I've helped transport with Mastiffs to Mutts Rescue for about a year and a half now, and I'm continually impressed by the number of dogs that find happy homes through the rescue. Where most rescues charge very high adoption fees for giant breed dogs, the $20 application fee allows them to charge lower rehoming fees while still providing the dogs with the medical care they need. They take in a number of cases that I'd personally consider to be "lost causes" and the really great foster families help see them through sometimes multiple surgeries to get the dog back to healthy condition. Their rules can seem strict, however, the dogs that make their way into rescue have already been through so much. The rescue's goal is to do their very best to set up the dog for success. Just because a home may be a great home, it doesn't mean that it's a great home for that particular dog. Not every dog will fit into every home and vice versa. That can be hard to hear, but even as a volunteer, they wouldn't let me adopt if I wasn't a great fit for a particular dog I wanted. If anyone has any concerns about the validity of this rescue, please feel free to reach out to me via Yelp. I'll be more than happy to talk to you. read more

Fantastic organization. The adoption process was very smooth and they explained each step as we went along. I've had experience with other rescues that are focused on telling you what you need to do in order to adopt and this organization is focused on having a conversation and making sure the animal is the right fit. I'm very grateful for our new family member. read more

Mastiffs to Mutts - Ruby - Pet Adoption Near Me

MTM was incredible to work with. Their engagement and responsiveness were more than we expected. They have touched base with us to see how Mingo is adjusting several times. Everyone is kind and they deliver what is promised. We are the lucky ones who were chosen to be his family. read more

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Absolutely the best rescue organization I have ever worked with. Their volunteers are quick to respond, extremely versed in large breed dogs and their care, very competent in the fostering adoption process and accessible to all of your questions to care for your dog. Come here to rescue a wonderful soul to add joy to your family read more

I noticed some pups on their website did EVERYTHING instantly and to my surprise,The puppies were all given away.It's cool I have a very good breeder I'm affiliated with.I wanted to try this route first.I will NEVER do this again.It appears these places pick and choose who they want. read more

We adopted our English Mastiff Moose (formerly Malachi) a month ago. Mastiffs to Mutts was wonderful and thorough in their evaluation. We were not a match for all their dogs and appreciate them taking the time to help us find the right fit. All the volunteers I met and spoke to were lovely and we had the best foster family. Highly recommend! read more

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We rescued Niko (formally Patty) from Mastiffs to Mutts. It's a wonderful organization to work with and they are very careful who they place their rescues with. Please know that they do their homework. They will call your references and your vet, but are also quick to answer all questions. They also follow up after the adoption. Corrinna and Bobbie were really great to work with and were both very knowledgable about the rescue and breed. The rescue is lucky to have them both. We have an awesome little Boerboel Mastiff puppy and we are so very happy. She is such a cuddle bug and so smart. I would highly recommend MTM if you are thinking about rescuing. read more

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We just adopted our second rescue from MTM. The process was smooth and we had her at home relatively quickly. She was found abandoned as a stray in GA with her pups. She is just as advertised. She is sweet and affectionate. We were also made well aware of what we needed to work on with her. Having the dogs live in foster homes before they are adopted makes the adopter's life so much easier. You know exactly what you are getting into. MTM is a great organization! read more

Mastiffs to Mutts - Our sweet girl! - Pet Adoption Near Me

We adopted Hank from Mastiffs To Mutts two weeks ago and the adoption experience was wonderful from start to finish. The application process and virtual home inspection were completed in a timely and professional manner. They took time to explain the adoption process and to answer all of my questions. Once we were approved, the process of adopting Hank was very smooth. After we expressed interest in adopting Hank, his foster reached out to us to interview us and talk about Hank. Once we were selected to adopt Hank, the foster kept us in the loop on how Hank was doing and any medical issues we needed to be aware of. We are so happy to have Hank as part of our family, and we cannot thank Mastiffs to Mutts enough! read more

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Great dog. Caring rescue with an extensive application process. Highly recommended. read more

