Adoption Success Stories

15 MORE DAYS UNTIL RACE DAY!

Saturday October 18th is DDR’s BIG DAY, it’s Race for the Rescues Day at the Pasadena Rose bowl. This event is DDR’s biggest fundraiser and with only 15 days left to raise $30,000, we haven’t hit the 50% mark yet. Can you help us help dogs like Honey. We rescued 14 year old Honey from the East Valley Shelter.

What chance would 12 year old Red, a former South LA Shelter dog, have had finding a home had we not rescued him?

Your support helps us continue to rescue shelter dogs who truly deserve a second chance. JOIN OUR TEAM and run walk with your dog. If you can’t make race day, donate $50 and sponsor a DDR volunteer to come out to the race with an adoptable DDR dog. Every donation helps us get closer to our goal! We look forward to seeing you and your dog on race day! http://www.racefortherescues.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=5222

15 MORE DAYS UNTIL RACE DAY!Lori Weise2017-05-24T08:44:06-07:00

RODA IS MISSING AND WE NEED YOUR HELP

EMERGENCY!!! RODA HAS BEEN STOLEN

AND HER OWNER AND DDR NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND HER!

Downtown Dog Rescue needs your help in spreading the word about Roda AKA Roja who was stolen in a home invasion type situation. She was stolen and we suspect the person who did this had dumped her once he found out that she has been spayed. Roda has a sweet submissive personality and would be easy to pick up and rescued if you find her. Her owner Fran is desperate to get her back. We have offered a $500 reward, no questions asked for her safe return. She was stolen in the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles. Please call me any time at 213-448-9961 if you think that you found Roda

Original post on Roda’s adoption
published on January 3, 2011
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Pictures are worth a thousand words

THEN – ROJA

Roja was adopted by a wonderful family, about 8 months ago, who adore her. Roja lived in filth, had no hair and was basically tortured in a crate for months by Mark de Luna who was never convicted for what he did to these 60+ dogs in his care.

NOW – RODA

From the Chalin family:

Thank you again!
For giving us such a beautiful soul.

THEN – SHERRY

From a park in Compton, living with “Chilly Willy” to her new life!

NOW – MIA

From Chris:

Thank you again for everything she is full-on

part of the family now.

These stories make

rescue work

worth it…..

RODA IS MISSING AND WE NEED YOUR HELPadmin2017-05-24T08:44:08-07:00

WHERE ARE THEY NOW DDR Dog Alum Spotlight : ROJA & SHERRY

Pictures are worth a thousand words

THEN – ROJA

Roja was adopted by a wonderful family, about 8 months ago, who adore her. Roja lived in filth, had no hair and was basically tortured in a crate for months by Mark de Luna who was never convicted for what he did to these 60+ dogs in his care.

NOW – RODA

From the Chalin family:

Thank you again!
For giving us such a beautiful soul.

THEN – SHERRY

NOW – MIA

WHERE ARE THEY NOW DDR Dog Alum Spotlight : ROJA & SHERRYadmin2017-05-24T08:44:12-07:00

Happy New Year from Downtown Dog Rescue!

We wanted to start the New Year

with great news about dogs

that have been adopted

in the NEW YEAR!

First off is:

MICKY MOUSE

Mickey Mouse was brought to us by our trainer Dog Man who bought him from a man who planned on fighting him. Mickey is only 6 months old and is a super sweet dog who LOVES other dogs and everyone he meets. Currently, he weighs about 50 lbs but he will be a much bigger dog at maturity. He is kenneled with another dog, Peggy, who he adores and wants to be friends with every dog in the kennel. He walks nicely on a leash for a puppy. However, he is a puppy so if you are not ready for puppy chewing etc, we have other dogs, older dogs that might be a better match. He is a good boy for a 6 month old puppy but he does need toys, patience and a lot of love.

And There’s:

SUNSHINE

If you have ever dreamed of 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.

As a rescue that believes in second chances,

Happy New Year from Downtown Dog Rescue!admin2017-05-24T08:44:12-07:00

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!

After a short break, FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS is back with more thank you’s to give!

We would like to thank the awesome FOUND ANIMALS FOUNDATION for their sponsorship of the cost of vaccines for our JUNE Compton Spay/Neuter Clinics. Their sponsorship is crucial to keeping pets protected and keeping our costs down and so we are really happy that they’ve stepped up and chose to sponsor our clinic.

