Toller Rescue Inc
About Toller Rescue Inc
Toller Rescue Inc. steps in for Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers and Toller mixes that need a safe place to land. The rescue does the unglamorous, essential work of foster care, veterinary care, rehabilitation, and adoption support so dogs who are homeless, stray, abandoned, abused, or neglected have a real path forward. If you care about dogs getting more than a quick fix, this is the kind of rescue that stays with them until they’re in loving homes.
Toller Rescue Inc. focuses on one breed and the dogs that look like it, which gives its work a clear, specific center. It also leans hard on foster homes, breed education, and coordination with shelters and rescue partners across the USA, with some coordination in Canada, so dogs are handled with care from first contact to placement.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Dog rescue and adoption
Rescues purebred Tollers and Toller mixes and places them in permanent, loving homes.
Foster care
Provides short-term or long-term foster homes for dogs while they wait for adoption.
Veterinary care and rehabilitation
Provides shelter, veterinary care, comprehensive evaluations, and training or rehabilitation for dogs in care.
Breed education and counseling
Educates shelters, rescue organizations, foster and adoptive families, dog owners, and the public about Toller needs, behavior, training, spaying and neutering, and humane care.
Owner turn-in and rescue coordination
Works with shelters, rescue organizations, and law enforcement to respond to dogs in danger, including owner turn-ins and dogs in unsafe living situations.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
TRI exists to rescue Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers and Toller mixes across the USA, finding loving, forever homes.
Who they serve
Homeless, stray, abandoned, abused, and neglected Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, plus Toller mixes and dogs of Toller type facing euthanasia or other unsafe living situations.
How your donation helps
- Medical examinations and veterinary treatment
- Spay and neuter costs
- Vaccinations
- Heartworm checks and prevention
- Heartworm treatments
- Flea preventative
- Shelter, foster care, and rehabilitation support
- Training and behavior support
Our story
Don and Laura White founded Toller Rescue Inc. out of a love for dogs and a simple goal, to make sure Tollers would be rescued, including dogs that only looked like Tollers. The organization opened a bank account in April 2009, obtained a Certificate of Filing for Texas the same month, and later became an official nonprofit with 501(c)(3) status on February 11, 2019.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Toller Rescue Inc’s services.
Contact tollerrescueinc@gmail.com or use Facebook Messenger, and include “URGENT” in the subject line if the dog needs immediate help. TRI works to relocate the dog to a safe location, address medical needs, scan for a microchip, try to locate the owner if the dog is lost, and place the dog in a foster home if needed.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
Rescue, to me, reminds me of The Starfish Story. While we might not be able to save them all, we made a difference for that one.
Rescue means going above and beyond to do what is always best for the dog.
Rescue is never easy, but it’s deeply rewarding.
Give them as much time as they need and accept them as they are.
Events
Annual Auction
annualAn annual Facebook auction that supports the rescue mission.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Toller Rescue Inc has shared.
Current needs
- Volunteers across the United States
- Foster homes across the United States
- Donations for medical care and rehabilitation for at-risk Tollers
Volunteer opportunities
- Foster a Toller in a temporary home
- Help with rescue placement and foster-network support
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How does TRI help a Toller in need?
Reach out by email at tollerrescueinc@gmail.com or through Facebook Messenger, and use “URGENT” in the subject line if the dog needs immediate help. TRI works to move the dog to a safe location, take care of medical needs, scan for a microchip, try to find the owner if the dog is lost, and arrange foster placement when needed.
What kinds of dogs does TRI rescue?
TRI rescues Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers and dogs of Toller type or temperament that can be considered adoptable as Toller mixes. That includes dogs who are homeless, stray, abandoned, abused, neglected, or facing euthanasia.
How does fostering work?
A foster home gives a dog a temporary, loving place to stay while TRI looks for a forever family. TRI provides medical care, advice, and support, and foster families may have the first chance to adopt unless another agreement is in place before fostering.
What should adopters expect?
Applicants need to be 18 or older, everyone in the family has to want the dog, and the adopter must meet the dog before adoption. Out-of-area adoptions can be considered, transportation is the adopter’s responsibility, and there is a 14-day trial period.
Does TRI have a shelter facility?
No. TRI does not own a facility for housing animals, so dogs stay in foster homes while the rescue works toward adoption.
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