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On my second adoption with this wonderful organization. I can't express how much I appreciate all the work that everyone puts into make sure these dogs get the best forever home possible. A big Thanks to Marjaneh and Whitney for helping to make a smooth transition with Harley (Harvey). read more

I wish I would of checked yelp before I wasted $20 on the application. I have had 4 dogs in my life. My most recent one was a 12 1/2 year old english mastiff who my vet said is one of the best looking mastiff's they ever seen. But I was told by this place I didn't qualify to adopt one of their mastiff's. I attached a picture of my Duke, who I had to put down on 3/24/19. He is 12 years old in this picture. read more

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I recently adopted Ten, who is now named Huey. I had a great experience going through the adoption process, and still get support from Suzy, who was Huey's foster mom. I love mastiffs, and Huey is my second rescue mastiff. This is an excellent organization and if you are looking to rescue a dog, I highly recommend Mastiff to Mutts. read more

Process for adoption application taken very seriously. They checked our references and Veterinarian. They came out to do a home visit. They really do want to make sure you are a good candidate to adopt a large breed dog which is wonderful. We had to wait a few months until the breed we were looking for was available, but he turned out to be the perfect dog to adopt. Worth the wait for sure!! They do their homework. I commend the work they do. They provided much needed surgery and Vet care to our boy before we adopted him. They took care of all those expenses. To me, that shows just how much they really do care about these dogs. Thank you for our new family member. He is absolutely wonderful!! read more

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We adopted a 12 month old Swissy that was looked after by Mastiffs to Mutts. I have only great things to say about this rescue organization and their intentions. They actively sought homes with experience with Swissies, did a very thorough background check and home visit, had a wonderful foster owners who sent us photos and lots of information about current behavior and vet visits. And, when we offered to pay for gastropexy for both Swissies scheduled for spay, M2M was extremely appreciative, charged only the actual incremental costs from each vet, and then waived our adoption fee, even though we intended to pay it. This organization has all the right intentions and is doing everything that they believe is in the best interest of the dogs. read more

My wife and I recently adopted Peaches, an English bulldog from Mastiffs to Mutts. The process for applying for a rescue dog can be really overwhelming, but MTM was really easy to work with. I also appreciated that everyone involved seemed very invested in the process and were great to work with. I would highly reccomend MTM and while it will be a long time, would adopt from them again. read more

Not sure what is up with this rescue but look elsewhere to adopt one of these large breed dogs. I have had large breed dogs my entire life and they would not let me adopt one. There is no reason for them to do this. I am not sure if they had a friend who also wanted the same dog and they were holding it for them but if there was a reason a perspective adopter would not be able to adopt they need to say so on the initial adoption papers and not lie and give people false hope. I would not have applied if I thought I could not give the dog a good, loving home. There is no phone number to contact them. I went to a rescue because I did not want to go to a breeder but this situation only makes it worse for the dog. Not every shelter has these breeds but apparently MTF don't care. They also don't tell you why you were not approved. Again very dishonest and unprofessional. read more

