Maggie – March 18th, 2022

3/26/19: Please welcome Chookie! She joins us from Cherokee County Animal Control. She was picked up as a stray and when no one came looking for her she was able to join the rescue. She needs to be vaccinated, spayed, have her palate shortened and have her nostrils widened. 4/11/19:  Chookie had her surgery today […]

Buddy – May 1, 2022

3/18/19: Please welcome Buddy! He was purchased from a breeder and surrendered to the rescue. He needs to vaccinated, neutered and have his palate shortened. He has been diagnosed with dry eye and will need prescription eye drops for life. 5/3/19:  Buddy has been adopted.  Congrats Buddy and Cobb family! May 1, 2022 – Buddy […]

Lugnut – March 18th, 2019

/7/13: Please welcome Lugnut!  Lugnut is a precious three year old male, surrendered to Cobb County animal control yesterday morning. His human owner is deployed with the military and it appears that Lugg has been passed around from home to home while he’s been gone. Imagine being in the Middle East, fighting for your country […]

Rock – May 20th, 2019

3/14/19: Please welcome Rock! His owners were no longer able to care for him, so they asked us to find him a new family. He is already neutered and up to date on his vaccinations. He also had surgery a little while back for an obstruction. Apparently, he ate a blanket! He is currently on […]

Louis – March 9th, 2019

  This is Louis; our 17th rescue for the year!  He is happy, healthy, neutered and up to date on his shots.   He is 4 1/2 (will be 5 in November).   He is pretty playful and athletic.  He loves his toys a little too much and has been labeled toy aggressive and possessive […]

Fergie – January 2nd, 2023

3/7/19: Please welcome Fergie! She joins us from Clayton County Animal Control. When no one came looking for her, she was able to join the rescue. She has a severe upper respiratory infection and a very infected mouth with decaying teeth. Once her respiratory infection clears up she will be spayed, have her teeth cleaned, […]

Professor – February 28th, 2019

7/11/18:  Please welcome Professor!  He was picked up by Fayette County Animal Control as a stray and when no one came looking for him he joined GEBR.  He was completely shut down, would not even look at the shelter staff or stand up with we when to visit him.  He is covered in fleas, he […]

Champ – February 15th, 2019

1/31/19: Please welcome Champ! His owner passed away and all of the dogs in the home were taken to the shelter and transferred to rescues. He needs to be vaccinated, have his teeth cleaned, have several decaying teeth extracted and have several masses removed. 2/6/19: Champ had surgery today. We were not able to get […]

Shug – February 14th, 2019

12/20/18: Please welcome Shug! She is sick in the hospital right now with pneumonia and her owners can no longer afford her care so they asked us to take her into rescue. She is in the ICU on oxygen and oral medication for treatment. She is already vaccinated and spayed but she will need palate […]

Margot – January 22nd, 2019

1/29/16:  Please welcome Margot!  Margot’s owners were no longer able to care for her so she has joined the crew at GEBR.  She is up to date on her shots and already spayed but she has untreated dry eye, a severe double ear infection, she needs entropian surgery on both eyes and she may need […]

Dewey – January 18th, 2019

12/2/12: Please welcome Dewey to GEBR!  He is a four year old male that was surrendered to us. Dewey was purchased as a puppy from a breeder in Europe by his original owner.  Once he got to the US he ended up spending most of the time in a crate because his owner had five children […]

Skylar – September 26th, 2025

​1/15/19: Please welcome Skylar! Her owner has become ill and can no longer care for her. She is already spayed but she needs to be vaccinated and have her teeth cleaned. 1/18/19: Skylar had her teeth cleaned today and all went well! 5/26/19:  Skylar has been adopted.  Congrats Skylar and Buggart family! September 26, 2025 […]

GiGi – January 12th, 2019

This is GiGi, our 20th rescue for the year! GiGi is a 2 1/2 year old female. One… of her owners had lost his job and decided it would be best to find her a new home. She is spayed, heartworm negative and up to date on her shots. She likes dogs and kids but […]

Opal – January 4th, 2019

9/11/12: Please welcome Opal!  She will be joining us later this afternoon from the Humane Society in Knoxville, TN.  Her “owners” dropped her off there becasue they did not want her any longer.  She is two years old.  She is currently being treated for kennel cough.  Once that clears up she will be spayed.  After […]

Wilson – January 2nd, 2019

5/12/17:  Please welcome Wilson!  His owners asked us to find him a more suitable home since they have a baby on the way and they do not feel he will do well with a baby.  Wilson is fairly stubborn and does not like to be told what he can and cannot do.  We are told he […]

Gracie – December 31st, 2018

We welcome this sweet little girl into our fold. Gracie is a very good looking bullie girl, 2 years old, spayed, Heartworm negative and now up to date on her vaccines. She has a long history of skin problems, dating back to puppyhood when she was diagnosed with demodex mange and treated with oral medications, […]

Bingo – August 20th, 2025

12/21/18: Please welcome Bingo! Bingo joins us from Florence Area Humane Society. He is now vaccinated but he has a prolapsed urethra, needs to be neutered, have his palate shortened, and have his teeth cleaned. We are hoping to get his prolapsed urethra under control without having to do surgery. We are treating a skin […]

Molly – December 20th, 2018

12/12/18:  Please welcome Molly!  She joins us from Etowah Valley Humane Society.  She was dumped in her neighborhood by her owners.  She was taken to animal control and they turned her over to us. She is underweight, covered in fleas, has severe eye, ear and skin infections.  She needs to be spayed, have her teeth cleaned, have many decaying teeth […]

Ruby – December 7th, 2018

6/30/17:  Please welcome Ruby!  Her owner became sick and she moved in with a family member but they can come keep her.  We are not certain the last time she has seen a vet before today.  We know she has an ear infection, a skin infection, a UTI, hookworms and untreated dry eye.  She will […]

Ice – December 7th, 2018

10/26/16:  Please welcome Ice!  Ice found himself at North Augusta Animal Shelter and when no one came looking for him he joined GEBR.  He is covered in fleas so the vet is working on getting rid of those.  He will need to be vaccinated, neutered and have entropian surgery.  He was diagnosed with dry eye […]

Jake – December 6th, 2018

01/28/18:  Please welcome Jake!  He joins us from Montgomery Humane Society.  He was picked up as a stray and when no one came looking for him he joined GEBR.  He was recently treated for an upper respiratory infection and neutered.  He is heartworm positive and will begin his four week treatment in 10 days. He […]

Lovie – November 21st, 2018

7/20/17:  Please welcome Lovie.  She joins us from a shelter in Augusta, Georgia.  She was picked up as a stray and when no one came looking for her the shelter handed her over to us.  She will be vaccinated and spayed on Monday.  Unfortunately she is heartworm positive and will undergo heartworm treatment a few […]

Radisson – November 20th, 2018

2/17/16:  Please welcome Radisson!  She spent her entire life making babies for her owner to sell and now that he is in jail she was left to live in the garage with a few other dogs.  Her owner had someone looking in after her so she was getting food and water but Radisson had never […]

Carla – October 31st, 2018

9/2/13: The story behind The Cherokee Girls… Monday morning we received a FB message from Casey. She had recently taken in these girls from a family friend and needed our help finding them new homes. None of them had been vetted, all of them had fleas and worms, and only one was spayed. We took […]