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K9EI Rescue

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  • K9 ENRICHMENT INITIATIVE, INC. (KEI)
    • This Is Us
    • Testimonials
    • Testimonials
    • Mission Statement
    • Rescue Best Practices: Five Freedoms
    • Considering Adoption?
    • Be A Sponsor: A lifeline of Support
    • What we mean by “Fear Free, Force Free”, Positive Reinforcement training
    • From All of Us to You…
  • Meet Our Adoptable Dogs
  • FOSTER/ADOPTION/VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
    • FOSTER / ADOPT
    • Foster / Adoption Policies
    • KEI Foster Agreement
    • Fostering: What it means to a dog in need and you?
    • Adoption Contract
    • Adoption Fees
    • Volunteer
    • Two Week Shutdown For the Dogs New Beginning
  • KEI AFFILIATES
    • Veterinary Medical Care Partners
    • KEI Training Resources
    • Power of 3
    • Southern Comfort Coalition
  • SHELTER PARTNERS
    • Chicago Animal Care and Control
  • Food Resources
  • Lost Dog? What to do.
  • News & Information
    • Safe At Home w/ K9 Enrichment Initiative Joliet Slammers Baseball game to benefit the dogs
    • Dogs looking for love and forever
    • Rescue Best Practices: Five Freedoms
    • Trinity: Journey of a Warrior Princess Dog
    • Trinity Turns One!
    • Simple Lessons With Major Impact
    • Trinity: My Very Own T-shirt?
    • Trinity-Strike Out Animal Cruelty
    • Trinity Grace: Splint Be Gone
    • Who Rescued Who, Lessons Taught
    • Trinity: Photos
    • Trinity: Thank you!
    • Trinity: Give me the Bark Pops!
    • Trinity: Foster Home
    • Trinity Update!
    • Trinity: They Named Me Trinity
    • Happy Mother’s Day!
    • Brian and Amanda Bickell Foundation “Bick’s Pit’s” 2018 Calendar
    • Fostering: What it means to a dog in need and you?
    • Puppypalooza
    • #30DAYSOFHOPE: Bette Davis Eyes
    • Celebrating King Cairo. One Love.
    • Southern Comfort Coalition
    • Brian and Amanda Bickell Foundation “Bick’s Pit’s” 2018 Calendar
    • St. Pawstricks Bowl!
    • Baby Hope Needs Our Help!
    • Chicago’s Homeless Animals Need You!
    • Trinity Steps Out Against Animal Cruelty

Author: K9 Enrichment Initiative, Inc.-K9EI Rescue

K9 Enrichment Initiative, Inc. is a Federal 501c3 non-profit organization operating with a license in animal welfare from the State of Illinois. KEI strives to provide the best medical and emotional care to homeless dogs joining our program from high kill shelters in the Chicago, the surrounding areas and Southern Illinois. Our foster family's open their homes and hearts in preparing their foster dogs to become a part of a loving family of their very own.

Posted on March 2, 2023March 10, 2023

Will County Pet Clinic #strongertogether

REGISTRATION CLOSED ON THURSDAY MARCH 9, 2023 AT 430PM. WE HAVE OVER 250 ANIMALS REGISTERED AND ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME TO USE THE…

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Posted on February 3, 2023

ADOPTABLE Pups, Adults and Senior Dogs

JolieAmerican Pitbull Terrier2 years oldFemaleDog SocialPeople LoverChild ApprovedHouse and Crate TrainedUp to date on VaccinationsWill be altered prior to adoptionJolie is special. She is a…

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Posted on December 26, 2022

Puppy Pinot Hospitalized

Just when we thought we could make it out of 2022 without further damage, our little Pinot has Strangles. "Puppy strangles is a rare skin…

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Posted on October 9, 2022

K9 Enrichment Initiative Fall Community Event

Register via this link to have your dog vaccinated against distemper/parvo (DHPPV) and kennel cough (Bordetella)Join us for a day of browsing the rummage sale,…

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Posted on September 7, 2022

Dogs Deserve Better: Community Outreach & Shelter Aid

Questions and the answers to those questions you might be considering before donating.Why Missouri?  K9 Enrichment Initiative has always done outreach work since our inception. …

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Posted on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Jessie: A Rags to Riches Tale

This is a tale about Jessie. A female American Pitbull Terrier who along with a male dog, that we figured was a littermate as they…

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Posted on August 17, 2022

*SOS* URGENT Dogs in Need of Rescue in Southeast Missouri pounds

These dogs are located in SEMO Bootheel area in rural pounds that have been at overpopulation for months now. They have reached a critical point…

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Posted on August 12, 2022August 13, 2022

A Shooting Star…Atticus

Dearest AtticusI wanted to share with everyone who hadn’t met you just how magical you were, but I can’t find the words, or I find…

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Posted on August 4, 2022

Sip n Support K9 Enrichment Initiative

Order your favorite wines, have them shipped directly to your home and support the rescue with a portion of the profits being donated to the…

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Posted on July 21, 2022

Labrador X Puppies

IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED- 4 DAY DEADLINE Story old as time... Young female dog, left unprotected. Male dog strolls into town and out like a tumbleweed…

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Posted on July 14, 2022July 14, 2022

ADOPT ME!