My review is from an attempted foster and attempted adoption standpoint. Months ago when I was looking at adopting a mastiff they required a application fee for somewhere in the range of $20-$50. When I emailed and told them I'd like to know how many other applicants the dog had they wouldn't respond. The amount of money isn't the issue but how is any potential adopter able to know the rescue is not just taking $40 from every applicant and pocketing it? Moving forward a few months later we were recommended by someone to foster with them. We went through the fostering process and agreed to take 2 mastiffs and purchased about $200 worth of food an equipment. A few days before they were supposed to arrive they informed us they're not coming now because the surrender's didn't actually give the dog up. Its not their fault the dogs weren't surrendered but it was their fault that they didn't communicate this was even a possibility. As far as we knew, they had possession of the dogs. They then asked us to take in a 6 yr old dog that looked more like a pit which are illegal to own where I live so we declined; their response was unprofessional to say the least. One remark was to the effect that we choose our dogs based on appearance. No matter what the reason, a foster can decline to take a dog without having to explain them-self and not have the rescue hold it over their head. Moving forward I shook that experience off as a learning experience. They posted a picture of another dog I thought would be good fit and offered our home for him. They responded no but they had a Great Dane that needed placement so I accepted but told them we just picked up a yellow lab rescue from another agency. They got upset and when I asked if this were an issue they brought up the fact that i turned down a dog based on looks and implied I was hiding or lying about fostering with other agencies. Had I known fostering with another agency were and issue I'd have told them and if I were trying to hide it, i wouldn't state that we just picked up another rescue. I don't know how much more transparent you can be. There was no way to know they'd be against fostering with multiple agencies until it became an issue. rather then address the issue their coordinator dramatically made it into a childish finger pointing event. A professional would asked or stated during the interview process, "are you planning on fostering or housing other dogs". Their coordinator called my cell after an exchange through facebook messenger and rather than understand it was a simple communication issue that could be avoided she continued to imply that I was hiding the fact we wanted other dogs then started name calling. Once she started name calling I had to laugh and hang up rather then engage her simple minded un-professionalism. I can't speak on the other members but she can only get away with this unprofessional attitude because nobody else will take that job and clearly that wouldn't work in a real world career. Just because a company does a lot of work, doesn't mean they do a lot of work the right way. If they knew how to communicate then the issues I and others have faced with that agency wouldn't exist. I still never found out what they do with the adoption application fees. Their actual adoption fees are about in line with other agencies. The members of the group are passionate about taking care of the dogs they take in but the dynamics of the rescue need to be fixed to be addressed and taken seriously. On a brighter note, the other agencies we've fostered through are leaps and bounds better and easier to work with. read more

An "adoption" agency that is unorganized and troublesome. Emails come without the names of any senders; are they real or scammers from Japan? They tried texting to a landline (!!!!) and claimed they left "two messages" on that same person's machine. A LIE! It's easier to adopt a baby than to jump through their hoops to give a dog, especially an older one, a loving home. Questions asked about the dog's meds, vet records, etc. would not be answered, and meeting the dog to make sure there's a "click" does not happened until Hoop #456 is jumped through. No wonder they still have so many dogs for adoption! More info: All emails are anonymous. There are no phone number on their site. Hmmm.... Are they scammers perhaps? A woman who maybe is named "Denise" was going to visit my home . . . perhaps to case the joint? She refused to give me medical info on the dog . . . IF THE DOG ACTUALLY exists. I demanded my $20 "application fee" back. Here is what "Denise' emailed me: This isn't a scam. You were put through the same process everyone else is, to be approved. You have now wasted our volunteers time. We don't deliver a dog to you as though it is a pizza. You are quite the diva. Best of luck to you. read more

Was denied a puppy because i have a 1 year old told them i would take whatever extra step to insure the safety and care for said puppy and whatever steps they would like us to do to forever home this puppy and they weren't willing to work with us. It carzy how so many dogs need homes and they denied us because we have a 1 year old. It would be one thing of we weren't willing do do whatever they wanted to get the puppy we wanted. I feel sorry for these puppy because good homes are being turned down for dumb reasons read more

We adopted a English mastiff mix named Rose about two weeks ago and we are smitten with her. The process was actually very easy. We filled out the extensive application. I really liked how much they required from a potential adopter it showed that they really care what kinda home they send these dogs to. My only complaint is I emailed them about two small issues that we thought they should be aware of in the future and they brushed it off. But we love our fur baby and the process was very easy and they are helpful. read more

Blatent misrepresentation of a particular breed of mastiff on their rescue website and Facebook page. When several people posted and respectfully asked the rescue to removed the incorrect breed description, their posts were deleted and they were banned from posting on the rescue Facebook page, along with breed bashing against the very breed they are misrepresenting these puppies to be. Very unprofessional for a rescue group! read more

This organization is very unorganized. I went thru many hurdles to adopt one of their dogs only to be told "I misunderstood" I am filing a formal complaint. I believe the "non peofit" status is a sham. If u r thinking of adopting, get everything in writing. They are very skilled at this game. The $20 adoption fee should be viewed as a donation because your chances of adopting a dog are slim. read more

