Happy Bark

Happy Bark is dog rescue reimagined. We embrace a progressive, community-based approach to adoption designed to inspire the rehabilitation and rehoming of dogs in need so they may have a second chance at a life of boundless opportunities.

The Happy Bark team is a group of volunteers who rescue dogs with uncertain futures from overpopulated shelters. We place them in Happy Bark volunteer foster homes where they may feel the love and warmth of a home for the first time.  Before finding their forever home, each dog in our care receives all the necessary veterinary care and training they need to thrive.  

Happy Bark is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization incorporated in Pennsylvania. We receive no government funding and rely solely on donations to continue providing our programs for dogs in need.  Since starting operation in March 2020, Happy Bark has saved over 1,000 dogs from uncertain futures in overpopulated shelters.  Your help on Erie Gives Day will ensure we can continue to grow and save more!