We Remember

From Lorenzo’s foster (Final Refuge) mom: Lorenzo was an owner surrender and he came home with me 14 months ago seemingly deaf and de-barked, with tapeworm and matted fur....

Angus was left at a big shelter by owners who said he was 15 and a wonderful dog with no health problems; they couldn’t remember where they got him,...

Max arrived at the Mukilteo Lighthouse from Tacoma via transporter Sarah. Our first ODH dog, coming with unknowns about his ability to walk, we expected to carry him from...

Sparrow was returned at age 15 to the shelter where he’d been left and then adopted out 3 years prior.   Because of his age and his significant heart...

Brandy is a miniature dachshund who was taken to the shelter at age 14 to be euthanized when her human could no longer care for her. After being examined...

Winona landed in a big shelter looking really pathetic, a very sad old lady whose back legs were just barely working.     She obviously didn’t know why she was there...

Gina came to us in 2014 when her owner passed away. She had terrible teeth, one serious cataract, was unspayed and had (of course) mammary tumors. This 8-pound little...

Nolan was found wandering and taken to a local shelter by a kind person.  He was so sick, old and ragged, he was deemed unadoptable.   They treated him for anemia...

At 16 years old, Reggie the Bichon was about to become a shelter resident because his people were moving and didn’t want to include him in the move. Old...

Sadie the weimaraner was left at a huge shelter by her owner who said she was 14. She was thin, very very stiff with lots of arthritic joints and...