Adoption Success Stories – Page 3

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!

This week we had a big adoption happen at DDR

and we want to give thanks for that!!!!!

OUR COOKIE GOT ADOPTED!

HOOOORAY!!!

After all the waiting and waiting and seeing

all her playmates leave the DDR kennels

one after the other — it was finally her turn!!!!!

SO MANY OF US IN DDR ARE ELATED AND

THANKFUL TO THE Roenspie FAMILY

FOR CHOOSING OUR PRECIOUS COOKIE!

SO COOKIE, ready for

this week’s THANK YOU???

GO!

On behalf of DDR, I would like to thank the BLUE COLLAR staff in Echo Park for hosting an adoption Saturday for us last weekend. We saw old friends and made new ones! Thanks so much for the free goodies you gave us ….it was a wonderful time! Thanks to our wonderful volunteer, Effie Chang for the pic!

I also would like to thank my primary cheerleader Leyla for always taking care of me during the PETCO adoptions….I will miss you Leyla!!!!!!!!!!!

OK COOKIE!!!!

Go on and have a wonderful new life…

we know you will!!!!!!

WE WILL MISS YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!

Saving Downtown DOGS ONE day at a time

with YOUR HELP!!!

See everyone next week!

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!

thanks to Josie Gavieres for this awesome picture!

WE WANT TO DO A SPECIAL FRIDAY

THANKS TO A VERY SPECIAL LADY
FROM ALL OF US VOLUNTEERS &
FRIENDS OF DDR! (THE DOGGIES TOO!)

Lori & Petey!

Yesterday was Lori Weise’s birthday,
Founder of Downtown Dog Rescue!

To thank you, here are your 3 newly adopted dogs from DDR! TRAVIS (now TYSON), HORTENSIA (from the 61st Kennels!)
& MAGICK (from Karma Rescue) assigned with the fun task!

TRAVIS *NOW TYSON*

HORTENSIA

Karma Rescue’s MAGICK

Ready boys and girl, set, GO!

–*–

HELLO LORI, WE WOULD SOOOO LIKE
TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL WORK
YOU’VE DONE TO MAKE THE LIVES OF DOG AND PEOPLE
IN LOS ANGELES BETTER!
You’ve impacted so many people and dogs
in a positive way
and Los Angeles is a much better place
with you around!

Lori with Clancy!

YOU’RE THE BEST LORI!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

See everyone next week?!!!?
RESCUING DOWNTOWN DOGS,
(in Lori’s case
1,000 at a time)
with
YOUR help!

WHERE ARE THEY NOW DDR Dog Alum Spotlight : MADDIE!

Baby Girl/Maddie’s Adoption Photo

MADDIE

by Lindsay Worden

My husband and I were originally looking to adopt an English bulldog into our home, which also included a basset hound and a shih tzu. We don’t have kids–our dogs are our children. All of our dogs are rescues, because every homeless dog deserves a good home, and it’s our way of helping, one dog at a time.

I came across a pit bull/English bulldog mix online and e-mailed Lori about her, and although she had been adopted, we were sent a picture of Maddie (or “Baby Girl,” as she was known then at DDR), a 9-month-old three-fourths pit bull/one-fourth English bulldog mix, and we immediately fell in love with her sweet face. She and her brother, Nike, had been rescued by DDR from a home where they were about to be inbred for profit. In fact, their sister was pregnant at about eight months with their father. As soon as we moved into our first home a few weeks later, she fit right into our family.

However, about a month and a half later, my beloved basset hound of almost nine years passed away. It was heart-breaking for me because of everything I had been through with my basset in his too-short life and everything he had helped me through. But I couldn’t sit around and mope, because I had an active 10-month-old puppy to take care of. Plus, Maddie has always been so grateful just to have a good home.

Maddie goes everywhere we can take her, especially to the beach and hiking. Because I have been so used to basset hounds (not the smartest of breeds, but lovable nonetheless), I have been amazed at how quickly she picks up on everything and what a perfect dog she is. She went to a doggie training class because she was fearful of people, and she came out a completely different dog. The instructor even said, “Why is it the pit bulls are always the smartest dogs in the class?”

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!

A lot of adoptions in the last couple of weeks! YAY!

That in itself is enough to give thanks!

So who will do the top honors this week?

Well we got 2 sweeties adopted this week

BUBBLES

RICKIE LEE

So, are the thanking duo ready!!!!????

Bubbles and Rickie Lee from DDR this week wanted to thank the “institutions” that help us with our adoptions.

We want to thank PETCO PASADENA-SOUTH

(according to their website)

for being the wonderful hosts every Saturday

for our DDR doggies from 11-2 pm!

With out this location, well…how are people
going to see us and adopt us!!!!

PETCO STAFF SANTA with Cookie and China Christmas 2009!

So YAY from all the DDR dogs again for PETCO!!!!

Thank you Ms. Store Manager MEGAN and all the staff every weekend that say hi to our dogs and provide a welcome space for us.

Ok trio of happiness — good luck in your new homes!!!!!

You will all be missed but we all know you will be loved dearly
in your new lives ahead!

And everyone — till next week!

We’re helping Downtown Dogs, one dog at a time with YOUR help!

WHERE ARE THEY NOW DDR Dog Alum Spotlight : PIRATE!

Pirate lived most of her life with a homeless woman in downtown LA until one day she could no longer care for her. Downtown Dog Rescue took Pirate into our kennel until she was adopted.

