WHERE DOES LAST HOPE GET DOGS AND WHAT WILL I BE WORKING WITH?
Owner Surrenders: divorce, allergic, too big, not housebroken, not good with preschoolers, foreclosure, landlord issues, moving, too many dogs etc.
Impounds: We pull dogs that are not claimed from the local impounds when the dogs are strays and owners do not find them or do not pay the impound fee and fines. Pounds we pull from South St Paul which cover Inver Grove Hgts, St Paul Park , and West St Paul. Lakeville Impound, 4 paws which is impound for Mendota Hgts, Savage, Scott county. Burnsville, Apple Valley, New Brighton, North Minneapolis at Camden Pet Hospital, and ocassionally ST Paul.
Other MN rescues. When other rescues get full we help Lyon County Humane Society in Marshall MN, Wilmar, Second Chance, Cannon Falls, Carver Scott Humane Society, and others.
Out of State: We help Safe Hands Rescue with one shelter in Harlan Kentucky, We help Bassett hound rescue located in Iowa and Missouri, We help Iowa rescues to save lives..
Out of the Country: We help the Pets for Paradise Program in the Virgin Islands where we get little pups of unknown heritage!
Most Common Health issues:
Heartworm disease
Kennel cough
Mange
Worm
Eyes and Ears
Hips and bones
Too skinny
Too fat
Surgeries
Most Common Behavior Issues:
Not housebroken
barks
submissive pees
jumps up on people
pulls on the leash
shy and needs confidence
manners
matted and needs grooming
jump fences
food aggression
Dogs we avoid in Last Hope if Possible
Separation anxiety
aggression
old dogs
unadoptable
and certain breeds
