Renegade Paws Rescue

Renegade Paws Rescue Renegade Paws Rescue is a 501(c)(3) animal rescue organization located in Savannah, Ga.
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Nutmeg died today. It was beautiful.In the arms of a mama who loved her so much, her last breath was almost poetic - bot...
09/02/2026

Nutmeg died today. It was beautiful.

In the arms of a mama who loved her so much, her last breath was almost poetic - both tragic and triumphant.

Nutmeg came from dogfighting. She was supposed to die in a dirty, bloody pit, mortally wounded from another dog who had been forced to fight by the unimaginable abuse of humans. She was supposed to be another co**se, thrown out and left to rot, while newer dogs were subjected to starvation, neglect and torture.

But instead, Nutmeg got to be someone’s best girl. She got years of sleeping in bed with her mom, eating eggs for breakfast and snuggling with her sister on the couch. She got pajamas and sweaters when it was cold.

She got years of being loved so fiercely that when she got cancer, her family fought for her. They bought her more time - through thoughtful veterinary care and love.

And today, when there was no more good time left to give, Nutmeg was eased painlessly and peacefully into her next adventure while her mom stroked her forehead.

Her death is devastating, but it is the biggest “win” we could have ever hoped for our brown-furred baby girl.

Nutmeg lived long enough to die peacefully.

From a world of brutal violence, to being confined as live evidence, to a grassroots shelter in Savannah and then to her mama’s house, Nutmeg’s life is an extraordinary testament to resilience. She was one of the first dogs from a confirmed dogfighting criminal case that Renegade was involved in. She even went on to be a foster sister for dozens of foster dogs, teaching them how to play and hump pillows shamelessly (one of her favorite activities).

We wish she could have stayed forever.

But damn, Nutmeg. You made it, girl.

Nutmeg, in your honor, we are asking everyone to consider taking a chance on another pup like you.

A pup who is funny, loving, gentle and kind. A pup who by all accounts should have never made it but instead, just needed one person to believe in her. 🤎

🔮The 21st Annual Wag-O-Ween shirt!🔮We are thrilled to show off this year’s one-of-a-kind design by our friends at Low Ti...
09/01/2026

🔮The 21st Annual Wag-O-Ween shirt!🔮
We are thrilled to show off this year’s one-of-a-kind design by our friends at Low Tide Thread Co! Once again this creative team has generously donated their time and skills to capture the WoW spirit for all to wear!

👕Secure your limited edition shirt - adult and youth sizes available for pre-purchase online now!
Plus bundles are back - one registration, one shirt, two stickers for $45! Online only at wagoween.org

🛍️And it’s not JUST the shirt! This year’s design will also be on your Wag-O-Ween goody bag and your pup’s bandana, both included with registration.
Plus! Stickers and race medals and ribbons will also feature the crystal ball design!

Join us for Savannah’s annual trick or treat event for dogs on Saturday, Oct 24 and Sunday, Oct 25, 2026.
Downtown and Starland Savannah

Over 200 stops to grab treats, shops local vendors, pose at photo booths, wiener races (open to all dogs) and raffle prizes!

This event is organized and hosted by volunteers of Renegade Paws Rescue.
Shirt Design by: Low Tide Thread Co
Bandana Sponsor: Coastal Veterinary Oncology
Goody Bag Sponsor: The Hipster Hound, LLC
Shirt printing by: Celebritees
Top Dog Title Sponsor of Wag-O-Ween: Case Veterinary Hospital

Want to be a vendor or support as a sponsor? Visit our website or send us a message to get started!

Meet the team!✨Today we’re pumped to introduce you to Blake, Renegade’s trainer. She started volunteering with Renegade ...
09/01/2026

Meet the team!✨

Today we’re pumped to introduce you to Blake, Renegade’s trainer.

She started volunteering with Renegade in 2020 and became our trainer in 2022.

Of all the wisdom she’s imparted, most importantly, Blake has taught us just how important training is for our humans.

Yes, you read that right - our humans.

So much of training is helping the people who love dogs learn about dogs enough to understand them: learning to read body language, playful cues, relaxed positions and signs of fear and discomfort.

In fact, that’s the one piece of behavior advice she wishes all pet parents (and pet lovers) knew: how to read dog body language so your dog can communicate their needs. For instance, did you know a wagging tail doesn’t always mean a happy dog? Or that a dog’s “kisses” can sometimes be a sign of discomfort?

Neither did we until Blake schooled us right up.

And that’s Blake’s favorite part of the job. “Seeing the lightbulb moment when everything begins to click for both the dog and the human.”

