Our family adopted through True North Rescue and had a fabulous experience…read more From start to finish its clear the organization is fully dedicated to the highest standard of welfare for the dogs they rescue. Many people and organizations we encountered treat animals, especially dogs, as a transactional commodity they are entitled to buy and "own" at their discretion. Not True North. Their approach includes temperament testing the dogs, assessing what type of family may be the best fit for their needs, a thorough and highly detailed interview and application process for all prospective adopters, multiple meet and greets to ensure ideal placement, and extensive follow up after the dog has been homed. This process ensures that what's good for the family, but ultimately what's best for the dog, is the final outcome. While it is time consuming, and not all families are open to being held to this type of standard, personally we couldn't be happier with the outcome. The end result is a happy, well adjusted dog, expertly incorporated into a family who will work to give them the best life they deserve. Post placement we continue to be impressed with the practically 24 hour on call support and encouragement their officers provide and have on multiple occasions turned to them for guidance on how to ensure a happy and healthy home for our whole pack. The officers and board who run the organization are tireless in their efforts, spending nights and weekends dedicated to the rescue and the dogs they serve. Each team member we met was compassionate, professional, and dedicated advocate for GSDs and their welfare. Anyone considering adopting a GSD or looking for a worthwhile cause to support financially (they survive off donations as a non-profit!) I highly recommend True North!

Thanks for the best rescue I could ever hope for. He's so friendly and a great cuddler. Thanks for…read morethe great work you do.

I'm looking for a female puppy Maltese please I have…read morereferences with through NEWPORT ANIMAL HOSPITAL THEY HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY LITTLE DOGS FOR OVER 45 years the Maltese is my top choice next would be a mixed maltipoo terrier Maltese mix prefer young female only please Dee Grubbs dee7seattle1

Contacted this group because I desperately needed to rehome my pet. The woman that contacted me was…read morerude and condescending during an already stressful and heart breaking time. Do not recommend dealing with these awful people.

A couple of years ago when I was traveling out of town on business, I got a frantic call from my…read morewife that our dog had gotten out of our yard and was nowhere to be found. I was in a pretty helpless position as I was not due to be home for several days. My son came up with a great idea and checked online to see if our dog had been found and turned in to the RASKC. Sure enough, she was there. My wife went down the next morning, paid the fee and picked her up. She had been well treated, and we are very thankful that they found her and gave her a good safe place until we could come get her. My son said that she was so excited to see him. She cried and whined, and fell asleep in his arms in the car. Thank you very much

I intend this to be constructive: please fix your system!…read more 1. volunteers: please let the volunteers try to get through the system once so they understand the user experience and understand the waitlist app and how it looks, what the user sees, and how it calls us. everyone should have to do this. today i was treated rudely (like a scam artist or something) by volunteers while i was doing precisely what i was told to do by the waitlist and the front desk. 2. the waitlist app: the waitlist app is absolutely and totally broken. I waited through a list of 8 people and when I got to the top i was randomly dropped to number 5 again. I waited again. the third time i was at the top, I went to the adoption center they said my name was nowhere on the list at all. it went on and on! I was there for 2 hours of this. I know that you are underfunded but really--why is this so bizarrely inept and broken? Just make a PAPER LIST and call us, like a restaurant hostess would do. We didn't adopt, but we will from a good organization. And the place we adopt from will also receive our donation money.

We adopted Teddy from Korea a few months ago. We renamed him Paddington, aka "Paddy". He is a…read moreDREAM! He is the perfect dog. But most importantly Sian and Sherry have been AMAZING!! They run a very professional rescue and are helping dogs who come from unimaginable conditions find their furever loving homes. The entire adoption process was a breeze because they communicate very clearly from start to finish. They are forever part of Paddy's story and we still stay in touch because they truly care about these dogs. PLEASE ADOPT FROM THEM THEY ARE WONDERFUL!!

Is there a zero?…read more They matched a 2 year old dog from south Korea to an 85 year old lady that spends most of her time between dr appointments and bed. He started biting the first 3 days. Then, the said they would take him back but not the $$$. I get that if its been weeks, but this was 3 days and a bad match. Now we're a year down the road of trying to make it work. Shes in and out of the hospital. I had to take him and Gingers rescue refuses to take him back at all. I have to take him to the humane society where the will surely euthanize him. I would never do this, but i have parkinsons disease and cannot keep up with a poodles needs. Shame on Gingers morals!!! They suck!

