Adopt Me – Page 4 – Downtown Dog Rescue

PITStop Community Assist: BRUNO NEEDS A HOME

BEAUTIFUL BRUNO NEEDS A HOME!

He is a gorgeous PEOPLE LOVING tan/white 7 year old male neutered Pitbull Terrier weighing at 75 pounds. Don’t let this fool you. He is nothing but love. His stunning honey color eyes tell a story. Wait, it gets better HE DOES NOT BARK!! Trainer approved:) and 100% adoptable with a little manner work, he is as good as gold! True to his breed he will make someone very very happy!

Contact: Veronica Rivas (323) 500-9993 contact #. Bruno is at boarding in Southern California. Just next to Burbank CA in Sun Valley. Please share his link!

BRUNO’S CHIPIN
http://brunosfund.chipin.com/bruno

PITStop Community Assist: CUTIE needs a HOME!

HI ! My name is Cutie. I am wearing a beautiful Sable Cinnamon coat, a pink nose and beautiful brown eyes. I am an American Staffordshire Pit bull Terrier mix. I an updated on all my shots (10-16-2010) including a microchip implant (11-6-2010) and waiting to be registered when I become adopted.

I just came out of spay surgery on November 6th, 2010 and have been instructed no long walks for two weeks. – WHAT a relief ! –

No more kids ! It will take me 3 to 4 months to get my shape back! The vet estimates my age to be approximately 2 – 3 years old.

I am a rescued person that had been homeless since April of 2010 but was finally saved October 16th, 2010. I became homeless because the property owner lost the property and my owner lost his rental unit. The new owner did not want me – I guess because of the way I looked. The contractors for the new owner were nice to me and came everyday – they gave me water and brought me their kinda food.

When I was rescued and taken into the temporary foster family, I was so crestfallen and beside myself – I wept for two weeks every time I ate my food or went for a walk because it was always the food was for me and I didn’t have to eat garbage any more. The walks reminded me of what a home and family was like. I felt so unloved and discarded at first. But My temporary foster Mom/Rescuer has 3 other rescued dogs that I know – Boxer, Buddy and Nutmeg. I am currently doing the Mom-Thing playing with Nutmeg – a six month old female – she was taken from her mommy when she was about 3 weeks.

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LORI’S CORNER: WORKING WITH PRECIOUS

Working with a dog like Precious, reminds me that every new dog needs time to adjust, get healthy and settle into our rescue before I make a judgment call about what each dog will be or not be. It’s been almost a year, coming up next month, that I rescued Precious from her chain in a back yard in South Central Los Angeles. We had received a call from her owner, asking for help getting his dog spayed. I went over to pick her up and what I found was poor Precious, with a huge pad lock chain around her neck, about 3 feet of heavy duty chain, attached to a tree trunk, no shelter, no water and apparently no food. She weighed about twenty pounds the day we walked into Dr. Shipps Animal Hospital run by the Amanda Foundation. Covered in fleas and ticks, she cowered in the corner of the vet’s office as we waited for Dr. Stein to come in and give her an exam. He was really mad, telling me that if I planned on taking the dog back he would definitely report the owner. I was supposed to take her back but of course, we did not.

Precious went to live with Dog Man for about a month. He treated all of her open sores, fed her well and won her trust until she was strong enough to come and live at our kennel. She had no connection to me or any of the dogs. Billy and I were extremely cautious about introducing her to dogs because she had a lot of scars, was missing one of her toes and had tears on her ears that sure looked like the result of a lot of fighting. We took things really slow with her and I estimated that she might be the type of dog that would do best in a home with no other dogs. She never showed any aggressions but also didn’t show any interest in playing. This went on until one day we put her in the yard with Clancy. It was love at first sight! If there ever were two dogs that loved each other in our rescue, this was the pair. Several months later, she is out with most all of our dogs every morning and every evening. There are some dogs that we do not put her out with, Freeway is the number one “bad match” but I get that. In fact, those two ladies hate each other so we just keep them separate.