We want to let you in on a little secret - if you check out Renegade’s website, we have a whole “training” section of information that’s free and open to everyone. We’ve linked it in the comments, so go check it out!

When Blake isn’t working with Renegade, she runs a private dog training business called Meika's Helping Paws

She also loves to explore nature. Fun fact - she’s been to 46 out of 50 states and 37 of 63 national parks with her service dog, Avalon.

Now that you’re one step closer to being fluent in “dog,” please show Blake some love.

Medal Reveal!!! 🏅🐾The Renegade office pups and 5-year-old unpaid model, Sprinkler, got a sneak peak at the Wag-O-Ween fu...
08/31/2026

Medal Reveal!!! 🏅🐾
The Renegade office pups and 5-year-old unpaid model, Sprinkler, got a sneak peak at the Wag-O-Ween fun run medal, designed to match this year’s event shirt.

Now the only questions left are… are you running or walking? Are you bringing your dog or a Renegade foster? Also have you signed up yet??

Saturday, Oct 3
Registration 7:00am | Run 8:00am
After Paw-ty until 12pm
Howe2Run | 11 Gateway Blvd S

Run or Walk - 5k or 1 Mile Routes
Early registration $30
Day of registration $35
Run with your dog or sign up to run with a foster dog!
If you would like to “borrow” a shelter dog to run or walk with, select the Shelter Dog add-on after selecting your ticket and Renegade elves will work behind the scenes to match you with a paw-tner. (Subject to availability, by first request)

Registration includes bib (race is not timed), photos, and race medal. Pups run for free. Stick around for the after paw-ty, free and open to all!
*Wag-O-Ween sponsors at WareWoof level or higher are invited to join as vendors at the after paw-ty.

Don’t want to run or walk? Volunteer instead! We’ll need volunteers beginning at 6:30am to check in participants, hand out water, play with puppies and more. Visit the volunteer tab on wagoween.org to sign up!

This event is hosted by Howe2Run, Renegade Paws Rescue and Case Veterinary Hospital. All proceeds benefit community rescue efforts as part of the Wag-O-Ween mission! Partial proceeds from Howe2Run on run day will also be donated to the cause!

Registration on our website, Facebook event, and insta bio!
Email [email protected] for sponsor questions and to join us at the event after paw-ty!

PS- Sprinkler is available for adoptions OR foster! Let’s get him scooped up before event day!

You’ll see faint smoke rising out of the municipal shelter’s onsite crematorium. The last vestiges of beating hearts tha...
08/29/2026

You’ll see faint smoke rising out of the municipal shelter’s onsite crematorium.

The last vestiges of beating hearts that did nothing wrong, except be born in Georgia during a crushing animal welfare crisis, swirling into the heavens.

Yesterday we walked the halls of a municipal shelter and chose three dogs who would live. The fate of the rest will be decided in the coming days. They might get until Wednesday, if they’re lucky.

Unlike municipal animal control facilities, Renegade can stop accepting dogs when we run out of room. We never have to make difficult choices for space.

Municipal shelters have no such luxury. They are legally required to take every dog that comes through their doors. When there are no empty kennels, they have to make the most heartbreaking decisions.

Municipal shelters are not the enemy; they are left to pick up the pieces of a disaster they did not create.

These are some of the faces of dogs who won’t make it unless someone raises their hand and says “you deserve to be saved.” They are perfect, beloved and worthy. We also posted photos of some of the dogs at our rescue - who you can foster to save the municipal shelter dogs’ lives.

And they don’t understand why we didn’t choose them.
They watched three lucky dogs leave. They watched us hook their leashes up and lead them to safety. But for those left behind, the next time someone hooks their leash up, it may be to lead them to a quiet room. The last sights their eyes will see.

We want to accept more dogs, but we can’t do it without you. If you foster, we can make space. Just two weeks can save a life.

And when we make space, we can go back and tell these dogs that we didn’t forget about them. That they deserve soft beds and love.

Please save a life and please share. Please help us show these dogs that they are worth more than whisps of smoke, rising to the sky.

Apply to foster today.

08/29/2026

Eunice was supposed to die.

Instead, she got a freedom ride.

And so did Loretta.
And DJ.

Three lives saved because people stepped up.

Someone applied to foster.
Someone shared our posts.
Someone decided they could help.

But while we were walking through the municipal shelter to pick up these three lucky dogs, we were met by the faces of so many others.

Dogs still waiting.

Dogs whose stories could end with white smoke coming from the onsite crematorium.

And let’s be clear: no one wants that.

