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    • ADOPT A DOG
      • DOGS READY FOR ADOPTION
      • ADOPTION APPLICATION
    • FOSTER A DOG
    • DONATIONS AND SUPPORT
    • ABOUT/FAQ'S/CONTACT
    • EVENTS
    • SPECIAL PAWS
    • TESTIMONIES
    • FUREVER LOVED
    • TRAINING TIPS AND ADVICE

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  • HOME
  • ADOPT A DOG
    • DOGS READY FOR ADOPTION
    • ADOPTION APPLICATION
  • FOSTER A DOG
  • DONATIONS AND SUPPORT
  • ABOUT/FAQ'S/CONTACT
  • EVENTS
  • SPECIAL PAWS
  • TESTIMONIES
  • FUREVER LOVED
  • TRAINING TIPS AND ADVICE

A registered Canadian charity

A registered Canadian charityA registered Canadian charityA registered Canadian charity

 

Dedicated to providing homeless puppies and dogs 

with loving forever families!


ADOPTION FEES

Our rescue organization takes pride in the fact that our adoption fees are low. We do this by fundraising throughout the year. Male adult dogs (one year or older) are all neutered, have a complete set of vaccinations and are microchipped. Female dogs (5 months or older) are spayed, vaccinated, and microchipped. Their adoption fee is $275. Dogs under 5 months are considered puppies and will have one or two sets of vaccinations, be microchipped and are not spayed or neutered yet. The fee is $275 and a signed spay/neuter contract is required, however, $100 of that is refunded as soon as the dog is altered. 

PLEASE NOTE PAWS FOR LOVE IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY PROFESSIONAL DOG ASSOCIATIONS. WE DO NOT HAVE HANDLING FEES FOR YOUR PAPERWORK. OUR ADOPTION FEE IS TO BE PAID IN FULL WHEN YOU GET YOUR ANIMAL. WE ALSO HAVE A DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT OF $100 THAT IS NON REFUNDABLE.

WHERE WE ARE

WE INSIST THAT YOU COME HERE TO PICK UP YOUR PUPPY OR DOG! THIS WAY YOU MEET YOUR NEW FURFRIEND BEFORE YOU FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK TO CONFIRM YOUR ADOPTION! BEFORE YOU FILL OUT AN APPLICATION, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'RE WILLING TO TRAVEL THE DISTANCE IF YOU'RE FROM OUT OF TOWN! THANK YOU!


Thunder Bay is in beautiful Northwestern Ontario, right on Lake Superior. We're approximately 15 hours from Toronto, 16 hours from Ottawa, and 8 hours from Winnipeg. Flights from Toronto are approximately two hours. If you wish to stay and visit our area while picking up your dog or puppy, you won't be disappointed. We're surrounded by lakes and trees, offer excellent fishing and camping opportunities, and enjoy wildlife including moose, deer, and black bears. For more information of some of the awesome things you can do while you're here, go to: https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attractions-g155017-Activities-Thunder_Bay_Thunder_Bay_District_Ontario.html

FIVE YIPS FOR PAWS4LOVE!

We're so excited! Thank you to everyone who voted for us and made us Chronicle Journal's Reader's Choice winner for Rescue of the Year, 2021! Big congrats also to New Hope Rescue for their Finalist Award! We're all in this together!

ADOPT A DOG

DOGS AVAILABLE

DOGS AVAILABLE

 So you're ready to adopt a dog! That's wonderful and we hope you're a perfect fit for one of our adult dogs or puppies. Learn more about 

adopting a Paws for Love

 dog here. 

DOGS AVAILABLE

DOGS AVAILABLE

DOGS AVAILABLE

Check our site daily as more dogs and puppies become available for adoption.

FOSTER A DOG

DOGS AVAILABLE

HELP US TODAY!

 Maybe you're not quite ready to create a forever home for a dog but you want to foster one. That's wonderful! We're always looking for loving, temporary homes for our furry friends. 

HELP US TODAY!

FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS

HELP US TODAY!

 Your financial support helps us save more dogs and ensures they're well cared for. As a registered Canadian charity we issue tax receipts for donations $20 or more. Please consider making a donation today! 

FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS

FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS

FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS

There are many expenses involved in dog rescue. From food to medical attention, we want to give our rescue dogs the best they can get. We take pride in the fact that dog adoptions cost $275, where many charities charge $500 or more! To keep our costs low we are constantly fundraising. Check out our events page to see how you can help!

DONATIONS AND SUPPORT

FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS

FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS

 Paws for Love is grateful to its many volunteers and friends who continue to support us. Without people like you, we would not be able to do 

what we do.  If you're new to 

Paws for Love and want to assist, 

here are many ways that 

you can help us!

