Tier Haven Rescue

Thank you for Supporting Tier Haven!

At Tier Haven our hearts belong to the working dog breeds of Kentucky - German Shepherds and Belgian Malinois being our most common companions. The Tier Haven family is comprised of volunteers, adopters, and donors who have a passionate love for these working breeds and all of their quirks. We are brought together by the dogs that steal our hearts while chewing the shoe collection.

Tier Haven Rescue, Inc was originally incorporated in 1996 under the name ARK Project, Inc and is a long standing member of the animal rescue community in Kentucky. Originally an all-breed rescue Tier Haven shifted to focus on working dogs with the rise of breed specific legislation which was leading to larger numbers of German Shepherds, and other working dogs, being euthanized. We are rooted in Kentucky with a strong passion for enacting change within the state which has a long journey towards building our animal welfare laws. Even as breed specific legislation has dwindled there are still large numbers of working dogs finding themselves at risk of euthanasia due to a lack of breed knowledge and/or training. Tier Haven is committed to giving these dogs a second chance and we are all honored to be part of their paths to a better life.

While our Tier Haven Family is large we are still a small organization with a core group of volunteers who keep things flowing. These volunteers are dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing of the working dogs who find themselves in Kentucky shelters. Tier Haven believes in individuality and giving our individual dogs the space to be dogs and move forward in a productive manner despite past trauma. This can take time though and Tier Haven is a dedicated no-kill organization which means we often have "long-term" residents either due to medical or behavioral needs that are on-going. This is one of the many reasons we are immensely grateful to our extended Tier Haven Family who provide the support for this on-going work which we could not do without you all.

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Who We Are

Tier Haven Rescue, Inc. is a small volunteer based non-profit German Shepherd Rescue centralized around Louisville, Kentucky. Tier Haven specializes in German Shepherds and similar working breeds that find themselves in shelters due to a lack of breed understanding. Tier Haven is a foster based group that relies on the generosity of our volunteers and donors to continue helping the working dogs of Kentucky.