Throw Away Dogs Project

Dear People Trying to “Rehome” Their Dogs,

Let me translate something for you: your dog is not an old couch, a used refrigerator, or a pair of jeans that no longer fit your lifestyle.

It’s your DOG.

You brought them home. You made promises to them—whether you said the words out loud or not. The moment you became their person, you became their entire world. And now because you’re moving, having a baby, dating someone new, working too much, or simply decided that having a dog is “hard,” suddenly you’re posting:

“Need to rehome ASAP. Small rehoming fee.”

Really?

Imagine your dog writing a post:

“My owner got busy and annoying. Looking to rehome them immediately. Prefer someone with more time, loyalty, and common sense.”

Funny how that would sound terrible, isn’t it?

Dogs don’t understand eviction notices, relationship problems, vacations, new furniture, or your latest lifestyle change. They understand one thing: YOU.

You’re their family.

They don’t sit around thinking, “Well, Dave has been stressed lately. Perhaps it’s best if I find another human.” Nope. They wait at the door for you. They sleep beside you. They trust you completely. Even on your worst days, they’re still ridiculously happy when you come home.

And some people repay that loyalty with a Facebook post.

“FREE TO GOOD HOME. Can’t keep anymore.”

Congratulations. You just turned a family member into a Craigslist giveaway.

Before getting a dog, people should understand something important: Dogs are a lifetime commitment, not a subscription you cancel when life becomes inconvenient.

Yes, life happens. Genuine emergencies and truly unavoidable circumstances can happen, and nobody should be cruel to someone facing a real crisis. But “I don’t have time anymore” shouldn’t be the first excuse—it should be the moment you ask yourself why you made a lifelong commitment in the first place.

Your dog would never abandon you because you got old.

Your dog wouldn’t leave because you gained weight.

Your dog wouldn’t trade you in because you became inconvenient.

Your dog would stay.

Maybe we should try being half as loyal as they are.

So before you decide to “rehome” your dog because life got complicated, look into those eyes and remember:

To them, you aren’t just their owner.

You are their whole world.

Don’t be the reason their whole world disappears.

Signed,
Someone who believes a dog is family—not something you get rid of when it’s inconvenient.

In photo:
Throw Away Dogs Project K9 Rousey and Founder Carol Skaziak

*copied and pasted from an unknown author *

𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙆9 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙞 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙆9 𝙆𝙤𝙩𝙖 𝙠𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙏𝙒𝙊 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮!

Both dogs, donated by Throw Away Dogs Project to Bristol Township Police Department in Pennsylvania just completed the first week of their 16-week Patrol School conducted by the Philadelphia Police K9 Unit.

Dani and Kota bring our total to THREE K9s donated to Bristol Township PD, joining K9 Kenzo!

15 weeks to go! Wish Dani and Kota GOOD LUCK below!

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬… 𝐰𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞❓
𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐚 ? 😂

Maybe they don’t understand the word “rescued.”
But somehow, I think they know.

Throw Away Dogs Project K9 Rousey

A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO K9 JASE

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful supporter Carol Page for honoring our co-founder Jason Walters’ beloved retired SEPTA K9 Jase with this beautiful memorial quilt from Quilts for K9s.

We also want to recognize Quilts for K9s for the meaningful work they do honoring K9s and the incredible bond they share with their handlers.

Carol, thank you for such a thoughtful gift and for remembering Jase in such a special way.

Gone, but never forgotten.

SCOOBY-DOO FANS… NO CHEATING!

Today marks the anniversary of the very first episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

POP QUIZ:
What year did Scooby-Doo first premiere on television?

A. 1965
B. 1969
C. 1972
D. 1975

Drop your answer in the comments BEFORE you Google it!

Bonus question: Can anyone name the very first episode?

I’ll post the answer later!

🚨🐾 K9 HANSEL’S RETIREMENT PARTY! 🐾🚨

Come help us celebrate K9 Hansel as he officially begins his well-earned retirement! 💙🐾

📅 Saturday, September 26th
⏰ 1:00 PM
📍 Millville Fire Department
420 Buck St., Millville, NJ 08332

Everyone is welcome! Come out and help us give Hansel the retirement send-off he deserves and celebrate his incredible years of service. 💙

We hope to see you there!

A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR
Throw Away Dogs Project K9 KENZO!

We are incredibly proud to announce that Throw Away Dogs Project K9 Kenzo and his handler Officer Sharp of Bristol Township Police in Pennsylvania have successfully completed and passed the ATF National Odor Recognition Test (NORT), earning NORT certification!

𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙜𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙏𝙁 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨.

For those who may not be familiar with NORT, this is not just another day of K9 training.

The 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙊𝙙𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙, 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙪 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙝𝙤𝙡, 𝙏𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤, 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 (𝘼𝙏𝙁) to evaluate an explosives detection K9 team’s ability to reliably recognize selected explosive odors.

The testing is single-blind, meaning the handler does not know where the target odors are located. Teams must demonstrate their abilities against an established national benchmark under the oversight of ATF canine trainers, explosives specialists, forensic chemists and instructors.

NORT brings together K9 teams from local, state and federal law enforcement, as well as the U.S. military, making successfully passing this evaluation a tremendous accomplishment for any working K9 team.

And for us, this one means even more.

We couldn’t be prouder of K9 Kenzo and his handler for the work, training and dedication it took to achieve this certification.

Congratulations, Team Kenzo. You earned this one.

Kenzo came to our organization through the extraordinary generosity of a longtime friend of more than ten years, 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘀 of 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 (K9 Instincts) in Rhode Island. Matt’s continued support over the years has made a meaningful impact on our mission. The quality of dogs he produces is consistently top-tier, and his commitment to excellence and integrity in working dogs is unmatched.

K9 Instincts / International Canine Exchange Inc.
160 Willow Ln
Portsmouth, RI 02871
401-640-0626

https://k9instincts.com/police-k9/

Photo by: Matt Belislebelislephotography (IG)

Happy Labor Day from all of us at Throw Away Dogs Project !🇺🇸🐾

Today, we honor the hardworking men and women who serve, protect, build, create, and keep our communities moving every single day.

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Labor Day! ❤️🤍💙

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠?

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 ?

𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢.

Sometimes changing minds starts with someone willing to believe first. All of you, our faithful followers have been on this journey with us.

You watched Throw Away Dogs Project
K9 Hansel go from one of the Ontario 21 dogs ( ) rescued from a dogfighting ring in Canada to making history as the first Pit Bull in the United States to become an arson detection K9. Together, we proved that a dog’s past, breed, or circumstances do not determine its future.

None of this would have happened without a handler and a fire department willing to take a chance, not only on Hansel but on the belief that dogs should be judged by their ability, not by labels. Their faith, combined with Hansel’s incredible heart, forever changed perceptions of what these amazing dogs can do.

At the end of this month, K9 Hansel will 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 after 6.5 years of working.

While it’s bittersweet to see this chapter close, there is no better ending to his story. Hansel will spend his retirement exactly where he belongs, at home with the handler and family who believed in him from day one.

As we prepare to celebrate his retirement, please join us in congratulating K9 Hansel on an extraordinary career and thanking Tyler his handler and the Millville Fire Department for believing every step of the way. Leave your well-wishes for Hansel in the comments below as he prepares to begin the next chapter of his life, just being a dog.

You’ve more than earned it, buddy.

Special thanks to Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary and Dogs Playing for Life for helping Hansel find his way towards our program. 💕