“Legacy Doberman Rescue is the brainchild of Kim Capella, former founder of Gulf Coast Doberman Rescue, former DPCA rescue chair, and Doberman Pinscher whisperer. She asked some long-time partners in crime, Teresa Cook, Amy Daigle, and Valerie Crowell to join in this endeavor. They lost their collective minds and said “YES!” and Legacy was born.  

In 2004 when the DPCA sent a team to New Orleans to work with HSUS and the Louisiana SPCA, it was Kim and Valerie who broke down doors and snuck around the closed city to check on the homes of DPCA members and search for missing animals. They camped in Amy’s living room. Teresa is grateful to have missed that adventure.

Mister was the first LDR dog, having been found dumped emaciated and heartworm-positive on a feeder road in Houston. After some groceries and temperament testing, Kim saw some unusual reactions from Mister. She suspected he’d been trained for protection and was therefore not suitable to be adopted by the public. As fate would have it, Mister hit the dog lottery and Kim found a working home for him and he’s living his best life.

In January, the I Need A Drink litter came to Legacy. Mom weighed 44 pounds, and her 9 little puppies were in terrible shape, the smallest weighing just 2.5 pounds at 8 weeks of age. With the love of one of Legacy’s foster homes Tequila, Pappy Van Winkle, Jose Cuervo, Jameson, Cristal, Brandy, Fireball, Moonshine, and Merlot flourished and are now in or headed to their forever homes.”