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When we aren't gardening or spending time with our own dogs, we support our community in Idaho and spend many hours a year transporting animals on 'freedom rides' from shelters to rescues and homes. Usually dogs, but we've also transported cats, bunnies, and recently a rooster. We've had the pleasure of fostering many dogs who needed some training and a safe space between the shelter and a forever home, and have had the honor of raising three of our own including one who was rescued in very bad shape just before his euthanasia deadline and who's story is below. Some day, we hope to marry our loves of gardening and pups to open a nursery with a rescue in the back!
Kuma (left) had a serious skin condition and was dangerously underweight. He had only 18 hours until his euthanasia deadline when we saw him on Facebook. We started driving early in the morning, but wouldn't be in SoCal in time and needed a miracle - we needed complete strangers to trust that we were going to drive 36 hours round trip and dedicate an intense amount of time and money to this boy - and Kiowa's House Husky Rescue stepped up. A network of amazing people helped us as we drove from Idaho, and 6 hours into our journey we had someone to pull him, get him to a vet, and then a boarding place until we could get there at 1am. It was an incredible journey and we were able to save this boy's life, which only reenforced our desire to save as many pups as possible. We are now proud to donate 10% of all proceeds to Kiowa's House Husky Rescue to support even more happy endings!
Support Animals with Us
Many people think of adopting, donating, or volunteering at the shelter, but there are many creative ways to contribute. These are just a few of the dogs we were able to help in 2025!
Starting with the most obvious
Donations to local rescues, or to your local shelter or non-profit board that supports the shelter are a relatively simple and direct way to support.
Every purchase made at K&B Greenery contributes to local dog rescue organizations, and you may be able to find local businesses in your area to support that do something similar! Here are links to some of our favorites:
Kiowa's House Husky Rescue
Adoption is one of the best way to help vulnerable shelter populations. When you consider getting a dog or cat (or even bunny, snake, or hamster), check with local shelters first! We've seen a wide variety of animals in the shelter, from pure-bred puppies to house-trained bunnies.
Volunteering is a wonderful way to support if you can't get an animal now or are unable to donate. Most shelters need volunteers regularly, and you could do everything from cleaning kennels to walking the dogs, and at some shelters they have reading hours where someone simply reads their favorite books to the dogs to help keep them calm. Fundraising events often need volunteers as well (Friends of the Pocatello Animal Shelter, for example, holds a dog-friendly fun run and a public pool day for dogs, and we always need volunteers to help)
Other Awesome, Less Obvious Ways to Help
Fostering involves temporarily housing an animal from a shelter or rescue. This can be a wonderful, low-impact way to help if you have the space, as it can be a great opportunity to meet a wonderful friend (and test if you are ready for one of your own), and the time that they spend at your home can help the shelter or rescue to learn about the animal. Most animals will not show their personality in a rescue or shelter environment because they're stressed out, but once they decompress, you can provide valuable info about their personality which can help them get adopted!
Transporting is one of our favorite ways to support, involving quick trips to drive animals from shelters to adopters or rescues. These 'freedom rides' are incredibly helpful - sometimes, the only thing keeping a dog or cat from being rescued is a ride! We've been part of met a lot of wonderful people, and helped save hundreds of dogs, some cats, bunnies, and even a rooster!
Here in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Oregon, we have a Transport Coordinators FB group where coordinators will ask individuals to pick 1-2 hour trips (or one 'leg' of the journey) with just a couple of animals, so that no one is doing the entire trip. It's easy, you'll get all instructions needed, as well as tethers and sometimes kennels if you don't have your own. If you aren't in one of these states, try searching social media for 'animal transport', or contact your local shelter and ask them if they work with any local transport groups.
Share Your Skills - If you own a business, there may be ways you could support local rescues, the humane society, or shelters by donating gift baskets for silent auctions, and get your name out there at the same time.
If you have a particular skill to share, reach out to local groups - we have designed shirts for Kiowa's House, provided gift baskets for the Humane Society and Friends of the Pocatello Animal Shelter, and provided logo, business card and coloring sheet design for a local group that supports the homeless! Reach out to local groups in your area, let them know what you're good at, and ask if they could make use of your skills!
Success Stories
One of the most rewarding aspects of supporting dog rescue is the happy endings we're able to be a part of. Many dogs find their forever homes thanks to the efforts of local rescues and the support of the community.
Any time you see these happy endings, please share them, show people there is hope and that it takes a community to make sure that these animals are taken care of!
