Memorials 

Emma Tschumperlin

Emma came into rescue in July 2017 and was adopted in August 2018 after just over a year in rescue. She was approximately 9 years

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Safi

Update 2/2/2020 Safi has passed away. She was in kidney failure and we could not let her suffer. Her foster mom said she had the

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Cappy

Cappy Update: Cappy was fostered by a long time volunteer and dog trainer in NY. Once he became somewhat settled in his foster home, he

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Kona

Kona passed away at the age of eleven. 12/5/2020 Kona, 9 years old, Heartworm positive Dekalb, IL Dogue de Bordeaux Rescue was contacted by a

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Forest

Heartbroken to announce that DDBR lost Forrest on 5/30/18. Forrest came into DDBR earlier this month from a shelter in Southern California. When we pulled

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Owen

When we picked up Owen from the shelter he was in bad shape physically and mentally. In addition to love and kindness Owen’s foster family

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Bruiser

Bruiser Update: Sadly, Bruiser’s aggression became too much to handle. He was a danger to not only other animals, but to people as well as

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Oliver

Oliver is a puppy that came into rescue with numerous health issues. We soon discovered that not only did he have under developed eyes and

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Sampson

Sampson was an owner surrender to DDBR. At first, his temperament was amazing, very sweet and outgoing, then once he got comfortable, he started showing

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Coco

It’s days like today that just rip your heart out. One of the many Hospice dogues that DDBR has is failing. Unable to be spayed

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Shorty

It’s days like today people in rescue burn out. A 10 year old (Yes, TEN year old) DDB in a shelter in NY. DDBR immediately

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Frank

All of us at DDBR are heartbroken. After being in Rescue almost a year, Frank has crossed the bridge. We are so very thankful for

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