Precious goes to work and home with me every day and loves to ride in the car. […]

PITStop Community Assist: ROCKY, GSD IN NORTH CENTRAL

Found a friendly male shepherd mix this morning. He was on Valley Blvd in Los Angeles during morning traffic cars were honking at him but luckily we were able to get him out of traffic.

He had no I.D. and no one in the area knew where he came from. So we unfortunately had to take him to North Central Animal Shelter.

He is a large male german shep. mix, un neutered, seems on the younger side maybe 1 year old. Friendly demeanor & enjoyed being petted.

If anyone is looking for a shep. mix. please consider adopting him.

There were so many animals there. Very heartbreaking puppies crying as soon as you stopped petting them. Please Adopt. It makes ZERO sense to buy dogs you’re just giving money to people who could care less about the animals well being.

ROCKY – ID#A1159248

My name is Rocky and I am an unaltered male, tan German Shepherd Dog.

The shelter thinks I am about 1 year and 6 months old.

I weigh approximately 64 pounds.

I have been at the shelter since Oct 07, 2010.

Adoption fees include spay/neuter surgery, all animals will be sterilized prior to release.

For more information about this animal, call:

North Central Animal Care and Control Center at (888) 452-7381

Ask for information about animal ID number A1159248

URGENT!!!!WEST LA SHELTER RESCUE ME SPOTLIGHT: Romeo (A1118039) and Fiona (A1123702)

ROMEO NEEDS OUT BY TOMORROW – THURSDAY!

Romeo (A1118039) and Fiona (A1123702) are two young dogs that need a home now! They have been at the West LA shelter for a long time, May 25 and June 13 respectively, and their time is up!! Both of them have been scheduled to be euthanized and need a last minute miracle by this Thursday, Oct 14th! Neither of them shows well at the shelter because they are active dogs and when they’ve been shown to potential adopters, they come across as too high energy because it’s usually the first time they’ve been out of their kennel in over a week or more! But once they get to let off some steam, both dogs settle down and are very nice. Fiona and Romeo both like to play fetch and are excellent candidates for some basic training to help channel their energy.

Romeo is about 14 months old and has basically grown up at the shelter. He’s a big pup! We’ve introduced him to a few dogs and he has been playful. He was not reactive to any dogs at the mobile adoption we took him to and was just very curious. He loves his tennis balls and enjoys hanging out in the kiddie pool! Romeo can get excited when he meets people but with training and consistency he learns quickly that jumping does not get him what he wants.

Fiona is about 15 months old and was found near some stables where she loved to run around with a couple of other dogs, including a feisty female terrier. She has a lot of energy at the shelter but when we took her to the mobile adoption she was fabulous. Very calm and engaging and good around all the people and dogs.

Please come meet them at the West Los Angeles Shelter 11361 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064 Tu-Sat 8-5, Sun 11-5.

You may also contact me, Debbie Fan at blackjacksbark@gmail.com to find out more about them.

YOU TUBE LINK: ROMEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aar1q_SyED0

YOU TUBE LINK: FIONA 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQaeRufPxUA

