Rescued Animals by Giles Animal Rescue

Name: Al Status: Saved – Adopted Age: 3 years Sex: Male Neutered: Unknown Breed: Boston Terrier Mix Good with Kids: Unknown House Trained: Yes Description: Al’s owner was tragically killed in an auto accident leaving Al and his brother, Ollie homeless. GAR took them in. Al weighs 24 pounds, is neutered, vaccinated, and house-trained. Al loves to jump up and down to greet you when…

Name: Ollie Status: Saved – Adopted Age: 3 years Sex: Male Neutered: Yes Breed: Dach Mix Good with Kids: Unknown House Trained: Yes Description: Ollie is ready for a new home after his owner passed away in a traffic accident. He is a very happy terrier or dachshund mix about 15 lbs. He is a young adult, neutered, vaccinated, and house-trained. He does well…

Name: Louie Status: Saved – Adopted Age: 11 months Sex: Male Neutered: Yes Breed: Beagle mix Good with Kids: Yes House Trained: Yes Description: UPDATE-ADOPTED! We’re calling him Louie. He is a 36 lb beagle mix, around 9 months old. He has a docked tail. Louie loves toys, but will have to learn what is his to play with and what is yours. Child proofing…

Name: Cuddles Status: Saved – Adopted Age: 8 – 12 months Sex: Female Neutered: Yes Breed: DSH Good with Kids: Yes House Trained: Yes Description: ADOPTED! This is Cuddles. She loves people and is very affectionate. She is spayed, up to date on vaccines, and tested negative for FELV. She is ready to find her new forever home. She goes with the flow and…

Name: JaxsonStatus:  Saved – Rescued Age: 11 months Sex: Male Neutered: Yes Breed: Beagle mix Good with Kids: Yes House Trained: Yes Description: UPDATE: Jaxson was from a great no-kill shelter in WV who gladly took him back in. They were relieved when we contacted them, as they had been trying to follow up with the adopter to no avail. Luckily Jaxson had…

Here is another happy dog who was adopted in late March 2017. Although she was much loved, Princess was surrendered when her owner’s health worsened. She sure is a pretty little thing.

February and March of 2017 kept us extra busy by finding homes for these 13 pretty dogs. The pups and their mom were turned over to a rescue when they turned 9 weeks old. We got the three adult females spayed and are almost done with the 3 adult males. These were all very nice…

Kiki was adopted April 4, 2017!  Shei is a small, pretty 10-lb dachshund-Jack Russell mix, high-energy dog about two-and-a-half years old. She is a definite people pleaser and was only in foster care for 3 days before the perfect family stepped-forward and adopted her on the spot!

Each month, Giles Animal Rescue holds a yard sale in Pembroke to raise money for the organization to help more pets find their forever homes. Buddy’s new family stopped by the yard sale this month and it was love at first sight with our Buddy.  Buddy is settling in and loving his new home, and…

Casey, the Saint Bernard, who formally had only known life at the end of a short chain, found her new home in New York. Her new mom sent this message: “I just wanted to let you know that Casey is adjusting beautifully!! We are surprised how well she is actually doing! I am sure it is because…

Lexy was adopted from Giles County Animal Shelter last January. Thank you Melody for giving this sweet girl a fun-loving, wonderful home!

Lacey was adopted from Giles County Shelter in April of 2013. Lacey lives happily and healthily and recently discovered a love for the snow. She thinks the best way to get around is by bouncing in the snow! Thanks for sharing with us, Sarah!

Scooter’s owners recently sent us the following email: “We adopted this little guy from Lost Dog Rescue Foundation over the weekend, and he’s now happily settled in in Arlington. We don’t know much about his background, but his papers show that he came from Giles Animal Rescue around the 1st of the year. Thanks so…

We successfully transported 14 dogs and 4 cats to the Rescue Sanctuary in Northern Virginia on Friday, January 10th. Chris Sokol drove. Volunteers, Joey Goodrich (with pup) and Pat Goodrich (not pictured) helped with loading the precious cargo. Thanks to all these wonderful volunteers for getting these precious animals one step closer to finding their…

Adopted and saved from the Giles Shelter in March, 2013. This is Bella, she is an amazing dog.

After spotting Whiskey on Giles County Animal Rescue’s Facebook page, Brock, Whiskey’s new owner, rescued him from the shelter. Brock reports that Whiskey is surprisingly calm for a 6-month-old pup and loves to be with his new people. Way to go, Brock and Whiskey!

