DEERFIELD, N.H. — A lifelong dog lover, Mary Doane knew that she had to start her own dog rescue operation when she took notice of all the high-kill shelters in the Southern United States. Soon realizing the impact that she could make, Mary launched Mary’s Dogs Rescue and Adoption out of her Deerfield home in February 2011.
Mary’s Dogs rescues and re-homes dogs and puppies from Aiken County Animal Shelter, one of the high-kill shelters in South Carolina.
Always willing to help, Doane says, “I’m eager to get these pups into their forever homes and just as determined to help you in your search for a dog. You can bet you won’t have to wait around for me to respond to an email or a phone call.”
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Mary’s Dogs would like the community to know that it is acquiring a new building to house some of its rescue dogs and offer various commercial services. Doane is excited to communicate that she and her staff are starting a new part of their organization.
“We want to have a home for our rescue dogs, and we want to further increase our presence in the community by offering daycare and boarding in a home-like setting,” she says.
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The company has been serving as a resource to Southern New Hampshire communities by providing education and information about responsible pet ownership to pet owners. To maximize the knowledge pet owners have, Mary’s Dogs talks about the importance of “spay and neutering, positive behavior training, and good nutrition,” she says.
In addition to securing a “home” for the rescue and adoption group here in New Hampshire, the new building, which will be called Mary’s Dogs Inn and Adoption Center, will create a circle of compassion and a sense of community that reaches from the Northeast to the high kill areas of the South.
“One of the goals we have as a rescue is to reduce the overall numbers of dogs in high kill shelters in southern states through spay/neuter programs in targeted communities in the South,” Doane says. “A physical location in New Hampshire gives us a means to help in this effort by offering commercial services such as day/overnight care, training and grooming to our ‘settled dogs’ and utilizing a percentage of the profits to fund these programs in the South.”
In other words, income from "commercial" services often derived from Mary’s Dogs’ own "settled" dogs provides aid to help curb overpopulation of dogs and puppies in the South.
“That's my model, my vision, for Mary’s Dogs now and in the years to come,” concludes Doane.
Mary’s Dogs is a business partner of Green Alliance, a local organization dedicated to promoting environmentally sound business practices and a green co-op offering discounted green products and services to its members.
As a Green Alliance or a Green Families Club member, you receive a free gift basket — complete with informational books, organic shampoo, wipes and other accessories — when you adopt a dog through Mary’s Dogs!
For more information about Mary’s Dogs, visit www.marysdogs.com.
And for more information about the Green Alliance, visit www.greenalliance.biz.
