Local Dog Rescue
rescue • spay • neuter • adopt • love
rescue • spay • neuter • adopt • love
Just a dog lovin' guy living a simple life and helping dogs. Thunder Bay's longest running rescue, over 30 years dedicated to helping dogs of all breeds, all ages, all sizes and all behaviours. You can read more here if you're bored.
Continue scrolling to meet all the furballs I currently share my life with...
The happy faces below are all the current residents at LDR.
As a rescue & sanctuary, some dogs are available for adoption while others, due to age, health or behavioural concerns, live here in a loving home environment as permanent members of my rescue family. Never again will they be homeless, unloved or at risk of being needlessly euthanized just for being a dog.
*Ages shown are current in 2024
Annie is a super sweet senior girl who came to join our rescue family after her owner fell ill.
Collie mix
Female • 14+ years
Echo was a "free" dog given away by her owners when she was 8-months old.
German Shepherd
Female • 1 year
Snowball was a lone pup who came from a reserve way up in northern Manitoba when he was 11 months old.
Great Pyr/Husky mix
Male • 1 year
Wiggles is a deaf Boxer-mix from southern Ontario. Labelled "aggressive" by shelter workers she was to be euthanized but was saved by Tyson & Friends rescue. In October '23 she made the journey here to forever be a part of our rescue family.
Boxer/Am Bulldog
Female • 3 years
Giles is a senior boy from NCIN. He had been adopted for several years in Thunder Bay but returned in 2023 and I took him in to foster.
Labrador/Great Dane
Male • 10+ years
Mason is a bite-history dog from southern Ontario. His owners took him to a vet to be euthanized but a vet tech reached out to save him. In April 2022 he made the journey up here to be a forever part of our rescue family.
Shepherd/Hound
Male • 5 years
Charlie is from southern Ontario. At 100lbs and with energy through the roof he was a little too much dog for his owner. Sadly no rescue were willing to take him in so he made the journey up here to be a part of our rescue family.
Bull Terrier/Mastiff
Male • 3 years
Husky mix
Female • 3 years
German Shepherd
Female • 5 years
Mountain Cur mix
Male • 4 years
Boxer/Bulldog
Female • 5 years
Aussie mix
Female • 7 years
Doberman mix
Male • 7 years
Boxer
Female • 8 years
Boxer/Mastiff mix
Female • 8 years
Duke was part of our family for 8 years. Sadly in February 2024 he was diagnosed with lymphoma and passed on March 6. He is greatly missed.
Husky mix
Male • 12 years
Boxer/Bully mix
Female • 10 years
Border Terrier mix
Male • 10 years
It breaks my heart to announce that lil' Cricket was laid to rest by Dr. Sue Legge at Crossroads Vet Clinic on July 15, 2024. She was 15 years of age.
Canadian mix
Female • 10 years
Alapaha BB Bulldog
Male • 11 years
GSD/Husky mix
Male • 10 years
Husky mix
Female • 11 years
German Shepherd
Male • 13 years
Golden/Bully mix
Male • 14 years
Just a few of the most recent adoptions. See more on the Happy Tails page.
Bull Terrier • female • 2 yrs
GSD Husky mix • female • 4 yrs
Hound mix • female • 1 yr
Boxer • female • 8 yrs
Bully mix • female • 6 mos
Coton/Maltese mix • female • 4 yrs
Canadian mix • female • 3 yrs
Border Collie mix • male • 6 yrs
Boxer • female • 2 yrs
You cannot change a dog’s past, but you can give them a wonderful future.
Training can be a fun and rewarding way to build a positive, healthy relationship with your pet. Whether you're starting with a young pup or enhancing your adult dog's skills, selecting the appropriate trainer greatly influences your success.
As a firm believer in the benefits of reward-based, non-aversive methods of training I support trainers who focus on positive reinforcement & motivation to encourage desired behaviours without the use of outdated training tools like choke, prong or e-collars (shock collar).
Training your dog in a humane way focuses on positively teaching them what we would like them to do, rather than temporarily suppressing their behavior through the use of intimidation, corrections, punishment, or pain-based tools - which can lead to an array of negative side effects.
My policy has consistently been one of full transparency when it comes to the rescue, a principle I believe all rescue organizations should embrace. This commitment entails making publicly available the name(s) of all individuals involved in rescue operations, the primary location where animals are housed, maintaining an open-door policy for authorities to address any concerns or grievances, and reassuring the public that all animals - in my case, dogs - are being cared for with kindness and compassion. I welcome inquiries regarding the rescue, and my door is always open (within reasonable limits) to all who seek information.