Page 2 of the dogs we've saved

Brie was picked up as a stray in San Bernadino, California.  Nobody came to claim her so she sat there for almost a month waiting for her owners.

Brie is approximately 4 years old and is a relatively chill dog.  In the play yard she kind of stuck to herself but would engage with some of the dogs.  She enjoyed getting affection from the shelter volunteers.  At this time she's timid and frightened so she needs a nice soft bed, good food and decompression time.  

Spot was picked up as a stray and nobody came for him. He landed in the high kill Riverside shelter where he sat for over 60 days waiting for someone to claim him, adopt him or for a rescue to save him.  He was on the list of 130+ dogs that were going to be euthanized at that shelter.  I saw him at the last minute and pulled him.  He's approximately 9 months old and is super friendly.  He loves people and other dogs

We aren't quite sure what happened to Samuel but the story we're hearing is that he followed a lady home from the store.  He's people and dog friendly and is a happy 8 month old puppy.  It was also thought that his severe neck injury was from an embedded collar although the injury doesn't look like it was from an embedded collar. We will never know what really happened to him but he's out of the shelter and he's now safe. 

Teddy was hit by a car on the 4th of July in Long Beach, CA.  A good samaritan saw the incident and got Teddy to the ER hospital where he stayed for 6 days.  He went to the shelter on day 3 but only lasted 24 hours due to his pain level.  Teddy has multiple pelvic fractures, a fractured tail and many cuts on his side and underbelly.  We sent his x-rays to 6 different vet surgeons and 3 came back and said to not do surgery and time would be his best friend.  He's on a multitude of pain medications which are helping but he still cries in pain if he has to get up.  He has to be walked with a sling.  He's currently in medical boarding in a quiet rural setting where he's got the place to himself, it's quiet and he's getting a lot of personalized care.  This boy has a very long road of recovery ahead of him.

Hayden was picked up as a stray and taken to the Devore high kill shelter.  He's approximately 2 years old, sweet and knows how to 'sit' and 'shake a paw'.  

After two weeks in the shelter my rescue went to pull him and an hour before my transporter got there the owners called and said they were going to come and get him.  That didn't happen.  They gave them two extensions to pick up their dog and pay the fine and his owner left him there to die.  

After the final extension lapsed we were at the shelter as soon as they opened and we got that boy out of there as quickly as we could.  Hayden endured 21 days in the shelter on a cold concrete floor with deafening noise while his owner got to sleep in comfort.

Taylor was picked up as a stray along with her corgi buddy.  She had a microchip but the owners didn't respond to the phone call or the letter that was mailed to them.  

Turns out that their owner was terminally ill and tried for a long time to rehome the dogs without any luck.  He entrusted someone to care for the dogs and continue to find the a home and somehow the two dogs landed in the shelter.

Taylor is believed to be approximately 12 years old.  She has a very nasty injury to her back leg, respiratory infection and an infected ear.  She's grossly underweight as well.  

She was fully vetted within the hour of leaving the shelter and all of her medical conditions are being treated.