DDR DOG SPOTLIGHT: SUNSHINE

Sunshine

Catahoula Leopard Dog/Pit Bull Terrier Mix

Medium • Adult • Female

Meet Sunshine a 2 year old Catahoula Leopard Dog mixed with a pit bull. If you have ever dreamedof owning a herding pit bull mix type dog, she is your girl. This is a WONDERFULLY social dog with people and other dogs. She is an off leash type dog who would learn very quickly to go on off leash hikes. She plays with at least 12 other dogs at a time in our pack and understands rank and order in a dog pack very quickly. She is more intelligent than most of our knucklehead pit bulls and learned the rules quickly. She is approximately 50 lbs, spayed current on all vaccinations and microchipped. She was rescued by DDR from the South LA shelter. She was the shelter pick, all the volunteers loved her and did not want to see her euthanized. She went out to many mobile adoption events, including the Best Friends Super Adoption but was not adopted. In fact, she made such a positive impression on everyone that Karma Rescue who had already taken 8 dogs, offered to board her for two weeks at their vet’s office if DDR would take her. We gladly accepted and a ray of Sunshine entered our kennel the day she came to live with us. She plays well with Bruno, Medira and Sasha to name a few of the many DDR dogs that line up to play with this sweet girl. Please call Sandy at 818-407-4145 or e-mail me at Lori@modernica.net.

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SOUTH LA SHELTER RESCUE ME SPOTLIGHT: VERY IMPORTANT : Bekins will move you – 8 mo emaciated puppy A1153415 South L.A.

LET BEKINS MOVE YOU

HE’LL WRAP YOU IN KISSES

Watch his video YOUTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKm50EJUf3w

HE’LL GENTLY TAPE HIMSELF ONTO YOUR LAP

BEKINS’ DRIVE WAS A BIT BUMPY INITIALLY — POOR NUTRITION AND PERHAPS AN INCIDENT WITH A CAR?

BUT HE’S WAITING TO JOIN YOU IN THE DIAMOND LANE NOW

Bekins (A1153415, only 8 months old !!!!! ) came in scrawny as can be — only a “2” on the weight scale. He was put into ISO to ensure extra feedings and needs out of the shelter very, very soon as those spaces are in high demand, sadly. Bekins is one of the sweetest pups at the shelter. Right now he’s a little vacuum, searching for all the scraps of food that might have fallen along his path. He absolutely adores everyone!!! Seems to be OK with other dogs as we have had him out in his ISO room, watched him nose to nose with others that barked and growled at him — no reaction — and even saw him go up to a cat in a cage on the floor in Receiving — then walk away unfazed (of course, this is not a definitive test!). Please won’t you consider letting Bekins move you too?

Call the South L.A. shelter at (213) 485-0117 or -0119.
And kindly let us know that he is packing and leaving the shelter with you.
Many thanks,
Andrea & Mindy
ivegonetothedogs@gmail.com
(323) 363-4909

INDEPENDENT RESCUER SPOTLIGHT: GRACIE, 28lb full grown pit mix kicked out of church / Organized by Laura Valdivia

She is so sweet and desperately

needs someone to help her.

Gracie the Pocket Pit Mix

Gracie tried to hide in a flower planter on church grounds…

This little girl is only about two years old and shows signs of being used for breeding. She has two rough callouses on her rear end that may have come from being kept in a dangerously small area – possibly in an effort to impregnate her more easily. A priest in the South Central area Los Angeles found her on the church grounds hiding in a planter that she’d dug out. He was upset that she’d destroyed the planter and was going to call animal control when a good samaritan intervened and stashed her in her apartment in the hopes of finding a home or a rescue for her. The lady is very nice – a security guard who lives in the South Central area. Unfortunately she works a lot and since her building doesn’t allow pets and is undergoing construction that forces people to roam in and out of her apartment, Gracie sometimes has to hide out in her car. It’s uncomfortable and dangerous so the lady is desperate to find a safe place for this little girl.

She has raised about $30 to put towards the spay bill and really needs help paying the rest. Gracie also needs vaccinations and if a foster can’t be found she’ll need funds for boarding because the lady can only hold onto her for another week or so and said that if she can’t find anyone she’ll have to take her to the 11th street pound because she can’t afford to lose her apartment. She really doesn’t want to do that but doesn’t know what else to do if a home can’t be found.

Please help me get Gracie’s chipin around. Other than a small vetting bill the only thing we’d money for is boarding in the event that we can’t find a rescue or home for this little girl. Anything helps – a few dollars, networking or even just good thoughts towards helping this little girl get off the streets go a long way. Thank you for reading this.

xLaura

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