Founded in 2005, Florida Big Dog Rescue, a 501c3, is committed to saving the lives of shelter dogs. We are volunteer staffed and managed, and all of our adoptable animals are in foster homes throughout the Tampa Bay area. For many of the dogs in our program, we were their only hope - either because they had a medical issue prohibiting adoption from a shelter, or because they needed extra training or behavior modification to be good citizens. Our volunteer foster homes have been instrumental in their commitment to the dogs, and have followed medical and training protocols carefully to assure that the dogs have every advantage when they transition to their forever homes.