Von Ruger Pure Bred German Shepherd5 years oldAlteredUp to date on Vaccinations and PreventativesMicrochippedHouse trainedCrate trained/but roams house freely/or designated roomDietary restrictions Von Ruger came…

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Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

Where There Was Hope, There was Always Love

My heart has been shattered with the loss of Hope Love on April 5, 2022. Hope survived physical abuse, starvation, attack wounds and abandonment before arriving…

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    • Foster/Adoption Requirements
    • KEI Foster Agreement
    • Adoption Contract
    • Adoption Fees
    • Two Week Shutdown For the Dogs New Beginning
  • Be A Sponsor: A lifeline of Support
  • Fostering
  • Volunteer
  • KEI Training Partners
    • What we mean by “Fear Free, Force Free”, Positive Reinforcement training
  • Veterinary Medical Care Partners
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K9 Enrichment Initiative has received grant funding aiding our mission of completing families through the homing of homeless dogs.

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Donate to Southern Comfort Coalition Community Outreach Managed by K9 Enrichment Initiative

Do you have an escape artist dog?
In addition to their microchip, the FI collar can help bring them home safely.
PETCO LOVE LOST
Petco Love is helping to reunite lost pets. Simply register your pets in the national database to aid in finding your lost pet if every needed. If you find a pet, be sure to check if it's listed in the database and check out ways to help reunite the pet with their owners.

REHOMING YOUR PET SAFELY: Rescues and Shelters Ask You to Responsibly Re-Home Your Pet if Necessary

Contact us

Plainfield
(779) 875-6309
Foster Based Rescue

Non-Profit

K9 Enrichment Initiative, Inc. is a federal tax exempt not for profit corporation registered with the State of Illinois. Donations are tax deductible in accordance with tax law. Federal ID# 81-2234931

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Foster Based Rescue

Plainfield, Illinois
779-875-6309
Voicemail Available 24/7
Email: info@k9ei.dog

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Proud Network Partner of Petco Love

Pet People Naperville by Hollywood Feed

Pet People of Naperville provide food and supply donations, fundraising and grants to the dogs of K9EI Rescue. Shop local, support those who support the animal community.

Proud to be a Fear Free Rescue

Together We Can Save Them All

Proud participant of Shelter Animals Count

Proud Network Partner of PetSmart Charities

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Buy Dog Tags & Support K9EI

PURCHASE A TAG FOR HOPE
SUPPORTING K9 ENRICHMENT INITIATIVE
For each tag purchased we receive 35% of the purchase price.

Participant in Rescue Pack Chicago: Support 4 Rescues & Community

Rescue Pack Chicago provides low cost food & supplies to 501c3 animal welfare organizations, while also helping communities with Pet Pantry days.

Southern Comfort Coalition

Proud Participant in the Kong Cares program

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  • K9 ENRICHMENT INITIATIVE, INC. (KEI)
    • This Is Us
    • Testimonials
    • Testimonials
    • Mission Statement
    • Rescue Best Practices: Five Freedoms
    • Considering Adoption?
    • Be A Sponsor: A lifeline of Support
    • What we mean by “Fear Free, Force Free”, Positive Reinforcement training
    • From All of Us to You…
  • Meet Our Adoptable Dogs
  • FOSTER/ADOPTION/VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
    • FOSTER / ADOPT
    • Foster / Adoption Policies
    • KEI Foster Agreement
    • Fostering: What it means to a dog in need and you?
    • Adoption Contract
    • Adoption Fees
    • Volunteer
    • Two Week Shutdown For the Dogs New Beginning
  • KEI AFFILIATES
    • Veterinary Medical Care Partners
    • KEI Training Resources
    • Power of 3
    • Southern Comfort Coalition
  • SHELTER PARTNERS
    • Chicago Animal Care and Control
  • Food Resources
  • Lost Dog? What to do.
  • News & Information
    • Safe At Home w/ K9 Enrichment Initiative Joliet Slammers Baseball game to benefit the dogs
    • Dogs looking for love and forever
    • Rescue Best Practices: Five Freedoms
    • Trinity: Journey of a Warrior Princess Dog
    • Trinity Turns One!
    • Simple Lessons With Major Impact
    • Trinity: My Very Own T-shirt?
    • Trinity-Strike Out Animal Cruelty
    • Trinity Grace: Splint Be Gone
    • Who Rescued Who, Lessons Taught
    • Trinity: Photos
    • Trinity: Thank you!
    • Trinity: Give me the Bark Pops!
    • Trinity: Foster Home
    • Trinity Update!
    • Trinity: They Named Me Trinity
    • Happy Mother’s Day!
    • Brian and Amanda Bickell Foundation “Bick’s Pit’s” 2018 Calendar
    • Fostering: What it means to a dog in need and you?
    • Puppypalooza
    • #30DAYSOFHOPE: Bette Davis Eyes
    • Celebrating King Cairo. One Love.
    • Southern Comfort Coalition
    • Brian and Amanda Bickell Foundation “Bick’s Pit’s” 2018 Calendar
    • St. Pawstricks Bowl!
    • Baby Hope Needs Our Help!
    • Chicago’s Homeless Animals Need You!
    • Trinity Steps Out Against Animal Cruelty
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