PIRATE by Christine Ishii

After the devastating loss of my first love, my first baby, Tre, who had been with me through the toughest years of my life, as well as the happiest years of my life, I had decided that there was no other dog who would ever replace him; and even if I wanted to, my busy lifestyle wouldn’t allow me to take the time necessary to raise another puppy the way I had with him.

Somehow, my friend June got in touch with me and told me about Pirate, and older but very smart dog, who needed a home. It took a while for me to agree to meet her because the hurt from the loss of Tre was so deep, but I felt a void in my life and had been wanting another dog so I finally agreed to meet Lori and Pirate.

My first meeting with Pirate was awesome. It was evident that she was a very wise dog, with a lot of soul, in fact, I don’t think she knows she is a dog! Her amazing energy and social personality drew me to her, immediately, and I respected her strong, individual personality, and I believe we were meant to be together.

Pirate has been with us for a wonderful 2 years now, and not only runs errands with us regularly, but also attends basketball practices with my daughters, Halloween parties, trips to Big Bear, and aiding in fostering “Lucky”, who gifted us with the surprise of 9 pups, all who see Pirate as their 2nd Mama. She has, without a doubt, made her way into our world, without much adjustment and has blessed us with her loving ways.

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!

This week of thanks are full of dogs!!!!!! Get ready to see all of them on future WHERE ARE THEY NOW blog entries because these canine wonders have been adopted recently! YAY!!!!!!!

Opal

Red Stripe

Riley (formerly Precious)

Roda (formerly Roja)

Roja (now Roda!), Precious (now Riley! to our own DDR star, Debbie Fan! YAY!), Red Stripe and Opal would now like to do a big group THANK YOU to one of our most favorite and dear sponsors!

Lori and the DDR canine family would like to thank

Nancy and Scott Kline of

Animals Matter and L.A. Dog Company

(manufacturers of luxury pet accessories).

They are guardians to three pit bulls

and two of them are from DDR!

Nancy and Scott donate Canidae dog food

to DDR kennel dogs every month!

This generous gift is extra special

because we know they aren’t

getting any type of free or great discounts

for their purchases.

Want to see the sweetest picture of CLANCY? Click HERE and you’ll see the true extent of their commitment and generosity to Downtown Dog Rescue. We are truly lucky […]

FRIDAY SHOUT OUTS – Giving Thanks!

PUPPIES galore this week!! For this Friday, we are glad to report that 9 puppies are currently on DDR transport to Las Vegas for pickup by a Best Friends volunteer and whisked away to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah. No doubt, these pups will be housed in their Puppy Care Center. They’re on their way to their loved, new lives!

Who will do the honors this week? It will be our own Pup DANITY! One of the Southgate 67 dogs that now has a permanent home and new family! Hooray!

Are you ready girl!!??? GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Danity, Rainy and the 9 pups would like to thank the following people that set OPERATION Rescue Rainy’s pups into action!

LOS ANGELES

CATHY SIMPSON for rescuing Rainy and her pups

JO BARKER for helping care for the pups

B.A.R.K.’s JOSIE GAVIERES for transporting pups to Las Vegas from South LA

LAS VEGAS

STACIE, a BEST FRIENDS volunteer

picking up the pups in Las Vegas

and transporting them to UTAH!

UTAH

BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY

for taking the 9 pups

and eventually placing them in their forever homes!

Whew! It It does take a rescue village!

Ok, it looks like Danity’s being called by her forever guardians to go home! Danity!! Good luck in your new home!!! We’ll miss all your cute crying! lol!

We’re helping DOWNTOWN DOGS one dog at a time

with YOUR help!

See everyone next week!

P.S. – Rainy is available for fostering or adoption everyone! She will be spayed and ready to go into a loving home – contact Lori at lori@modernica.net Thanks!

WHERE ARE THEY NOW DDR Dog Alum Spotlight : CHOWDER

CHOWDER..aka..Benny

by Theresa Meyers Fraser

I adopted Chowder from DowntownDog Rescue in August of 2008. Chowder is what they call an “American Bully”. A new trend of shorter and wider Pit Bulls. Sought after by irresponsible people, our shelters are now filled with this hot new trend of Bullies. He was purchased for the sole purpose of breeding and making money for his thug owner. Chowder had been left in a yard with other dogs but had little to no human socialization. His owner went to jail before Chowder was even old enough to breed and was almost thrown out on the street by the other family members who did not want him. Luckily DowntownDog Rescue stepped in to save him from certain death.

He was a sweet but timid puppy who was a little unsure of himself and very unsure of people. However, Chowder had one thing going for him…he was “superb” with other dogs and loved being a part of a pack. Since I already had 2 other dogs I knew Chowder would be a good fit for us, regardless of how he felt about humans. At the time I had no idea that Chowder would one day play an important role in helping me to save other dogs.

Right away I noticed that Chowder seemed to have a special way with other dogs. We used to go to the dog park on a regular basis and several different people approached me on different occasions telling me things like “My dog never plays with other dogs, but he seems to love your dog” or “This is the first time I have seen my dog play, he is usually nervous at the dog park”. And of course I was proud to have the great tempered Pit Bull. Sadly, there were those occasions where I saw people “flee” the park when they saw Chowder coming in.

Over the last year I started to foster dogs. I completely rely on Chower’s ability to give an honest insight into a dog’s temperment. So much so that […]