We Remember

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...

Sammy – probably a Shih Tzu mix – was left at a shelter with his buddy when their owner went into a care facility. Not an uncommon story except...

From her ODH dad: Here we were again, In a parking lot waiting for our next “Final Refuge Dog”. We knew she was a medium sized German Shepherd mix....

Sid, a very sweet lovable husky, was about 14 when his owners finally stopped bailing him out of the shelter and ODH was asked to take him in for...

Shellie was a beautiful orange corgi mix, perhaps with pomeranian? At the age of 13 she landed in a shelter when her owner went into a nursing home. Shellie...

Billy Bob, a min pin, showed up at a shelter as a VERY old man, emaciated and very weak and uncoordinated. One of our foster families took him home...

Bouncer was a stunning double-dapple dachshund surrendered by owner to a large shelter. As his Old Dog Haven Final Refuge fosters, we learned quickly why he had been named...

Mogwai. He came into our home the day before Thanksgiving, 2012. He was a real mess! He’d arrived at the shelter with a live flea nest on his head....

Freddie.  What a personality he had…demanding constant attention. He was relentless in this, not sociable with his other furry companions most of the time, yet he was tolerant with...

Ollie the min pin came to ODH at about 13, and became his family’s little cuddler. If he’s not on one lap he’s on the other or cuddling with...