Community Partners | Ruff Start Rescue

Ruff Start Community Partners

The Ruff Start Community Partner Program connects animal-loving businesses with meaningful ways to support rescue dogs. Whether through financial contributions, supply donations, fundraising initiatives, professional expertise, or community awareness, our partners play an important role in helping dogs find safety, healing, and loving homes.

As a foster-home based, force-free rescue that regularly supports special needs and medical dogs, we rely on strong community partnerships to continue our work.

Why Partner With Ruff Start?

Foster Home Based

Every dog in our care lives with a foster family, allowing us to provide individualized care and learn what each dog needs to thrive.

Force-Free Philosophy

We are committed to positive reinforcement and humane training methods that prioritize the emotional and physical well-being of every dog.

Helping Dogs Who Need Us Most

We regularly support senior dogs, medical cases, behavioural cases, and special needs dogs who often have nowhere else to turn.

Community Powered

Our rescue is made possible by the incredible support of foster homes, volunteers, donors, adopters, and community partners working together.

Ways to Get Involved

There is no one-size-fits-all way to support rescue. We welcome businesses of all sizes and encourage you to get involved in whatever way works best for you.

🐾 Make a Financial Contribution

Financial donations help cover veterinary care, food, transportation, training support, supplies, and other essential expenses for dogs in our care.

🐾 Sponsor a Dog

Support a specific dog, medical case, or long-term resident while they wait for their forever family.

🐾 Host a Fundraiser

Organize a customer fundraiser, donation campaign, percentage-of-sales event, raffle, BBQ, or other creative initiative to support rescue dogs.

🐾 Host a Donation Box

Collect monetary donations, food, treats, toys, bedding, and other much-needed items at your business location.

🐾 Donate Products or Services

Donate supplies, gift cards, event space, printing services, professional services, or other resources that help support our rescue efforts.

🐾 Share Your Professional Skills

Volunteer your expertise in areas such as:

Photography
Graphic Design
Marketing
Accounting
Legal Services
Website Support
Videography
Event Planning
Bookkeeping
Transportation

🐾 Spread the Word

Help raise awareness by sharing our adoptable dogs, fundraising campaigns, events, and rescue stories with your customers and followers.

Community Partner Recognition

We are proud to recognize the businesses and organizations that help make our work possible.

As a Ruff Start Community Partner, you will receive:

Recognition on our website
A digital Community Partner badge for your website and social media
A Community Partner certificate
Opportunities for social media spotlights
Recognition in our annual impact report
Updates on the impact of your support

Most importantly, you'll know that your partnership is directly helping dogs find safety, healing, and loving homes.

Current Community Needs

Looking for a place to start? We are always looking for support in areas such as:

Gift cards
Fundraising partners
Donation box placement
Auction and raffle items
Website Support
Volunteer expertise

If you have another idea for how your business can help, we'd love to hear it.

Become a Community Partner

Ready to get involved?

Complete the form below and tell us a little about your business and how you'd like to support Ruff Start Rescue Society. We look forward to working together to make a difference for rescue dogs across Alberta.