CARES Cedartown Animal Rescue, Education & Sterilization

08/10/2026

* **COURTESY POST***
This dog is NOT at CARES. Please contact pet owner directly for more information.

Cooper ♥️

🐾 3.5 years old- will be 4 10/31
UTD on vaccines- next round due December

🐾 micro chipped

🐾 house trained

🐾 crate trained

🐾 completed a 2 week well mannered dog training with OTCK9 Academy in Woodstock GA

🐾 keeps up with his training with weekly group classes if his new family is close to Woodstock or Kennesaw they can continue with the free group classes

🐾 OTCK9 has generously offered two free private lessons with his new owners

🐾 Ideally he would be the only dog... I honestly think he would be fine with other dogs in the right environment with the right owners

🐾 Ideally no young children only because he's never been around them- he has always been great with them when we're out

* **This dog is being rehomed because their OTHER dog is aggressive and they have found it increasing difficult to keep the dogs apart with an elderly person who is in the home forgetting to shut baby gates, etc. ***

For more information, please contact:

Cathy Cox, pet parent
404-543-2625 

08/10/2026

6 pounds Pickles & 90 pound Knox going for an afternoon walkabout ♥️

Both dogs at available for adoption through CARES. Please email [email protected] to make them part of your family 🐾

07/31/2026

Update on Tinkerbell adoption 🥳

From adopter:

“She is settled and resting in her blanket now. I will reach out in August regarding her dental thank you once again!”

“ Some pics of Tink my favorite is her licking her lips 🤣😂 she definitely has grown attached to me and I have of her! She is precious thank you again for choosing me to be her momma 💓”

07/30/2026

Happy Adoption Day for Tinkerbell 🥳

11 year old Tinkerbell lost her mom in November, 2025 and was returned to CARES. Here she sat waiting for someone special who was willing to give a forever home to an older Chihuahua...

Enter Lindsey Millsap who had lost her beloved Chihuahua, Luna in April, 2026.

When Lindsey saw Tinkerbell's post last week, her heartstrings were pulled...but she didn't know for sure if she could do it yet. Never-the-less she filled out and returned the adoption application at lightening speed, was quickly approved and immediately came for a Meet & Greet - letting us know up front that she was "considering" and "might cry when she met Tinkerbell".

After spending about an hour together, Lindsey knew that Tinkerbell needed her as much as she needed Tinkerbell...they would help each other's hearts heal from the traumatic loss that each had been through 💕

More than a few tears were shed that day as our volunteer confided in Lindsey that she understood all she had gone through and she still wasn't over her "Pepper" who cancer took from her 2022...and that it was well over a year and a half before she went anywhere without Pepper's box (ashes) with her. That was when Lindsey quietly pointed to her front seat...there sat a very familiar looking box with the name "Luna" inscribbed on it. 💕

We hugged and cried again as we both knew we shared that same deep loss - that complete hole in your heart where you can't even breathe - when you lose someone who was your everything ❤️‍🩹

To say Tinkerbell hit the jackpot is a bit of an understatement. This tiny 5 pound girl is already settling into her new home and sleeping in the bed with her mama. Look for us to post some update photos of "Tink" in her new home tomorrow!

07/25/2026

Video of Tinkerbell this morning…then you can see Pickles playing with her 🥰

07/23/2026

How do we still have this beautiful boy? A year is too long...

Taken into CARES in August of 2025, Danny came to us as an intact male who was unvaccinated, unsure of people, terrified of crates and confinement, loaded with intestinal worms, had a injured foot, was on the thin side and, sadly, heartworm positive 💔

That was almost a year ago and Danny is such a different dog now! This beautiful red & white Husky mix boy is sweet, friendly and loves going out into our fenced play area to romp and play with the other dogs. He is now leash and crate trained and goes into his crate when asked to. Danny does not chew or bark excessively and isn't really even high energy. Successfully treated for heartworms now, Danny is fully vetted and healthy.

If not already house trained, Danny should house train quickly once put on a regular schedule in his new house.

Danny is 2.5 years old and full grown at 90 pounds. He is a bit over weight though due to crate confinement/lack of exercise during his heartowrm treatment.

Danny would excel in a house with a fenced yard and maybe another little friendly doggy friend (but not required). Danny would also love to find a home with active folks who enjoy hiking and camping as he loves exploring and going for walks.

If you are interested in giving this gorgeous boy a forever home, contact us at [email protected] for an adoption application.

07/22/2026

Adopted as a tiny puppy in 2015, Tinkerbell recently returned to CARES when her owner passed away. "Tink" is now an 11 year old Chihuahua (DOB 6/25/15) and isn't quite sure why her world has been turned upside down. CARES has already invested $500+ in her vet bills and care since taking this tiny 5 pound girl back under our wing.

We are now waiting on the last of Tinkerbell's vet work (more bloodwork, radiographs & dental) to be done and she will be ready for her new forever home 💕

If you are interested in opening your home and heart to this tiny girl, please contact us at [email protected] for an adoption application. Sending an email is the absolute BEST & FASTEST way to get an application sent to you. Tinkerbell is the absolute most precious girl and someone will be lucky to have her 🥰

If you do not have space to add another canine to your family but would like to help "Tink" in her journey to health and a new forever home, you may donate any of these 3 ways:

*Clicking the Facebook link below

*Donating via our website at: http://www.caresga.org/donate.html

* Mailing a check made out to CARES to:
Cedartown Animal Rescue Education & Sterilization (CARES)
PO Box 1314
Cedartown, GA 30125

Pictures posted are Tinkerbell's puppy photos, photos taken today as well as estimated costs to have the remaining vet work completed on Tink so she will be ready for her new home 🏠

Thank you to all the people who continue to step up and help these precious pups. Without you, we could not do what we do 💕

If you are unable to adopt or donate, please SHARE so that Tinkerbell has the exposure needed to find that perfect FURever home 🐾

04/11/2026

Happy National Pet Day 2026 🥳

This is a day focused on bringing awareness to how many wonderful ways pets contribute to our lives. The event seeks to increase adoptions at shelters and rescue organizations (as opposed to purchasing a pet).

In celebration of National Pet Day, post a picture of each of your pets below 🎉

This is Danny, a 2 year old Husky mix at CARES still waiting on his forever home.

No this is not AI…this is a real picture of Danny showing you how much he loves life ♥️

Danny is friendly, full vetted and ready for his new home. 🏡

Contact CARES at [email protected] to adopt Danny or one of our other precious pups awaiting a home!

04/11/2026

201 days ago we adopted our last dog.

TWO HUNDRED AND ONE DAYS AGO...

September, 2025...

Adoptions have slowed for years. Now they are almost non-existent. Sadly, we cannot continue to save animals if we are unable to place the ones who are already vetted and ready for homes...

We have had to discontinue the Saving Shelter Dogs Program as we are having trouble just managing the ones we already have here.

Donations are down. we have zero outside fosters and adoptions are almost non-existent . WE NEED HELP

On a brighter note, here is Cruiser, a fully vetted purebred Jack Russell Terrier available for adoption through CARES. He is a tri-colored, 11 pound bundle of energy. He gets along well with dogs, enjoys playing in a fenced yard and loves balls. He was born April 30, 2024 so he is almost two years old. Sadly his previous owner passed away unexpectantly so he is looking for a new forever home.

Please contact CARES at [email protected] to adopt Cruiser.

02/14/2026

A great read ♥️

PHILADELPHIA –- In a new, year-long University of Pennsylvania survey of dog owners who use confrontational or aversive methods to train aggressive pets, veterinary researchers have found that most of these animals will continue to be aggressive unless training techniques are modified.