Family Dog & Puppy Rescue

Gloria and her two doggie friends were abandoned when their owners left town. A Good Samaritan brought the dogs to our attention and we agreed to help. The poor pups had been living in the neighborhood and were covered in fleas and ticks. The smallest of the three, Gloria, needed lifesaving care. Her lower jaw is horribly broken and requires immediate surgery by a specialist. The surgery is scheduled for Wednesday. Without this surgery Gloria cannot survive. She is unable to eat and drink properly.

Gloria was matted and had dozens of embedded foxtails.
 

 
She was horrifically abused resulting in trauma to the left eye, leaving her with no vision in that eye.


 
In spite of all of this she is a sweet girl! We’re looking to raise $3,500 to cover the cost of the surgery the repair her jaw and medications. She’ll go into foster until she is ready to be adopted.
 
Any funds raised beyond our ask will be used help other dogs in our care in need of medical treatment.

More information about Family Dog & Puppy Rescue: We are a small, local, non-profit dog rescue organization that receives no government or city funding. We depend on our generous donors and volunteers to continue our lifesaving work. In 2020, we saved over 1,900 dogs.

Blessing was found cruelly abandoned -- chained to a chainlink fence on a back-country road near San Jose. She had been without food, water, and shelter. She endured sweltering temperatures during the day and frigid, cold at night. She had severe ulcerations around her eyes. All four paws were bloody, and chunks of her fur and skin were falling off. She was covered in ticks and needed to be sedated to have them removed.

As soon as she came to the shelter she was sent to the vet where she was hospitalized for five days while she was evaluated. 

She has been diagnosed with: ulcerative dermatitis, thickens intestines, bilateral KCS (dry eyes), and several types of anemia, she had infections and pus coming out of all four paws.

She is approximately four years old and despite being in such poor physical health she had a bright outlook. She is in foster with an experienced medical foster and showing progress.

Her initial diagnosis, treatment, and follow up care (which includes several daily medications) her care has cost $2,350.00. We are now running a week long fundraiser to cover her vet costs from Friday the 28th to  July 5th!

With your help, Blessing will be on her  journey to a loving home!



Any funds raised that are not used for medical care for this dog will go towards medical services for one of our other dogs.

More information about Family Dog Rescue: We are a small, local, non-profit dog rescue organization that receives no government or city funding. We depend on our generous donors and volunteers to continue our work. Together, we can save over 1,000 dogs per year!

Meet Thor and Edwin,  two incredible survivors found in the most horrific of conditions. They were picked up as strays on the verge of death suffering from starvation, dehydration, and tick infestation.

Thor had a body condition score of 1. There being no score lower - something we haven't seen before at Family Dog Rescue. He is a smaller than usual husky, but he weighed only 10 pounds which was estimated to be less than half of what he should have weighed. Unable to walk, he was immediately given a blood transfusion, antibiotics, and remained hospitalized for 5 days. His last night in the hospital his fever spiked to 104. The next day he was stabilized and flown via Paws n Pilots to Napa County where he was picked up by his foster.


Edwin was in slightly better physical condition but the two had formed a bond at the shelter in San Bernardino and it was thought best to keep them together to aid in their recovery. On a rainy day in early April, Edwin hitched a ride north in the twin engine Piper plane with his best friend.


In their cozy foster home, Thor showed remarkable progress over the next 14 days. His body weight more than doubled reaching 24 pounds. He was able to walk on his own! A diet of chicken and rice, combined with antibiotics, served as the foundation for his steady recovery. Throughout it all, Edwin stayed by his side.

Thor has a severe head tilt attributed to an unexplained head trauma and tends to favor his left side. This does not stop him from playing with other dogs. We think his crooked gait is endearing and are so pleased to see his progress.

While Edwin had a higher body condition score, he was covered in ticks. He’s a cheery fellow, and always wants to be where the action is. He wags his tail from morning til night. However, poor Edwin is suffering. Sadly, due to neglect most of his teeth have rotted, becoming grey, unrecognizable, and infected in his mouth.



We're honored to rescue these two deserving dogs, but we need your help. The initial emergency vet bills to keep both dogs alive total $1,741. These poor boys also need dental surgery estimated to cost about $2,500.

Please help us ensure that these incredible survivors get the final care that they so desperately need. With your help, Thor and Edwin will be on their journey to a loving home!

