{"id":4486,"date":"2018-07-20T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/?p=4486"},"modified":"2018-08-14T22:58:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T05:58:24","slug":"rescue-commit-inspire-secondhand-hounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/featured-rescue\/rescue-commit-inspire-secondhand-hounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescue, Commit, Inspire: Secondhand Hounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday, where we highlight an amazing animal rescue. This week we are featuring Secondhand Hounds, a pawesome organization in Minnesota that is our newest referral network partner!<\/p>\n<p>Secondhand Hounds was founded in July of 2009 by Rachel Mairose. With a love for animals and a desire to make a difference, Rachel started Secondhand Hounds in her basement. Since it\u2019s inception, Secondhand Hounds has saved over 15,000 animals.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Secondhand Hounds rescues dogs from kill shelters around the Midwest and from owners who can no longer provide care for their dogs. We rescue cats from local shelters and owners who can no longer provide care for their cats.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_4488\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rachel-mairose.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4488\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rachel-mairose-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rachel-mairose-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rachel-mairose-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rachel-mairose.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secondhand Hound&#8217;s founder Rachel Mairose<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By creating innovative programs, Secondhand Hounds consistently accomplishes their mission to save lives. Some of these programs include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fighter Fund &#8211; Providing veterinary and emotional help to animals who are victims of abuse, neglect, bad breeding, or accidents in order to help them find furever homes.<\/li>\n<li>Forever Loved Hospice Program \u2013 A foster program designed to give senior and terminally-ill dogs live out their lives in a loving foster home.<\/li>\n<li>Secondhand Hope \u2013 Offers companion pet visits to assisted living communities and other facilities throughout Minnesota.<\/li>\n<li>SHH International \u2013 A rescue program to help dogs internationally, be it from the meat market trade, natural disasters, street dogs, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Secondhand Hounds has many memorable rescue stories, some of which you can follow on Facebook! From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QuasiTheGreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quasi the Great<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hermioneshh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secondhand Hermione<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CooperShortSpine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooper<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/winnienbeans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winnie and Beans<\/a>, these pups will brighten your day and emphasize the phenomenal, life saving work Secondhand Hounds puts in day in and day out.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XKg6ir9nmBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is what we are about: The ones who are hopeless. The ones who\u00a0are scared. The ones who are injured. The ones who have known nothing but a concrete floor. And you know what? They are now filled\u00a0with hope. They are confident. They are healthy. They know a warm bed and they know love. \u2013 Rachel Mairose<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the things that makes Secondhand Hounds amazing is that the animals they save go into foster homes around the Twin Cities. They have created a pawesome foster network that many of their foster pawrents recommend:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We have fostered with SHH for a couple\u00a0years and can\u2019t say enough good things.\u00a0They give loving homes to animals from\u00a0all over who deserve the world. And they\u00a0make fostering very smooth and easy for\u00a0foster families so don\u2019t be afraid to try it!\u00a0\u2013Nikki Wilkie<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_4489\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/26114612_895484980576505_8976196311049920682_o.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4489\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4489\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/26114612_895484980576505_8976196311049920682_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/26114612_895484980576505_8976196311049920682_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/26114612_895484980576505_8976196311049920682_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/26114612_895484980576505_8976196311049920682_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/26114612_895484980576505_8976196311049920682_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/26114612_895484980576505_8976196311049920682_o.jpg 1975w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A few of the many adorable pets Secondhand Hounds rescued in 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This strategy pays off big time when it comes time for their adoptable animals to go into their furever homes. With a basic understanding of house rules and some training, the transition goes much more smoothly not just for the pet but for their family too:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We adopted a puppy from SHH recently and are so happy we went with them! Everyone we spoke with was so nice. We can really tell the foster parents put a lot of time and care into making sure the puppy was well socialized and had a good start with training. They really seem to care about the animals and making sure they all go to a good home! \u2013Cristine Simpler<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To stay up to date on the latest news at Secondhand Hounds, you can follow them on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SecondhandHounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>. If you\u2019d like to donate to help support their life saving efforts, you can visit their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secondhandhounds.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donation page<\/a> or make them your designated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/news\/how-your-organization-can-receive-donations-from-sitting-for-a-cause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">referral network<\/a> so the donations we make from the service fee profits from the jobs you book through our Sitting for a Cause go to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday, where we highlight an amazing animal rescue. This week we are featuring Secondhand Hounds, a pawesome organization in Minnesota that is our newest referral network partner! Secondhand Hounds was founded in July of 2009 by Rachel Mairose. 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