I Heart Dogs Rescue and Animal Haven
Mission: Lead the no-kill movement by rescuing, rehabilitating, re-homing and providing a place of refuge for homeless dogs, while also providing a haven for the pets belonging to domestic violence survivors.
Lives Saved
Pitbull Dogs Adopted
Non-Pitbull Dogs Adopted
Cats Adopted
Domestic Violence Survivors' Pets Saved
How to Get Involved
Adopt
We have dogs and cats of all ages, sizes, and breeds just waiting for the forever homes. Check out our adoption and process and all of the amazing pets waiting for you!
Foster
Not ready to adopt? Try fostering! The stress and noise of a shelter is difficult for some pets to handle. Or they may be seniors or sick needing a quiet place to settle until their forever home comes along.
Volunteer
From animal care, transport, and fundraising, to building maintenace, office help, and events, it takes an army of people for I Heart Dogs to work. We need you to be a part of our army!
Donate
Donations can come in many forms. Monthly giving, sponsoring a kennel, buying from our wish list, and planned giving through a will, trust, or financial plan are several ways to help us save lives.
Join Us!
December 3 - Giving Tuesday
All day Online
December 7 - Parcell's Middle School Holiday Bazaar
9:00am-4:00pm 20600 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
December 7 - Cat Adoption Event & Adoption Specials
10:00am-1:00pm 22415 Groesbeck Ave., Warren, MI (our shelter)
December 8 & 14 - Pet Pictures with Santa
10:00am-4:00pm 22415 Groesbeck Hwy, Warren MI (our shelter)
March 22 - Bowling Fundraiser at Total Sports
12:30pm 40501 Production Dr., Harrison Twp., MI
May 2, 2025 - Annual Pooches on Parade Gala
6:00-11:00pm Barrister Gardens 24225 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI
Meet Our Co-founders
Dianne Reeves and Andrea Sesi met in 2012 while volunteering at a local rescue. They bonded over their love for the underdog and dog training, and they decided to use their energy, passion, and resources to create their own brick and mortar shelter focused on continuing the needed and important life saving work.
I Heart Dogs Rescue became an IRS approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity in February 2013, and officially opened its shelter doors on November 13, 2015.
Dianne earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Michigan State University and went on to hold several management and executive positions in Human Resources at DTE Energy, Ally Financial, RGIS, and Pewabic where she also learned the infrastructure of a nonprofit. After 20 years, Dianne left Human Resources to start her own real estate company (H.E.R. Properties LLC) specializing in renting single residence homes. During this time, Dianne pursued a lifelong passion of working with dogs by volunteering at a local shelter – this was the catalyst to founding I Heart Dogs Rescue and Animal Haven (IHD). Experience gained as a small business owner, corporate executive, and working for a nonprofit has led Dianne to finding her purpose in life as the Executive Director for IHD. Dianne often hashtags #followyourpassion #findyourpurpose as a testament to how fulfilling her life has become doing something that she genuinely loves.
Dianne lives in Ferndale with her two pitbulls, Danny and Travis, and her two labs, Carly and Frannie.
Andrea is the Co-founder and Foster Director at I Heart Dogs Rescue where she has between 25-35 dogs in foster homes at any given time. She is also an adoption counselor and part of the social media team! If you know Andrea, then you know bully breeds are her jam! When you see her at the Haven she will most likely be walking down Groesbeck with one of them in tow! Andrea says there is nothing more rewarding than giving a dog (or cat!) the second chance they deserve by helping them find their forever home (spending quality time with and loving them while they wait).
Andrea is a graduate of Michigan State University with her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Accounting. She began her professional career in public accounting with KPMG LLP. Andrea has spent the last 17 years as an Executive Recruiter with RGP, a global professional services firm, helping her clients find top talent in the accounting and finance space.
Andrea lives in Rochester Hills with her husband Frank, their almost four-year-old son Max and their two rescue dogs, Charlie and Shiloh!
Join Our Mailing List
bark@iheartdogs.org
22415 Groesbeck Hwy., Warren, MI 48089
Our office is open for appointments only. To meet our dogs and cats, you must first fill out an application. To learn more about our Adoption Process and access our Adoption Applications, click HERE.