We Remember

From her foster mom: At 14 years of age, Maggie came to Old Dog Haven directly from her life-long home. Her owner wanted to keep her forever, but circumstances would...

Hi! I am Rio! I can’t remember much of my history. I know I was seen at a local vet clinic until 2011 but fell off their radar until...

Buddy, a big yellow Labrador, was taken in by his owners for euthanasia – they evidently couldn’t pay for treating his skin and ear infections. The vet refused and...

This cute little min pin came into a shelter with very painful eyes. The shelter vet quickly decided that one at least needed to be removed immediately and ODH...

Oscar Meyer was brought into a shelter as a stray.   He had skin problems, terrible anxiety, was mostly blind, and almost deaf.  Also, he came to us with TERRIBLE teeth (as...

Ocean came to us at the end of September 2015. She was left at the shelter at age 13. She was sporting (more than) a couple of seeping skin...

Her long graceful stride carried Allie out to the shelter’s off-leash play area where she immediately found the ball. The beautiful, thin tricolor border collie (with sighthound?) mix was always...

Little Dougie was left at the shelter by his longtime owner, undoubtedly because he had started leaving bloody urine everywhere.     The shelter vet removed bladder stones but didn’t see...

Abigail was a “stray” found wandering, matted and filthy, and was taken to a shelter. After being cleaned up and having a dental, she arrived at our house with...

Ringo came to ODH as an urgent request from a big shelter; he had come in “stray” with a heart that sounded scary, and his attitude was also scary...