Ranger was rescued on 3/4/13 from an Alameda County shelter. He was badly neglected and had been starved in a backyard for years. He was emaciated (only 60 lb), had huge infected sores all over his body, mats, and major ear infections. After one month of good food at the shelter, he is now 89 lb but still very thin. Ranger is from a West German Shepherd line (smart/working line).

He loves all people and is friendly. He allowed the shelter staff to handle and bathe him, and was cooperative when medication was applied to his painful ear infections. Quiet in crate during transport.

He knew no commands when he came to the shelter, but has already learned sit & down. Ranger responds well to training and looks to person for direction. He really wants to bond and learn. Ranger gets a little excited when meeting new dogs. He sniffs and doesn't know what to do (since he was isolated in yard) but the shelter sees improvement. He seems to want to play but is awkward. He did fine with a female large gentle dog.

Ranger needs an experienced GSD guardian who can handle a large strong dog. Adult and only dog home for now (for training). With training, vet care and healthy food, he will become a gorgeous, smart, and courageous German Shepherd, not to mention your best friend.

Rescue Cost: $1,700

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Zooey was rescued on 3/7/13 from an Alameda County shelter. She and 15 other dog buddies were abandoned in a field. She was initially timid but warmed up quickly, sitting on a volunteer's lap and giving kisses. She is great with other dogs, very gentle and passive. At her foster home, she is now very happy and loves playing with another dog. She's doing great!

As you can see in the photos, Zooey has an injured eye which needed to be removed. Zooey had her eye enucleation surgery and doing great.

Rescue Cost: $900

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Katy was rescued on 8/29/12 from a crowded shelter. She was starved & emaciated. Despite being neglected and years of suffering, she is very sweet, gentle and friendly. Our volunteer fell in love with her. It was very emotionally hard to see her suffering. Katy was starved to skin and bones—bones/hip bones showing—need to gain 30 lbs to normal weight. So sad.

She is now eating lot's of healthy food and very loved by her loving foster home. Katy is slowly gaining weight and regaining her health. She is very happy and loved.

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Heart wrenching to see how these two have suffered for years in the wrong hands. They survived starvation and never gave up hope.

Martha & MacGyver were rescued on 10/3/12 from a crowded shelter. Both were dumped in emaciated (skin & bones, sunken eyes), flea infested, skin infections and very neglected condition. This is how they look after weeks of eating food 3 times per day at the shelter. They have been starved for a long time. Martha has infected big sore on her left side. MacGyver has various scraps and missing fur from sitting on cement. Both have severe atropy (muscle waste) from lack of movement (most likely were left in a cement dog pen outside & neglected for years).

Yet despite years of suffering, both are very friendly, warm hearted and sweet. We, FFR, will now rehabilitate them with lot's of healthy food, supplements, vet care and TLC.

MacGyver will need major dental surgery for exposed roots from worn down front & bottom teeth from chewing on the metal pen bars. Donations appreciated to help these two with all their vet care.

Rescue Cost: $1,500+

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Blitzen, Rudolph and their mom Snowflake were rescued from an overcrowded shelter on 12/24/10. The two pups had dry-eye that were not cared for prior to being left at the shelter. All are very affectionate and give lots of kisses. The pups are active and playful and both love to be held and give kisses. Blitzen was seen by an eye vet specialist. He's right eye was blind so it had to be removed which cost FFR over $3000. His left eye had Entropian surgery and currently only requires lubrication drop for dry eye so the lids from top and bottom don't rub his eye. He may grow out of it. Meanwhile, he and his brother are very playful and happy pups. He needs eye drops every 1-3 hours.

Blitzen good left eye needs drops of cyclosporine, 3 times per day. Eye is not producing tears to lubricate.

Poor Rudolph was diagnosed as Medial Patellar Luxation (MPL) and required surgery. And brave little Rudolph had his surgery and now doing well. We are still trying to recover from the financial challenges with these expensive medical processor. We have Chipin account created so that we can accept donation especially for their cause. Many thanks for your continuous support.

You can see more details for Blitzen's story and Rudolph's story in our blog!

Rescue Cost for Blitzen: $4,000 & for Rudolph: $3,000

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Tiny Tinkerbell came to FFR from the Hayward Shelter on July 2007. Tinker is only 4 pounds and was skin & bones. She may have been injured by a car and was on the mend. She had her teeth cleaned and she regain her health at her foster home. Tainty sweetheart.