The people working in these shelters don’t want it. Rescues don’t want it. No one wants to make these decisions.

But municipal shelters are legally required to take the animals brought through their doors.

They’re busting at the seams.

And decisions are being made.

This is the reality of the shelter crisis.

So here’s how you can help:

Foster one of the dogs in this video.

Or foster one of the dogs already in our kennels.

Because when you open a kennel for one of our dogs, you create space for us to pull another dog from the municipal shelter- one who is facing those decisions.

You don’t have to foster forever.

Even two weeks can make room.
And making room can save a life.

Later today, we’ll be sharing photos of some of the dogs who are still in danger.

Stay tuned. Look at their faces. And if you can help, step up.

Let’s make more freedom rides possible.

Have you ever wanted a security detail that takes window patrol VERY seriously? You know… keeping the living room safe f...
08/29/2026

Have you ever wanted a security detail that takes window patrol VERY seriously?

You know… keeping the living room safe from passing butterflies, suspicious squirrels, and the ever-elusive plastic bag billowing ominously in the wind?

Then we have some uhm… “qualified” candidates for you.

Our motley crew has officially decided that apartment life is where it’s at, and they are 100% ready to clock in for their new jobs as professional couch potatoes, neighborhood watch captains, and personal security details.

Their qualifications? Debatable.
Their enthusiasm? Unmatched.
Their ability to spot a rogue plastic bag from 47 feet away? Elite.

Come meet these cute dorks tomorrow at Silas Park in Savannah Harbor from 9 AM–12 PM and see if one of these yahoos is the perfect addition to your household.

And good news for Savannah Harbor residents: NO weight or breed restrictions!

We love an inclusive pet-friendly community, and we’re here for all the pups. Big dogs, little dogs, mutts, mixes, and everything in between.

Come say hi, meet some adoptable dogs, and find out which member of our security detail is ready to move in.

Eunice’s life has been hell. At ten years old, she’s ended up with one eye, flaky skin and a grossly underweight body at...
08/28/2026

Eunice’s life has been hell.

At ten years old, she’s ended up with one eye, flaky skin and a grossly underweight body at a municipal shelter with few resources. And now she’s out of time.

Eunice is on this week’s euthanasia list.

Nobody wants to make lists like this but Municipal shelters have a finite number of kennels and a legal obligation to keep taking in the animals that come through their doors. When more dogs come in than there are places to put them, somebody has to leave.

Many leave in smoke that billows through the onsite crematorium’s chimney, reaching for the heavens for comfort and love they never had in life.

A veterinarian said Eunice’s body condition score was a 2 our of 9 and the shelter said she has “aesthetic” barriers to adoption. What does that mean? Sadly, experience has shown that few want to adopt old and “damaged” looking dogs. As an elderly, emaciated dog, the odds are against her.

We don’t even have more than this one, heartbreaking photo of her.

But Renegade isn’t just about fighting for the cutest puppies or most popular breeds. And we love those, don’t get us wrong. But we are also fighting for the dogs nobody else will fight for.

The dogs like Eunice.

She deserves a soft bed and the chance to live her last years in comfort. We all deserve that chance.

We need your help to save Eunice.

Please apply to foster her. Or apply to foster any dog at our kennels to make room for her. Just a two week commitment can save lives like Eunice’s.

The best weekend of the year is nearly here, are you ready??🗓️Oct 24 & 25📍Savannah, GA🍭200+ local businesses and vendors...
08/26/2026

The best weekend of the year is nearly here, are you ready??

🗓️Oct 24 & 25
📍Savannah, GA
🍭200+ local businesses and vendors for trick or treating. Is your business on the route? Sign up as a treat stop for free!
🦮Supports a dozen participating rescues
🫶Sponsorship Opportunities, including setting up as a vendor in one of 5 downtown Savannah squares.
🛍️ $13 donation per participating pet includes your 21st annual goody bag and matching bandana!
Online exclusive - the discounted WoW bundle includes registration, shirt, and two stickers and is only available for pre-registration.

Learn more about sponsorship opportunities, sign up as a treat stop, grab your bundle, and register for the Oct 3 fun run on our website or head straight to wagoween . org!

We heard sports ball and the overpriced mouse had a collab… so NATURALLY, our dogs needed to show you their Disney dupes...
08/25/2026

We heard sports ball and the overpriced mouse had a collab… so NATURALLY, our dogs needed to show you their Disney dupes.

Some are sugar, spice, and everything nice. Others are just… misunderstood.

Either way, we’re pretty sure they understood the assignment.

Now the important question: WHO has the best dupe? Tell us in the comments!

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