We have six beautiful babies that need names this week, so far. We thought it would be fun to give our readers a chance to participate in naming them. We’ll post the suggested names and pick one (or vote) towards the end of next week. We would love your input!

Write your names down on a piece of paper and then use the link below to submit them to us. Thank you!

Here’s the form

    Colleen,I just wanted to give you an update on Chloe. She’s doing well. She loves my daughter now, I think maybe she was scared. They’re best buds now! She actually walks right up to strangers and let’s them pet her. I’ve stopped crating her during the day, because she was howling so badly… Read More

LOTS going on this week!!!! (as usual). We’d like to welcome two new foster moms, Aireal & Amy, to the ABR team! As you will see, the list is long this week and it’s only a partial list at that. We have LOTS of medical, boarding, transport and now training costs to cover and any… Read More

  We wrote about Oakley last Monday (here). This is our little girl with the gunshot wound that was pulled from a shelter in GA. We’ve added some new pictures to her photo album. As you will see, the wound isn’t slowing her down one bit. Her temporary foster dad has nicknamed her “Oakie Dokie”… Read More

We’re receiving well wishes for Jude from LOTS of folks. We thought we would put them on the site for everyone to read. If you would like to send Jude a note, please use the feedback link on the bottom right side of the site. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers!   Hello… Read More

02/02/10- As we wrote on the 29th, Jude is in the care of another rescue group. We will continue to post updates on him as we receive them.   01/29/10-  We want to thank EVERYONE for the well wishes and emails for Jude!!!! Jude will be going to a foster home with a different rescue group… Read More

    Jodi- the big lug is part of our family, he is really great and loves and protects Melanie. He loves and is friendly with all the kids in the neighborhood, most like him back. Most of the adults know Ralph form his daily stint in the front window looking sad and pathetic so… Read More

Bulleye is an ABR “owner assist” placement:     Thank you so much for finding us the perfect dog! She is sweet and affectionate and the whole family loves her. Here are some pictures of Bullseye. We took her on vacation for Christmas and she had a great time. View Bullseye’s Photo Album

    Hi Kim,We’ve been parents to Guinness (formerly Wiggles) for over a year now! I thought we’d give you an update! He’s come a long way from the sad, scared, skinny skeleton that we adopted in December of last year. Guinness was 65 pounds and now tips the scales at about 110! We actually… Read More

Payton December 8, 2009   Payton passed away December 8, 2009. She was only 3.5 years old. It was sudden, she experienced severe seizures that day that took her life. Her first and other only seizure was Thanksgiving night; and after many tests, the doctors assumed by symptom elimination that it was “Epilepsy”. Well, what… Read More

  Shiver January, 2010     Jodi- It is with a heavy heart that I am getting in touch with you. I wanted to let you know of our families decision to put Shiver(an ABD that you helped us adopt 6 yrs ago) down. Shiver was diagnosed with stage3 cancer 4 yrs ago after a… Read More

Here we are, yet again….. we need money. We’ll spare you the exclamation marks only to say, we need help, truly. This is really just a sampling of the issues we have going on at the moment. Please help us if you can. ABR has been working with several rescue groups to get a big… Read More

Zoe is an ABR “Owner Assist” placement:      Dear Jodi-Thank you for your website- American Bulldog Rescue- and your help in putting us in touch with Sandy and her dog Zoe. When I first spoke to Sandy, I was so excited to actually discuss her dog and learn all about Zoe’s personality. It helped… Read More

We would love to have you sign our Guest Book! We want to hear from you. We’re forever thankful for the support! (and if you have helpful suggestions, that too!) We do review guest entries prior to them being published. This is not to censor comments, it’s because we receive several posts to the Guest… Read More

We wrote last weekend about a HORRIBLE travesty in which a beautiful loving Mom American Bulldog froze to death. This poor soul had no food, no water, no shelter, and was chained with a very heavy logging chain that probably weighed more than she did. Her miracle babies, Stinky 1 and Stinky 2 survived thanks… Read More

Won’t someone give this soldier a chance??????   G.I. Joe is a courtesy post for some dear friends of ours. Please contact the shelter to help save him.     GI Joe is living at the Jersey Animal Coalition in South Orange, NJ which is outside NYC. This poor dog is suffering from arthritis &… Read More

    Let us preface this with…… Bella LOVES water!!!! The start of Baby Bella’s Happy Tail- note to Carey from Bella’s new Mom: We both knew this was coming, but we went swimming this morning.  I was walking around the pool at 5am in my flannel jammies and bathrobe, fuzzy rabbit slippers, sipping my… Read More

  Skye May 8, 1998 – October 4, 2008    She will always be my “Baby Girl”, she was a joy to have around and was everything an American Bulldog is supposed to be and more.  Not a day goes by that I don’t think about her and how much she loved us and we… Read More