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Northern Lakes Rescue is dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming animals in need. They strive to create a compassionate community through education and outreach, ensuring every animal finds a loving forever home.

Country music fans&hellip; this one&rsquo;s for YOU. 🤠🎶Northern Lakes Rescue is raffling off a pair of Wednesday General Admission tickets to Lakes Jam &mdash; featuring Chris Hawkey AND Rhymin N Stealin (aka the BEST Beastie Boys tribute band in the country 👀🔥)! Even better? Every ticket purchased helps rescue dogs in need right here in Minnesota. As a 100% volunteer-run foster-based rescue, Northern Lakes Rescue relies entirely on donations to help cover:🐾 Emergency vet care🐾 Transport for rescue dogs🐾 Food &amp; supplies🐾 Vaccines &amp; medical treatment🐾 Pulling dogs from overcrowded shelters, reservations, and emergency situations So while YOU could be headed to Lakes Jam&hellip; your raffle entry could also help save a dog&rsquo;s life. ❤️🎟 Prize Includes: 2 Wednesday GA Tickets to Lakes Jam $85 Value Featuring performances by Chris Hawkey + Rhymin N Stealin 🎫 Raffle Entry: 1 ticket = $5 5 tickets = $20 15 tickets = $50 📅 Winner announced: June 17th @ 12pmThank you to Lakes Jam for supporting rescue dogs and helping us turn music into lifesaving support for animals in need.

Lakes Jammin' Pups

3rd Annual Barking Up The Right Bid

Over the next week, Northern Lakes Rescue will welcome 15 dogs into rescue&mdash;and every one of them already has a foster home waiting.Six local owner-surrender puppies arrive this Sunday with zero vetting, and on June 7th, our transport van will make its maiden voyage to bring nine dogs to safety from Oklahoma. Together, these 15 dogs will need:🐾 Vaccinations🐾 Microchips🐾 Parvo and 4DX testing🐾 Preventatives🐾 Food and supplies🐾 Crates, collars, leashes, toys, and blankets🐾 Transportation and fuel costs Our goal is to raise $1,500 to help cover these expenses.Here&#39;s what that looks like: 💙 300 people giving $5💙 150 people giving $10💙 60 people giving $25💙 30 people giving $50💙 15 people giving $100 No matter the amount, every donation moves us closer to our goal.The fosters are ready.The transport is scheduled.The dogs are coming.Now we need your help to make sure they have everything they need when they arrive. Will you help us turn $5 into a second chance?Together, we can raise $1,500 and give 15 dogs the fresh start they deserve. 🐾

Over the next week, Northern Lakes Rescue will welcome 15 dogs into rescue—and every one of them already has a foster home waiting.Six local owner-surrender puppies arrive this Sunday with zero vetting, and on June 7th, our transport van will make its maiden voyage to bring nine dogs to safety from Oklahoma.Together, these 15 dogs will need:🐾 Vaccinations🐾 Microchips🐾 Parvo and 4DX testing🐾 Preventatives🐾 Food and supplies🐾 Crates, collars, leashes, toys, and blankets🐾 Transportation and fuel costsOur goal is to raise $1,500 to help cover these expenses.Here's what that looks like:💙 300 people giving $5💙 150 people giving $10💙 60 people giving $25💙 30 people giving $50💙 15 people giving $100No matter the amount, every donation moves us closer to our goal.The fosters are ready.The transport is scheduled.The dogs are coming.Now we need your help to make sure they have everything they need when they arrive.Will you help us turn $5 into a second chance?Together, we can raise $1,500 and give 15 dogs the fresh start they deserve. 🐾

$5 Friday

Northern Lakes Rescue currently has 15 growing puppies in our care, and we are completely out of the puppy food they are currently eating.All 15 puppies are on Kirkland Signature Chicken &amp; Pea Puppy Food, and keeping them on a consistent diet is important for their growing bodies, healthy development, and sensitive puppy stomachs.Your donation will help us purchase puppy food and keep these little bellies full while they continue growing, thriving, and preparing for their forever homes.Every dollar helps &mdash; whether it covers part of a bag, one full bag, or helps us stock up for the weeks ahead.🐾 15 puppies. 60 little paws. A whole lot of kibble needed.Thank you for helping us keep their bowls full. ❤️

Northern Lakes Rescue currently has 15 growing puppies in our care, and we are completely out of the puppy food they are currently eating.All 15 puppies are on Kirkland Signature Chicken & Pea Puppy Food, and keeping them on a consistent diet is important for their growing bodies, healthy development, and sensitive puppy stomachs.Your donation will help us purchase puppy food and keep these little bellies full while they continue growing, thriving, and preparing for their forever homes.Every dollar helps — whether it covers part of a bag, one full bag, or helps us stock up for the weeks ahead.🐾 15 puppies. 60 little paws. A whole lot of kibble needed.Thank you for helping us keep their bowls full. ❤️

