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Kaiser- URGENT

German Wirehaired Pointer

Male, 1 yr 10 mos
Wood Dale, IL
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with kids, Good with dogs, Not good with cats, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Kaiser is a young handsome German Wirehaired Pointer or Pudelpointer. He was found as a stray in the Rockford area and it seems he suffered some neglect and abuse. While he is usually a very sweet boy, he has some behaviors that would be best dealt with in someone that knows this breed. I need to line up a new foster or foster to adopt home for him ASAP. Please call Lisa if you can help at 630-694-1359
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George

English Setter

Male, 8 yrs 6 mos
Wood Dale, IL
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
George's Facebook Album June 2024: Happy 2 year rescueanniversary Sir George. He’s come a long way in 2 years, but I haven’t had any adoption inquiries on him in over a year. He’s safe in a loving foster home where he loves to play with his foster sisters and he also loves to look for squirrels. He is also completely spoiled rotten getting the yummiest food and he feels safe and loved. I can’t even imagine how frightened he must have been in that awful cage we saved him from—and him having to suffer being outside 24/7 in all weather. It is a feel good to know his life is so much better now. February 2024: at long last-- my sweetie pie is heartworm negative!! So are 3 of his sisters which makes me very proud as Illinois Birddog Rescue will only do the slow kill treatment plan. His 3 sisters are in loving forever homes and I can hope that his perfect new momma is out there looking for him. The funny part about Georgie is that lately he has turned into a fuzzball with the funniest hair. He is also having the best time watching the squirrels in the yard as we have several building nests in our big trees. George has also become the sweetest most loving dog. He loves to be loved on. He loves to be brushed and he loves any attention he can get. January 2024: I've taken quite a few indoor photos of Georgie since the weather change so take a look at his album. He is so happy being an indoor dog considering his past life. I've gotten to know him a lot better too. He's been so great with all my dogs, especially my senior dogs and he is 100% cat safe. His passion is squirrel hunting and he will watch the antics of the squirrels for hours if I would let him. Lately we have been doing a lot more cuddles and George loves to be brushed. He's been a good sport about modeling the fundraising dog coats and a dog bed we also had in a fundraiser. The perfect home with George would be with a single lady or a pair of ladies that will give him time to trust. While I've always been able to love on George, it would be an adjustment for him to move to a new forever home. If there was a sweet female playful dog in the home, that would be even better. I have not taken him out and about so I don't know how he would do at a pet store or on a walk. My goal has just always been to help him get over the horrible life he had prior to coming into our rescue in June of 2022. He seems to have suffered the worst and is fearful with flashlights especially. He can get overly excited when folks walk by the house and delivery vehicles also get him a little excited. The sound of garbage trucks tend to scare him too. George will need a home with a privacy fence or a fence that has vertical bars which is working well for his fence jumping sister. In the perfect home, George will be a loving companion and if with a single lady-- a reliable watch dog. I am hopeful that his next heartworm test will be negative. Lyme disease is NOT curable so he will have to have annual testing and periodic antibiotic therapy the rest of his life. June 2022: George is a very handsome Liver/ Tricolor and white Field bred English Setter. He is an owner surrender and lived most of his life in an outdoor pen were he was trained to pee and poop through wires that he was also force to walk on. His neglect includes heartworm and Lyme disease and he had a 103 temperature upon arrival to our vet. George has started heartworm slow kill and is feeling better and we hope his sweet personality comes to the surface the longer he is treated. I was told the dogs are 6 years old but we will never know for sure. He is underweight and weighed 49lbs but should be closer to 55. We need to treat him at least a month before he can be neutered. He will need work on cage and house training. We are looking for a Foster to Adopt home in the Chicago area so we can monitor his care. candidates also need to have a traditional safe fenced in yard as the last thing George needs is any more stress. He is starved for attention and we are hopeful he will have a long happy life. If you would like to help, please click HERE to submit a foster to adopt home application. If you interested in adoption, please click HERE to submit an adoption application. You can also call Lisa@ 630-694-1359
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Libby- Adoption Pending