Tinkerbell was adopted but returned back to us after many years. Upon her return, she needed lot's of vet care: dental extractions of rotten teeths (6 of them), had severe gum infection, needed full sr. blood panel test, had a low heart murmur (grade 3), and started proin to tighten her bladder muscle. Once all her vet care needs were completed, she blossomed at her foster home and regained her health with home cook meals (chicken & fresh food). She is very happy and enjoying her life with her loving committed family and dog friend. She thanks her forever guardians by giving them kisses everyday!

Rescue Cost: $2,200

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Pumpkin is a sweet boy who wants human companionship and would do well in a family with older children, but no other pets. He was adopted from FFR in 2002 at 3 mos old...but his family moved out of the US so Pumpkin was returned to us. He has a gentle purr that starts as soon as he's picked up...he's looking for someone who will sit with him and pet him. He loves catnip toys and feathers. Will you be his forever home?

Update 3/2012: Pumpkin had ear polyp removal surgery and other needed vet care. Rescue Cost: $900. You can help by donating. Thank you!

Rescue Cost: $900

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Both Moochi and his brother, Pooty, suffered severe eye infections, forcing the removal of their left eyes. By the time we rescued them, it was too late to save their eyes. They went into emergency surgery at VCA Mission SJ, and they did a remarkable job. But what the boys lack in eye volume, they make up for in purring, licking, cuddling, and bumping. If you ask them, life is all about the loving--readily given and received. As Moochie and Pooty say, "Arr, matey . . . infection took my eye, but not my love for life." Moochie was adopted. Pooty is ready and waiting for his forever home.

Rescue Cost: $2,800 ($1,400 each)

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Hansel & Gretel were both rescued on 3/15/10 from TCAS from PTS day. Both were badly neglected, skinny and suffering from demodex mange. Both were scared and very timid, but we saw their innocent and harmless sweet personality.

Hansel was the braver one who learned to approach people with treats. Gretel was the shy one who followed Hansel. Together, they both like to run and play. After much vet care, weekly dips/medication and holistic healthy food/supplements, they both fully recovered. They blossomed with TLC at their foster home, grew shiny coats and became lovable adorable dogs. Both were adopted and now happy doggies.

Rescue Cost: $2,500

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Ivan was rescued on March 14th, 2010 from a crowded shelter. He was neglected, scared and in horrible condition. He was suffering from demodex mange. After many months of vet care and TLC from his foster home, he has recovered and his mange is almost completely gone.

He is friendly, sweet and good with other dogs. He is a little timid of new situations and people. When he looks for comfort, he likes sitting on our shoes, snuggling and enjoys being held. He is good on leash and well behaved. He needs to stay on holistic healthy foods to maintain his health.

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Top Image: Ivan when he was rescued with skin condition.
Bottom Image: Ivan now. His handsome-self!

Rescue Cost: $1,000+

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Marilyn & Monroe (sibling or buddy) were running in the streets for weeks. Starving and scared, they dodged many people trying to help them. A kind lady fed them until she was finally able to catch them and took them to the Tri-City Animal Shelter. Their time was up and they had no options left. Both were extremely scared, horribly neglected, dirty/matted, and covered with fleas. They probably lived their entire life in a backyard and then were dumped. Marilyn looks like she had puppies. Both are gentle souls and harmless. They show potential like the rest of the scared neglected dogs we've rescued, so we rescued them.

All they needed was grooming, training and some TLC in their foster home. After many months of care with Carol, they learned to walk on leash, got healthy and blossomed into friendly adorable dogs. Both are very bonded to each other and always clinged close to each other.

In end of Dec. 2010, they were adopted to their loving home for life. Both are now pampered and very happy doggies. They love their walks and even started training classes. Thanks to All About Pets Animal Care, Union City, for their grooming, vet care & boarding. Thanks to Carol for fostering them. Marilyn & Monroe got their miracle!

Rescue Cost: $1,500

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Duke is very friendly, gentle and loves his walks. Great little doggy who loves his toys and piling them up. He will talk to you and beg for attention or treats. Simply adorable.

At his foster home, suddenly he lost use of his rear legs. We rushed him to the vet where he got x-rays and then he had to go to Bay Area Veterinary Specialists (BAVS) to see a neurologist and needed to be hospitalized.

Duke has a herniated disc and a tumor on his kidney. We are now awaiting results of his TruCut Biopsy of the tumor for cancer. Meanwhile, he has shown improvement and started to walk again.

Rescue Cost: $4,000 as of 2/19/10

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Ashley was rescued from a Tri-City Animal Shelter when her time was up on December 5, 2009. Ashley is a very friendly and loving dog with a wonderful temperament. She loves to cuddle and is great with other dogs and kids. She is quite affectionate.

