Emmy Lou was rescued from a Baldwin Park shelter adoption event in Malibu by a caring AAA volunteer. After spending a while in a foster home with loving foster parents and dog friends, Emmy found the perfect home. The following is in the words of Emmy’s new mom. We hope it inspires you to continue to help all of the homeless dogs and cats sitting in a cold kennel right now, they all deserve better and to feel that their lives matter.

“I just love that Emmy and consider myself so blessed to have adopted her.  Every day she makes me laugh and when she gives me those sad eyes as I leave, I want to cry.  And when we walk and she just goes, like she’s late for an appointment somewhere, for an interview, she’s got to get on the train on time, because she just can’t be late for that very important meeting, she makes me laugh out loud!  She is priceless!  (Everyone in the neighborhood loves her too!)  She is so friendly with every dog, person and child that she sees, it’s just amazing!  And she is really starting to bring little Gracie out of her shell a bit.  I am the luckiest person in the world to have this sweet dog.  She is just a bundle of love and joy.  And when she looks at you with those eyes, I can see why she’s a little overweight – who could say no?”

This sweet 4lb angel was rescued from the Baldwin Park shelter. It is a very common experience to come across an absolutely terrified little chihuahua at the shelter who wants nothing to do with anyone and just hides in the corner of the kennel shaking in fear. Sadly, many of these dogs are marked as “aggressive” and killed for no good reason. Fortunately for Millie, two wonderful volunteers had identified her as a dog in need of help and only minutes before she was to be taken to the back of the shelter to be euthanized, volunteers were able to intercept her and bring her to an off site adoption event. Millie never returned to the shelter. She was rescued from the event and after only a few weeks in foster care, she was adopted by Cori. Millie truly hit the jackpot with Cori. As evidenced by the photo above, Millie (now Lexi) shares a home with a sister apple-head chihuahua and they share this new lavish life together. Millie, and all other shelter dogs, deserve a good life and we hope there are many more Cori’s out there in the world who will open their hearts and homes to these wonderful homeless companions. Enjoy the good life Lexi

Poor little Chachi was a forgotten soul at the Baldwin Park shelter. His previous owners had decided that it was appropriate to dump their 10 year old dog at the shelter because “they no longer had time” for him. It’s amazing that people are allowed to get away with this ultimate betrayal of a living creature at its greatest time of need. Fortunately for Chachi there was an angel waiting in Santa Barbara. A wonderful lady saw Chachi’s plea and drove down from Santa Barbara to Baldwin Park to adopt him. Look at Chachi now!!! he is loved by a wonderful family and we hope he quickly forgets the sad and empty people who left him at the shelter to die. Enjoy your golden years Chachi!

It is so incredibly exciting to post the happy news about Janice’s rescue!!! We first came upon Janice at our last shelter volunteer day when this scared and nervous dog refused to come out of her kennel. Fortunately, because of the incredible compassion and determination of a AAA volunteer (Jamie) Janice saw the light of day. That’s when we realized that she was pregnant. Janice gave birth at the shelter and she was thereafter marked “aggressive” although she was just displaying her natural maternal instincts of protecting her pups. Amazingly, an independent rescuer (Joyce) read our plea and stepped in to save Janice and her two puppies. Under different circumstances, it would be more than likely that Janice’s puppies would be adopted/rescued and she would be euthanized because of the “aggressive” classification. But not this time. As you can see from the pictures above, Janice and her puppies are now doing great! You can be reminded of what Janice was like at the shelter from the picture and video below – completely scared and shut down. Here is a portion of the email we received from Janice’s rescuer:

“I now have Janice and her two pups and she is the sweetest girl you could ever meet. So many of these poor dogs are so shell-shocked in the shelter it’s just not fair to write them off as aggressive especially when they have puppies they are just trying to protect them. She is safe now and I am soooooooooo happy for her and the babies.  She has a private room just for her and her babies. She is as sweet and friendly as can be, not one mean bone in her body!!!  She loves other dogs as well!!!   When she and her pups are ready and after they are all spayed and neutered, Janice will make an incredible addition to the lucky family who gets her.   God bless and keep up the great work!!!”

We are so happy for you Janice. Shelter dogs deserve a chance!!! Since the above email we recently received word that Janice was ADOPTED! by a wonderful couple (picture above).