Before we walked in this building, the lady at the front gave us the biggest scowl through the…read morewindow. She refused to talk to us or make eye contact, answering a phone call as soon as we walked in. We were trying to see if we could drop off two stray kittens here, and if not, if we could be pointed in the right direction. Someone else steps in and asks the people behind the desk why they weren't helping, they just shrugged and pointed to the woman making a phone call. This person gave us advice, thankfully, but told us that since we took the kitties in, we've "assumed care of them" and need to pay a fee to surrender them. These aren't our cats, so we didn't do that. They told us to go to Seattle Animal Shelter. This was a frustrating experience since we really would love for these kitties to go to a loving home. We thought a place called BurienCARES would be a lot more helpful, but instead we were met with discrimination. I talked to somebody else who had a similar experience trying to drop off a stray kitten, but was treated with sharpness and judgement. ALSO -- I recommend giving the article about this place on B-Town Blog a read. It's called "Claws come out over Burien CARES as city council debate deepens" written by Mellow Detray.

I'm not sure what to say about this place. Our first impressions of this place was not good due to…read morethe absolutely overwhelming smell of excrement. It was so incredibly bad. I tend to believe that people who animals are wonderful and I'm sure these people are. We adopted a young cat. They said it was a year old. It turned out to be much younger. We took her to the vet 2 days later. She was infested with tapeworms. Soooo.. We love our new cat. I choose to believe that these people are doing the best they can. Maybe they need more help or a marketing person. If they could get a handle on the smell. I'd be game to help. Thank you for all you do. Miz Kilmousky

Dealing with Tamera was the one of the top 5 worst experiences I've had in my life…read more This is a SHADY rescue that I DO NOT recommend! I can relate to all of the other negative reviews. When I called to inquire about adopting a puppy Tamera sounded as if she cared. She seemed knowledgeable & acted like she cared about the dogs she was putting up for adoption. After I agreed to adopt the puppy she asked if I'd like to also adopt the older male dog that was her kennel mate. I agreed. It all turned bad after I put in my application & provided many photos of my home. She quit calling back when she said she would. She then moved up the date to meet for pick up. She explained that the male was getting neutered & said I could get the pups on Saturday instead of the original day, Sunday. She told me she would text last night to give me a meet up date/time. I was up late last night & was wondering if I was even going to get them, because she started being horrible about getting back to me & just kept telling me "I work 18 hours a day." I had even offered to drive to Auburn from Ocean Shores to pick up the pups. She refused & insisted we meet up. After failing to text me last night she finally texted this morning & provided a place to meet up & gave a time of 4:30 pm. Just as we were walking out the door she called to change the time to 6 pm & informed that the male is infected with "Coccidia"...a worm. I wouldn't even have been able to see the dogs at 6 pm at night! She took the male in to be neutered on Friday knowing full well he was infected with a parasite! She stated that she had been treating him for 3 days & then said "the puppy doesn't show any signs of it, but I treated her anyway." My roommate was present, I was on speaker phone, so he is a witness to EVERY conversation. She was informed, during the interview, that we had just had to have our chi/mix that we had for 10 years put to sleep on 12/7 due to cancer of the lining of her stomach. Well, a puppy can EASILY get dehydrated & die from Coccidia! If these puppies had died, I would've been EVEN MORE devastated, because I just lost my beloved dog. What I'm really wondering is why she didn't tell me 3 days ago? My roommate finally said "enough is enough, there is something wrong with this rescue, call & talk to her & if she doesn't offer to make this right just cancel." I was so excited about getting the pups! I had so much time, money & emotions into buying their supplies, setting up for them, getting the food she recommended, etc. I was staying up late nights stressing about everything to be all prepared for them. I was watching updated training videos & had invested a lot. I can't even return the food, or the expensive crate (she told me to get a larger one than what I originally ordered). When I called to discuss this with her she didn't even apologize, she YELLED at me & was so unreasonable! I have text messages for proof. She told me that she was "transparent" with me. If she were transparent she would've been HONEST about the dog being infected with parasites 3 days prior to today! I have a genetic autoimmune disease & my immune system is compromised due to the meds that I take, I told her that during the interview. Some types of Coccidia can be transmitted from dogs to humans. Changing of times, failure to contact me on many occasions, were all understandable. HOWEVER, HER FAULURE TO BE HONEST ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE DOGS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE! When I called her I expected professionalism, I thought she might apologize & offer to hold the dogs until she was sure they were cleared of the parasites... No, she immediately got agitated & YELLED at me! She then admitted that the puppy had some loose stools & when I asked, she informed that they had just been rescued 2 weeks ago. I had adopted my Chi/mix from a rescue through Petfinder, previously, & it was a wonderful experience, so I didn't expect any issues. I will definitely be researching any rescue I work with after this NIGHTMARE! She doesn't have the pets welfare in mind, because she told me not to take the puppy outside until she was 7 months old & her immune system was fully developed. Yet, she put a 3 1/2 month old puppy with a 1 year old Chi/mix that is infected with parasites! If you read the other reviews, her neglect has caused dogs to die from Parvo! Then, she sent nasty texts lying about everything that took place & had the nerve to say "good luck adopting a dog." Tamera is ruining it for people who want to adopt to save animals lives & provide loving homes because they won't be able to trust rescue agencies after the emotional roller coaster she puts people through. Then she is emotionally & verbally abusive after all of her failures to simply be honest! Why is she allowed to work in this field? She should be charged with animal cruelty & neglect! In fact, I am calling the police & I am going to research every animal protection agency I can to report her!