She likes attention and the human touch especially a scratch on the head and a rub on the belly. Despite her pain in both her rear legs which need TPLO surgeries, she's a love to everyone. She is doing great from her first TPLO surgery on one of her rear legs on 1/13/10 at Veterinary Surgical Associates (VSA), Dublin. Recovery time is 8 weeks, and then she will have the second knee done in mid-March. The doctors say that she will return to full unrestricted activity and be able to run and play like a normal dog. This surgery reconstructs the knee and makes it strong enough to handle normal dog activities. We thank VSA and her wonderful foster home, Sondra.

Rescue Cost: $3,000

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Kellie was rescued on 1/5/10 from a shelter where her time was up. She is friendly and a true sweetheart. She is wise and spunky. She is a mellow senior dog who is gentle and wants her to bond to her person for life. Affectionate and cuddly. She has a couple large fatty tumors on her chest and leg which will need to be removed by a veterinary surgeon.

Rescue Cost: $1,200+

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Butch & Sundance were both rescued from Fremont Shelter when their time was up on Jan. 2010. Both are super friendly, snugly, lovable and fun kittys. They both received all their vet care but from their x-ray, it showed they both have enlarged hearts which may shorten their life-span. For now, both are happy in their foster home who gives them much TLC. Nothing slows them down to live their second chance at life to the fullest.

Rescue Cost: $1,200

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Beautiful Tommy was abandoned along with his siblings. He was adopted as a kitten but later returned to us a few years later as an adult. He is super friendly and lovable. Beautiful and very handsome. Tommy needed general vet care, dental surgery to remove decay teethes and teeth/gum cleaning.

Rescue Cost: $1,200

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Darling, sweet Docker came to us on May 5th, 2004 from the Tracy Shelter. Docker is perhaps one of the most remarkable & amazing dogs we have ever met. He is precious and loves everyone. Docker's spine however, never developed normally and as a result, he is has no control or feeling of when he goes potty or urinates. His foster family has to diaper him as you would an infant and Docker is fine with that. He is always happy and very loved at his sanctuary home. Docker continues to see our vets for various medical conditions or needs to insure he is comfortable with his lower GI issues.

Rescue Cost: $1,500+

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Maya and her 11 puppies were rescued from TCAS on December 5th, 2009 the day before her time was up. She was found hiding in a bush caring for her 11 two week old puppies. Skinny, cold and hungry, but she never left her pups. We were lucky we saw her in a cage when we were there to evaluate another dog. She and her puppies thrived at their foster home. Maya was a great mom to her puppies. She is a sweetheart, gentle and very loving. It was fate for us to find her so we were able to save her and her puppies.

Rescue Cost: $500

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Joey was rescued from the Hayward Shelter on 6/12/08 when he was 8 months old. He was out of time and left behind since he had swollen joints from a bone rapid growth. FFR took the chance and rescued him. With regular vet care, medication and low protein diet, he over came his condition.

He blossomed from an awkward teenager into a handsome young dog with a heart of gold with a family who love him dearly.

Rescue Cost: $700

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Handsome Snuggle is one lucky and special dog! He was a shelter favorite, and big time snuggle-bug, but he was out of time and was already tranquilized on a table to be put to sleep, when a volunteer stopped the procedure and saved him. FFR took him in and cared for him for 9 months (foster home and boarding) until he found his forever home with another dog to play with!

Rescue Cost: $2,000

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As a couple walked by a Hayward dumpster this past October they heard a weak whimper for help. They peeked inside and were shocked to find a tiny, emaciated, almost hairless and dying puppy. They took him to the Hayward Shelter, which saved his life by providing the sweet four-pound Chihuahua-Dachshund Mix with vet care and feeding him multiple meals per day to bring him back to stable health. After two weeks at the shelter, Furry Friends Rescue (FFR) was notified, and took Nathaniel in.

He was then up to six pounds but still very skinny and suffering from Demodex. Lisa, an FFR volunteer, fostered him at her home in San Jose, gave him plenty of TLC, and continued with his weekly visits with our vet. About a month later we met a very special and experienced family - Thierry, Julie, their kids, and dog, Frances. They all fell in love with Nathaniel's sweet and friendly personality, despite his unattractive skin condition that needed more treatment. Despite terrible odds, brave little Nathaniel, abused and dumped to die, found a wonderful home where he is adored and will be cherished for life.

