Max came to our family in 2012. He came from an abusive family at 1 year old. In 2013 he was diagnosed with Immunologic Hemolytic Anemia. He was treated for the next five years until the medication damaged his liver. He was taken off the medication to allow his liver to heal. He is 14 years old now and enjoys relaxing on the couch.
Jasmine came to our home in 2014. Jasmine has since developed two large lipomas on her abdomen. She was diagnosed with diabetes in 2023 and is currently on insulin to regulate her glucose levels. Jasmine is considered our pack leader. She enjoys sitting in her daddy's recliner and playing with her toys. She is currently 9 years old.
Molly came to us in January of 2015. She was an unwanted puppy that was set to be dropped on the side of the road. We took her in and gave her a family. In April of 2022 she tore her cruciate ligament and had to undergo TPLO surgery to repair it. She went into kidney failure August of 2023 and crossed the rainbow bridge.
Paco came to us in 2017. He had been abandoned by his owner and was left to wander the streets of Dover, TN. He had a severely malformed front leg. In 2019 he suffered from immense pain due to disk disease in his back. He started to have seizures in 2021. Paco is now around 16 years old. He enjoys relaxing on the couch with his momma.
Daisy came to us in 2019. She was abandoned by her owner on the streets of Dover, TN. She had extremely bad skin conditions and most of her hair was missing. In 2021 she suffered an eye injury and had to have her right eye removed. She was diagnosed with a Grade 5 heart murmur and crossed the rainbow bridge in January 2022.
Chewy came to us in December 2019. He was rescued from a puppy mill situation and rushed into the vet for a severe case of ringworm, coccidia, and leg malformation due to a nutritional deficiency. He had a very poor prognosis upon arrival. We brought him home and treated his skin condition and coccidia with veterinary assistance. We did physical therapy and started him on a proper diet to correct his malformed back legs. He was soon able to use his back legs properly. Chewy quickly became a daddy's boy. In April of 2023 he was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis and has since been put on a special diet to help prevent attacks. Chewy is now 4 years old and enjoys sitting in the recliner with his daddy and playing with his toys.
Winston came to our home in December 0f 2022. When he came to us we discussed with the veterinarian the possibility of removing a portion of his little nubby tail should the need arise. His nubb curves into towards his rump and will have to be surgically removed now. He is currently 1 year old and loves his toys.
Walter came to us as a runt in July 2023. He is half the weight he should be and has severe stomach problems and jaw malformation due to a severe underbite. We have to watch him carefully and sometimes aid him in clearing his nose because he regurgitates his food. Walter loves playing with his toys. He recently turned one year old.
Welcome to Voiceless Moments Dog Sanctuary
and Rescue
Voiceless Moments Dog Sanctuary and Rescue specializes in caring for dogs during the most vulnerable stages of life—from fragile neonates to seniors, geriatric dogs, and those living with medical disabilities. We provide a lifelong sanctuary for dogs who cannot be adopted due to age or medical conditions, while our rescue program provides the veterinary care, healing, and preparation adoptable dogs need to find their furever homes. No matter their age, condition, or circumstances, every life deserves to be valued, protected, and loved.
Walter is in for a battle with his medical conditions.
Welcome to Voiceless Moments Dog Sanctuary and Rescue
Welcome to Voiceless Moments Dog Sanctuary and Rescue (VMDS), a dedicated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to giving a voice to dogs who need us most. We specialize in some of the most vulnerable stages and circumstances of life, including neonatal puppies, seniors, geriatric dogs, and dogs living with medical conditions or disabilities. Our sanctuary provides a safe, loving, lifelong home for dogs who are unable to be adopted due to age or medical needs, while our rescue program provides veterinary care, rehabilitation, and preparation for dogs who are ready to find their furever families.
Our primary service area includes Stewart and Houston Counties in Tennessee, rural communities where access to animal welfare resources can be limited. However, our mission does not stop at county—or even state—lines. When an animal is in need and we have the resources and ability to help, VMDS will consider assisting animals from surrounding counties and even other states on a case-by-case basis.
Our commitment also extends beyond the animals who come directly into our care. Through our community assistance programs, we work to prevent suffering, reduce unwanted litters, help families experiencing hardship, and keep beloved pets with the people who love them.
Our Pet Food Bank provides food assistance to individuals and families who may be struggling to afford food for their pets. Our Spay & Neuter Assistance Program helps make these essential procedures more affordable through vouchers and financial assistance, including additional support for families experiencing financial hardship. Our Emergency Veterinary Assistance Program helps pet owners facing unexpected and potentially life-threatening veterinary expenses, including emergencies, trauma, urgent surgeries, cesarean sections, and other critical medical needs.