We have an amazing companion for my elderly father, thanks to Tamera. We couldn't be more in love…read morewith our sweet boy. He is flourishing in our home and living the life of luxury. We can't thank Tamera enough for trusting us to give our sweet boy a forever home. Our house is full of light and love again. Thank you, K-9 Rescue and Rehab!

I got my dog, Xenia from this rescue a little over a year ago. They truly care about their dogs and…read moreXenia was in great shape when I got her with all of her health records provided. Yenchi checked up on her after she arrived in the US and provided lots of useful advice for taking care of her.

I cannot say enough good about this rescue.  We adopted our wonderful furbaby from FSIR almost 4…read moreyears ago.  I found our dog on Petfinder and thought she was in the Bay Area, but she was actually in Taiwan.  I was apprehensive, but I researched as best I could and prayed about it and just went for it and it worked out beautifully!  Please don't let your apprehension about adopting from an overseas rescue deter you from adopting from this group.  They are legitimate.  Our vet was very impressed with the vet services our dog received from FSIR while in Taiwan.  I personally used to rescue dogs and I was very impressed with the vet services and level of care our dog received in Taiwan and while being transported to America.  In Taiwan, our dog was on heartworm prevention and flea/tick prevention.  This is of utmost importance for the health of a dog and some rescues don't attend to these needs because of the costs.  FSIR does and they sent us a healthy dog! Yenchi is FSIR's representative that was in contact with me.  She required pictures of our home and yard and my current vet's contact information. She also asked various questions regarding current and former pets and pet ownership.  She was in contact after the adoption for updates.  FSIR makes clear to you that pet ownership is a huge responsibility, both financially and personally.  I never felt like they were trying to push a dog off on me.  They are the type of group that does not want to adopt a dog to you if you are not serious about the responsibility of owning a pet.   Yenchi did a fantastic job of working out the details of the transport from Taiwan and was in clear contact with me about when/where to pick our dog up.  We picked our furbaby up at SFO and there were no problems.  It's my understanding that FSIR can work out adoptions to pretty much any airport that has a direct flight from Taipei. Please, please consider adopting from FSIR!  It's a legitimate rescue group who takes good care of the dogs they rescue and works hard to find the right homes for them.

Jan does a great job in both providing loving care for the first months of the Labradoodle puppies…read morethat she raises as well as ensuring that they have good genetics for good health as they grow older. We were first offered the opportunity to have one of her puppies join our family after she decided this puppy's temperament would not fit well with the family that she was originally destined to join. That family would have been first-time dog owners and had young kids. Our dog's temperament has worked out well with our family, but I can see that patience with young kids has not been a strong suit for her. If you are seeking a puppy that comes from a loving home-based environment with care given to their genetics, I can highly recommend Shedless in Seattle

We adopted a labradoodle from this breeder and are very happy. The breeder, Jan, is amazing and did…read moreeverything possible to ensure we have a dog that is a good fit for our family. We highly recommend Shedless in Seattle and are in love with our dog!