Puppy Food

When Northern Lakes Rescue says &ldquo;yes&rdquo; to a dog, that yes is for the remainder of that dog&rsquo;s life&mdash;and beyond. Toast first needed that yes in May 2025. She was just a tiny puppy when she came to NLR battling mange and malnutrition. Her skin was irritated, her coat was thin and patchy, and instead of simply getting to enjoy being a puppy, Toast needed medicated baths, proper nutrition, veterinary care, and time for her little body to heal. But Toast was a fighter. Slowly, her skin healed. Her fur grew back. She gained strength. The sick little puppy we first met blossomed into a happy, healthy girl who was eventually adopted into a loving home.For more than a year, Toast enjoyed the life we had hoped for her. Over time, however, personality conflicts began to arise between Toast and the other dog in the home. Her family worked to navigate the situation, but eventually it became clear that the dynamic was no longer the best fit for either dog. Thankfully, Toast had something many dogs do not:&nbsp;A safe place to land. Her family knew that Northern Lakes Rescue&rsquo;s commitment to Toast did not end when her adoption paperwork was signed. With the well-being of both dogs in mind, the decision was made for Toast to return to NLR and begin her next chapter. We welcomed her back without hesitation.Unfortunately, just as Toast was preparing to return to rescue, another problem appeared. A few days before coming back to NLR, Toast began limping and refusing to use one of her back legs. At first, her family thought she may have stepped on something or perhaps been stung by a bee. Everyone hoped it would be something simple.Once Toast was back in our care, we brought her to the veterinarian for an examination and X-rays. The diagnosis was much more serious than anyone expected. Toast has a completely torn CCL and damaged meniscus. Her knee is unstable and painful, and she is unable to use the leg normally. Toast will require TPLO surgery to stabilize the joint and give her the best chance of returning to a comfortable, active life. Her current surgical estimate is as high as $3,710.03 and includes surgery, anesthesia, IV fluids, pain medication, antibiotics, and follow-up radiographs. And surgery is only the beginning. Toast will also face weeks of restricted activity, careful monitoring, follow-up care, and rehabilitation while her leg heals. Instead of simply coming back to rescue, settling into a foster home, and beginning her next chapter, Toast is once again facing a medical battle. And this girl has already fought through enough.She fought through mange.She fought through malnutrition.She grew from a sick little puppy into the beautiful, resilient dog she is today.Now she needs us to fight for her again. When we first saw Toast&rsquo;s picture, saying YES was easy. That yes did not expire&nbsp;when she became healthy. It did not expire when she was adopted.And it certainly does not expire now that she needs major surgery. We are saying YES to Toast again.Yes to surgery. Yes to recovery. Yes to getting her back on all four paws. Yes to giving her the chance to walk, run, play, and enjoy the life she fought so hard to have. We just need your help to make that yes possible. Every donation&mdash;whether it is $5, $10, $25, or more&mdash;helps bring Toast closer to the surgery and recovery she needs. Please consider donating and helping us keep the promise we made to Toast when she was just a tiny, sick puppy:Once an NLR dog, always an NLR dog. ❤️

When Northern Lakes Rescue says “yes” to a dog, that yes is for the remainder of that dog’s life—and beyond.Toast first needed that yes in May 2025.She was just a tiny puppy when she came to NLR battling mange and malnutrition. Her skin was irritated, her coat was thin and patchy, and instead of simply getting to enjoy being a puppy, Toast needed medicated baths, proper nutrition, veterinary care, and time for her little body to heal.But Toast was a fighter.Slowly, her skin healed. Her fur grew back. She gained strength. The sick little puppy we first met blossomed into a happy, healthy girl who was eventually adopted into a loving home.For more than a year, Toast enjoyed the life we had hoped for her.Over time, however, personality conflicts began to arise between Toast and the other dog in the home. Her family worked to navigate the situation, but eventually it became clear that the dynamic was no longer the best fit for either dog.Thankfully, Toast had something many dogs do not: A safe place to land.Her family knew that Northern Lakes Rescue’s commitment to Toast did not end when her adoption paperwork was signed. With the well-being of both dogs in mind, the decision was made for Toast to return to NLR and begin her next chapter.We welcomed her back without hesitation.Unfortunately, just as Toast was preparing to return to rescue, another problem appeared.A few days before coming back to NLR, Toast began limping and refusing to use one of her back legs. At first, her family thought she may have stepped on something or perhaps been stung by a bee.Everyone hoped it would be something simple.Once Toast was back in our care, we brought her to the veterinarian for an examination and X-rays.The diagnosis was much more serious than anyone expected.Toast has a completely torn CCL and damaged meniscus.Her knee is unstable and painful, and she is unable to use the leg normally. Toast will require TPLO surgery to stabilize the joint and give her the best chance of returning to a comfortable, active life.Her current surgical estimate is as high as $3,710.03 and includes surgery, anesthesia, IV fluids, pain medication, antibiotics, and follow-up radiographs.And surgery is only the beginning.Toast will also face weeks of restricted activity, careful monitoring, follow-up care, and rehabilitation while her leg heals.Instead of simply coming back to rescue, settling into a foster home, and beginning her next chapter, Toast is once again facing a medical battle.And this girl has already fought through enough.She fought through mange.She fought through malnutrition.She grew from a sick little puppy into the beautiful, resilient dog she is today.Now she needs us to fight for her again.When we first saw Toast’s picture, saying YES was easy. That yes did not expire when she became healthy.It did not expire when she was adopted.And it certainly does not expire now that she needs major surgery.We are saying YES to Toast again.Yes to surgery.Yes to recovery.Yes to getting her back on all four paws.Yes to giving her the chance to walk, run, play, and enjoy the life she fought so hard to have.We just need your help to make that yes possible.Every donation—whether it is $5, $10, $25, or more—helps bring Toast closer to the surgery and recovery she needs.Please consider donating and helping us keep the promise we made to Toast when she was just a tiny, sick puppy:Once an NLR dog, always an NLR dog. ❤️

Northern Lakes Rescue

Northern Lakes Rescue

Past events

Past events

Lakes Jammin' Pups

3rd Annual Barking Up The Right Bid

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$5 Friday

US$230 of US$1,500 goal

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Puppy Food

US$1,560 of US$1,000 goal

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Help Toast Get Back On Four Paws

US$1,035 of US$3,710 goal

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