The rescue was founded by long-time Upper Valley resident Haley Tucker, and is run by Haley and her husband Michael, who live on the property with their own animals. ​​

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Jezzie's Place was originally a full-time dog boarding facility, started by Haley in the fall of 2020. But the end goal was always to save animals, so in 2022, Haley began transitioning the building to a rescue. While we still board on a limited basis for some previous clients and our adopters, we aren't taking new boarding clients. 

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We do not have employees and no one takes a salary from the organization. Michael and Haley work full-time jobs outside of the rescue for income, and the limited amount of boarding income contributes to building expenses. 

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We have a handful of volunteers who come spend time with the dogs. 

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We take in a very small number of dogs per year. We only have six primary kennels (plus two quarantine kennels), and are only allowed by the State of NH to have six total dogs at a time, including any boarding dogs. But we actually prefer to have four or less rescue dogs at a time so that we're able to meet their needs better.

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We don't usually have young puppies. We focus more on adolescent up to senior dogs who may be overlooked at shelters, are on urgent lists, or have special needs. We tend to have medium to large dogs, with occasional small dogs. Though we of course take any breed or mix of breeds into our rescue, we tend to have pitties, bully mixes, and short-haired dogs the most. 

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We have three shelter partners - Darlington County Humane Society in South Carolina, Little Rock Animal Village/Dogs Only Rescue in Arkansas, and Animal Care Centers of NYC in New York. These shelters are just three of many in the country that are constantly overflowing with animals and they have to say yes to every animal that comes in their door. They all do a wonderful job at temperament testing their dogs, sharing videos, and providing medical care prior to transport. The dogs we pull from our shelter partners are generally good-natured and friendly with most everyone.

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We also take in local owner surrenders, as we have the capacity. Owner surrenders are sometimes more expensive for us if the dog needs spaying/neutering or vaccinations updated, and we are not able to accommodate all behaviors. We unfortunately are not able to take in all owner surrender requests. 

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Jezzie's Place does not have open hours to the public. Due to full-time jobs, volunteer schedules, boarding dogs, appointments, our own animals, and this being our home, we do everything by appointment to keep things running smoothly. ​​