Thor above at just 10 pounds, enjoying his first wholesome meal of homemade chicken and rice. The first step on a long journey.

Any funds raised that are not used for medical care for this dog will go towards medical services for one of our other dogs.

Would you like the give the most extraordinary gift? You can help a small homeless pup see the world again.

Mr. Bojangles is as loving as they come.  He is an 8 year old,  10 pound Chihuahua mix who is blind. However, a vet recently told us that a corrective cataract surgery can give him his sight back! We are thrilled, and we know we have to help him! Please consider donating so that Bojangles has the chance to see again!

The quote for the surgery is about $5,000, and anything you donate towards this cause is tax deductible! Chihuahuas can live between 12 and 20 years, will you help this little guy see the world for the second half of his life? We know this will greatly improve Bojangles's chance of being adopted too!

Join us to make a difference! Any donation will help make impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause.

 Family Dog & Puppy Rescue is a small, local, non-profit dog rescue organization that receives no government or city funding. We depend on our generous donors and volunteers to continue our work. Together, we can save over 1,000 dogs per year!



Thank you so much for your help!

Sweet, adoptable Jubilee needs your help to receive a life changing surgery! 

Jubilee, nicknamed "Lulu" by her foster mom, was kept crated on an apartment balcony in San Francisco for 2 years before she was rescued by FDR. She was extremely stressed and fearful when she arrived at our shelter and cowered in a corner avoiding eye contact.

One year later she is a different dog. Her foster parents call her, “Lulu the laughing pibble” because she is such a happy, warm, loving, little soul with the most wonderful smile!



After being left outside in a crate for two years Lulu is so grateful to be inside in the warm with her foster family and to have the run of the house. She constantly checks in, “Is everything OK, am I being a good dog?” (she always is!) and looks for ways to be helpful. Her many (self appointed) duties include gopher hunting (but not catching…), washing her foster brother's face and ears while he is trying to sleep, lying in the precise middle of any area in the yard that is being weeded or planted, preferably on the tools, keeping an eye on her foster mom to make sure she doesn’t get lost in the house and riding shotgun in the truck keeping an eye out for the CHP.  OK, deer, but she never takes her eyes off the road!

After all that confinement Lulu desperately wants to run, jump and play. She has years of fun to catch up on! Unfortunately she can’t do that because she has torn the cruciate ligaments in both her hind legs and is very lame. She hunches her back to try and avoid putting weight on her legs, but of course she can’t. At times her right leg is so sore she tries to avoid moving it at all. The swelling in her knees also prevents her from sitting down properly. She hovers a few inches above the floor or she finds someone or something to sit on as a chair, it usually ends up being her foster brother, Jasper (see photo)!


Lulu already had the knee injuries when she came to us, but they have gotten progressively worse. Jubilee has seen an orthopedic surgeon who says that her knees will continue to deteriorate unless she gets TPLO surgery. Think two bionic knee joints! Her lameness also makes it very hard for her to find a forever home because the surgeries are expensive (around $3,800) and more than most adopters can afford - no matter how much they would love to have her. (Bill Gates already has a dog). However if a lot of people chip in it can be done! Lulu will be out of pain for the first time in years, able to play with her stuffed red lobster again (Yay!) and - so important - find her people. They are out there somewhere in desperate need of a laughing pibble but they just don’t know it yet!


Thank you so much for your support. Please share with all your friends so we can get Jubilee the help that she needs! Let's show this smiling, sweet Pittie girl some love!

Please, Be Gunther’s Valentine by Supporting His Surgery! Forget cards, candy, and flowers! Give Someone You Love the Gift of True, Selfless Love, for Valentine’s Day!

Gunther is our very own Big Friendly Giant.  This handsome, gentle almost one-hundred-pound sweetheart American Bulldog was found on the streets in Contra Costa County as a skinny, neglected, scared stray.  He bares the scars both physically and emotionally of a lifetime of mistreatment.  Yet, Gunther is one of the kindest souls we have encountered; the perfect gentle giant.  He loves kids, adults, all size dogs-he is basically a dream family dog.     

Gunther’s chances of making it out of the Contra Costa Shelter were very poor. He was very scared. He appeared much older than he really is (our vet thinks about 4 or 5). But, worse yet, Gunther has four about one-inch masses, which occasionally bleed, growing on his penis and inner thighs. There is a chance they could be cancer.

