I had a wonderful experience adopting a puppy through New Beginnings. Nancy and Jenny were both incredibly responsive, helpful, and accommodating throughout the entire adoption process. They were incredibly flexible when it came to scheduling a time for us to meet our future puppy which helped us feel confident in our decision to adopt. Their adoption fees are also very reasonable, especially considering the exceptional care, love, and dedication they put into every animal. I highly recommend New Beginnings to anyone looking to add a furry family member! read more

Holly smokes!!! This place sucks. No one cares about getting this dogs in homes, and another dog in their spot. I sure did, I sent an email over the weekend, thanks for getting back I guess. But can we work on some communication? No we can do this day, or this time. Nope, just F U, don't bother me. F U guys. Thanks for volunteering... for nothing. read more

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We had a great experience with Nancy and very good communication with the pet adoption process. They are all volunteers giving their time and energy to find the best home and foster families for pups. We were fortunate to find her listing for our pup right before Christmas. We had all of our paperwork and have a great relationship with our vet's office. I appreciated that Nancy gave our vet a call. It was close to everyone's holidays plans and they still made time to research our application and meet us for the adoption and give our pup her last booster shot. We really appreciated our experience adopting from New Beginnings read more

New Beginnings Dog Rescue - Pet Adoption Near Me

We had a very positive experience with New Beginnings. I happened to check dog listings and noticed New Beginnings had 2 puppies of our preferred breed (Frenchton), which basically never make it to rescue as puppies and rarely as adults. I submitted an application on 10/7, Received an email response from Nancy on 10/8 morning, and then a phone call that evening to set up a meeting. Everything went well there and we picked the puppy up 10/11. There was a volunteer we were working with, so Nancy isn't alone anymore (assuming she was based on previous reviews). Fee for the puppy was $650 which is reasonable for a puppy (especially of this breed). Couldn't be happier with the process and the puppy is absolutely amazing in every way. read more

If you would like to adopt a dog but are not comfortable about buying from a breeder or a puppy mill, you can rescue a dog from New Beginnings Dog Rescue in Overland Park. They are nonprofit and highly ethical. All who work there are volunteers. Yesterday we adopted a 3 year old Chihuahua from them. She is adorable. If you would prefer to adopt a puppy, you can do that too from New Beginnings, but you would have to choose one and act fast, since their puppies go fast. You can choose the dog you want from their online information and then apply online. You must apply first, before you will be invited to meet the dog. Yesterday, we were also going to consider adopting a puppy from a breeder. The breeder does not permit inspection of the facility. When we cancelled the appointment, the breeder immediately dropped the price by more than half. We did not reply. In contrast, we were completely comfortable dealing with New Beginnings Dog Rescue. read more

We adopted a very sweet puppy from New Beginnings! He's precious and has become part of the family. Though he did have an adoption fee, it would have covered the vet care he received at New Beginnings! He came neutered, dewormed, vaccinated and he'd been treated for ear mites. A shelter receives government money, rescues are totally dependent on donations and adoption fees to operate. We love our new family member and we are thankful for the care he received at New Beginnings! read more

We need to stop funding this supposed dog rescue, Nancy is a FRAUD. She keeps posting these dogs that end up being adopted by nobody, we knew something was not right with this women so we decided that a dozen of us would send applications to adopt dogs she keeps posting but non of us end up getting the dog even though we're the best she can find only for her to claim a dog has found a home from dozen application. We found out there is no dogs. She's a scammer just ask for her adoption applications and have her show you where the dogs went. She's a FRAUD that is turning good application down. We all need to report her so she doesn't get any more donations for fraud. Nancy you're a fraud. Show application for the last 3 dogs on your website. Filing a complaints to shut her down. Explain to applicants why you turned them down and where the last 3 dogs went. read more

I would give 0 stars if I could. We were really interested in adopting a sweet 6 year old shih-tzu and making her a part of our family. As we've always had shih-tzus, even one we had for 17 years, we thought she'd be a great fit. We live on a farm with 11 acres and have another small dog that stays inside with us, as she would've. We were denied for not having our fence completed on our yard. Listen, she's not a cane corso, she's a shih-tzu, we'd like her inside with us. The dogs aren't free, and the cost isn't a "rehoming fee." They charge upwards to 1,000 dollars for puppies and the shih-tzu we were interested in was $350. My heart breaks, because she's 6 year old and has been sitting at this rescue for several weeks at this point and could be at a home, settling in, getting an insane amount of love- spoiled rotten. I genuinely think at this point this rescue is enabling puppy mills and breeders. We can go to a breeder, get a puppy and spend just a little more and skip the 100 questions. This process needs to be a little easier! And I'm so disappointed in the replies asking people to delete their comments, because a Nancy doesn't work here. Lol. I have the screenshots to back up that I did in fact speak with Nancy, the volunteer, and no she isn't very friendly. read more

Be careful submitting your app. My wife submitted the adoption app, for a Maltese/Poodle mix. They had 2 that were brother and sister. We wanted to adopt them both so that they wouldn't be separated. My wife put down Cali, but in the notes she put in we were also interested in the brother. My wife gets a response from Nancy that we didn't have a fence. My wife stated that she works part time and is at home at all time or if she runs errands, my kids are home, and our current fur kids are walked twice if not three times a day. Immediately she got a response that Cali has been adopted. Okay, fine, she emailed Nancy back stated that she is interested in the brother Nugget. She never got a response from Nancy. My wife was heart broken. I emailed Nancy and tried to plead and state that Nugget would be a great addition to our family and he will never be a lone as someone will be there for him as well as having two fur brothers to hang out with. The response I got was she will get back to me. A week or so later, I emailed a friendly email asking if there are any updates. Still no response. Waited for another couple of days, asked for updated since I have heard back. Still no answer. We still see Nuggets' picture and still available. Not good being ghosted like this. And the puppy we want to adopt is still in a kennel while he could be getting love, attention, and having fun. Donated a couple of times, but think my donation could be better used somewhere else. We are going to a breeder so that we don't go through any of this sh*t drama. read more

We adopted our pomeranian puppy 13 years ago and I have only good things to say about this wonderful organization. They truly make a difference to the animals they rescue and I appreciate how thorough the adoption process was. My daughter also has a rescue pomeranian she got from this organization. I recommend highly. ​ read more

I've had similar experiences as Austin did with Nancy. No response to several applications that I submitted for dogs. When I finally get a response, she was rather rude about taking my word for the information that I provided. My pets get everything that they need as far as health care, food, shelter, etc. They are exceptionally well cared for. I won't be submitting another application with the organization. read more

They ask puppy mill prices even though they're a rescue. Might as well go to a breeder.

Nancy is quite popular on here with negative reviews. I am here to do the same. I filled out an application for a dog and received an email asking if I had any record of heartworm treatment because my vet had "limited records," but they did have some. She also said we had denied a heartworm screening at our last appointment. I explained that our dog was supposed to go back for a follow-up appointment, and we had agreed to do it then to offset the cost of another pricey medication I was getting that day. Unfortunately, our baby passed before her next appointment. I also let her know we had an 8-month supply of heartworm meds from a friend whose dog had passed. All our shot records were current, and I had never fallen behind on them. I asked if this kept us from adopting, and she responded that lying was not helping. I cannot believe this woman is allowed to communicate with potential adoptive families. read more