Roadogs.org and The Loveable Lemons

Our featured rescue this month is Roadogs.org. They rescue bulldogs, which they sweetly refer to as ‘Loveable Lemons.’ In recent years, bulldogs were trendy, both the English and French version. Their popularity exploded as well as their price. What happened, though, as the dogs grew up, their owners found they were susceptible to numerous health issues. Some of these medical issues were quite expensive to handle so the ‘expensive’ dogs started ending up at shelters and being abandoned at vets and boarding. That is where the Lemon reference comes in; bulldogs were thought to be the lemons of the dog world.

All this was not lost on Nikki Garvey. She had long worked in the rescue game, volunteering at a rescue called the Ace of Hearts. When her Pit Bull, Vinny died, she rescued an English Bulldog, Huxley aka Bukowskiaka Grumplestiltskin! She was not planning to keep him, but he made her laugh so much she foster-failed. Huxley cemented her commitment to rescuing bulldogs. She started Roadogs Rescue, the name stemming from her love of cars.

Roadogs Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to rehabbing and rescuing medical bulldogs and puppies with birth defects and spreading the message of love and compassion towards all animals. Even though these Lovable Lemons are being dumped or abandoned, Roadogs’ see them as just differently beautiful and differently abled. They too deserve to live amazing lives!

There are several ways you can support this rescue. Of course, you can go to Roadogs.org and donate directly. Join them on Patreon and sponsor a Loveable Lemon. And most of all, you can go to their website, see the adoptable dogs, and adopt! 

With all their issues, bulldogs are sweet and funny dogs with lots of personality. We hope this article gave your insight into their plight. If you ever thought about owning one, what better way than to adopt from Roadogs Rescue!

(All the images in this post are from the Roadogs.org website)