Our Mission

Goober came to us with an old injury to his back leg. It had been previously fractured but healed poorly, and he was in chronic pain. Due to our network of resources, we were able to get him into a specialist to see if the leg could be saved. Once it was determined that he would be happier without it, we got to work on amputation. And Goober THRIVED. He is now such a happy, playful dog and was adopted by one of the nurses who helped save him.

Orchid is one of those dogs that can teach us what forgiveness and resilience really mean. At only a year old, Orchid found herself stray in Texas after having sustained a terrible gunshot wound to her elbow. The overcrowded shelter there reached out to us for help, and we had her sent up right away. Sadly, the leg was not salvageable and needed to be amputated. But despite all this, Orchid greeted every human with tail wags and never stopped trusting us. Now, she has her own home and will always be safe.

Sometimes, it can take a while to figure out why a dog keeps getting returned to the shelter. Timmy had 3 homes, but the owners would take him back after only a few days with them as he kept urinating in the house. Our rescue partners in California stepped in and helped get him diagnosed with a painful bladder stone. No wonder he couldn’t hold it! After several weeks with us on a stone dissolving diet and appropriate antibiotics, the stone is gone and Timmy uses the yard like the good boy he is. And, we found him his final FOREVER home!

Bear was surrendered to a crowded shelter in California with terrible skin and painful, infected teeth. It doesn’t cease to amaze us what some appropriate care and TLC will do for a dog. After weeks in foster with us, and after skin cultures and medication trials, Bear’s hair grew back and he was so much more comfortable. We also took care of those painful teeth! It didn’t take long for Bear to then find his forever home. We are so happy for him!

Buster and Lucille, a sweet bonded mother and son, were found stray in Portland. Lucille had a tumor in her mammary gland and both had terrible teeth. After their surgeries and recovery in the foster home, this adorable duo found their forever home where they will continue to thrive.

Not all of our dogs are found stray. Poor Sadie was abandoned at an overcrowded shelter in Texas with a skin infection and a bad tooth after her original owners had a baby and did not have time for her. When the shelter reached out for help, we gladly took her in. She became a whole new dog once her skin cleared up and we fixed her teeth! Now she is happily in her forever home to live out her retirement.