Florida Little Dog Rescue Group

Surrender Season:(

Surrender Season is Upon Us:(

“Summer is so much fun” - said no one in rescue. Ever.

Please help if you can!

It’s summer - school’s out, the heat is here and rainy season in Florida has started. That also means its surrender season, the season every rescuer dreads. It’s more brutal than the heat and humidity. It drains us emotionally and financially. This year is no exception and it’s already brutal. Plain and simple, we need help. Surrender Season is back, and with a fury. How does our intake team know it is THAT bad? In addition to the 30+ calls/emails every day from people asking us to take their dogs, every single shelter is posting about how full they are, that incoming numbers are higher than adoption numbers, and they have no open kennel space, and need help. Every. Single. One. There was an email yesterday from one of the shelters we work with that had just small breed dogs needing rescue to "make space" for the higher intake numbers that come along with the weekends. Adoptions slow down with summer travel and vacations, as do donations. Fosters take much needed vacations, but that means less foster spaces for pups to come in. This, coupled with the high surrender rates essentially cripples most rescues through September, FLDR included. Our average vet expenses per month are usually between $10,000-$15,000, this includes exams, spay/neuter, fecals, dentals, medications (just our monthly flea and heart worm medications run about $500), grooming, special surgeries, X-rays, heart worm treatments…... We are funded strictly through donations, so when donations are slow, and adoptions are low, we simply have no choice but to stop intake and turn pups away, which is honestly the most heartbreaking thing for our rescue team.

Want to help save a life and get some pup snuggles? Consider fostering! Interested in fostering and live in the Orlando area? Visit our website and complete the adoption application and put in comments “want to foster” (we use the same application) and the foster team will reach out - it’s usually a 3-6 week commitment and we take care of all the medical and grooming!

Without fosters and funds, we simply can't sustain intake with numbers like these. Please, please "like" and "share" our socials posts, as that is the ONLY way that more than 2-3% of our Facebook fans will be allowed by Facebook/Instagram to see it, as their new "filters" are killing our reach, which cripples our donations. The pups need your help! To DONATE, you can use the link here, or any of the donation links on our website.

We can not thank you enough for the support, please please Donate. Foster. Adopt. Save a Life.

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Orville, a Mixed Breed

Meet Orville! Orville is a 9 month old male puppy and he weighs about 35 pounds. We expect him to stay under 55 pounds when full grown, but due to his unique mix, we are unable to accurately predict his actual adult weight range, so if you need a pup to stay a specific size, he is not the pup for you. Orville and his littermates arrived in rescue after being part of an accidental litter. Dad is a Beagle/Cavalier mix (a Beagleier) and mom is a Bassett Hound/Blue Heeler mix.The pups have been raised in loving foster home and are thriving. A forever family will need to be up for all things puppy - including house training, leash training, learning what is ok to chew and not chew, as well as continued socialization.They would also do well with dog savvy kiddos. His foster mom says: Orville is a sweet, goofy, and playful boy. Although he is a unique mix, the basset characteristics seem to dominate his personality. He is good natured and affectionate but also stubborn and independent, making a challenging companion to train. A forever family will need to be up for all things puppy, including house training (the biggest hurdle), leash training (working on it), and what is ok to chew (working on that too). He can be mouthy around hands and he loves to tear up everything, including pidde pads and piddle towels. He is very vocal (loud) and will bark at strange noises and sights, so no shared walls. Since his leash training and house training are still in progress, a fenced yard is a must. He is not a high energy athlete and has a low activity requirement, prefering to lounge around both inside and out. He gets along with my other dogs and cats and I believe he would do well with gentle, dog-savvy, older children. He likes to jump on people to get their attention, so no little tykes or frail adults. If you're up for the challenge, welcome Orville into your home. With love, patience, and consistency, guide him through puppyhood and watch him develop into a devoted and loyal companion. Orville is neutered, up to date on vaccines, on flea and heartworm prevention and microchipped. He is fostered in the Flagler Beach area and his adoption donation is $350.

How Many Have YOU Helped Save?

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Harvey has found his forever home!

IT'S TIME FOR THE WORLD PUP!

That's right friends, it's time for LG Channels World Pup. World Pup kicks off June 10th, featuring 48 rescue pups from 12 rescues representing 8 countries in a bracket style playoff! FLDR has 9 puppies that have been drafted to represent 5 different countries - Son Chew-Min, Ara and Rumi for South Korea; Clover for England; Hair-Ving Lozano for Mexico; Pascal, Pierre and Claude for France and Fritz for Germany. These rescue pups are ready to have tons of fun showing everyone just how amazing and fun rescue pups are! While most of the pups have already been drafted into a permanent roster slot with forever familes, Hair-Ving Lozano (also known as Flip) and Son Chew-Min (aka Onyx) are on the Adoptable Dogs page and ready to start entering contract negotiations with a forever family! (Please see the adoption process page if you are interested!) This fun new sports show will have new matches each week until the final match to see who wins the coveted World Pup Trophy!

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!

Saving small dogs in big need—one life at a time.

Since day one, we've centered on the mission: rescuing overlooked, medically needy, or shelter-bound little dogs in Central Florida and giving them the loving futures they deserve. We’re a 100% volunteer-powered rescue caring for pups in foster homes—never shelters—and every dollar goes directly toward saving another life.

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.

Why We Do What We Do

No shelter, just foster homes—so every dog gets the love and evaluation they deserve.
Over 5,500 lives changed across 16 years of rescue work.
A fully volunteer run organization—every gift you give goes straight to care.
Not a shelter—visits happen by application only to ensure safety and respect for foster families and pets.

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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