We Remember

Kali is a small black Lab mix whose owner brought her into a vet clinic for euthanasia since “the other dogs are picking on her and I’m tired of...

Little Kane, a charming Rat Terrier, came into the shelter looking pretty darn ratty. His ears, eyes and skin were all damaged from neglected infections and allergies. The shelter...

Scout came into a shelter at 15, went to a foster home there and then at 16 found himself on the brink of homelessness again. He joined his ODH...

Stardust came to her Final Refuge home emaciated and withdrawn. She had been surrendered to a local shelter in horrific shape, the owner telling staff her 3 year old...

Freckles ended up in a huge shelter at 13, after he was picked up off-leash in his neighborhood and the owner wouldn’t admit he was her dog. Evidently he...

Juno is the sweetest old gentleman ever. He ended up at a shelter after being passed around in a neighborhood, perhaps because of his cheery energy but most likely...

Lola came to ODH after losing her adoptive home and being left outside by the next caretaker, hugely obese and skin raw from untreated allergies, nearly unable to move...

Mindy was brought unceremoniously to the shelter after her person had gone to a care facility. The ex-husband had been coming by the house twice a week to care...

From Terrence’s ODH mom: Terrence, aka “Papi” had a huge personality. We called him our lovable curmudgeon. Like so many dogs who have experienced a hard life, it took time to...

Toffee, all 12 pounds of her with a great Shih Tzu bustle to her walk, was brought to a shelter at the age of 8 when her owner went...