The Dog Squad is a San Diego based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization run by a group of dedicated volunteers. We take dogs from overcrowded, local shelters and find them loving, permanent homes. We are one of the few local rescues that take all breeds, sizes and ages.

You can find out more about The Dog Squad Rescue and our staff on the About Us page.

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Donate Your Car

Would you like to be rid of an automobile and help homeless dogs at the same time? Do you have an automobile you no longer want or use but you don't want to go through the trouble of selling it? You can make a real contribution to our mission with a donation of a car. When you donate your car to the Dog Squad Rescue the automobile is taken care of for free with no papework hassle. Support our mission, make an automobile donation to us. Automobile donation information.

Help TDS by Shopping at IGive.com

Want to help TDS on a more regular basis? Shop at many of your favorite stores on IGive.com. Online purchases will help us raise money to save more dogs.

Need help with your dog?

Randy Davis is more than a trainer...

Life isn't fair, especially for dogs that have been abused. Escaping the abuse rarely means a happy ending. Most often, the dogs end up in shelters where, due to the after-effects of their abuse--distrust, fearfulness or fear aggression --they're deemed unadoptable and are put to sleep.

The road to recovery for an abused dog is long and hard. It requires time and more patience than the average person has. It also requires expertise. It's human nature to want to comfort a dog that's shaking in fear. It's not the best thing for the dog, however, and can make the dog worse. This is were the help of a behaviorist is invaluable. Enter Randy Davis...

Randy has helped us and many other rescues with all sorts of issues and, especially, with fearful, nervous and aggressive dogs. Because of him, we've taken on dogs that we normally wouldn't feel comfortable taking into our program. Thanks to him, several dogs that escaped abuse have also escaped death and are well on their way to full recovery.

If you need help with your dog, or if you want to support Randy and his organization, Better by the Pound, visit his website: www.betterbythepound.org.

Join Our Mailing List

To receive news and updates, including happy endings and updates on our adopted dogs, and our quarterly newsletter, click here.

If you'd like to help with the newsletter and other mailings, please download our volunteer application and send it to us.

The Dog Squad in the News

In the Carlsbad Business Journal

The Dog Squad's YouTube Channel

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Upcoming Adoption Events

Sat. June 19th, 12PM-3PM

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