Nelrose Rescue

Nelrose Rescue Nelrose Rescue is a small breed rescue located in Chicago, IL.

06/24/2025

Help needed! 👋 We have two sweet girls in need of a foster home! With the shelters full, we want to help theses pups but will likely need a long term foster home as they are a bonded pair. If you are able to help, please reach out!

Fidels foster here. He's a great little guy. Super loving and adaptable. Smart but needs structure. He slept in hus crat...
06/02/2025

Fidels foster here.

He's a great little guy. Super loving and adaptable.

Smart but needs structure. He slept in hus crate last night, only cried a bit and was peaceful the rest of the night. He gets zoomies and runs in circles in the yard.

He's charming and funny and will make a family so happy. Also loves to play fetch!

Reach out if you're interested in fostering or adopting him.

Meet Fidel!🐾✨ Fidel is a 1 year old Chihuahua Terrier mix. This sweet guy is very affectionate and playful. Fidel loves ...
05/13/2025

Meet Fidel!🐾✨

Fidel is a 1 year old Chihuahua Terrier mix. This sweet guy is very affectionate and playful. Fidel loves other dogs and cats, but is a puppy so could benefit from some training to teach him how to appropriately play with his friends. He would make a perfect family dog as he comes from a home with lots of commotion and kids. We are currently looking for foster to adopt candidates for him. If you think you would be a good fit, please complete a foster application.

Not sure what foster to adopt is? Foster to Adopt allows the dog and the family to spend roughly 2 weeks together before being eligible for adoption. Should those two weeks go well, the foster gets first rights to adopt! During the foster period, Nelrose provides all food, medical attention, leashes, collars, food bowls - everything and anything that the dog needs to be comfortable.

Application: https://www.nelroserescue.org/forms.html

Happy Gotcha Day! Elvis sat on Santa’s lap and asked for a family with fur siblings of his own and a BIG yard. And Santa...
12/29/2023

Happy Gotcha Day!

Elvis sat on Santa’s lap and asked for a family with fur siblings of his own and a BIG yard. And Santa delivered! Congratulations to Elvis, now Elias, on your new furever home! Enjoy chasing allll the balls in your big yard, snuggling with your two doggie siblings and giving your mom lots of love. We are so happy for you!🎉

Nelrose Family - today is Giving Tuesday! Back in 2020 when Gina and I started Nelrose all we thought about was helping,...
11/28/2023

Nelrose Family - today is Giving Tuesday! Back in 2020 when Gina and I started Nelrose all we thought about was helping, even on a small scale, dogs in need. We didn’t think about how much each rescue would cost. We only wanted to help these dogs. We knew that between the both of us that we could help heal these dogs, get them vetted properly, and help them find the best homes where they would be spoiled the way our dogs are. I am so proud to say that today we have rescued and placed 21 dogs in loving homes. That may not seem like a lot but for a small rescue like ours, being run by two animal lovers in their “free” time (which is most of the time, you never really turn off your rescue brain), this is huge. Gina and I have done all the fundraising ourselves, we don’t have big donors who contribute large sums to help these dogs. Whatever we don’t make fundraising or from the adoption fees, we pay for out of our pockets. We care for these dogs as if they were our own. Whenever people ask me why I run a rescue, I normally joke and say “it's because I would like to have a million dogs” but in reality I have 21 dogs (22 if you count Pip who isn’t from our rescue) who I would do anything for.

Today, I am hoping you can do two things for me. First, donate to Nelrose so that we can save more dogs in need and add these pups to our growing family. Second, share this post with your friends and family and encourage them to donate. No donation is too small. All of your donations go directly back to helping current and future dogs in need. Thank you for supporting us and our mission. Gina and I couldn’t do this without you all.
-Emily

Link to donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EJ9N3LYGM9VD2

🎉🎉🎉🎉 update on the King! Elvis has been checked out by the rescue vet. After doing extensive blood work, our vet has cle...
11/05/2023

🎉🎉🎉🎉 update on the King!

Elvis has been checked out by the rescue vet. After doing extensive blood work, our vet has cleared him of kidney disease! He sees no sign of it in his blood work or urine. We had a hunch that he didn’t have it but it’s always a good day to have it confirmed by our trusted vet. Our vet also said he’s in very good health and has been cleared for his neuter tomorrow.

