Hoovers Hause Rescue Center — Local services in Town of Genesee

We adopted a beautiful puppy from Hoover's Hause that loved us completely but unfortunately was aggressive towards other humans and some dogs.

After putting him through obedience training, we found that he was a fantastic listener and was incredibly smart. However, he was still having reactivity issues. We decided to reach out to a dog behaviorist at the recommendation from our vet who made the judgement that our puppy would never be able to live in a house with kids or a lot of guests (both things that are important for our family).

Because of this we made the gut-wrenching decision to try and re-home Jed through Hoover's Hause.

When we first reached about the struggles we were having with our puppy, we were met with severe judgement and little empathy. We received the same sort of treatment when we met in person at Hoover's Hause for the final goodbye before we surrendered him. At the time, I chalked this up to the agency being more animal-focused than human-focused. And even if my feelings were hurt, the agency would be giving Jed the best possible chance for a great full life. I had made peace with that. Instead, that's not what happened.

Not once anyone at the agency ask any sort of question about what had been tried, where he may have success based on our interactions, and what the recommendations of both the vet and the behaviorist were. Instead, Hoover's Hause saw him for 10 min and made assumptions without any background. We asked directly what would happen if he was not adoptable or not able to be in foster care. The response was, "He's a 7 mo old. Still a puppy. We will work with him." Instead, he was euthanized without our knowledge.

I know that legally we signed away our rights to him, but the fact that we didn't know this would be an option is extremely cold-hearted. In addition, we were prevented the chance to say goodbye to him when I dropped him off.

I believe that dog rescues are a great place to get a dog. We have another dog who is 8 that came from a similar rescue. However, there are better ones out there. Please consider adopting from a place that can have more empathy to both animals and...

I want to say thank you so so much to Hoover’s Hause for our sweet girl Ellery (now Luna). After seeing her photo online, I fell in love with this sweet girl. So I got my application approved and went alone to their March adoption event in case I didn’t get her, I didn’t want my kids to be disappointed if someone else got there first. Fortunately, I was the first one there and was able to get her. But I found out she had to be foster-to-adopt, due to having a medical issue. So we on loved her and we waited to see if the issue would resolve. After 5 months, I’m happy to report she’s gotten a clean bill of health and we were able to complete her adoption. She’s been the best puppy. She’s a mellow ray of sunshine, who usually acts more like a 8 year old dog than an 8 month old puppy. She’s completed our family in a way that I didn’t know we needed.

But most of all, I need to thank Stephanie. She’s probably the most amazing, dedicated, caring individual I’ve encountered. How one person can coordinate and respond and remember each of these pups and know what they need and when they need it and stay on top of everything, is simply incredible. The day of the adoption event, when I found out Luna had a medical issue, I was nervous. Were we the right fit for her? But Stephanie walked me through caring for Luna’s medical issue and provided amazing support during the 5 months we were fostering to adopt. She answered questions and gave advice and made sure we always had everything we needed to give Luna the best care possible. Thank you so much Stephanie, from the bottom of our hearts, for all you do for all of these dogs and their human families. I don’t know how you do it...

I have fostered many dogs and puppies for Hoover and my mom adopted two dogs from them. Reading the other reviews here I want to address some of the issues brought up. -Hoovers has saved hundreds (or thousands) of dogs and puppies from Kill shelters in the South. Many of the southern states do not have the resources to deal with the large stray dog population and dogs are often not fixed so they multiply. It takes a lot of work from volunteers and staff in Mississippi and Wisconsin to save this many dogs. They take as many as they can because if they don't dogs are euthanized in the kill shelters. This means that dogs come in with Kennel cough or Heart worms sometimes. Hoover does its best to diagnose and treat these issues. Heart worm cannot be detected until 6 months old or older. Hoover tells all adopters this information. -Did I mention it is a rescue? Paperwork takes time and adoption events are slow. It is worth the wait to save a dog. -When you foster a dog or puppy you agree to follow Hoovers rules. They give foster parents a write up on the expectations and a calendar. It does not matter if you live 4, 40, or 60 minutes away you agree to bring in the dog for whatever shots or check-ups it needs. If you choose to buy puppy food for the puppy is has to be Pedigree Puppy because they feed all the puppies that and it is easier on the stomach of the dog to stay on the same food. That is stated in the foster agreement as well. Above all, we all love dogs and want the best for them. Patience and kindness goes a long way with both...