Note: The adoption days are at : * PetSmart at Short…read morePump Town Center, Richmond 11:30am-2:00pm at 11740 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23233 --------------- After we lost our first dog, the house was empty and quiet. I missed having her around. A couple weeks later we went out to a rescues open house at a pet store to get my doggie fix. After the first one, we stumbled onto another one. This one was BARK's pet adoption day at a pet food store. I walked around the cages and saw this beautiful white German Shepherd laying in his crate in the regal way only a Shepherd can pull off. He looked at me with his soft, warm, brown eyes and I asked to see him. The volunteer got JoJo Shep out of his cage and the dog jumped up on me and showered me with kisses. So maybe he didn't have the best manners but he did have plenty of love. BARK had rescued him from a shelter who was going to put him down because of the horrible heath condition they found JoJo in when he arrived. Bob (who runs the place) did not accept that and took JoJo to the BARK vet and after a few weeks, the dog was off deaths door. As a testament to this care, over a year after adopting JoJo, we went back to let JoJo say good bye to Bob because we were moving to California. JoJo ran up to him and almost tackled him!! Even after all that time away, the dog still remembered the kindness shown to him! Bob and the rest of the people at BARK are commitment to the welfare of the dogs in their care. They spare no expense in caring for these dogs and do their best to place them in the best home possible. If the dog is not placed, they can live their life out on the BARK farm. If I was a dog and found myself on the street, I would want BARK to pick me up!!

Wonderful facility to work with!! The adoption process was relatively painless (compared to some)…read moreand we certainly appreciated the thoroughness with which they checked us out and verified our references. We weren't really looking to adopt, but then we saw Kelsey at the Cosner's Corner PetSmart and she was a miniature version after our Sugar who had recently passed away. Our daughter fell in love with her and the rest is history. We enjoyed working with B.A.R.K. so much that when Sugar's sister died a few years later we adopted another girls (Midnight) from B.A.R.K. with equally exceptional service. They are truly an excellent facility to work with and will go the extra mile to ensure all their animals are as healthy as they can be before they are allowed to be adopted out. Most of the time, the sick/injured animals are treated at their local clinic and are then fostered out until they are heathy and properly socialized!!

I hate to write a negative review about any cause that is associated with animal rescue... however…read morei find this needs to be addressed and a change needs to be made. I have been watching them for years now up in carytown. Once I actually went up to them and told them a very dehydrated dog in a cage in 90 degree weather needed some water. A woman aggressively answered with "they have water he's fine" so I replied "no they need water in the cage hes dehydrated there is a 711 right behind you water is free". The woman then pitched a fit yelling at me " I knows damn well what we're doing and know better then you do about taking care of animals". This is ridiculous for an animal rescue group. I have worked with many and am appalled at the behavior of the group and the treatment of the animals they are trying to get adopted. As someone who is currently working on wildlife rescue project on their own I would go just about anywhere else on this earth to get an animal but them and its sad to me that the animals are the ones that have to suffer because of the groups stupid attitude. I understand that they are trying to help animals but it is just a simple fix, and to me tells what may be happening on a larger level on the inside. If there is an authority for this then I think they need to be checked out. Common sense would tell anyone who walked by that those animals need water in the cage. Maybe they would adopt more out if they didn't upset every avid animal lover who passed by. Again I feel terrible to write negatively when it comes to those lovable creatures, but it needed to be said.

FURS rescues a variety of dogs to present for adoption but is particularly attentive to older dogs…read morewho are often overlooked. If a dog is not adopted due to temperament, illness, etc., he remains with FURS and receives love and medical attention for his lifetime. FURS is concerned with quality adoption over quantity so they carefully screen potential adopters to make sure the match will be a successful one. The dogs in their care are treated with great love and respect. I have adopted two dogs from them and am grateful beyond words.

They always take the best care of our dogs. Our dogs are wagging their tails when we pull up. They…read moreare the best.

My husband and I boarded our dog here this past week and I couldn't be happier with her care. I…read morealso had her groomed while she was there and she came home looking precious and they even gave her a cute little Easter bandana. I feel like they really care about her. We called mid-week to "check in" and they told us how she was eating and behaving. Super friendly place with incredibly reasonable prices. Additionally, they offer a 10% off discount if you board your dog for 7 days or more. Will definitely be using the Hanover Humane Society again for grooming and boarding!

I was looking to adopt my first dog, a border collie, soon after I moved to Alexandria, VA. I…read morelooked online for border collie rescue groups and the Atlantic Region Central Border Collie Rescue looked well established and had a good selection of dogs. I especially like that they rescue dogs that are not purebred border collies, because apparently some rescue groups are snotty about that, go figure. We went to Sandra's property near Richmond and were able to see a large amount of dogs at once. Ironically, the dog we drove down to visit was at the vet that day but it turned out well since our dog chose us. She was the most needy and least border collie looking dog there (flat coat retriever/border collie mix) and she is an amazingly smart and loving dog. I really appreciate that there are people like Sandy out there willing to rescue dogs 24-7. Our baby was rescued from a kill shelter near the VA-TN border and I am forever grateful we have her! I have fostered several dogs through ARCBCR and it was a good experience as well. ARCBCR is willing to do whatever it takes to save border collies (and non-border collies) and it's a great organization that I highly recommend. You can see their dogs on Petfinder.com and you can email them at ARCBCR@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

