Adopt Me – Page 2 – Downtown Dog Rescue

PITStop Community Assist: OPAL, the tripod beauty!

ADOPT ME! I’m Opal – the world’s sweetest tripod dog. My original so-called owners neglected me in a backyard with three other dogs. My back left leg developed a blood clot and my foot went numb. For months it just dragged behind me and got gnawed on by the other dogs. Food was scarce and I often was left out of mealtimes because of my injury. Finally, my people took me to the vet but only because they wanted to put me down. I was so scared! By this time my paw was just a stub, and pretty gross because it was infected and rotten. The kind vet offered to amputate my leg for free, but my owners still wanted me put to sleep! Thank goodness I was relinquished to the vet who rescued me, did my surgery and saved my life. Even though I have been through a lot, I LOVE people. I am so grateful for kindness, food, and attention, I want to kiss everyone I meet!

I am getting around great on my three legs and have discovered I love cats – they are really fun nap partners. I would love a home of my own with kind people who will care for me forever. I’m kind of a miracle myself, so I believe my special dream of a family who loves me will come true soon!

Opal is a healthy 1 year old, female, 3 legged pitbull mix. She is spayed and fully vaccinated.

For more info please email:

zmondt@gmail.com or call 310-241-0738

DDR DOG SPOTLIGHT: ALEXICO

DDR DOG SPOTLIGHT: Dena

HELLO,

I am Dena also called “Miss Social Butterfly”!

I love people and dogs,nothing is more fun

than new friends in my opinion.

I am almost 10 months old now

and still have that “puppy energy” humans refer to.

I also liketo relax,

so I have been told that I will probably be a medium energy dog,

around 50 pounds as I mature.

I have learned basic commands,

am house broken

(of course…I am not a baby…),

crate trained.

I am very happy and content,

no anxiety here!

PITStop Community Assist: BRUNO NEEDS A HOME

Happy New Year.. We hope you all have had time to think about how we can make a difference in the lives of our beautiful animals for 2011.

I pulled him out of East Valley Shelter just days of being euthanized.. he is now in boarding here in Sun Valley/Burbank. It’s time friends, please share his story. It’s quite urgent now that be in a loving and caring home. You can contact me at (323) 500-9993 or simply send me a “hello”! please let us know if you have any questions. We are here for you. Veronica Rivas

Calling all active, loving people with a nice big yard! He is an active, happy, sweet, sweet dog. Bruno and his sister’s owner lost their home and were turned over to the shelter. He was just days of being euthanized. A staff favorite they held him as long as possible. He is now in boarding and has been in for nearly a month and a half.. he really needs a home. The ideal place for him is with someone that has more than anything the time and space..because of some of his learned behavior he is also best suited with someone that is firm with setting boundaries. He is all about love and companionship.. Pit Bull Terrier/Mix, 7 years old, altered, all shots current, microchipped, loves being with people.. (323)500-9993

DDR DOG SPOTLIGHT: Kirby

KIRBY

Kirby is an English Bull Dog mix with Pit bull Terrier that was rescued by a homeless man in Compton who took her out of horrible situation at a truck yard where she was starved and she had no shelter. This man was determined to help her in a everyway he could. He brought her to our mobile clinic in Compton, explained where she was living and the fact that she was going back to a place where she was unwanted. Taking one look at her, skinny, filthy dirty, the look on her face of a defeated dog who had too many litters to count in her short life, DDR decided to take her into our rescue. She is a very sweet dog that we estimate to be under 2 years. She lived with many other dogs at the truck yard and likes everyone she meets. This is a low energy

“bully type” of dog that is happier to lie on your couch than go and chase squirrels and hunt. She would make a wonderful apartment or condo dog because she does not require a lot of exercise and space to burn off energy like most pit bull terriers. Once she gains weight and muscle, she will be low and wide like an English Bulldog. Please consider adopting or even fostering Kirby.

Kirby is:

already spayed

housetrained

good with kids

good with dogs

up to date with shots

Please call our Adoption Coordinator Sandy

at 818-407-4145 if you are interested in KIRBY!