English Setter

Female, 6 yrs 8 mos
Wood Dale, IL
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, Needs special attention, House-trained, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
**NEW PHOTOS ADDED** Libby's GOFUNDME Click on the link if you can help with her recovery. 🙂 7-14-2024: Libby is doing incredibly well, 6 weeks into our program as I just added brand new photos of our happy girl today. Libby has gained nearly 10lbs and her hair that was cut off by the shelter due to terrible mats, is starting to grow back. She is loving being able to explore a fenced in yard and she is also so happy to be in air conditioning too. Libby is now pretty reliably house trained and the plan right now is just to help her gain a little more weight and also continue with our heartworm treatment plan. She would be a super easy dog for someone wanting a more mellow middle aged Setter. We are still looking for a foster to adopt home in the Chicago area. 6-20-2024: This is our new Lemon and White English Setter rescue- Libby's Recovery Album. I was contacted about her needing a rescue on May 30th and luckily we were able to move her to foster care the following Sunday. Libby was confiscated by the local animal control when a neighbor noticed she was being starved in an outdoor kennel. In spite of her neglect, Libby is a very loving Setter. We started her on a 3 time a day feeding routine, and we also did some worming and got her started on antibiotics for suspicion of tick borne disease and possible heart worms. She also had a bladder infection that is so much better. Blood work did confirm heart worms and she is now in our slow-kill treatment program. Libby will also need a dental in a few months when we do her spay. She is gaining weight slowly and learning how to be a proper house dog. Cage and house training is much better after a few weeks and she is especially loving with her foster daddy. We are looking for a Foster to Adopt home in the Chicago area so that we can get her full blood panel done and supervise her care. As Libby has a pair of suspicious mammary lumps, we will need to have those removed and biopsied too. If you are interested in helping this soon to be gorgeous English Setter get better and become a member of your family, please click HERE to submit a foster to adopt home application. If you interested in adoption please click HERE to submit an adoption application. You can also call Lisa@ 630-694-1359 We do need sponsors for her care and donation option via PayPal can be found at our home page and we also accept donations with VENMO with @illinoisbirddogrescue and ZELLE with info@illinoisbirddogrescue.org
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Elvis- Foster Home Needed

English Pointer

Male, 5 yrs 7 mos
Wood Dale, IL
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Click here for Elvis's Facebook Album March 18: Elvis' dental and neuter are done. He did well, lost 4 teeth and we are doing a biopsy on his potential scrotal tumor. What a sweet boy, that just needed some TLC. With heartworm slow kill, we'll test at 8 months and see where he is at, hopefully he'll be negative by then, but oftentimes it takes longer. We are taking our time with him especially since he is also infected with Ehrlichia, Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Glad he came to IBR otherwise that would have been missed. We are looking for a foster or foster to adopt home for him in the Chicago area with a safe fenced in yard. Heartworm slow kill treatment is super easy and so much easier on the dogs we rescue. Our adoption or foster app can be found at www.helpibr.org March 2025: Elvis was left outside the city jail in a cage in Tompkinsville, KY a few weeks ago. The jail is sometimes used as the local humane society. He was in terrible shape, extremely thin and frightened. We worked for a few weeks to line up transport and in that time it was discovered that Elvis was infected with heartworms and he had a sore on his testicles. The great folks in Kentucky got his vaccinations done and also got him started on heartworm slow kill. In between some nasty weather, and some plane electrical problems, Elvis was driven to Louisville, KY and then flown to the Chicago suburbs by Captain David Tan. His latest exam and bloodwork shows that Elvis is also fighting 3 tick borne diseases- Ehrlichia, Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. We got a closer look at his teeth- which were in terrible shape and Elvis also has an enlarged testicle besides a cyst. This poor dog has suffered some terrible neglect but while we are in the search for a longer term foster, he is being cared for and loved on by our good friends at Tail Gate for Dogs in Elmhurst. As Dr. Rimkunas didn't rule out testicular cancer, I have his neuter and dental set up for March 18th and we could really use some donations to help with his ongoing medical care. We have Paypal at www.illinoisbirddogrescue.org, VENMO with @illinoisbirddogrescue and ZELLE with info@illinoisbirddogrescue.org If you would like to help, please click HERE to submit a foster to adopt home application. If you interested in adoption, please click HERE to submit an adoption application. You can also call Lisa@ 630-694-1359
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Reggie

