East Coast Gentle Giants Rescue, Inc a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable donation organization is a foster based Giant Breed/Mastiff Rescue based out of Virginia Beach, VA. We currently serve the entire east coast with fosters in FL, GA, NC, VA, MD, CT, DE, NJ and NY. We are currently working on expanding our foster forces in some of the other east coast states that we do not have foster homes in currently. We adopt our dogs to the 48 contiguous states, we do not have restrictions on what states we adopt to. We are a local group of caring individuals dedicated to educating people on how to properly raise their Mastiff breeds. We take in dogs that have been turned over to shelters, abused, neglected, and help them on their way to recovery. We do take in owner surrenders when space is available. Our goal is to adopt our dogs out to great, forever, loving homes where they will be nurtured and taken care of the way we take care of our own dogs.
**Intake Hold**ALL dogs coming into ECGGR go on a mandatory 30 day hold from the date of entering FOSTER CARE** This is to allow us time for the dog to open up and get comfortable with us, and for us to learn more about them. During this time they are not actively available for adoption or for viewing by screened applicants. Please keep in mind that application screening can take 2-3 weeks or longer in some cases, by the time the dog comes off the mandatory hold, there may already been an APPROVED family lined up waiting for the dog to come off hold. We highly encourage submitting application ahead of time for PRE-APPROVAL for one of the current dogs or a dog that will come into rescue in the future.
**Medical Hold**All dogs that are currently on Medical Hold are not actively available for adoption, and we will not actively be taking in applications for them. Medical Hold dogs come in with a variety of issues from eye care needs, heartworm treatment needs, cruciate knee tears that require surgery and a variety of other ailments. Once we have an estimated completion date of their medical care, we will update their individual profiles and their individual pages on facebook.
**Adoption Pending**Dogs that are pending adoption are STILL listed on the main page, until the day they are physically picked up and taken with their new owners to their new homes. If a dog is listed as adoption pending, we are NOT actively taking new applications for them
**Courtesy Posting/Listing**Dogs that are NOT a part of ECGGR but are available thru a private individual or another rescue organization. We do not make claims or back any given dog. The adopters take all risk and contract is between them and the rescue agency not the ECGGR.