PITStop Community Assist: PONYBOY CURTIS

Take Me Home Animal Rescue needs a foster home or forever home for Ponyboy Curtis! Ponyboy is so loving, good with dogs and great with people and kids of all sizes. He loves to walk, hike and use the treadmill! He is so darn easy on leash and walks right by your side. He is approximately 65 pounds. His face alone will melt your heart – he has the biggest Boxer jowls. Some people think he may be mixed with Mastiff and that is why he has such a great, easy-going disposition. Whatever he is mixed with, he is simply magnificent and everyone who meets him falls in love!

Ponyboy has a severe skin infection (not contagious to animals or humans), anemia and an infected tail. He had several non-cancerous growths removed from his back and is healing from a prostate infection. He is only about three years old, but has already been through so much. Poor Ponyboy is so confused and barks when he is left alone (we are working on this and he’s doing better) and dribbles urine ever so slightly from his prostate infection which is continually resolving. Ponyboy is neutered and up-to-date on all shots. Foster or adoption entails medication administered three times daily, weekly blood tests at our vet in West Los Angeles and weekly baths (also done at our vet). Vet appointments will be scheduled for every Saturday. He can be left alone in his crate for three to four hours at a time and is completely crate trained.

Take Me Home will supply his foster or forever family with all meds/instructions, his food, his crate and any other necessary items he may need. We will also be on-hand to help get him to and from vet appointments, if needed.

Our sweet big boy just really needs a soft bed to land in and someone to love him!

Please e-mail takemehomerescue@gmail.com or call 310.967.4637 for more information.

Every Second

ACTIVATE: Mojave Dogs Need Rescue

SOME OF THE DOGS AVAILABLE AND LOOKING FOR FOSTER HOMES

Henry ~ German ~ Master of the Home …since he

like to be on top of his house all the time

Aidan ~ Irish ~ Little Fire

Felicity ~ Latin ~ Happiness

HOPE

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MESSAGE FROM LORI WEISE

A hoarder dumped 75 dogs which quickly became 85 dogs in two weeks when dogs starting birthing their litters, in teh middle of the Mojave desert with no real shelter. Best Friends brought my attention to the situation. We raised enough money to bring Angel Dogs Foundation’s mobile clinic out to the site, spayed/neutered all the dogs, vaccinated and microchipped too. Lots and lots of rescues have come in to rescue the dogs off the property. There are still about 30 dogs, the more difficult to place ones are there which include, under socialized and older dogs that are in need of medical attention now. We have permission to continue to network the dogs from the property owner. Yesterday, a team of volunteers and some of my workers, built dog houses, reinforced and enlarged pens, making life better for the dogs that are still on the property. We need experienced local rescues to take more dogs. We are not allowing dogs to be shipped out of state or to Canada, we’ve had many offers. These dogs have been dumped before, as this is the way that this hoarder operates. Some of the dogs have been born and raised in a chain link run. Most of the dogs that have been rescued are already in homes, although some are still in fosters and need to be adopted. The dogs that I personally took are wonderful, very sweet dogs that did not deserve to live like that. No person or dog should have to live like […]

PITStop Community Assist: BRANDY & CHICO need a new home

BRANDY

CHICO

An Operation Safety Net client and great pit bull owner Alysha, has a neighbor who needs to “get rid” of her female and male pit bull within the next two weeks. Brandy is two weeks pregnant and will be given away to anyone who wants her. We all know that this will be “easy money” for the wrong type of person once the puppies are born.

I am desperately trying to get Alysha to convince the owner to spay this dog immediately. Downtown Dog Rescue will pay for the spay surgery but can’t take this dog right now. We are full. Is there anyone out there that can take her? She is reported to be dog friendly, very people friendly. Chico, her companion dog is just under a year and is also reported to be dog friendly + is very friendly with people. They are both in a home with children and have never had any issues with being aggressive with dogs orpeople.

Reaching out to our rescue is a big step for this dog owner. Typically, most dog owners just throw their dogs away on the street and move. They are trying to do things right here, regardless of what people may think. If you can take either dog into your rescue or know of someone who might be able to foster even one of these dogs, please get in touch with me ASAP: Lori@modernica.net