Florida Little Dog Rescue Group

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from

Florida Little Dog Rescue!!!

As 2024 came to a close we wanted to wish all of our friends, family and supporters a Happy Holiday Season and best wishes for an amazing 2025! 2024 has been quite a busy year for us at FLDR, and we are anticipating being just as busy, if not busier, in 2025. As we celebrated FIFTEEEN years of Florida Little Dog Rescue, we were very excited to have added over 300 new rescues to our pack in 2024!

Rescue never gets a vacation, but that’s ok, the puppers are worth it, every second, every day, every month, all year! Most of our puppers are seniors and/or severely medically or behaviorally challenged pups, where FLDR was their only chance for a happy ending. While our intake team would love to be “unemployed” in the new year, we recognize that is not likely, and more pups will need our help to find loving homes like yours! Our photo collage features just a few of the pups that FLDR has been able to save this year, including Tuesday, our heartworm positive pup from Giving Tuesday; Gianni, our yorkie that arrived with the broken leg; Ozzie and others from our Hurricane Milton rescue efforts; Pixie the poodle pup with her nose bound shut and Clarice, among the others, just to highlight some of the puppers that had an AMAZING ending to their 2024 thanks to all of you.

And…..there *may* have been seven cats and a couple of hedgehogs identifying as dogs as well….what can we say? It’s been a very *interesting* and BUSY year.

Please also know just how much our foster parents LOVE receiving updates and pictures of their former foster pups ~ there is nothing quite as encouraging on a “down” day as being able to look at one of your former pups that arrived broken, scared and afraid to love now living the “great life” as a cherished family member!!!

Thank you all so very much for supporting rescue, our volunteers and pups at Florida Little Dog Rescue!!

Much Love and Many Wishes for an INCREDIBLE 2025,

All the Puppers of FLDR and the rest of their “staff” at Florida Little Dog Rescue!

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Rudy, a Chihuahua

Meet Rudy! Rudy is a 4-5 year old male Chihuahua and he weighs about 5 pounds, He arrived in rescue when his previous family could no longer care for him. He has settled into his foster home and is ready to find a Chihuahua savvy, experienced forever family to call his own. His foster mom says, "This little guy has the most expressive face! Every time you talk to him he gives you a head tilt and acts like he is hanging on to every word you say. If you know Chihuahuas, then you already know he is very loyal and loving to his person. He is not too interested in meeting new people and thinks he needs to be your protector against all things such as strangers/vacuum cleaner/mop. Rudy demands to sleep in bed with you under the covers. Prior to going to sleep he loves having some playtime on the bed with you. You will often find Rudy napping under his blanket so be sure to check it before you sit down. He gets along well with the other pups in the home and has just recently started to engage in playtime. He enjoys exploring the yard and also walks well on a leash. He’s is not 100% house trained and has had a few accidents but if you are able to get him out every few hours he does great. Rudy will need a home where there are not a lot of visitors coming/going (remember he thinks he has to protect you). No shared walls (apartments/townhouses/condos) for this little man. Older dog savvy children would be ok. Rudy’s new home must have previous Chihuahua experience!" Rudy is neutered, up to date on vaccines, heartworm negative, microchipped and has had his teeth cleaned. He is fostered in the Orlando area and his adoption donation is $350.

How Many Have YOU Helped Save?

5345*

Joy has found her forever home!

In Our Puppy Bowl Era!!

It's Time to Raise the Woof!

That's right friends, it's Puppy Bowl Season! Sunday, February 9th at 2pm EST the cutest, floofiest, ruffest game kicks off and #TeamFLDR is well represented! Alice, a Chihuahua mix; Bodhi, an Ausiedoodle; Jason and Travis, Pomeranian Brothers; Queenie, a corgi; Smoosh, a Pekingese; Pepper, a dachshund mix and Kiki, a Terrier mix are all ready to show just how awesome rescue pups are!! You can also vote for Alice, Smoosh and Kiki in the Pupularity contest at www.puppybowl.com!

While all of our amazing puppy players already have their forever families and have been adopted, we do have many other amazing puppers just waiting for forever homes, so please check out the adoptable dogs page as your new best friend could be waiting for you there and would love to be home in time to tail-gate for the big game!

FOSTERS

NEEDED!!

FLDR wants to save as many puppers as we possibly can and the only way to do this is by YOU joining our team!! We need fosters!! If you live in the Orlando area and would like to help save lives, we want you to join our pack! We are in need of foster homes willing to open their hearts and make a space on the couch for a rescued pup, usually just for a couple of weeks! We take care of the vetting, grooming, medications and you provide the love and snuggles! Please complete the "Adoption Application" and just put in the comments - "Want to Foster" and a Foster Coordinator will reach out to you right away!

We are also in need of people willing to do transports, usually from Winter Haven to St. Cloud or from north Orlando to St. Cloud a couple of times a month, during a weekday. Please email littledogrescue@gmail.com for more info on helping with Freedom Rides!

Welcome to Florida Little Dog Rescue Group!

Florida Little Dog Rescue rehabilitates unwanted, abused and abandoned little dogs and places them in loving and responsible homes to live out their lives as cherished family members. We would love for you to join us by adopting a dog, volunteering as a foster home or donating money to help save the dogs. We are a 501(c)3 Charitable Organization, and all donations to FLDRG are tax deductible!

Save a Dog on Death Row!
They need YOUR help right now!!

Please help us save dogs on Death Row at local Animal Controls. These are dogs that can't be adopted out directly from Animal Control, mainly for medical reasons. When they can't be adopted, they need a rescue to save them when their time runs out. These pups desperately need our help, we are their last hope!

Click the Picture to Save One More!

Florida Little Dog Rescue Group rescues dogs from all over the state of Florida, but our main focus is the Central Florida area. Our volunteers live anywhere from Tallahassee to Tampa, but all of our dogs are fostered in the Orlando area. We are 100% volunteer-based, which means no overhead or salary costs. Your donation is used directly for dog care. We do not receive government funds. We are entirely supported by charitable donations.

We ensure that each dog is spayed/neutered, vaccinated, tested for heartworms and other parasites, examined by a vet and treated for any known conditions prior to adoption. All known medical information is fully disclosed to new families. While awaiting adoption, the dogs live in foster homes that provide love, patience and TLC to the pups! A pup's stay in foster care could vary from several days to several weeks, depending upon the dog's conditions and needs. Unlike shelter or kennel living, fostering the pups in a home environment allows us to personally evaluate each dog for behavior and temperament issues. We are able to see how they interact and react to other animals and children, if they are house trained, like to go for walks, play ball, etc. and that makes it easier to know what type of home/family would be best suited for them!

Please note, we are not a shelter. We do not have a kennel or facility that you can visit and see all the dogs. Each dog is fostered in an individual home. We do rescue out of our private homes and in our spare time. So, you cannot come visit our dogs until you have gone through the application and interview process and we have contacted you about scheduling a visit. We do not have set "hours" and we answer all calls and emails as quickly as we can!

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