just a fun name!  Someone tagged me in a shelter I had never rescued from before called Rainbow City. The first thing I saw was 10mo old Sarah and her sister. They were owner surrenders. These girls were so very afraid.  It became obvious that these girls [...]

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Which way is home?

Dolly Parton-Adopted!

Dolly Parton is a one and a half year old border collie mix one and a half years old. She was rescued from a high kill north georgia shelter hours before she was to be put to sleep. She captured the heart of one of the volunteers. Sherry Ford one of the volunteers for the [...]

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Wanna Play?

Serena Williams-Ready to play!

I had never met Serena. She was scheduled to die at a shelter I had rescued Huckleberry from. It was another one of those nights…picture after picture of sad, scared, precious dogs came across my Facebook. Every now and then I have a day where I freeze up. Who do I save? I only have [...]

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Stunning!

Bonnie Collie, the Border Collie Beauty Needs Our Help

Update:  Just a few days after Bonnie was adopted, she started to favor her leg.  After a trip to the vet and an x-ray, her adopters were in tears when they notified us that she needs surgery for her knee.  Not only that, but Bonnie went into heat.  What?  My rescue has experienced botched neuters, [...]

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Just chillin' at home.

Justice, the Smooth Coat Border Collie

Justice comes to us from Georgia. He was rescued after our wonderful Kathy Keith saw his Craiglist post to be re-homed.  Sadly, Justice’s original owner passed away from cancer and his family could no longer care for the dog. Here’s Kathy’s description of Justice’s heartbreaking story: “He has a sad story. His original owner was Kristi’s uncle, who [...]

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belly rub please!

Hollywood, the Aussie Houla~Adopted

These two young pups are available for adoption!  They are said to be Aussie Catahoula boys.  Hollywood likes to roll over on his back and get belly rubs, Goose prefers to give kisses and puppy breath!  They are being fostered in Deltona.  If you are interested in adopting, please read Starting your Dog Out Right, and How [...]

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Sweet Face!

Goose, the Aussie Houla~Adopted

These two young pups are available for adoption!  They are said to be Aussie Catahoula boys.  Hollywood likes to roll over on his back and get belly rubs, Goose prefers to give kisses and puppy breath!  They are being fostered in Deltona.  If you are interested in adopting, please read Starting your Dog Out Right, and How [...]

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The Permanent Smile!

Boyd – The Adorable Red Border Collie ~ ADOPTED!

Boyd is a beautiful Red Border Collie with the most bubbly personality. He is active and playful, but doesn’t have the “In your face” drive that is common with most Border Collies. Honestly, it just seems like everything excites him. Going outside, WOOHOO! Coming back inside, WOOHOO! Making Dinner, WOOHOO! Playing with the other dogs, [...]

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Happy Adoption Day!

Footloose, the Aussie from Athens, AL ~ Adopted

Footloose is a 3-year-old Aussie that came to us from Athens Dog Pound in Athens, AL, thanks to the help of Dale Parrent, Deb and Tom Gaylord, and numerous other shelter volunteers and supporters. Footloose’s owner was unable to keep him and his sister, Fancy Free, and surrendered them to animal services, along with three other dogs that are now in foster [...]

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Beautiful Sisters

Angora and Cashmere – The Petite Border Collie Sisters ~ ADOPTED!

Angora and Cashmere are petite Border Collies. They are sisters, who come to us from Athens, AL. They are very affectionate and intelligent. We believe them to be about 1 year old, and are heartworm negative.  They love eachother’s company and the company of other dogs. For those of you who are having trouble telling [...]

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Happy Adoption Day!

Einstein, the Border Collie ~ Adopted

Einstein comes to us from Tavares, Florida Animal Services.  He arrived very emaciated and with an alarming fever.  Sam Mauldin rushed him to the emergency room two nights in a row, trying to get his temperature down.  It paid off!  Einstein is doing great and eating well!  Sam even made him Andi Brown’s Chicken Stew! [...]

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Heath

Heath~Adopted

Heath is a stunning dog that Dale Parent asked me to take a look at.  Heath is from Athens Dog Pound in Alabama.  Since I had two gorgeous female Border Collies on the way, I asked if Heath can hitch a ride.  Heath’s former name was Butch.  He was fostered by Deb Gaylord while waiting [...]

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Hemingway Straney

Hemingway~Adopted

Every once and a while, we get a dog that never makes it to this blog, let alone posted on Petfinder, because it’s adopted!  Khaz rescued this gorgeous Shep and Michele Straney spotted him right away.  ”That’s my dog!” Anita and Steve were working on transporting Hemingway from Atlanta to Florida, and out of the [...]

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Maverick

Maverick~Adopted

Maverick, one of the Top Gun puppies was adopted Friday! Luke James is a co-worker of Jan Watt, who adopted Baloo! He and his family drove 5 hours to meet and adopt our boy! He was in Tenn. with Anita. They are so in love with him and are just a wonderful family! Congratulations Maverick! [...]

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Magpie, the Little BC Girl~Adopted

Magpie came to us from Alabama on September, 2010. We documented the amazing logistics involved in these transports in a separate blog.   Once she arrived, she tested positive for heartworm, and her treatment began.  She was fostered by Adriana, and like many times before, Adriana bonded with Magpie and adopted her.  Magpie was renamed [...]

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An energetic and loving girl

Elektra-Bella Says, “Let’s GO!”

Elektra-Bella has a story…the dog I was trying to save was killed. In order to keep that from me, they replaced her with Elektra-Bella. I knew right away it wasn’t the “original” Bella. But this girl’s life was spared nonetheless. She didn’t know much about people or other dogs. But she has come a long [...]

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December’s Successful Adoptions Video

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers, transporters, fosters, supporters, veterinarians and their staff for making all of these dreams come true!            

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Highlighs of Our Rescue

Stuff that Cracks Me Up

Our Rainbow Bridge