Overall, Elvis has adjusted incredibly well to his foster home. This guy is pretty perfect. He brings his foster mom is ball whenever he can. He loves a cuddle with both his foster mom and his foster fursiblings. Elvis’ foster mom calls him Tigger because when he runs he bounces like Tigger from Winnie the Pooh 🥹🥰

✨Please welcome Elvis to Nelrose Rescue! ✨ His previous owner came to us in dire need of assistance and if you look at h...
10/23/2023

✨Please welcome Elvis to Nelrose Rescue! ✨ His previous owner came to us in dire need of assistance and if you look at his face, you can see why we want to help. Elvis is being surrendered only due to the fact that his owner has to take care of a sick elderly family member, not because of him. This 9 year old Shihtzu poodle mix is excellent with cats, other dogs his size and children. His family let us know that he has stage 1 kidney disease and it has been managed with special food which Nelrose and our rescue's vet will educate the future adopter on.

At this time we are asking for fosters or foster to adopt folks to step up! If you would like to foster or foster to adopt, please complete an application.

If you aren’t able to foster, please share with your network or consider donating to his care. With shelters packed, we know he needs a small rescue like us to save him. Help us help our new king of Nelrose Rescue, Elvis!

Application: https://www.nelroserescue.org/forms.html
Donation Link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=YBULDMC7RTZK2

Earlier this morning our sweet namesake Nell (the “Nel” in Nelrose) made her way over the rainbow bridge. Nellie was ado...
07/10/2023

Earlier this morning our sweet namesake Nell (the “Nel” in Nelrose) made her way over the rainbow bridge. Nellie was adopted by our co-founder’s parents where she lived a spoiled life with her best friend, Rose (the “Rose” in Nelrose). Nell was a beautiful, kind and gentle soul who left a lasting imprint on every person and dog she met. We send her and her family lots of love today. Give your pups an extra long hug today in honor of our girl, Nellie. 💖🌈

Happy Gotcha Day to BoBo! He found his forever home with former Nelrose Rescue, Noël, her cavapoo brother and foster mom...
06/07/2023

Happy Gotcha Day to BoBo! He found his forever home with former Nelrose Rescue, Noël, her cavapoo brother and foster mommy/cofounder. We hope you have an amazing life with your new pack and besties. 💙

Please help us in welcoming BoBo to Nelrose Rescue! 🎉BoBo is a 6 year old Cavapoo (half Cavalier, half Poodle). Typical ...
05/06/2023

Please help us in welcoming BoBo to Nelrose Rescue! 🎉

BoBo is a 6 year old Cavapoo (half Cavalier, half Poodle). Typical of this breed, he is highly intelligent and very attached to his people. He has spent his whole life as the center of his humans’ world. He currently is on anxiety medication and would benefit from behavior and/or agility training to help curb his resource guarding and separation anxiety. The adopter will be someone who is familiar with the breed and willing to commit to mandatory behavioral and/or agility training, which Nelrose Rescue will assist with.

Due to the nature of BoBo needs, we will not look at first time pet owners or families with young kids in the home as he needs an environment that is calm and a confident human while he works through his anxieties.

If you think you or someone you know would be a good fit, please visit nelroserescue.org and complete an adoption or foster application.

Not one, but TWO gotcha days to celebrate! 🥳 Miss Millie (formally Breezy) won the retirement jackpot. Millie gets to sp...
02/16/2023

Not one, but TWO gotcha days to celebrate! 🥳

Miss Millie (formally Breezy) won the retirement jackpot. Millie gets to spend the rest of her life in a warm, comfy bed being absolutely spoiled by her furever mummy.

And sweet Kenzie girl gets to be the city gal she was destined to be with her best friend and new furever dad. We can't wait to hear about all your patio and lakefront adventures.

Cheers to these two fine ladies and their furever families! 🍾🥂

Happy Gotcha Day to the baby fox, Rufus! This shy guy needed a fur sibling and extra patient pawrents and he found 'em. ...
02/13/2023

Happy Gotcha Day to the baby fox, Rufus! This shy guy needed a fur sibling and extra patient pawrents and he found 'em. We are so excited to watch you grow and come out of your shell in your furever home. Congratulations Rufus! 🥳💜

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