Why unemployment is so high in America...

The dogs have started applying for the cashier jobs now...

Peanut and Butter....

Have you caught up on Peanut and Butter, the two blind Chihuahua pups in our rescue?  Here's their blog....

Lorna's learning how to type!

Lorna is a little white Chi that has found her way into our rescue... She's a major lap sitter and consistently climbs up onto her foster mom's lap while she's working on the computer... We think she's trying to learn how to type in the hopes she can help other little dogs find furever homes... 

We'll let you see the progression of last night's events.... 

Our little Mela...

Mela is a little bit of nothing... About 2.5 pounds if that... She was spotted by someone in the general public at a local high kill shelter, and we got numerous emails about her... Finally, we discovered she was in the medical ward because of demodex - a form of mange... And of course, with demodex they have a distinctive odor, so she earned the name of "Stinky Butt" as well!

Mela is coming along little by little... Demo takes some time to recover from... It seems they need to lose all of their hair first and then slowly, slowly as their nutrition levels rise with better food, antibiotics to fight off secondary infections and lots of TLC and cuddling, the skin starts regenerating its coat...

So while you might pull a naked dog out of a shelter, there's no telling what you will end up with once you've gotten the demo taken care of!

She's no longer 'stinky' but the name has stuck... We're still working on some bare spots along with her tummy and legs... She's got a cowlick on the top of her head and still a small bald spot, but still amazing progress in a short time... 

Mela is an 'under the chin' cuddler... Given half a second, up underneath your chin she'll go and snuggle in for a nap... She's very sweet and loving, but she's a true Chihuahua!... Don't mess with her, no matter how big of a dog you might be... Mela 'don't play'... No matter who you are! ...

In fact it seems that the bigger you are, the more likely she is to tell you where to go, how fast and when!... The other dogs know if Mela wants to sleep in a certain corner of the bed, that is hers to nap in... She claims it, it is hers!... And don't argue with her either!

In her world, she's typical Chihuahua - 2.5 pounds of weight and a 100 pounds of attitude... No lack of self esteem, even if she is half naked... 

Sweet pup... Once she's fully healed, she will make someone a great dog!....

~~~ Linda

Berlin: Ready for Adoption!

Beautiful Baby Berlin is ready for adoption! Berlin was one of four pups in a litter turned into the shelter at about one month old with their little mama, Vienna.

Berlin is Paris' sister and is much larger than Paris. Berlin is just beautiful and almost has a shepherd look to her, though she is much smaller and will never reach that large size. Her mama is only about 5 lbs!

This is her mama, Vienna.

The family was saved in the nick of time and now Berlin is almost 4 months old and hoping her furever family comes to adopt her soon!

While the journey was a long one with lots of ups and downs, Berlin will have a happy ending on this journey to find her family. She is a very sweet little girl who enjoys being held.

You can watch her video here. She will be at adoptions in Moorpark on Saturdays from 12 - 4pm at Petco. If you are interested in meeting Berlin, call us at 1-805-405-2765 or fill out an application here.

This cute little puppy can't wait to meet her new furever family!

~ Jen

More puppies on the way...

Yet more puppies are arriving at TLC's foster homes... Scarlet was pulled out of a high kill shelter prior to her delivery and a few days later, she gave birth to 5 beautiful puppies on August 25th... 

Welcome to the world - Ozzie (M), Paco (M), DonnaLee (F) Zeva (F) and Sergo (M)!


They won't be 8 weeks old until October 20th, but mark your calendars in case you are thinking about adopting a little one!