Your donations make every part of our mission possible. Contributions help provide veterinary examinations, emergency and specialty medical treatment, surgeries, vaccinations, spay and neuter procedures, medications, food, supplies, rehabilitation, and the daily care of our lifelong sanctuary residents. Donations also help fund our community programs so that we can reach animals beyond the walls of our sanctuary and help families before a difficult situation becomes a crisis.
Whether we are bottle-feeding a fragile newborn, providing comfort and medical care to a senior, rehabilitating a dog for adoption, supporting a lifelong sanctuary resident, helping put food in a pet's bowl, assisting with a spay or neuter, or helping a family obtain emergency veterinary care, our purpose remains the same: to be there when an animal needs someone to stand in the gap.
Every donation, foster home, adoption, volunteer, share, and act of support allows us to continue reaching animals who might otherwise be overlooked.
Welcome to VMDS—where every life has value, every moment matters, and we speak for those who have no voice.
My journey in animal rescue began in 2011, long before Voiceless Moments Dog Sanctuary and Rescue had a name. What started as a desire to help animals in need grew into more than a decade of hands-on rescue experience, including many years working with a local rescue in Stewart County. During those years, I saw firsthand the realities of animal rescue in a rural community—the strays with nowhere to go, the abandoned dogs waiting for someone to notice them, families struggling to afford veterinary care, and animals whose age or medical needs made finding help especially difficult.
But there was one group that continued to weigh heavily on my heart: the ones who were too often overlooked.
Senior and geriatric dogs, dogs living with disabilities or complicated medical conditions, and animals requiring long-term care frequently have fewer options simply because caring for them can require more time, resources, and financial commitment. I knew there needed to be a place where these animals were not viewed as burdens or hopeless cases, but as lives still deserving of dignity, comfort, medical care, and unconditional love.
That vision became Voiceless Moments Dog Sanctuary and Rescue, officially founded in January 2024.
As our mission has grown, so has our understanding of vulnerability. Today, VMDS specializes in dogs at some of the most vulnerable stages of life—from the very beginning to the very end. This includes orphaned and medically fragile neonatal puppies, medically disabled dogs, seniors, and geriatric dogs. While these populations are at the heart of our specialty, we also respond to stray, abandoned, neglected, and other dogs in need when our resources and available space allow.
Our work has two equally important sides: sanctuary and rescue.
For dogs whose age, disability, chronic medical condition, or quality-of-life needs make traditional adoption unsuitable, VMDS becomes home. Our sanctuary residents receive food, shelter, veterinary care, medications, comfort, enrichment, and, most importantly, a family for however much time they have. Whether that means months or years, they are given the opportunity to live with dignity and know that they belong.
For dogs entering our rescue who can ultimately be adopted, our goal is to help them become healthy and ready for the next chapter of their lives. They receive appropriate veterinary evaluation and treatment, vaccinations, preventative care, spay or neuter when appropriate, and the individual care and rehabilitation they need before being matched with a loving furever home.
We believe rescue should also mean helping before an animal loses its home. That belief is why VMDS has developed community programs that provide pet food assistance, spay and neuter assistance, emergency veterinary assistance, and preventative services such as vaccination and microchipping opportunities. Sometimes saving an animal does not require taking that animal away from its family—it requires giving that family the resources they need to continue caring for the pet they already love.
Today, the day-to-day sanctuary and rescue work is primarily carried out by me, alongside the dedicated foster who works directly with me. Rescue can be demanding, unpredictable, and around-the-clock—especially when caring for newborns, seniors, medically fragile dogs, and animals with disabilities—but our commitment remains the same as it was when this journey began: when an animal needs someone to stand in the gap, we want to be there.
And we do not do this mission alone. Our foster families are an essential extension of VMDS. By opening their homes to dogs in need, fosters give us the ability to save animals beyond the physical capacity of the sanctuary. They provide safety, stability, socialization, individual attention, and love while dogs heal or wait for their permanent families. Every foster home creates another opportunity for us to say “yes” when an animal needs help.
From the smallest newborn fighting for its first tomorrow to the geriatric dog deserving comfort in its final chapter, we believe every life has value and every moment matters.
Voiceless Moments Dog Sanctuary and Rescue — We speak for those who have no voice.
Your donations will go towards all care that animals in house receive and comprehensive veterinary health checks to ensure those that get adopted out are healthy. All care includes food, basic necessities, and medical care.
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