Rural Dog Rescue

Animal rescue in Washington, District of Columbia

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719 8th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003

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Adoptable Pets at Rural Dog Rescue

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Honey

Shepherd (Unknown Type)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Young

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Tatum

Hound (Unknown Type)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Erwin

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Sully

Hound (Unknown Type)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Story
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Todd

Chihuahua/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Senior

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs
Story
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Winnie

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Young

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with dogs
Story
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Buddy

Husky/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Cosmo

Jack Russell Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Star

Jack Russell Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Young

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
No Details Provided
Story
1 - 9 of 20 pets available

Rescue FAQs

Rural Dog Rescue is a non-profit organization whose mission is to save the lives of dogs and cats in high-kill shelters in rural areas with euthanasia rates of 80% or higher.

Mission Statement: Forever true to The Underdog, Rural Dog Rescue is dedicated to saving the lives of dogs in shelters who are often overlooked for adoption or rescue. We save the dogs who are at most risk of being euthanized: the hounds, the black dogs, the seniors, the sick and the broken. We make a commitment to reserve a minimum of 50% of the dogs we save to The Underdog. Root For The Underdog!

Rural Dog Rescue's home base is in Washington, DC. We support several high kill shelters that euthanize in 72 hours and whose kill rate is 70% or higher in rural areas of Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina. Rural Dog Rescue also helps dogs in need in Washington, DC and Maryland.

We are 100% volunteer and foster based and no salaries are paid. 100% of your donation and adoption fee goes to helping the dogs and cats of Rural Dog Rescue.
Washington, D.C area, including Northern Virginia and Maryland

Adoption steps

  1. Submit Application
    1. Applications can be found at https://ruraldogrescue.com/dog-adoption/
  2. Interview
    1. An adoption coordinator will contact you for a phone interview
  3. Home Check
    1. A quick home visit to make sure the dog you've chosen is a good fit and answer any other questions you might have.
  4. Meet the Pet
    1. You can meet our dogs anytime at adoption events! We are 100% foster based and do not have a facility.
  5. Approve Application
    1. Once approved and the adoption fee is paid, you can take your new family member home!

Additional adoption info

Adoption area is Washington, D.C area, including Northern Virginia and Maryland. All adoptions require a completed adoption application. Our adoption coordinators will contact you soon after reviewing the application. Our adoption fee is $450 to help off set the costs of rescuing dogs in need. All dogs go to their new homes spayed or neutered, up to date on all shots, wormed (although a 2nd worming may be required), started on heart worm and flea and tick preventative and sometimes microchipped.

Although we try to be as accurate as possible, Rural Dog Rescue cannot guarantee the breed or full-grown adult size of any of the dogs or puppies in its care. Because many of these dogs were found as strays or are the result of irresponsible, unplanned breeding, we do not know the dog's exact background and can only list breed and size by our best educated guess. If exact breed and size are important to you, please consider adopting a dog from a specific breed rescue. We want our dogs to be adopted by people who will love and care for them forever for who they are - no matter what breed and size they turn out to be!

To read more about the application process, or to fill out an application, visit https://ruraldogrescue.com/adoption-process/

Adoption Application: https://ruraldogrescue.com/dog-adoption/
Foster Application: https://ruraldogrescue.com/dog-foster/

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Walnut

Mixed Breed (Medium)/Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Female, 2 yrs 5 mos

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
House-trained
Story
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Neptune

Shepherd (Unknown Type)/Mixed Breed (Large)

Male, 2 yrs 10 mos

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Story
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Spike

Parson Russell Terrier/Mixed Breed (Small)

Male, 12 yrs 11 mos

Washington, DC

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Not good with kids
Good with dogs
Not good with cats
Story

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