With only days left before the shelter was scheduled to kill this sweet gentle boy, Molly’s Mutts and Meows stepped forward and rescued Sniper (now Guinness) and gave him the wonderful opportunity to live and shine. Guinness is going to make someone extremely happy and the video below is proof of what incredible companions many pit bulls can be. Guinness is great with people, great with dogs, good with cats. Just a perfect dog! thank you Molly’s Mutts and Meows for saving him and allowing Guinness to show everyone how terrific he is. This video should be an inspiration to everyone who works hard to educate people about the pit bull/staffie truth!

This is what poor little George the bulldog looked like when he was rescued. Yet another great example of what animals always teach humans, George, a forgotten soul at the shelter suffering from many painful health issues, did not care what he looked like on the outside or what his rescuers looked like on the outside. He was nothing but love and happiness from day one. Read about George’s journey below and get inspired by how he lives his life now and help other animals have a similar opportunity. Thank you Nikki for saving George and giving him this fantastic opportunity at a new happy life!

“George (now Humphrey) was adopted by Corin and Dan, whose English Bulldog, Bogart, recently died.  They were missing him and their mastiff, Dudley, was depressed, so they decided to get another bullie.  They originally inquired about another rescue bulldog, Shakespeare.  But when they met Humphrey, it was love at first sight and they decided to adopt him!  His first day, Humphrey went to their vet, the beach, and spent time sunning himself, and snuggling with Dudley. Coming up is a family trip to Ojai with a bunch of friends and their dogs.  A wonderful happy ending for a happy little guy that got a hellish start in life….”

How sweet it is to see two little souls rescued from the Baldwin Park shelter doing so well together. Enjoy the description from their new parent below.

“Petie (the one on the left in the photo) and Lucy are best of friends. They are about one year apart in age and were adopted in Los Angeles and traveled to Sacramento to their forever home to live with me and my husband Joe. When we first got them, they were very skinny, had dull coats and had lost a lot of hair not to mention the fact that Petie was suffering from a very painful broken tooth when we adopted him.

We can’t imagine anyone finding two more happy, smart, funny and truly appreciative dogs. They have learned so much in the last year. Petie is all business and Lucy is the center of attention and the life of the party. Both dogs are very affectionate and good listeners and really know how to strut their stuff when we all go on walks through the neighborhood. We just don’t know what life would be like without our angels.”

Phoebe had a tough life. She found her way to the South LA shelter having been previously bred and neglected. She was impounded with an embedded collar that had to be surgically removed. Fortunately for this sweet 2 year old pug terrier mix, the wonderful Tamika of the South LA shelter acted as her guardian angel and selected her for the Univision network weekly dog of the week program. She was discovered by AAA and rescued the following day. Phoebe’s foster parents fell in love with her just after one night and the rest is history. Enjoy this video of a wonderful dog that escaped the grip of death and is now living the life that all homeless pets deserve.

Thanks to the tireless work of many caring people who did not give up on networking Teddy, this sweet boy now has a wonderful home to call his very own. Networking through email, facebook, twitter and any means possible works and Teddy is living proof of that. He was scheduled to be killed today and instead he will be sleeping in his own comfortable bed surrounded by two loving people that will provide him with the life he always deserved. Hopefully one day all homeless pets will have a similar opportunity. Watch the video below to see Teddy in his new home and hear the words of his new guardians. Thank you Carey and John!

Our sweet happy girl Sandwich (cute enough to eat) has found the perfect home! Her foster mom and AAA volunteer Emily was sad to see her go but we all know that she will fill her new home with nothing but happiness. The following was emailed to us by Sandwich’s new mom.

“It was a rainy Sunday when we drove 1 hour to see Emily and to meet a 7 year old chihuahua named “Sandwich.” We had waited a week in anticipation of meeting this bundle of joy! She instantly warmed up to my husband and I and we immediately knew she was what we were looking for. Since then Sandwich has become one of the family, she plays with our other two dogs, cuddles with them and loves to sleep in our bed. She constantly wags her tail and follows us all over our house-she is the happiest dog we know. We will always be grateful to Emily for saving Sandwich and giving her a second chance. Sandwich now has a new life and we do too!”