English Setter

Male, 2 yrs
Wood Dale, IL
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Click here for Reggie's Facebook Album April 2025: My precious, silly Reggie is an owner surrender, but he's been one of the easiest fosters I have ever had. I worked with his owners to get him into my vet to look for Rocky Mountain spotted fever- due to some of his odd behaviors. We did find it and antibiotics and supplements have really helped him and his brain health. He's got a few manageable triggers, like he can't be around any outdoor grilling or outdoor fires. His circling behavior is so much better and the drooling he was doing at his old home is pretty much gone. He's probably been sick since he was a puppy and I have a lot of experience with dogs with RMSF issues, including my own deaf Setter. Reggie came to me cage and house trained and while he loves to run around the yard and chase tweetie birds, he settles down nicely indoors. He is so cuddly and such a lap puppy too. He is GREAT with all dogs and he is perfectly cat safe. Reggie also has a nice recall and will usually come when called in the yard. He's such a cool pup- and I really want him to do some fun stuff like AKC FastCAT because he would LOVE to chase a plastic bag on a lure as fast as he can. Reggie could also be trained in other things like Barn Hunt, Obedience and Agility. I was told he is gun shy- so no hunting homes. A fenced in yard is MANDATORY for Reggie to keep him happy and safe. I just love this dog and hope to find him the best home-- he is very special. March 2025: Reggie is a VERY active Tricolor and white American Field Bred English Setter. He is about a year and a 1/2 old and has been a pet since he was brought home as a puppy from a breeder in Illinois. He is an owner surrender and needs an active home with a decent sized fenced in yard in the Chicago area. He is cage and house trained and great with other dogs. NO HUNTING HOMES-- he is gun shy!! If you would like to help, please click HERE to submit a foster to adopt home application. If you interested in adoption, please click HERE to submit an adoption application. You can also call Lisa@ 630-694-1359
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Everett- Foster Needed

German Shorthaired Pointer Doberman Pinscher

Male, 5 yrs
Wood Dale, IL
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with kids, Good with dogs, Not good with cats, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Click here for Everett's Facebook Album April 2025: Welcome handsome Everett to IBR! We are a little stumped at what might be in his mix-- perhaps German Shorthaired Pointer, or Vizsla and possibly Doberman with the tan highlights around his face and legs. He was found as a stray in the Rockford area and he was emaciated. He is still very thin and his coat shows the signs of being malnourished. He also has some old bite wounds around his face. He is a very sweet dog, was play bowing with most of the dogs in my yard. Best guess is he is 5 or older at the condition of his teeth and once he has gained enough weight we will consider a neuter and a dental. The next step in his care is getting his blood work to check his overall health and to look for underlying tick borne diseases. We are looking for a loving foster or foster to adopt home in the Chicago area (with a safe fenced in yard) to help him recover. If you are interested in helping, our application is at www.helpibr.org If you would like to help with his medical and food expenses we have PayPal at www.illinoisbirddogrescue.org VENMO @illinoisbirddogrescue and ZELLE with info@illinoisbirddogrescue.org If you would like to help, please click HERE to submit a foster to adopt home application. If you interested in adoption, please click HERE to submit an adoption application. You can also call Lisa@ 630-694-1359

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Fetching Tails Foundation

Itasca, IL 60143

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Illinois Birddog Rescue

PO Box 364, Wood Dale, IL 60191

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Almost Home Foundation

P.O. Box 308, Elk Grove Village, IL 60009

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Pets and Vets Usa

25w571 Lake Street, Roselle, IL 60172

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Anderson Humane - Petco Bloomingdale

412 W Army Trail Rd, Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Pet Types: cats, birds, dogs, rabbits, small animals

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Illinois Animal Rescue

PO Box 399, Bloomingdale, IL 60108

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Felines and Canines - Foster

Schaumburg, IL 60193

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Felines and Canines - Schaumburg Chapter

Schaumburg, IL 60193

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