The dogs at RISE need your help.

We are working on adding new kennels to our facility so we can help more dogs.

Our facility is DIFFERENT than a traditional shelter. We focus on training, and on preparing dogs for their forever homes. As a result, the facility is set up like a giant home environment (we have an oversized living room, and big giant bedrooms where dogs sleep) and our dogs are out getting exercise, playtime and training often.

But in order for us to help more than just a couple of dogs, we have to confine dogs when they aren't out having fun, so we can keep everyone safe.

Rather than confining dogs to kennel runs, our dogs sleep in oversized wire crates. Our crates reduce overall stress as compared to a large kennel run - the dogs actually love getting tucked into their crates at the end of the day - they also help us prepare dogs for their transition to their new home. Crates are familiar, and comfortable for RISE dogs, so adopters can use them to give their adopted dog a relaxing place to decompress as they get used to their new home.

But here's the thing...

Our crates are limiting. They aren't suitable for very large dogs, and they aren't safe for high anxiety or destructive dogs that come from the shelter - those dogs can easily chew their way out of a wire crate - they can pull on the wires, break their teeth or worse, and many can get out which makes trying to confine them very risky and not feasible for us given our current set up.

Many dogs coming out of the shelter, or off of the street, simply aren't ready for the "home like" environment we've created and they need a stepping stone. One that we cannot currently provide.

Here's where you come in...

At RISE, we're looking to expand the number of dogs we can help, and the kind of dogs we can help. But to do that, we need new kennels.

Kennels that will be safe, and low stress for new dogs, and very easy to maintain for our staff - we want them out hanging with the dogs, not spending their entire day cleaning.

We've scoured the internet and found the perfect solution. Kennels that are great for dogs with anxiety, that offer a private, quiet space where they can't see their neighbors, to reduce stress, and that are the perfect size for even large dogs (size matters when it comes to managing overall kennel stress). These are not shelter style dog runs. They are simply inescapable, low stress, modular kennels that will provide the stepping stone we need to get higher anxiety or destructive dogs into the home-type environment we've created.

But we need your help to make it happen.

Your contribution will help us help more dogs, keep the dogs that are exiting the shelter safe (rarely do we know if they will be comfortable in a crate until they arrive), and help improve safety and efficiency for our staff (which means more time out walking and playing with dogs, and far less stress for these amazing humans who work their tails off to give each and every dog in our program a spectacular quality of life).

The dogs, and we appreciate you so much!

Safe Kennels Fund

Help us purchase safe kennels so we can help more dogs

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