ABOUT US AND CONTACT US

ABOUT US AND CONTACT US

ABOUT US AND CONTACT US

What we do and how we do it! 

Our mission statement, our process, 

and our purpose.

FAQ'S

CONTACT US

SPECIAL PAWS

ABOUT US AND CONTACT US

ABOUT US AND CONTACT US

Heart warming and tail thumping tales about special rescue cases. 

FUREVER LOVED

ABOUT US AND CONTACT US

FUREVER LOVED

Paws for Love has rescued thousands of dogs and puppies. Check out our photo galleries to see the smiling faces of our furever loved buddies. 

TESTIMONIES

TRAINING TIPS AND ADVICE

FUREVER LOVED

 Loving stories and wonderful experiences shared by our adoptees.  

TRAINING TIPS AND ADVICE

TRAINING TIPS AND ADVICE

TRAINING TIPS AND ADVICE

  The key to a good dog is a well trained dog. Check out these resources for tips and advice.   

FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS

GLEN DARLOW: MAN'S BEST FRIEND'S BEST FRIEND

If you have a rescue dog, chances are you’ve heard of Glen Darlow. 

Glen began saving dogs in the First Nation Reserves in Northwestern Ontario when he started teaching at Big Trout Lake in 2012. When Glen arrived late that summer, one of the first things he noticed was the great number of homeless dogs roaming the area. With the lack of veterinary services and the high cost of dog food, many dogs were left to breed, roam, and fend for themselves. Wolves and annual cullings reduced the dog population but nothing existed to give man’s best friends the love and attention they well deserved. 

As a dog lover, the situation hit Glen like a ton of bricks.

Using his own funds, Glen brought pallets of dog food up to the reserves to feed the dogs. He gave some to owners for their dogs and used the services of the planes to bring strays to Thunder Bay. 

It wasn’t exactly easy.

Stray dogs were leery of Glen, and kept their distance even after being offered tasty treats of wild meat and dog food. At moments like this, Glen used his knowledge gained in Animal Communication courses and the dogs started to trust him. Watching him work with the dogs was like watching a scene in Dances with Wolves: Body posturing, carefully selected movements in tune with the dog’s own, followed by an almost instantaneous bond of sniffs and licks. It was nothing short of awesome. 

When Glen moved to North Spirit and later to Sachigo Lake, he continued to rescue dogs and worked with Northern Lights and Paws for Love. Volunteers working with Glen marvelled at his energy. He doctored dogs suffering from knuckle down (rickets), and broken bones, tended to wounds from dog fights, traps, and snares, and immunized dogs from parvo and rabies, then sent them to Thunder Bay where they received further medical attention from Crossroads Veterinary Clinic and later adopted out to loving homes. Even after good homes were found for the dogs, Glen kept in touch with the new owners, sharing tales of their dog’s rescue and commenting on how happy he was to see the dogs get good homes. 

As word got out about Glen’s animal skills and good heart, children and adults from the communities brought him injured and orphaned puppies and dogs, asking for his help. He became a Dr. Dolittle of sorts and he was loved by everyone for it. 

Glen loved spending his evenings having a picnic by the lake with his dogs and the dogs on the reserve, giving them treats and enjoying their uncomplicated company. He cherished times when students came to visit him and his cats and dogs, sharing the homemade chocolate chip walnut cookies and banana muffins he was well known for. 

In spring of 2020, Glen was diagnosed with leukemia and died eight months later. Even in his final days he made arrangements for the homeless dogs he had befriended in Sachigo to come to Thunder Bay. 

In the eight years Glen worked up north he saved over 4000 dogs. 

One can’t help but think of Glen as man’s best friend’s best friend. He gave unselfishly of his time and love and devoted his life to these dogs. A good day for him was when he could send a dog or puppy or two or more to Thunder Bay where he knew they would be given a good home with someone to love them. And each dog was given a name: Sachigo, Reggie, Hazel, Freda, Buck, Tucker, Dazzle … the list goes on and on. He’s a hero in many people’s – and dogs’ – eyes. 

The people in Sachigo loved him so much that they requested that some of his ashes be sent back to them. His books were given to the town library and his clothes distributed to his students and friends – all in an attempt to keep a part of Glen with them. 

People like Glen are few and far between. Glen lived his life to the maximum, helping whenever he could, loving every moment with his animals and the homeless dogs that gave him full-hearted love. So, it won’t be refuted that on that day, when Glen left this earth, he was greeted by many tail wags from all of his friends in heaven. 

After all, it’s what man’s best friend’s best friend deserved.

Rest in peace, Glen. You are sadly missed.

                       Glen and Nip and Tuck

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