Foothill Dog Rescue

Nine lucky pups went to their FURever homes last week. Thank you to our adopters for opening your hearts to these FDR pups! We are looking forward to more adoptions this week! Our newly available pups will be posted tomorrow. To check out all of our available dogs, check out our Adoptable Dogs album. To apply to adopt or foster, please visit our website - foothilldogrescue.org

When the dog that has it all is STILL looking for a home, you have to wonder why... Piper is the ultimate pup! She is great with all people - men, women, children. She loves, LOVES other dogs and does well with cats too! She is sweet, loving, little. She would love to be both your adventure buddy and your snuggle bug. She is young, polite and obviously so cute! ... The last thing she’s working on mastering is potty training, but she’s trying really hard and doesn’t have accidents in her crate at night. We are looking for a home with other dogs, because she loves them so much and they can play the day away. Could you give this doll baby a home forever and ever? She has never met a stranger and would love to meet you! Apply to adopt her @ foothilldogrescue.org

The BDOG is a few days away! On May 6th, we will be set up at the rescue to take donations in person from 10:30am-1pm and from 5-7pm. Did you know you can already donate towards the BDOG? Visit bigdayofgiving.org/foothilldogrescue and donate today!

Some dogs take extra tender loving care to change their stars and because of our amazing fosters and donors, FDR can provide some with just what they need Dallas was one of 24 dogs we rescued from a remote area in Texas back in October. She came from a stray/hoarding situation where people had dumped their dogs on a dead end road and a local resident became overwhelmed with feeding several stray dogs on their property. Dallas was the most shy and fearful of the dogs we b...rought back, so she went straight into a foster home to decompress on her own schedule. We discovered she was extremely shy and fearful of all noises inside and outside the house, so we determined she had not been socialized with a family and possibly was dumped at a very young age. She battled intestinal parasite issues for a few weeks and had not been eating well based on her overall health and weight. It took her a few months to start interacting with her foster family and the resident dog, so every little improvement was a milestone and celebration with this girl. She preferred to play late at night and hibernate during the day, although she started to enjoy walks more and more with each outing. After 4 months, we felt it would be best to move her to another foster home with a smaller backyard, since she still appeared very fearful in a large, open yard. She would also be exposed to calm children and a young, playful dog. Several daily outings were added to her calendar and we were pleasantly surprised that Dallas slowly started to become more outgoing during the daytime and at times, behaving like a puppy! Her journey is not over as she still has some insecurities, but we are happy to report she is not going to experience another move. Her new foster family fell in love with this diamond in the ruff and decided to welcome her permanently into their home. From hiding in an outdoor doghouse in Texas to living the life with a loving family in Northern California - thanks to rescue, Dallas was able to change her stars. Enjoy a quick view into her first chapter of a new life thanks to Foothill Dog Rescue. Please consider donating to FDR on the BDOG, so we can continue to help other pups that need extra time - due to lack of confidence, fear of the world or medical recovery. Every dollar helps us continue saving more lives. #BDOG #BDOG2021 bigdayofgiving.org/Foothilldogrescue - you can donate now towards the BDOG or come and see us on May 6th to drop off your donation!

Wednesday Write-up: Owner Surrender, The Sheena (Chili) Story The term "Owner Surrender" is a blanket term that covers a variety of situations. Dog owners reach out to us when they are no longer able to care for their animals. It can be because of financial hardship, relocation, lifestyle change, new infants with allergies or new roommates not keen on a big, shedding ball of slobbering Lab that takes up the entire couch. This is the story of one such loveable lab.... Sheena (Chili) came to us one Saturday in June. With a new roommate, a smaller apartment and working full time, her owner knew she could no longer give Chili the attention that she needed. She told us the dog loved the water and that she was seven years old (she was also 30 lbs. overweight.) With an available foster, we were able to take this beautiful senior dog into our system. Little did we know "loved the water" was an understatement! This dog was, and is, part otter. She spent most of the summer swimming in Folsom Lake never wanting to get out to go home. Try to water the lawn? Not without a flash of black fur flying across the grass, jumping up to play in the stream. She wound up a permanent adoption when the foster couldn't part with her. Soon they noticed that she wasn't able to sit down on her right side without a bit of a struggle. She also had trouble squatting and jumping into the car. After a vet visit with x-rays, it was discovered that she had a previous break that had long since healed and her right hip was fused into the socket. She also had a lot of arthritis in both the right hip and left knee. First order of business-doggie diet. Chili went on a strict diet of reduce calorie dog food with supplemental frozen green beans. She now weighs a slim, 63 lbs!! She is spry, happy and able to manage so much more. We know she will slow down sooner that other dogs her age but she is making the most of life. She loves going on walks and taking up the entire couch and has a snoring pattern any bearded man would envy. No dog is perfect but all dogs are perfect to us. See more