Family Dog saw Gunther’s kind heart and could not say no to helping this amazing gentleman.  We took him knowing that he was going to require expensive surgery to remove the masses, as well as several broken teeth.

Gunther’s surgery will cost about $5,000 or more. The gift of this surgery will enable Gunther to finally get the real family he deserves. This Valentine’s Day, please help us show Gunther the meaning of second chances and love by donating to support his surgery.  Instead of buying more cards, flowers or candy, tag a person you love in your donation as a Valentine’s Gift of true, selfless love! Gunther thanks you from the bottom of his giant, kind heart. 



Family Dog & Puppy Rescue is a small, local, non-profit dog rescue organization that receives no government or city funding. We depend on our generous donors and volunteers to continue our work. Together, we can save over 800 dogs per year!

Gunther with his foster family:

Family Dog Rescue Steps Up to Save 14 Orphaned Dogs!

We received an urgent request to save 14 small dogs whose owner suddenly passed away at age 58. The dogs were loved, but were not well taken care of. They will need vaccines, spay/neuter, and grooming at the very least.  We believe this will cost about $300 per dog.

Every little bit counts! A $10 donation  allows us to  give flea and tick medication to Max or to microchip Lily.  A $25 donation  will give one of these orphaned pups, like Georgie, dewormer medication. Donate $50 and Annie, the poodle, can see a groomer to have her painful matting removed! A gift of $200 would spay Mandy or neuter Mickey.


An incredible rescue was pulled off with only a few hours notice! 


Some of the dogs may need a bit of extra care for unexpected issues.


Several of the orphaned dogs had very painful and matted fur.


The good news is that we have already started to get these pups the care that they need! Four of the worst grooming cases have been sent to the amazing folks at The Pawber shop for a probono grooming!

Before:

After:

Before:


Please consider donating to these orphan dogs' fund so that we can get them the care that they so desperately need before finding their new homes! Your support allows us to save dogs from dire situations, like these 14 deserving cuties. 

What Can You Do?
Please help Family Dog Rescue cover the orphaned fourteen's medical and grooming costs by making a tax deductible donation today.  As a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, Family Dog Rescue relies exclusively on donations from generous folks like you to carry out its loving mission of rescuing and re-homing helpless animals who would otherwise lose their lives.  We're so grateful for your kindness and support!

About Family Dog Rescue
At Family Dog Rescue, we believe that dog+human=family, and that a dog makes a house a home. Family Dog Rescue has a cage-free shelter location in San Francisco, California.  We save more than 800 dogs every year and match them with loving forever homes.   Please read all about our loving mission and see our adoptable family members at www.ilovefamilydog.org 

Thank you for all that you do!

Follow us on www.instagram.com/ilovefamilydog  and www.facebook.com/ilovefamilydog

Meet wonderful Walter!   When we met this precious pup, he was in terrible shape.  He was suffering with horrific skin infections that had caused his fur to fall out, painful ear infections that have impaired his hearing, and  ocular disease that has left him blind and prone to serious infections.  We couldn't turn our backs on this lovable little guy.  So we welcomed him into our San Francisco shelter and vowed to help him heal and find his forever family.  Thanks to the tireless efforts of our amazing staff and volunteers, Walter is now on the mend.  He has received much needed vet attention and is taking medicines for his skin and ears.  He also gets regular medicated baths and lots of hotdogs and tummy rubs on the shelter couch.  While Walter is doing so much better now, his doctors have told us he needs to have both of his eyes removed; leaving them in would put Walter at grave risk of further serious infections.  

What can you do?   We're asking for your loving support to help us pay for Walter's enucleation surgery and the medicines he'll have to take afterwards.  As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we're 100% funded by donations from generous folks like you.  Every dollar you give helps us save and heal beautiful dogs like Walter and help them find their loving forever homes. We just know once Walter has the surgery he needs, he'll be pain free and ready to find his special adopter!  We're so grateful for your support; we couldn't do this without you!


(Walter -- you can see his eyes have been damaged by infection)


(Walter has lost most of his fur to skin infections -- but he's on the mend now!)

Learn more about Family Dog Rescue and our loving mission and see our adoptable dogs by visiting us at www.ilovefamilydog.org or following us on Instagram (@ilovefamilydog) and Facebook (Family Dog Rescue). 
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At Family Dog Rescue, we rescue dogs of all breeds, backgrounds, and personalities, from California and Mexico.  We provide care, medical treatment and behavioral assessment before finding them the loving home and second chance they all deserve.  Thank you for supporting us in this mission!

