NMDOG

NMDOG seeks to provide education to communities across the state about humane animal guardianship. This goal is accomplished through direct, in-the-field contact with guardians, animal service officers, law enforcement officers, shelters, volunteers, adopters, and others. This contact sets the basis for trusting relationships and an opportunity for NMDOG to lead by example. Whether it's testifying in court, serving as part of the Bernalillo County Animal Cruelty Task Force, providing spay/neuter services to outreach clients, or finding safe, loving, lifelong homes for the dogs in our care, we directly impact the culture of pet guardianship in New Mexico.

One-on-one interaction at every level is the key to the success of NMDOG. Serving with professionalism and excellence, we are able to effectively communicate with humans, and canines, in a wide variety of situations. We actively seek out opportunities to learn and grow in every area of our field, whether it is dog behavior or accounting for not-for-profits. Our commitment to excellence and the willingness to put in the work it takes for the dogs is the hallmark of NMDOG.

The number of organizations who look to NMDOG for advice and support reveals the level of respect and capability for which NMDOG is known. NMDOG's reputation for professionalism and excellence is supported by the many awards we have received and by our broad base of financial and volunteer support. Most important, of course, is the number of lives, canine and human, that we are able to touch. NMDOG's decade-plus years of experience in the field, and the respect we have garnered from our partnerships with law enforcement, other rescues and the community at large, attest to our capabilities.

NMDOG team members wake up each morning in amazement at how far we have come. We had no idea that our original purpose to "help the forgotten dogs of New Mexico" would lead us to partnerships with law enforcement, recognition from leading animal advocacy groups in New Mexico, respect from colleagues, and the placing of hundreds of dogs into loving homes. We are acutely aware of the hard work and dedication that it has taken get this far, and we aren't about to stop. NMDOG looks forward to the day we will have our own facility, a headquarters to provide the multitude of services we participate in, and a safe place for NMDOGs to heal before finding their forever homes. Our efforts have been challenged by the COVID pandemic, and we have been especially this past year by several large-scale hoarding cases that can quickly consume our resources. Nonetheless, we have also received several unsolicited grants during this time frame that recognize our efforts for the forgotten dogs of New Mexico.