What a wonderful week of adoptions! SEVEN dogs have found their FURever homes. We want to thank our adopters who open up their hearts and homes to our amazing pups, our fosters who make it possible to save more lives and allow them to begin their journey with them and donors who’s generosity makes many of our intakes possible. Interested in becoming a foster? Ready to adopt? Apply now! Foothilldogrescue.org You can also now make donations toward the BDOG for Foothill Dog Rescue: bigdayofgiving.org/Foothill dog rescue

We are moving back up to those double digits! We had 8 awesome adoption last week, 3 of which were foster fails! Happy GOTCHA Week to you all! Fostering saves lives, if you are interested in helping, please consider fostering. We can only rescue as many dogs as we have fosters for. We may just find a perfect match for you in the process Please continue to follow our page as we post new dogs each week!... New adopters: don't forget to check out and "like" the Foothill Dog Rescue Alumni page. We post helpful training and behavior information and we love to see your pictures and updates! This page is for FDR alumni, and adopters only. Thank you for your continued support! Please watch this page, and our website www.foothilldogrescue.org for more amazing dogs that will be available for adoption! See more

We would like to give a shout out to this wonderful young girl Alexa. This young girl designed and made beautiful blankets to sell to raise funds for our organization. Alexa dropped off a check from all the proceeds of her blankets, some blankets and donated some other goodies to FDR. Thank you Alexa, you have such a huge heart!

*PLEASE READ ENTIRE POST, AND INFORMATION PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION*** The dogs in this album are available for adoption. Please read the bio's on the dog to find out if it will be a good fit. We are complying with all recommendations set forth by our governor. At this time our office is not open to the public and we will not be having public adoption events. We will continue to have private meet and greets ONLY. If you are interested in any of the dog’s we have avai...lable, please make sure to download an adoption application (use link below), fill it out, and email it to [email protected]. You can also, go to our website www.foothilldogrescue.org, and fill out an application online. We will be going over the applications for best fit for the dog, it is not first come first serve. If your application is chosen, we will set up a private meet and greet with you. Please DO NOT contact the office for available dogs or private meet and greets. Adoption fees include spay/neuter surgery, micro-chip and all age appropriate vaccinations. The adoption fee for dogs 4 months and older is $250. The adoption fee for dogs younger than 4 months is $300. Please bring your resident dog/s and your entire family for the meet and greet. We do not operate on a first come, first serve basis. Our goal is to find the best fit for each individual dog and each individual family. http://foothilldogrescue.org/.../FDR-Dog-Adoption.... Thank you for your continued support! See more

What a wonderful way to start 2021! We had 4 adoptions last week! Happy GOTCHA Week to you all! Fostering saves lives, if you are interested in helping, please consider fostering. We can only rescue as many dogs as we have fosters for. We may just find a perfect match for you in the process Please continue to follow our page as we post new dogs each week!... New adopters: don't forget to check out and "like" the Foothill Dog Rescue Alumni page. We post helpful training and behavior information and we love to see your pictures and updates! This page is for FDR alumni, and adopters only. Thank you for your continued support! Please watch this page, and our website www.foothilldogrescue.org for more amazing dogs that will be available for adoption! See more

HUGE Shout out to Lee's Feed! We are always so thankful for the support we receive from our community, and Lee's Feed always continues that support. They donated hundreds of pounds of food to us on New Year's Eve! Thank you Lee's Feed for always supporting us!

*PLEASE READ ENTIRE POST, AND INFORMATION PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION*** Please also read the bio's on the dog to find out if it will be a good fit. The dogs in this album are available for adoption. We are complying with all recommendations set forth by our governor. At this time our office is not open to the public and we will not be having public adoption events. We will continue to have private meet and greets ONLY. If you are interested in any of the dog’s we have... available, please make sure to download an adoption application (use link below), fill it out, and email it to [email protected]. You can also, go to our website www.foothilldogrescue.org, and fill out an application online. We will be going over the applications for best fit for the dog, it is not first come first serve. If your application is chosen, we will set up a private meet and greet with you. Please DO NOT contact the office for available dogs or private meet and greets. Adoption fees include spay/neuter surgery, micro-chip and all age appropriate vaccinations. The adoption fee for dogs 4 months and older is $250. The adoption fee for dogs younger than 4 months is $300. Please bring your resident dog/s and your entire family for the meet and greet. We do not operate on a first come, first serve basis. Our goal is to find the best fit for each individual dog and each individual family. http://foothilldogrescue.org/.../FDR-Dog-Adoption.... Thank you for your continued support! See more

Our organization would like to thank everyone involved with helping us save 24 dogs that traveled all the way from Texas to Shingle Springs last weekend. The wonderful transporters arrived safely with our newest members of the rescue and within five hours they were all bathed/groomed, vetted and sent to their 24 awesome foster homes to get some much needed decompression time. Some are very shy and skittish, while others are already enjoying a nice brisk walk. The dogs with se...vere medical needs are going in for surgery and/or veterinary evaluations early this week and all are on the schedule for altering if needed which is most of them. Thank you so much to the donors and for those who shared our post too it all helps. Most of all, we couldn’t do this without the volunteers involved behind the scenes and during intake, including bathers, groomers, crate cleaners, those administering the necessary vaccines and preparing the supplies, vet appointment scheduler, foster coordinator, evaluators and our awesome fosters that were so patient during the new pickup process partly due to the current COVID related precautions. Here are a few sneak previews and some of our fosters meeting their new house guest at pickup time Sunday.