We have an update on poor Athena. Her stitches were not closing and the wound became infected. She just had an emergency second surgery to have the 100 stitches around her neck removed, re-sutured, cleaned and bandaged. We have updated our goal because of this. We're not giving up on this girl!


Athena's Story: 

Athena is a very sweet female mutt who has suffered from atrocious abuse. She was chained up outside with a chain that was so heavy, it cut into her skin all the way to the bone. We couldn't leave Athena to suffer.

She is now safe with Family Dog Rescue. She had to have surgery to remove the collar, which resulted in over 100 stitches all the way around her neck. She is on pain meds and antibiotics and her wound needs to be cleaned several times a day. 

Despite her horrific life and trauma, Athena is calm and loving. She has given her temporary foster mom so many kisses and has shown that she is totally forgiving of humans. It’s incredible considering the torture she has been through. She is a remarkable dog.

Help support Athena's surgery and medical care as her neck heals from the trauma by donating today!

Family Dog Rescue saved a mama dog and her eight puppies from the Northern California fires in Clearlake.

These poor, helpless puppies arrived dehydrated, emaciated, and with dangerous parasites. Their bellies were distended from internal worms. 

Several puppies were near death and needed trips to the ER to receive care,  subcutaneous fluids, antibiotics, and dewormer. The smallest and sickest puppy passed away on Wednesday afternoon in the arms of a Family Dog Rescue Kennel Lead. We are devastated.  We will not give up on his brothers and sisters. 

The remaining puppies seem to be doing well and are under constant monitoring. They are so sweet and are slowly gaining their puppy energy back. Their mama, Ocean, is an incredible, amazing dog who has done her best to keep her babies safe despite the fires and being homeless.

Please, help us save the Northern California Fire Puppies. We take on the dogs that others would turn away. We take the high risk rescues and that is the Family Dog difference. We couldn't do it without your help!

What Can You Do?
Please help Family Dog Rescue pay for vet bills by making a tax deductible donation today.  As a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, Family Dog Rescue relies exclusively on donations from generous folks like you to carry out its loving mission of rescuing and re-homing helpless animals who would otherwise lose their lives.  We're so grateful for your kindness and support!


About Family Dog Rescue
At Family Dog Rescue, we believe that dog+human=family, and that a dog makes a house a home. Family Dog Rescue has a cage-free shelter location in San Francisco, California.  We save more than 800 dogs every year and match them with loving forever homes.   Please read all about our loving mission and see our adoptable family members at www.ilovefamilydog.org 

Follow us on www.instagram.com/ilovefamilydog and www.facebook.com/ilovefamilydog

Please help Family Dog Rescue  heal precious Penny!
This little angel was surrendered to Family Dog Rescue by an owner who had neglected and was unwilling to care for her.  When Penny arrived at our shelter, she was terrified and suffering with severe infections, dental disease, and horribly matted fur.  Thanks to the loving efforts of Family Dog Rescue, Penny received the care she so desperately needed and deserved.  But her road to recovery was long.  She had ten teeth extracted, was treated with medicines and ointments,  and continues to receive medicated baths.   

Thankfully, Penny is doing much better now! She's found a loving foster dad, who takes her to the park and beach, and she's ready to find her forever home.  She loves the wind in her face and the grass and sand under her paws.  And while she's still a bit shy, she makes friends easily -- with people and pets alike.  Here's beautiful Penny now, so happy on her way to the beach!


Ms. Penny has certainly come a long way since we welcomed her into our shelter.  But her medical bills have reached $1,250.  

What Can You Do?
Please help Family Dog Rescue cover Penny's medical costs by making a tax deductible donation today.  As a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, Family Dog Rescue relies exclusively on donations from generous folks like you to carry out its loving mission of rescuing and re-homing helpless animals who would otherwise lose their lives.  We're so grateful for your kindness and support!

About Family Dog Rescue
At Family Dog Rescue, we believe that dog+human=family, and that a dog makes a house a home. Family Dog Rescue has a cage-free shelter location in San Francisco, California.  We save more than 800 dogs every year and match them with loving forever homes.   Please read all about our loving mission and see our adoptable family members at www.ilovefamilydog.org 

Follow us on www.instagram.com/ilovefamilydog and www.facebook.com/ilovefamilydog