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Where dog meets companion.

Our Georgia Peaches

Did you know? 

Georgia ranks FIFTH in the U.S. for euthanizing unwanted pets in our over-crowded county shelters. Every county shelter across our 159 counties must put animals to sleep when their shelter reaches capacity – some as often as weekly. Our mission is to prevent this.

We welcome out-of-state adoption.

We adopt to qualified homes in any state, as long as we can arrange transportation to get these deserving furbabies into a loving home. We work regularly with a transporter who carries our pups up the Northeast coast. Don't let your location stop you from applying!

We know you're out there somewhere!

The guys and gals below have waited patiently for a home and are often looked over because they are senior, require dog-experienced adopters, or simply don't stand out from the crowd of many here in Georgia!

Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.

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Our Happy Tails

 Since our inception in 2009, we've helped:

6,500+ Georgia pets through transfer to out-of-state partners

1,100+ Georgia pets through +200 of our own adoptions, plus +900 assisted adoptions

To move at-risk dogs into adoptive homes, we've built partnerships with:

 25+ rescues in 12 Northeast states, plus Canada

 20+ peer rescues in Georgia

 40+ different rural GA/SC and metro ATL animal control shelters.

 

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Who We Are

Our Mission

Doggie Harmony is a non-profit (501c3) Atlanta-based rescue group focused on matching the right people to the right dogs in Atlanta. Available dogs are found by Good Samaritans, come from 'death row' of animal control, or are with owners who seek to rehome. We also sponsor spay/neuter, wellness, training, and boarding to keep or place dogs in happy homes.

Our Start

A small, grassroots organization started in Brookhaven, Georgia, in 2009, Doggie Harmony was founded by friends and rescue volunteers Jamie Sprague and Liz Mansour. Upon acquiring 501c3 status for fundraising purposes, we were able to expand efforts into other greater Atlanta communities. Jamie continues to oversee Doggie Harmony, while Liz focuses on building and managing alliances with northeast rescue organizations. Though we remain small in size, collectively, we are able to place a couple hundred homeless pets per year.

Our Team

In 2024, we launched a Board of Directors to include some of the most dedicated rescuer warriors in our community. Our Board includes Ali Mentana, Amy Alt-Kellner, Sonali Saindane, and two anonymous, die-hard volunteers! We are so excited that Doggie Harmony will benefit from their experience working with county animal control and other local rescue groups.

We'd also like to acknowledge Jan Sprague as our long-time Treasurer/Secretary. She keeps trying to retire, but we continue to lure her back to keep us on task with accounting and taxes and helping us thank all those who donate!

Let's Save More

One of our favorite savings is "it takes a village!" This is because we are 100% volunteer-run and foster-based. With our working volunteer board at the core, we recruit and rely on community members to further our impact in these ways!

Adopt

Our goal is always to match available dogs to a home that best suits both the dog and adopter's needs. See our adoptables and apply to adopt today!

Foster

We do not have a shelter, so we engage with the community to find temporary homes for dogs until a responsible, forever home can be found. Look for dogs labeled NEEDS FOSTER dogs and apply to foster!

Volunteer

Our biggest need for help is with driving dogs to/from vet appointments, meetups with potential adopters, or to meet transporters. Second to this is remove admin stuff. Want to help?

Without a shelter, we are often backed into a corner of boarding dogs who are returned and training them to ensure they're more successful in their next home. Help us stay prepared for the unexpected?

 

What We Do

Because we do not operate from a shelter, our goal is to intercept as many pets as possible from entering our very over-taxed county shelter system. We are always willing to work with Good Samaritans who find/house strays, owners who must rehome pets, and other rescue organizations overwhelmed by too many pets under their care.

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Community Outreach

Teamwork is key to preventing our county shelters from exceeding capacity and ensuring no-kill rescue intake is a viable option in Georgia. We team with friendly finders in the community, owners losing homes, and other rescue organizations to assist with marketing pets for adoption and screening for long-term responsible homes.

Vetting & Training

As part of the effort to responsibly rehome animals, we often need to spay/neuter, update vaccinations and treat for heartworm before offering a pet for adoption. Likewise, some animals have missed out on the basic training and socialization they need to thrive in homes and communities. In instances where individuals/rescue organizations lack the funding to achieve this, we extend a hand.

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Marketing and Placement

With so many homeless pets in Georgia in need of a home, it's a tough market with lots of competition. We help folks sharpen their marketing efforts to reach as many people as possible with adoptable pets. We also provide coaching and assist with applicant screening, home visits, background/referral checks where needed. Key to placement is responsiveness. If you ask for our help, please be prepared to be uber responsive to inquiries. 

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
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- Mahatma Gandhi

Our Latest Updates

Subscribe to the Doggie Harmony Barker to keep up with our happy tails and ongoing projects to help the Georgia pet-overpopulation crisis.

Contact Us

We are 100% volunteer based, many of us with full-time daytime jobs. We work fastest on email, so please submit the form as a start.