Who We Are

We are a group of Ontario based volunteer rescuers who have been saving lives and promoting responsible pet ownership for over 20 years.

We are a humane, all breed rescue that provides quality foster care to homeless and owner surrendered pets until we are able to match them with suitable pre-screened adopters, and place them into loving and permanent new homes.

4 Love of Canines All Breed Rescue is a no-kill, not for profit organization that is run by volunteers and funded by donations.

Our Mission is to cater to the best interest of canine companions while maintaining the highest quality of service to both pet owners and adopters.

What We Do

4 Love of Canines associates are responsible for maintaining any number of dogs that we may currently have in our programs, promote pet responsibility and awareness, offer consultations on a variety of pet related issues with pet owners and adopters, liaise with other rescues and shelters, and maintain the web site.

We accept homeless and owner surrendered pets from anywhere within Southern Ontario, and from private rescues and dog owners throughout Canada and the USA.

While our primary concern is for canine companions we do aim to help any pet in need of a new home.

With our many years of dog related experience and our dedication to promoting the happiness and security of companion animals, our goal is to educate pet owners on matters of breed specifics, health, obedience and general canine care and to help them understand that making the decision to own a dog requires a life time commitment to the pet. At times, the support and training offered to pet owners is enough for them to continue working with their pets thereby alleviating the need for placement.

Once a dog is accepted into our program it is placed into a loving home environment where it will receive any medical attention needed, basic training, and TLC. As some of the dogs are coming from an institutionalized environment they gain skills and abilities that enable them to become respected and capable companions.

Evaluations provided by foster parents throughout a dog's stay track the progress in regards to physical health, temperament, vices and specific needs. Along with our in-depth screening of potential adopters, we are able to ensure every placement is a good match for both the pet and the adopter.

After placement our interest continues and every adoption is followed up to ensure the pet is positively integrated into its new home. As well, we contact the previous owners to give them closure and peace of mind knowing that their decision to place their pet with 4 Love of Canines has helped to ensure the future happiness and security of their pet.

How Did Our Rescue Get Started?

It all started with one woman's dream of making a difference. Her affinity and love for animals made her a natural rescuer from a very early age. Her best friends while growing up included a crow name "Charlie", a garter snake named "Sassy", a one footed sparrow affectionately called "Peg Leg Pete" and a little dog that followed her home one day named "Tammy".

At the age of 11 she began trapping feral kittens. Placing them in a box on her wagon, she would take them from door to door looking for people willing to adopt them. It seemed throughout her life that where ever she went animals would appear needing her help and she was always glad to reunite a dog with its owner or play nurse maid to a motherless furry friend.

As an adult she began pulling dogs and cats from pounds that were tagged to be euthanized or sent to research labs and fostering them in her home until she could find suitable adopters. During one of her pound excursions she ran into other rescuers who appeared to have the same care and compassion for animals and in working together they found camaraderie and a matched desire to turn their hobby into a mission.

Today 4 Love of Canines and its associates continue to dedicate themselves to rescuing and aiding animals in distress, working with pet owners to help re-home their pets with suitable loving adopters, and ensure that no pet adopted through the rescue will ever end up in a pound..

Where Are We Located?

4 Love of Canines All Breed Rescue operates throughout Southern Ontario. All pets are kept in loving home environments and there are no visiting hours. Bringing a pet in for placement or viewing pets available for adoption is done by appointment only. While our main foster home is located in Hamilton, Ontario, the individual dogs may be located anywhere throughout Southern Ontario.

Why Use Our Service?

For The Pet Owner:

4 Love of Canines offers pet owners a caring and compassionate alternative for re-homing their pets that allows the pet to continue being cared for in a loving home environment, while alleviating the stress on your family to find the perfect new home.

With the experience of our associates and our networking abilities, you are guaranteed to have your pet seen by a wider range of potential adopters, and by utilizing our in-depth screening and matching process, your pet will be placed with only the most suitable, permanent new home. As well, unlike a "free to good home" ad, all adopters must sign an adoption contract that guarantees the pet will never be placed in a pound, or sold for research.

As we follow up every adoption to give added support and assistance when needed, you have the peace of mind knowing that your pet is being positively integrated into its new home, and that 4 Love Of Canines will continue to serve the best interests of your pet for the duration of its life.

By choosing to place your pet with us, you have not only guaranteed the happiness and security of your own pet, but you have helped make funds available that will save the life of another companion animal that might otherwise have been euthanized.

For The Adopter:

4 Love of Canines is always looking for loving, permanent homes for a variety of adoptable pets. The pets may be purebred or of mixed breeding, small, medium or large and come from a vatiery of sorces, including caring veterinary technicians, concerned shelter staff and private homes.

Every pet adopted through our rescue has been screened and assessed in regards to physical health, temperament, vices and specific needs and you can be assured that any pet offered to you for adoption has been carefully matched to meet your specific needs and requirements. As well, we ensure that all medical records and past history we have for a dog is passed along with the pet to their new family.

After you take your new canine companion home we continue to make ourselves available to you to help with any training issues you might encounter and to deal with any questions or concerns you might have in a friendly and timely manner.

Jennifer with her new companion Zoe

Adopted October 22, 2006

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It is the best deal man had EVER made.

~ M. Acklam