I'm a former vet tech, animal control officer, and board member of a rescue that has owned, trained, and showed dogs for years. I have a large home and yard, and stay at home so a dog would rarely be alone. I have tons of great references. This rescue declined my application without any reason given or opportunity to rectify or clarify any concerns. read more

They sell dogs that people pay to drop off. Every ounce of this organization is about making $$$. Shame on them for pretending to be a rescue when they really operate as a pet store. read more

In September of 2016 I stumbled across Mastiffs to mutts website when considering adoption of a second Mastiff. I opted to volunteer to transport and foster to better get to know the organization as well as reinforce my desire to adopt a 2nd fur baby. I completed an application, my references were called and a home inspection was done. I will admit that I became a little impatient with the process but was also very impressed by this organization and their thorough review of me and my abilities to adopt and care for an additional pet. So many times people prematurely jump into adoption not realizing what really is required to care for a pet appropriately in the cost involved in ensuring that they are properly taken care of. MTM doesn't just "move" dogs. All new rescues are vetted, fostered and in some cases enrolled in training classes in order to prepare them for placement. This small group manages a huge influx of rescues and does so in a very compassionate, careful and caring manner. Their overall mission is to make sure that the dog does not wind up in the same situation that it was in prior to being rescued. This includes but is not limited to evaluation of the potential adopter. Not everyone passes the application process thank God or these poor animals would continue to be returned over and over again to rescue. Okay back to my story, my first attempt at fostering became an adoption. I fell in love with my bully in the first 2 minutes. MTM did not immediately jump on my offer to adopt for a few reasons. Although I was a good candidate they also need dedicated Fosters so that they can continue the wonderful work that they do. They were also concerned that I was being impulsive and wanted to make sure she was a good fit for me and me for her. Fortunate for me Peg made an exception and allowed me to adopt. I have periodically participated in transports since. MTM has no way of guaranteeing a forever healthy pet nor can they 100% predict their reaction to their new surroundings when placed but they do everything humanly possible to ensure the safety and well being of the animal and ensure that they are returned to the rescue if placement is not mutually satisfactory so that the dog doesn't wind up in a shelter. Remember, their primary concern is THE DOG. This is not a for profit organization nor is it a human services organization. Members foster these dogs in their homes, not a kennel or shelter. They also provide education on adoption, decompression post adoption (which by the way, many humans fail miserably at because they rush the new pet into socialization) and provide ongoing support long after placement. If you need to surrender your dog or are interested in volunteering or adoption , this is the BEST rescue to work with. read more

We recently adopted an 8 month old mastiff mix from Mastiffs to Mutts Rescue. It was our first time rescuing, and we will definitely be doing it with them again in the future. The application process does take some time for reference checks, etc to ensure a good match for the dog. We got pre approved in October, so we would be ready when the perfect dog for our family became available. We were looking for a companion for our 7 month old English Mastiff and we hit the jackpot! Our new dog fit into our family really well almost immediately and the 2 dogs have become best friends. We have helped with transporting dogs to their new foster homes now, as well. Our experience was very good and we will be using them again the next time we get a dog. read more

On February 10,2018 my family and I adopted a dog from Mastiffs to Mutts. The dog was only in our possession for two hours when he viciously attacked and bit me. I immediately called the foster family and returned the dog. Prior to adopting the dog we were informed that the dog had been adopted on Friday, February 2. The dog was returned to the foster family on Saturday, February 3. I was contacted on Sunday, February 4 by the foster family informing me that the dog was available for adoption. The foster family informed me that the dog was returned to them " at no fault of the dog". I spoke with the foster family on Monday, February 5 and they informed me that the dog nipped at the fingers of the son of the adoptive family. And the wife said , " the dog has to go ". I believed the story that was told to me. After returning the dog on that Saturday, I decided to contact the prior adoptive family. Their story was completely different than what I was told. The gentleman informed me that not only his son but ALSO his wife was attacked by this dog ! I find the actions of the foster family to be irresponsible and negligent. read more