Hooch was at the shelter for 6-8 weeks, Jan&Feb…then in foster care until we finally found this wonderful home for him. He was skin and bones while at the shelter. Here is a note from his new family: Thank you so much for letting us do a home trial with Hooch. Unfortunately, we cannot give…

This is Rocky. He had a minor wound which was left untreated for weeks. His entire leg and joint became so infected, amputation was necessary to save him. Thanks to all the many volunteers who worked to get him help, from Animal Control Officer Dalton to the staff at Virginia Tech Vet Hospital. Now Rocky…

My name is Dawnielle, and back in February my family adopted a dog named “Foxy Lady”. We have since renamed her “Tesla”, and adopting her has been one of the best things I have ever done. About a month after we adopted Tesla, our family cat passed away, and I don’t know how we would…

Mina was at the Shelter way too long; however some one was looking out for her! Thanks for all the effort from all those Involved that worked to get her into a rescue, especially our volunteers April and Melanie. This gal now has a new forever home.

I couldn’t resist sending you another photo of Wendy. She is the best dog! Of course, Sadie, the border collie, is her empress. Andrea

Hey Giles Co. Shelter, I adopted a pup from your shelter in September of 2010 and would love to share my success story with you! Mollie was a one year blue heeler puppy when I adopted her in September 2010. Her shelter name was Cheyenne and she was the last of 4 blue heeler pups found as…

I received a letter from Christine Link-Owens thanking us for a donation and requesting a picture of Optimus (who we adopted in September from the shelter) in his new home. I attached some of our favorite pictures of him. Again thank you for all of your hard work you do for the animals and the…

I just found your site and thought I would send you our success story!  I adopted Clover Anne, a 12 week old Basenji-mix puppy, on March 16th, 2002.  Clover was a Parvo-puppy, but after some time in the hospital and a lot of love she’s been a very healthy, happy (and spoiled!) girl!  I’ve attached…

Just checking up on some of the Giles pound dogs that have been adopted: Otis, Clem and Daisy Duke – the speckled JackRussel-Blue Heelers found the perfect homes to fulfill their birth mission – extra cuddling! Elegant little Mimi whose ears tipped at the ends is being suitably pampered. Tyra is getting the right amount…

Is this not the most cutest-sweetest-prettiest little dog that ever set foot in Giles County? She is perfect in every way!  Unbelievably she was at the pound for a month and to my incredible luck no one wanted her!  So I got to adopt her!  Yaaaaay!!!!

It’s been a while since we got adopted from the shelter – so what? We’ve been too busy to send in our story. Anyway, thanks Mom, and next time get there quicker.

My little boy and his father came to the shelter to adopt me and I knew it was my charm that made my boy give me such good hugs. They were the best hugs I ever got! (June 28, 2011)

Today my little boy ran in the front door of the shelter and straight to my cage and grabbed me and hugged me and promised his mother he would brush me and walk me and give me a bath (which she said I needed right away) and they introduced me to my little sister dog…

This is Shilo, we got him at the Shelter in Giles Co. He was about 8 lbs. He stole my wife’s heart, and now he stole my easy chair. This is a great sucess story.  You have never seen a happier dog in your life, its play time from the time he gets up till he goes…

Jubilee the worlds sweetest beagle (basset/beagle mix) was taken into foster care three weeks before giving birth to 4 beautiful puppies. When adoption time came,she found a home immediately due to her sunny disposition and sweet nature. Her new family adores her, and talks non stop about how her tail never stops wagging and how…

Toby, the maine coon kitten, was found at 3 wks of age on a porch with no mom or siblings. He was given to a volunteer who bottle fed him and then fell in love. Sometimes the bottle fed babies have a way of growing on you. As you can see Toby is quite comfortable…

Kadie and Rocky, are both rescues from Giles County Animal Shelter. Kadie is probably half chocolate lab and half pit bull. Rocky is pure pit bull. Kadie was adopted in May 2009 and Rocky in March 2010. Both were undernourished with poor skin condition when adopted but responded quickly to proper nutrition and vetting. They…

This is one of the cats GCAR managed to move out of the shelter before his time was up; we took him to a rescue that could find him a good home.  His new owner, George, wrote to us to let us know this kitty now lives on the 11th floor of a high rise condo, and he…