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CANINE COMPANIONS RESCUE CENTER

Bringing great people and great dogs together for life


Canine Companions Rescue Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation founded in 2004 for the purpose of working with the community and area animal control agencies to promote the adoption of dogs without families. We also advocate spaying/neutering animals and provide support and education to the community regarding the proper care of dogs.

It is our goal to rescue dogs with good family potential. If our adopters and our dogs are both happier after the match, then we've done our job!

To facilitate a lifelong bond of unconditional love between our adopters and our dogs, we will provide counseling as needed, and not only to those who have adopted from us, but to anyone having issues with their dog. If we can't help, we will recommend other alternatives to help solve the problem.

Like most rescues, we have an adoption application to make sure our dogs go into good homes. The application can be filled out at our website ahead of time (the preferred method) or in person at the time of adoption. One of our adoption counselors will review your application, and if approved, you can take your new best friend home the same day.

We do our best to make sure our dogs are physically and mentally sound, and we promise to disclose known problems. However, we cannot guarantee there will be no physical or behavioral problems, though our selection process should minimize the likelihood of these.

Our adoption fee for all of our dogs, regardless of age or breed, is $185. As part of this fee, we will bring your dog up to date medically, including a spay or neuter. For more details on what is covered, please see our Health Statement on the Documents page. These services would run over $300 at the vet, so adopting a rescue dog makes good financial sense!

We will do our best to make sure you and your new best friend are happy together. Please feel free to call or email if you have any questions or concerns, or check out all of the training and behavior literature available on our website. Nip any problems in the bud by asking for help early. Don't wait until you are tearing your hair out and ready to give up!

We ask that you do your best as well. Please understand that dogs need time to settle in and understand the routine in your household. You need a little patience and a lot of consistency to make the process go as smoothly as possible. It's a rare dog that will be perfect upon arrival in a new situation, but most are diamonds in the rough.

We are committed to finding permanent homes for our dogs, but if for any reason the match is not a good one, we will take our dogs back without judgment. All we ask is that you provide as much medical and behavioral information as possible so we can do a better job placing the dog the next time around.

Tax deductible donations can be made through paypal
or mailed to:

Canine Companions Rescue Center
381 Shrewsbury Drive
Clarkston, MI 48348
(248) 834-9419

Another way for you to make contributions to CCRC is by way of Petco e-gift certificates. It's easy to do. Just click in the box below. One hundred percent of your donation comes to CCRC. Thank you for visiting our website and for any donations you may make.

AFFILIATED PET SITTERS

A Shepherd's Watch, LLC
Valerie Davis (248)625-5685
Clarkston, MI
Covering Clarkston, Davisburg, Lake Orion, Ortonville, Springfield Twp., and Waterford

Please contact the above for further details and prices.

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Upcoming Events

Each week we will be at the Petco, at 4820 S. Baldwin Rd., in Lake Orion near Great Lakes Crossing on Sundays from 12-4.

Through July 2008:

We will also be at Moochie & Co. www.moochieandco.com at Great Lakes Crossing every third Sunday now through July 2008 from 12 noon until 3 or 4 p.m. We will have some of our rescued friends there and you can learn how you could adopt a very special dog.

Please join us on June 28th at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights at the Petapalooza. It's an exciting adoption event where you just may find your forever canine friend!

Our Greatest Need

We need people who love dogs and love to help them. Volunteers are currently needed for all kinds of jobs; larger things like heading up our Junior Program and our fundraising, and smaller jobs like fostering and helping at our adoption shows. No matter how much or how little you can help, we need you! If you'd like more information, please contact us at (248)834-9419.

One Way To Help

Help us by joining iGive.com, an online mall with over 500 stores such as PETsMART.com, Petco, OfficeDepot.com, Staples, Barnes&Noble.com, Amazon.com and many, many more. Up to 26% of every purchase is donated to our organization if you go to http://www.iGive.com/ccrcdogs and join! At iGive.com, membership is free, so hurry up and visit the Mall at iGive.com, where you can do your shopping and help our dogs at the same time!