K9 DISC THRILLS

Together with my wife, we operate Top Gun Performance K9 Rescue.  It is dedicated towards finding the "right home" for high drive McNabs, Border Collies, Kelpies, Aussies, Cattledogs and Rottweilers.  

     We work directly with Animal Shelters all over California, and Kansas, many of the local Rescue groups, as well as scouring the CraigsList Pet ads daily.

     Under normal circumstances, we only take in a couple of fosters at a time, (although "sometimes this is difficult and we wind up with an extra "few" more!) This gives me more "one-on-one" training time with the dog. All our fosters are given exposure to Canine Frisbee, Agility, and Herding (At the Pasture with Doug Manley). Once evaluated he/she will be available for adoption to individuals in search of a performance oriented companion. 

We will, on occassion take in dogs from private parties, but we do have conditions. They must be no more than "two years old"  They must be both dog and people friendly, our dogs live in an open environment, they play, sleep and eat together. And if you are looking for a high-performance playmate and best friend, please contact me at TopGunK9Rescue@hotmail.com and leave your name and phone number and I will do my utmost to unite you with the dog of your dreams.

*NOTE*   Before you consider giving up your dog, please realize that foster home space is always at a premium and priority is given to shelter dogs in need. We do recognize that there are times when an owner has no other choice but to relinquish their dog. We will assess each circumstance, case by case, and will assist in other ways if we are unable to put the dog into foster care.

Also, please understand that our guidelines require that all dogs going into the program must be evaluated as having a good temperament and show no aggressiveness towards dogs or people. Snapping or/or fear biting is unacceptable.

     Saving one dog will not change the world...

but surely, the world will be changed

for that one dog you saved!

NEWS FLASH!!!

We have now placed over "160" awesome dogs into new homes!!!

The Rescuer's Final Reward

     Unlike most days  at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray. All the recent  arrivals at the Bridge did not know what to think, as they had never seen such a day. 

But the animals who had been waiting longer for their beloved  people to accompany them across the Bridge knew what was happening, and  they began to gather at the pathway leading to the Bridge.
    Soon an elderly dog came into view, head hung low and tail  dragging.  He approached slowly, and though he showed no sign of injury or  illness, he was in great emotional pain. 

     Unlike the animals gathered along  the pathway, he had not been restored to youth and vigor upon arriving at  the Bridge.  He felt out of place, and wanted only to cross over and find happiness.
     But as he approached the Bridge, his  way was barred by an angel, who apologized and explained that the tired and  broken-spirited old dog could not cross over.  Only those animals  accompanied by their people were allowed to cross the Bridge. 

Having nobody, and with nowhere else to turn, the dog trudged into the field in  front of the Bridge. There he found others like himself, elderly or infirm, sad and discouraged. 

Unlike the other animals waiting to cross the Bridge, these animals were not running or playing. They simply were lying in the grass, staring forlornly at the pathway across the Rainbow Bridge. The old  dog took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting.yet not  knowing for what he was waiting.
     One of the newer dogs at the Bridge asked a cat who had been there longer to explain what  was happening.  The cat replied, "Those poor animals were abandoned, turned  away, or left at rescue places, but never found a home on earth. They all passed on with only the love of a rescuer to comfort them. Because they had no people to love them, they have nobody to escort them across the Rainbow  Bridge."
     The dog asked the cat, "So what will happen to  those animals?"  Before the cat could answer, the clouds began to part and  the cold turned to bright sunshine.  The cat replied, "Watch, and you will  see."

In the distance was a single person, and as he approached the Bridge the old, infirm and sad animals in the field were bathed in a golden light. They were at once made young and healthy, and stood to see what their fate would be. 

     The animals who had previously gathered at the pathway bowed their heads as the person approached.  At each bowed head, the person offered a scratch or hug. 

     One by one, the now youthful  and healthy animals from the field fell into line behind the person. Together, they walked across the Rainbow Bridge to a future of happiness and unquestioned love.
     The dog asked the cat, "What just  happened?" The cat responded, "That was a  rescuer.  The animals gathered along the pathway bowing in respect were those who had found their forever homes because of rescuers.  They will  cross over when their people arrive at the Bridge. 

The arrival here of a rescuer is a great and solemn event, and as a tribute they are permitted to perform one final act of rescue.  They are allowed to escort all those poor  animals they couldn't place on earth across the Rainbow Bridge."
     The dog thought for a moment, then said, "I like rescuers."  The  cat smiled and replied, "So does heaven, my friend.  So does heaven."