Our Team

Dallas Keeney, President and Founder

I’ve been involved in rescue since the day I was born. Literally, my parents already had two rescue dogs and before them had rescued fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, you name it. My parents instilled in me from an extremely young age how people are meant to be protectors and defenders of animals, and just how important rescue work is. I watched my parents help run a Rottweiler and large breed dog rescue in Nebraska where I grew up, and once I was married to David, we immediately got involved in any rescue we could when we moved with the military. I’ve been a foster mom to countless dogs and cats, jumped out of cars to save a dog from the road, spent thousands of hours and dollars on rehab work with animals, and dedicated my life to learning medicine and techniques to help with mental, emotional, and physical rehab in animals. My M.S. in Biochemistry and Microbiology helps me be better able to work with our vets and farrier in developing plans to improve animal welfare and treat animals in a holistic and well rounded manner. Diego is my soul dog, and this entire rescue is an extension of my love for him and the incredible way he’s saved me countless times over the years.

Barbara Krimminger, Secretary, Co-Founder and Transport Coordinator

Our first adoption was a puppy named Kaisey who we got from the Denver Dumb Friends League in 1988. A few months later we rescued a Rottweiler who was a guard dog at a car lot, thus beginning our lifelong love of Rottweilers.

We moved to Nebraska in the mid 90’s and in 2002 I joined MidAmerica Rottweiler Rescue. In 2004 I became a Board Member serving as Transport Coordinator and later as president. Around 2005 I began working with a couple of shelters in Missouri to move their dogs, via volunteer drivers, to no kill rescues in Colorado and Minnesota. Over the years that blossomed into facilitating the moving of over 1000 dogs a year out of kill shelters in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri into no kill rescues, while of course, moving our Rottweiler’s into loving foster or forever homes. These wonderful volunteers are still on the road every weekend moving as many dogs or cats as we can to rescue. And although horses are bigger and we can’t get them in the back of a minivan, the need is so great to rescue these beautiful animals. We’re grateful that you’re here and hope you’ll join our mission

David Keeney, Vice President and Co-Founder

Michelle Carpenter, Director and Board Member

I think most children are born with an instant love and obsession for animals. There is an honesty and genuine connection between animals and humans that is almost sacred. I, like so many others, have loved animals my entire life; especially horses. I am committed to protect and love as many precious lives as possible. My goal is to make that 7 year old horse-girl inside me proud.