Rocket & Dulcie take off!

Rewards of Rescue:

One of the greatest rewards of the rescue work we do at Mackenzie’s is seeing our dogs find their Forever Homes!  We take pride in the amount of quality work that goes into helping every dog in our program to become the best dog they can be.  From training and behavior work – top notch medical care – quality food and exercise, to all the time we humans love on them – our dogs are getting ready!  When they lock eyes on their Forever Family, it truly is a magical moment and a blessing to us all.

Rocket taking off and heading home!

Another home visit today! Rocket will be heading to his new home!  A huge Thank You to everyone that worked with him!  Your support of him has made his Forever Home possible!  We will follow-up with some fresh family portraits soon.

Miss Dulcie is heading home today as well!  Thanks to all of the Volunteers that helped to give her a great experience at the Sanctuary.   First the stairs, now the world!  I’m sure we will be seeing more photos of this lovely lady soon too!

Dulcie finds her forever home!

Blessings everyone!  Have a great weekend!

Our Volunteers Rock!

A Big ‘Thank You!’ to all our Awesome Volunteers!

The weather outside has been frightfully cold and yet our trusty Volunteers keep comin’.

Mackenzie’s Animal Sanctuary is always in need of Volunteers. Volunteering can be very rewarding and a great way to meet new people, spend time with friends and family and of course, help the dogs at the Sanctuary.

Cuddles loves her TLC time!

Dogs like Stella appreciate the peaceful walks with a friend!

It is because of people like you, committed to the betterment of our local animal community, that make our mission at Mackenzie’s possible and for that we are forever grateful!

There are many different Volunteer opportunities available at MAS:

• Helping the dogs at the Sanctuary: walking, training, feeding, grooming, reading, playing, loving, etc.
• Educational/community outreach events
• Meet and Greets: We have Meet and Greets all over West Michigan!
• Fundraisers
• Distributing and collecting donation boxes

Want to get involved?

You can email our Volunteer Coordinator, Shauna, at sbehling@mackpack.info or call 616-693-2916 today to register or get more information about Volunteering at Mackenzie’s in 2015.  We hope to see you soon!  Blessings!

Volunteers, like Rosemary, can’t avoid the doggie kisses and wouldn’t want to!

A successful orientation and training day – Stetson, says ‘Thanks’ to a new Volunteer, Braden, now one of his BFF’s!

Ariel, home at last!

Nicole Schramm posted to our Facebook page after her adoption was finalized on this past Friday, January 9th:

“I still can’t believe she’s home with me! Tommie brought her over earlier despite the treacherous conditions out there. Thank you, Tommie! I am so grateful that I am allowed to give her a real home (Ugh… here come the tears…)! And thank you to everyone who worked with her, walked her, played with her, spent time with her, gave her treats, read and talked to her, cared for her, and loved on her while she was at the sanctuary for the last 10 1/2 years! Ariel is 13 years old, can be very fearful and is food aggressive. I instantly bonded with her when I met her for the first time a few years ago (I was introduced to her in the food storage room because all other rooms were occupied – I remember like it was yesterday). She has always been one of my favorites. Her cautious little kisses, the way she pushes her head between my arm and body, the way she looks at me with her cloudy eyes. I’ve had her as background picture on my phone for over a year. It was about time to finally bring her home! Ariel and her big clumsy brother Spartacus (adopted from Mackenzie’s in March 2012) get along great. She has already met one of her feline brothers and licked his head and ears. We took a long afternoon nap (she snores a little – so adorable!), cuddled, and walked the trails in the backyard (I shoveled a little snow maze for her). Thank you Mackenzie’s for all you do! Without you this precious girl probably wouldn’t be alive and would have never had the chance to experience what it feels like to live in a real home, to matter, to be appreciated, to be loved.”  

Thank you Nicole for bringing Ariel home!  Your furry family and you are the perfect warm, safe landing she has been waiting for – Blessings!