Rescue Cost: $1,500

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Alfie was rescued 3/25/05 from Pinole Shelter. He was badly neglected and he had chronic ear infections that caused him a lot of pain and ear drum damage. After several vet deep ear canal cleanings and antibiotics, it did not help relieve the pain so he had to have surgery to remove both ear drums due to decaying membranes.

He is a brave trooper despite all he has been through. He is very sweet, loves to snuggle on your lap and is well behaved. Alfie is courageous and wants to be your best friend for life...all heart and joy. He loves treats and will bounce over to you to greet you for treats.

He was adopted 6/19/05, but sadly, he was returned to us 2009 due a toddler in the family. Alfie was now a senior dog and also deaf who preferred to be the only dog in the household. After many months of searching and boarding care, Alfie finally found his guardian angels in December who fell in love with him. He is now their cherish furry kid and best friend.

Rescue Cost: $6,000

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Joni, Jessie, Jason and Jordie came to FFR after they were abandoned in the Night Drop at the Hayward Animal Shelter 1/25/06.

These 4 pups were woefully neglected. How can anyone do this? They were all very skinny, sick, scared and badly infected with mange which caused them to loose most of their fur. With lot's of TLC and good food at their loving foster home along with weekly vet care, they over-came the mange and thrived into healthy happy sweet puppies! Each were adopted into loving homes who adore them for life.

Rescue Cost: $3,000

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Josie was rescued from Hayward Shelter on 11/7/08. She had no options left since she had a large swollen growth (salivery gland) near her jaw. Since she is very friendly, gentle and so sweet, we rescued her and took care of her vet needs. She was great with other dogs, horses and cats. Everyone loved her! She's a perfect sweetheart. She had a saliva gland injury that kept filling up with fluid. Our vets drained the gland several time, but the gland would not heal, so Josie had to have her Salivary gland surgery. She fully recovered, and now a super happy family member! She is perfect, beautiful, smart, and graceful.

Vet Care/Surgery Rescue Cost: $3000

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Sweet and charming Abby was rescued on 11/22/09 from Los Banos Animal Shelter when she was out of time. She had an injured right front leg which was hanging limp. We took her to a orthopedic surgeon who x-rayed her shoulder and leg. Abby's right front leg had to be amputated because her front right leg had no tendons nor nerve connections to her shoulder to her spine. Her surgery was successful and she is doing great as a tri-pod dog. Abby was adopted to her forever loving home where she loves to go for walks and playing with other dog buddies.

Rescue Cost: $2,800

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Gracie was rescued on 7/9/10 from a shelter. At the shelter she was scared and shut down. No one came thru for her, so we took her in to give her a chance in life which she truly deserves. She suffered so much in her young life already.

She has been severely neglected and starved. She has horrible demodex mange, skin infection and very skinny. She needs some TLC and healthy food to thrive again. She is timid, gentle but can be handled/sweet. Did well with car ride and crawled to the driver to snuggle next to her lap. She did well at her vet exam. Everything is new to her. More info. to come as we learn about her from her foster home.

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Clover was rescued on 7/6/10 from a shelter. She was a little nervous at the shelter, and their vet confirmed she is deaf. She looks like she recently fed puppies. She is friendly and sweet. Once she knows you, she pays attention. Good with other dogs. She was ok with vet office cat. She needs a experienced guardian who understands the needs and training of a deaf dog. Another dog in the household to be her ears, will help her.

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Kahlua was rescued on 7/7/10 from a shelter where she was out of time with no options left. She was adopted many years ago and returned to shelter due to move. She has been a happy loving indoor companion dog throughout her life. Very well behaved, loves her walks, spunky and friendly.

She knows to sit and shake for treats. This smiling gal loves children, other dogs and most cats too! She is a great example of why adopting a mature dog has so many benefits. She's very responsive and already knows her basics and adorable. Kahlua has an unlimited capacity for love and wants to be your best-friend. She truly deserves to spend the rest of her years in another loving home. She is a true sweet-heart! She is moderate active (like a 4 year old dog). Children 10 years+. Kahlua is a golden girl with a heart of gold!

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Duffy was rescued on 7/7/10 from a shelter. He was scared at the shelter but harmless. He was out of time and options due to his need for his eye surgery for cherry eyes and baby tooth removal. Once we took him out, he was a little timid, but very sweet. Within minutes, once he was comfortable with us, he was very friendly.

He loves sitting on our lap and giving us kisses. Enjoys tummy rubs and play with other dogs. We took care of his cherry eye surgery, baby tooth removal and all his vet care needs. He blossomed at his foster home and was adopted to his forever family. Duffy is so adorable!

Rescue Cost: $500+

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