Giving a homeless dog a temporary home changes the life of that dog forever. Most times these animals are one step away from being euthanized! The stories of their lives can be heart wrenching, but you can help to start them on their road to a happy ending!

The only way that we can continue to save these wonderful dogs is with caring volunteers who are willing to open up their hearts and their homes to give them a temporary place of safety, love, and training.

Once safe from the danger of euthanasia or worse, our dogs need to be placed in foster care immediately. Foster homes allow us the opportunity to get a good accurate read on the dogs we rescue. The first priority is to get the dogs out of harm's way, by scooping them out of the kill shelters. Next we work hard to make the perfect match, so the dogs can be placed in forever homes where they are wanted and will be loved for the rest of their lives, never to worry again about the possibility of starving on the streets, living with a cruel and abusive owner, or being brought to the dog pound, where they die long before their time should be up.

If your foster dog needs further veterinary care, you may be asked to take the dog to the vet yourself, depending on where you are, but Canine Guardians for Life is responsible for all vet expenses. Your commitment will be to give the dog the best temporary home that you can. Some dogs need to be housebroken, some dogs need medication, and other dogs need to be crate trained. Every dog has different needs. All of the dogs need patience and love!

Are you still interested? If so, please contact us at CanineGuardiansforLife@yahoo.com, and we'll be happy to send you a foster application! Thank you for your interest!

In Memoriam


In February of 2005, ARTHUR APY, one of the founders of Canine Guardians for Life, died of cancer.

Art was a vital part of this organization, and each of the dogs he helped rescue became a special soul to him.






His own three precious fur-kids,
Petey, Lambert and Benjiamina
miss him terribly
and will one day greet him joyfully
at the other side of Rainbow Bridge.




In the meantime, they, and of course Judith, will gratefully treasure his goodness and his smile, and hold him in their hearts with all of their love...forever.



Judith Apy, President
CANINE GUARDIANS FOR LIFE, INC.

Who Are We?

Each year in this country millions of companion animals end up in shelters through no fault of their own. In many instances, they are held for three days or less before their lives are ended.

CANINE GUARDIANS FOR LIFE believes in the relocation of dogs from those areas of abundance to areas of need. To that end, we rescue dogs from high-kill shelters in other states and relocate them to new homes, primarily in New Hampshire. We are dedicated to saving and re-homing highly adoptable shelter dogs to caring, permanent homes ~ to provide each of them with a devoted Guardian who will guarantee their canine companion a safe and loving environment for the rest of his/her life.

Every dog that is adopted from CANINE GUARDIANS FOR LIFE has already been altered, is current on all vaccinations, has tested heartworm negative, and is on heartworm and flea/tick preventative.

MERV was my first rescue...and my first rescue loss. I saved him, I fostered him, I loved him and he loved me. Though I still mourn him, I am grateful for all that he taught me and for the smiles his little face STILL brings each day. His photo sits next to my computer and guides me through each of my rescue endeavors. He is my mascot and my inspiration...my first "Heartdog."
I no longer use language that accepts the current concept of animals as property, commodities and/or things. Rather than referring to myself or others as "owners" of animals we share our lives with, I now refer to myself and others as "guardians" of our animal friends and to animals as "he" or "she" rather than "it." Guardians do not buy or sell animals; instead, they rescue and adopt. I urge you to do the same.


Judith Apy, President
Canine Guardians For Life, Inc.
We wholeheartedly support The Guardian Campaign established by In Defense of Animals, and we echo the words of its mission statement.

The Guardian Campaign strives to bring about a more just, humane world by modeling responsible, caring and respectful language and behavior toward the animals and the people we encounter at home, in school and in our community.

To learn more about In Defense of Animals, visit them at:
www.idausa.org






The Guardian Campaign Goals

• To create a higher level of respect, responsibility and compassion toward other beings by encouraging those who share their lives with animals to consider themselves “guardians” of companions, rather than “owners” of property, objects, and things.

• To acknowledge through this verbal change the deep bond that forms between people and their animal companions.

• To recognize animal guardians who provide their companions a safe, healthy, and loving environment and their animal companions.

• To raise a new generation of children who have strongly internalized these ideals, and who will in turn better serve their communities as responsible guardians and citizens.

• To reconnect neighborhoods by restoring the values of empathy, protection, care and consideration toward family members, neighbors, children and animals in each community.

• To accomplish an historical shift toward a more humane public standard regarding animals by incorporating the term “animal guardian” into local and state ordinances.

• To render animal abuse, neglect, and abandonment socially unacceptable with the following desired results:

* A sustained reduction in the number of animals bred and sold for profit.

* A sustained reduction in the number of animals killed in shelters.

* An increase in the number of animals rescued and adopted into good homes.

* An improved system of cross-reporting of child and animal abuse and neglect.
 

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