HUGE Shout out to Bark Ave!! You never cease to amaze us with your generosity. With these wonderful donations, not only are we able to re-stock our shelves for our foster dogs, but we are able to continue to help the community as well. Thank you Bark Avenue!!!

Our organization was recently asked to assist with some dogs needing rescue in Texas. Normally we try to help dogs with in our area and the Central Valley, but these dogs needed rescue just as much as any other dog in our state right now, if not more. Canton, Texas is a very rural area with no Animal Control. The only veterinarian in town cares for the city dogs and the rural county dogs are pretty much on their own. Well, we have a rescue connection in Texas who reached out ...Continue reading

9 wonderful FDR dogs claimed their families this past week! Making our way back up to double digits! Happy GOTCHA Week to you all! Fostering saves lives, if you are interested in helping, please think about fostering. We can only rescue as many dogs as we have fosters for. We may just find a perfect match for you in the process ... Please continue to follow our page as we post new dogs each week! New adopters: don't forget to check out and "like" the Foothill Dog Rescue Alumni page. We post helpful training and behavior information and we love to see your pictures and updates! This page is for FDR alumni, and adopters only. Thank you for your continued support! Please watch this page, and our website www.foothilldogrescue.org for more amazing dogs that will be available for adoption! See more

It was a foster failure kind of week! We had 8 awesome adoptions this week, 5 of which the fosters adopted their foster dogs. Happy GOTCHA Week to you all! Fostering saves lives, if you are interested in helping, please think about fostering. We can only rescue as many dogs as we have fosters for. We may just find a perfect match for you in the process ... Please continue to follow our page as we post new dogs each week! New adopters: don't forget to check out and "like" the Foothill Dog Rescue Alumni page. We post helpful training and behavior information and we love to see your pictures and updates! This page is for FDR alumni, and adopters only. Thank you for your continued support! Please watch this page, and our website www.foothilldogrescue.org for more amazing dogs that will be available for adoption!

***Please Read*** We have some puppies and adult dogs coming soon! All of the dogs in this album are coming soon. We do not have any information on them at this time. Please continue to watch our public page, and our website for their exciting debut.

WOW! We continued the double digit adoptions this week, we had 13 wonderful dogs claim their families this week! Happy GOTCHA Week to you all! Please continue to follow our page as we post new dogs each week! New adopters: don't forget to check out and "like" the Foothill Dog Rescue Alumni page. We post helpful training and behavior information and we love to see your pictures and updates! This page is for FDR alumni, and adopters only. Thank you for your continued support! Please watch this page, and our website www.foothilldogrescue.org for more amazing dogs that will be available for adoption!

Another absolutely wonderful week, we hit double digits again! 11 of our awesome FDR dogs chose their families this past week. Happy GOTCHA Week to you all! Please continue to follow our page as we post new dogs each week!... New adopters: don't forget to check out and "like" the Foothill Dog Rescue Alumni page. We post helpful training and behavior information and we love to see your pictures and updates! This page is for FDR alumni, and adopters only. Thank you for your continued support! Please watch this page, and our website www.foothilldogrescue.org for more amazing dogs that will be available for adoption!

Another great week for our amazing FDR dogs. We had 5 wonderful adoptions this past week! Happy GOTCHA Week to you all! Please continue to follow our page as we post new dogs each week!... New adopters: don't forget to check out and "like" the Foothill Dog Rescue Alumni page. We post helpful training and behavior information and we love to see your pictures and updates! This page is for FDR alumni, and adopters only. Thank you for your continued support! Please watch this page, and our website www.foothilldogrescue.org for more amazing dogs that will be available for adoption!

Thank you to the Guzman family! This wonderful family lost their beloved dog Coco. Each year Heinz and Myren host a birthday party for her and take a collection of supplies to donate to our rescue. This year they were not able to host a birthday party, but they still managed to donate supplies to our rescue. We thank you and are grateful for their donations in memory of Coco.

Woohoo, we hit double digits this past week! We had 10 lucky FDR dogs find their wonderful homes! Happy GOTCHA Week to you all! Please continue to follow our page as we post new dogs each week! New adopters: don't forget to check out and "like" the Foothill Dog Rescue Alumni page. We post helpful training and behavior information and we love to see your pictures and updates! This page is for FDR alumni, and adopters only. ... Thank you for your continued support! Please watch this page, and our website www.foothilldogrescue.org for more amazing dogs that will be available for adoption! See more