Well, that’s it for this week!
We’re rescuing dogs, one dog at a time!!!
With YOUR help!!!
See everyone next week!!!!!

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!admin2017-05-24T08:44:21-07:00

WHERE ARE THEY NOW DDR Dog Alum Spotlight : Reilly!

REILLY
by KATE ROBINSON

This is our beautiful dog, Reilly, whom we adopted from DDR 2 years ago after she was found abandoned wandering the streets of Compton. She is the sweetest, gentlest dog imaginable and rules the family roost of humans and canines. She loves hiking in the mountains, swimming and, at the end of a long, strenuous day, sleeping on her down comforter.

We have given her the best life a dog could wish for, but she has given us so much more in return – unswerving loyalty, endless love and devotion and constant free entertainment as we watch her play with our other dogs and lovingly tend the many foster puppies we have had since her arrival.

Thank you, DDR, for the amazing job you do.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW DDR Dog Alum Spotlight : Reilly!admin2017-05-24T08:44:21-07:00

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!

This Friday is a big Friday coz we’re thanking a whole bunch of awesome volunteers! Last weekend, DDR hosted our first ever Annual Pet Fair in the City of Compton!

It was fun and volunteers came out to make it one of our funnest events ever!

We know in DDR that we are nothing without our mover and shaker volunteers!!!!

Who’s more than happy to do the honors this week? It’s our dear CHLOE!!! She got adopted!!!!! Yay! So many of us at DDR and our partner rescue The Dawg Squad

were rooting for this pretty girl! And her dreams have come true! Here she is posing at the DDR Kennels wondering when it was going to be her turn to go home:

And lo and behold!!! Here she is with her new sibling Kylo in her new home!!!!!

Get up from your nap Chloe — we got thankings to do!!!

Ok—on behalf of DDR, I would like to thank my sibling Kylo and my new pack leaders, Brian and Bonnie for taking me into their home! Life’s good and I love my new purple polka-dot collar.

Next is Ms. Lori’s huge enormous thanks to all the volunteers that came out for the Pet Fair:

There’s Josie and the B.A.R.K. crew The kids loved spending time with all of you, the therapy dogs, Fran and Pogo!

We had a […]

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!admin2017-05-24T08:44:22-07:00

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!

We got a bit of thanking to very special DDR friends/supporters this week!
And we have an extra special sweetheart to do the honors —

Raising money for rescue work is a big challenge for small rescue’s like Downtown Dog Rescue. Coordinating an army of volunteers with volunteer coordinator, Sandy to help with events, errands and countless other rescue related tasks, Lori’s time is majorly impacted and thinking up ways to raise the money needed to do ALL of it is just one more thing to add to an already full plate. This is why when we get donations/support/event proceeds out of the blue, Lori and I are super elated and thankful!!!!!!!

This week we want to thank David Minkin, Nicole Bruckman, Robin Skov and Page Miller for being the wonderful rescue friendly souls they are and including DDR in their work/existing projects. Many of the events donate their proceeds to DDR. We want to do a shout out to the following folks and it will be headed by no other than our 61st street kennel success story…Mr. Larry!!!!!

Larry got adopted today and he is one of the 61st Street Kennel hoarding case that really has won a lot of DDR volunteer hearts! Here was poor Larry at an over-crowded kennel in South LA, tied to a tree 24/7….

And here is this sweet, intelligent and wonderful Larry in his new home!

Ok resting on your own personal doggy bed and playing with chewies!
Larry has finally found his home — but wait, we want to ask one final request!

Larry, are you ready to thank everyone and give them that winning happy smile you now will permanently have? LARRY SAYS YES — ok Larry – flash the smile and give the thanks!

On behalf of DDR, I would like to first thank my new family Marshall and Courtney!!!! YAY!!!!! I’ve found my forever home!

Also, I would like to thank the following people whose support of DDR, will continue to make rescue work happen for other dogs like me…. so…..

NICOLE BRUCKMAN!

THANK YOU for involving DDR with your A MUTE OF HOUNDS EXHIBITION at MELTDOWN GALLERY! 20% of proceeds from artwork sold is really a big deal for us + setting up an adoption event at the Gallery and just really coming up with great satellite events that encourage donations […]

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!admin2017-05-24T08:44:23-07:00