About WDR

About Working Dogs Rescue

Our Amazing Team

From Shelter Dog to Working Dog

Our Rescue Mission began in 2014 and we became a federally licensed 501c3 non-profit charitable organization in 2015 so we can expand our mission! Our Mission is to Rescue German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois and various working breeds from High Kill Shelters or assist with referrals for other breeds that need rescued. 

We work in Arizona, Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania. We assess our incoming dogs for working jobs including but not limited to, Service, Assistance, and Therapy.  We have placed dogs in therapy, search and rescue, service and companionship homes. One of our main focuses today is to help more Veterans with PTSD. Did you know that there are thousands of Veterans around the U.S. that need a dog for PTSD and they can be charged as high as $50,000 for a dog? Our goal is to give back to these veterans and donate dogs to them in return for the amazing sacrifice they have made serving us and our country.

Companion Dogs

There are some dogs that do not possess a drive for work, but we love them all the same and will adopt these amazing companion dogs to fully screened qualified families. Their “work” may simply be walking with mom or dad to take the trash out or fetching the newspaper! If you know these breeds you know they love to work in any capacity fit for them. The dogs that come to our location will go through a course of basic obedience training so that once adopted they have a much higher chance of a successful adoption and never to be returned to the shelter or abandoned again.

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Getting Involved

We are always in the need of fosters to help with our mission. The more fosters we have the more lives we can save. For dogs in offsite foster homes, we do our best to have our trainers around the country or the fosters themselves teach them some “basics” first. We only place dogs in homes with a good temperament that do well with people, other dogs , kids etc. If foster has other dogs children etc and needs us to, we can provide all needs for the dogs. Food, vetting, toys beds, whatever is needed. They are usually adopted into homes in 30 days or less.

Our main focus is Arizona, Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania. However with our vast network of amazing volunteers, we can help in many other locations. We are always open to working with trainers in these fields around the country. If you would like to partner with us in our Mission to help dogs fulfill their highest potential, please contact us.  

Become a Superhero

WDR would not be what it is today if not for our amazing team of volunteers. Find out more about how your superpower can save lives and bring happiness to dogs and humans alike!

"I was born to be an animal rescuer."
Gina Bowles
WDR Director

Happy Tails...

Mystic

Mystic, this poor beautiful girl was dumped in

Daisy

Daisy was rescued from the hot California Desert. She

Poncho

Poncho is a 2 year-old German Shepherd that

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It's been a busy summer! Some of you at the beginning of summer donated funds for a bunch of puppies stranded in the desert that our rescue took in. Thank you! All pups received the care they needed and are now in loving homes! It's hard to keep up in social media sometimes because we are so busy caring for dogs and doing all that pesky administrative work! We appreciate you all! #workingdogsrescue #rescuedogsofinstagram #rescuepuppy #puppiesofinstagram #puppyadoption ... See MoreSee Less
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7 months ago

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In honor of K9 Veterans Day. Thank you for your service. #heroes #loyalty #mansbestfriend #dogisgodspelledbackwards ... See MoreSee Less
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7 months ago

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Hello All. We are not the rescue that asks for money a lot unless we REALLY need help! So we have taken in several mama's with their pups as well as a few stray litters. There were FOUR rescues all together who were supposed to show up and help take some of these dogs so that it wouldn't be just one rescue taking on so much. Well not a one showed up other than our rescue. We couldn't say no and have them sent to these awful shelters full of disease so we took them in. We will need to feed them, get their shots, spay and neuter etc. One mama and her sweet pups have ringworm and mange too. They were stray and alone out in the desert. Any little bit helps! If you would like to help please go to our website www.workingdogsrescue.org and click on the orange donate button to donate. We also accept venmo and zelle at workingdogsrescue@gmail.com. If you would like to donate supplies such as potty pads, dog food etc please message our page and we will let you know what supplies we are still in need of at the time and the shipping address. To those of you that have donated already we thank you sssooooo much! We appreciate the support. ❤️🐾 ... See MoreSee Less
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