Meade Canine Rescue

I had the pleasure of meeting Charlotte at a fundraising event that Meade Canine Rescue held at Four Lanterns Winery last month (dog-​friendly, of course, or I wouldn’t be reviewing it). We live in Los Angeles, but when a friend told me about the event on Facebook I decided to pack up the pups for a wine country road trip. Charlotte’s passion for dogs is clear, and she is wonderfully committed to the rescue and dedicated to the utmost well-​being of the pups in her care. I met so many lovely, adoptable dogs at the event and each was given so much love and attention by volunteers who clearly share her passion. I was also able to meet and chat with several of the people who adopted dogs from the rescue, and they universally had amazing things to say about Charlotte and her rescue.
I read the negative review about the «bedside manner» of the rescue and I sympathize. Deciding to rehome your own pet is a difficult and emotional decision for some, and it’s wonderful that you considered a rescue rather than a high-​kill shelter. Unfortunately, these rescues often encounter a variety of people who don’t find it difficult at all to discard the family pet because they’re changing their carpet or because the dog grew a size bigger than the breeder had promised. Kennel space and fosters are hard to come by, so most rescues want to reserve that space for those with the most urgent need (dogs being chained and starved in a back yard or dogs with medical issues who need special care). After awhile, it becomes difficult to understand why some families just don’t try harder to make accommodations for the family pet when that family is perfectly willing to ask strangers (like a foster or a rescue) to rearrange their lives to make those same accommodations. If you think it’s tough to raise a baby and care for dogs at the same time, then you should meet the saints who raise their children, work full-​time jobs, care for their dogs, and then rescue and foster someone else’s dog as well. Oh yeah, people like Charlotte and her volunteers…
While I may not be a local, I will continue to support Meade Canine Rescue and the amazing work they do for dogs in need. :)

Called for some help to get our dogs in a good home. Since we have a newborn, we no longer can give them the care they deserve and wanted to ensure they would go to a someone who could.
The owner/​manager was RUDE and condescending.
Their approach may have good intentions but need to improve their bedside manner and should not judge people.
My wife is devastated that we need to have someone adopt them and had to listen to this person talk to her that way… with such hate and discontent.
Please continue to help the dogs they do have since that is a great service. Just beware that their customer service needs significant improvement.

I got my first dog from Meade Canine Rescue. When I walked into the ranch, I was a little disappointed. I did not see the rescued dogs look like the ones on animal channel «The Cuties».
After carefully observing the dogs in Meade Canine Rescue, I want to say ~
Because most of them were abused before, the abuses are often reflected on their physical appearances. But each dog has his /​her own unique and lovely personality which is no less than other handsome or pretty dogs. You will be amazed at how sweet they are.
Thanks Charlotte. Because you I got my first dog. Because you I know how to love and appreciate dogs.
Thank you for working so hard to keep the no kill sheller running. Thank you.

Meade Canine Rescue specializes in senior dogs that have been dumped in county shelters, usually in need of medical care and love. Charlotte Meade, the founder, adores these older dogs and wants them to spend the last years of their lives in loving homes — yours or hers. Meade Rescue gives the dogs the medical care they need and then works to find homes that appreciate senior dogs: they nap a lot, don’t need many walks, and are grateful for a full belly and a warm bed — yours, or something soft on the floor. Usually they’re housebroken (if not, that’s a former neglect issue, but old dogs CAN learn new tricks) and grateful for your love and affection. Some dogs have been left outside their entire lives, and amazingly learn to trust in a new home, greeting you with tail wags and happy barks and kisses. Please consider a senior dog — they know they’ve been given a second chance and will adore you for it. And so what if you lose them in a few years: you gave them the love they deserved at the end of their life, and many more need you.