I had worked with one of the fosters to adopt a dog with aggression issues. She had informed me of…read morethe dog's problems and suggested I might need a trainer. I told her I would check into it but that I would also continue the training the foster had started. Well 4 days or so into having the dog the foster's giving me information about a trainer I had to take the dog to who was paid $100 an hour for his service. I told her I couldn't afford that and that I was working with the dog. After she told that me not being able to afford that was an even bigger problem as she was worried I couldn't take care of the dog, and that me training the dog was not an option I told her "supervisor" to come get the dog as I didn't need the micromanaging foster telling me how to take of my dog. They got the dog two weeks ago tomorrow. I have yet to get my money back as "The treasurer is a volunteer and she'll get to it." Mind you I had to sign a very intrusive contract and they called my vet and my landlord to make sure I could have and take care of the dog, and they needed their money before I could get the dog. All like a business. But when it comes to getting my money back they are volunteers so please be patient with the treasurer. My check should have gone in the mail the Monday after they got the dog back but I have yet to see it and Anne has not replied to my last email about it either. I was more than prepared to love this dog and work with its aggression issues, even getting a pretty nasty bite the first night I had her, but their demand I use their expensive trainer and doubt that I could take of my dogs (I already had a beautiful, sweet well-behaved border collie) was too much. I just want my money back now, not when the volunteer treasurer gets around to it.

Where do I begin? George and Kim Lai, breeders and owners of Ultimate Bulldog's are beyond compare…read more We purchased our lovable Chester 2 1/2 years ago and have been so happy! He is the 3rd and best bulldog to be a part of our family. Our first two, from other breeders, had nothing but health problems and we honestly questioned whether we wanted to go thru it again. When we were looking at other breeds, a friend of mind had purchased a bulldog from George and Kim, and she spoke so highly of them that we just had to reach out and Ultimately, take the plunge. It was the best decision we ever made!! Chester has been amazing! No allergies, no joint problems, no tight tail, no ear infections......all the things we were accustomed to. Now I must say, for being a bulldog owner for 17 years, you would think I know what I'm doing right? Wrong.....whenever I have a question or concern, I'll have to do is reach out to George and Kim. They're not like the car dealer that you become best friends with until the car is purchased...... then it's crickets when you have a problem, that is until you get the call a couple years later, "hey you ready to buy another car?" Every time I have a bull dog question, I start texting Kim and she's quick to respond. She has even been on vacation for a few of my questions, and takes time away from her family to help me out. I'm embarrassed to say it's happened a couple times, but it doesn't matter.....Kim always has time to help bulldog babies. Today was no exception. Gave my Chester a bath this week, thought I dried him well and sure enough, didn't get his tail thoroughly dry. Red, stinky and hair coming out..... Bad Dog Mom. I felt awful and started down the google rabbit hole just to finally have the lightbulb turn on......Text Kim ya dummy!! Mama Kim to the rescue. Told me how to treat it, reassured me he would be ok and not to be so hard on myself. Where else do you find the owner of a business being so thoughtful? Did I mention that all of George and Kim's advice is out of Love of all things Bulldog and they don't ask a dime for spending an hour of their precious Saturday to help me?! Integrity, honesty, Love of bulldogs, and their crazy owners.... that's George and Kim Lai!!! Visit their website, fall in love with their puppies and become an honored member of the Ultimate Bulldog family. So Blessed to have them in our Lives!! Thanks again Kim. Chester is feeling better already!!

We purchased our puppy about a year ago from George and Kim. A few weeks ago he became extremely…read moresick and required an ICU admission. After a complete work up he has been diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy. The neurologist encouraged us to reach out to the breeder to make sure my puppies parents are not bred again since the diagnosis is genetic. We sent them an email two weeks ago and sadly we have received no response. I am hoping that anyone who purchased a puppy from the L litter in January-February of 2025 has not experienced any similar issues. We are very disappointed in the lack of response from George and Kim.

I purchased my black lab from this breeder. He is the best dog and they have some of the cleanest…read morekennels i have ever seen and i used to work at two different vet clinics that boarded dogs and cats. I plan to go back and get another puppy from them.

We have used there boarding service multiple times the past few years. The staff is friendly and…read moreare great with our dogs. Actually just submitted a new reservation for an upcoming vacation.

Responsive and helpful. Very knowledgeable staff and so friendly. Can't wait to start our pup next…read moreweek!

We took Archie for his first puppy play school today and I'm so glad we did!…read more We worked on a few different commands (sit, stand, eye contact, and touch) and then they're was socialization time. Our dogs are elderly so he doesn't get to play as much as we'd like and this was the perfect thing. It took him a while to warm up to play time but when he did, he was great!

We've been coming here since our chocolate lab was a puppy! They've given him so much love and are…read morequick to get your pup in and out (in a good way!). They don't try and force any vaccines on you or guilt you for not getting one, and they're happy to explain the purpose of each one! Their invoices are detailed so you never have to wonder why your bill was as much as it is. Our Boone leaves full of cheese, nails clipped, and feeling so loved! Also, he got neutered here, and as a dog mom who is annoyingly obsessed with her dog and cried leaving him there, they were so communicative and reassuring!

We've used Hanover Green for 10+. Here's the good, the bad and why we are leaving them…read more The veterinarians who work there are super nice and gentle with our baby dogs. They've always been knowledgeable. Their staff has always been friendly and helpful. Lately we have had to But what really makes us upset is how they are handling prescriptions now. We have one diabetic dog. Her insulin runs about $72/vial. Now Hanover Green wants you to use their online pharmacy for your pets prescriptions and that online pharmacy charges an additional $12-15 for shipping and handling for that particular insulin. So I go out there online to find another pet pharmacy with better terms for us, and I find one. They can't fax the authorization, nor can they mail it to me, but I can drive the 20 miles to pick up a copy of the prescription and then I can mail it to the pharmacy. And I was told they're doing it this way so they can "get some of their money back". Maybe it's not a problem for some folks, but it's what reduced their rating with us.