Kahlua

I adopted Kahlua from DPS 5 years ago last September. We were looking for an older cocker to be a companion to our 7 year old cocker spaniel, Harley. He as been a joy from day one. He plays fetch with his younger brother, Carnegie who is 5 (another rescue).

Kahlua is a healthy 11 year old and I am posting before and after pictures.

Bari

Foxy

I adopted Foxy in March of 2009. She probably is about 1 year old now and may have some Corgi in her, but we don't know. Foxy was beaten up at a shelter and came with several shaved areas, having been rescued by DPS, stitched up and then fostered for a couple weeks before I got her. She was shy and mellow at first, then, her true playful puppy self came out in a few days. She's VERY friendly to everyone, and especially loves teenagers and they love her. We walk in my neighborhood, and in the hills nearby. She loves to play with a tiny tennis ball and to play chase with other dogs. She is still adjusting to my 16 year old cat, but now they have respect for each other's special territory. She has recently let the cat clean the top of her head and her ears.
We're having a great playful time together and I am so thankful to have been able to help this dog out and give her a happy home.

Bandit

We adopted bandit at the end of August and he has added so much joy into our lives. He is so loving and energetic, yet loves to cuddle and relax. He is doing so well with the San Francisco hills, you would never realize that he is missing a let, except for his adorable hop! He does great at the dog park and has become quite popular in our neighborhood! Bandit is also getting along great with is new sister Libby (rescued 5 year old cat).

We have attached some pictures so you can see how great he is doing. We are so happy to have found him and so thankful to those generous people who helped his rescue be possible.

-Elyse & Brad Gastwirth
(Bandit and Libby too!)

Boz with his pal, Gaby

Bosley (who answers to Boz, or Boz-e-bear, not Bosley) joined our family a few months ago, thanks to DPS He's a big dog in a little body and fast as lightning. Our 10yr., Old English Sheepdog, Gaby (also a former rescue dog), is his favorite playmate. They look out for each other, share the fun of squeeky toys and are the love of our lives.

Thank you DPS for all you do!!!!!

Weekend Update!

We had a tremendous adoption weekend with many of our fur-babes finding their homes. We were so excited to meet new adopters and see some old faces. Debbie and Terry brought Guinness back for a visit and decided to add to their tribe with another little Shih Tzu, Greta. With some tears we said goodbye to Frodo who came into the rescue covered in mange, with horrible scabs and wounds filled with oozing yuck. We could see he was such a sweet boy and just wanted to be held and cuddled. And sometimes when you see that, you just don't care about all the vet's warnings about how contagious it is and that first day we just held and snuggled him for hours. Clearly it had been a long time since he was held...but look at him now!

We're so grateful to all of our adopters who gave our beautiful boys and girls a new chance at a wonderful home. Thank you for choosing to adopt a rescue dog and for choosing a DPS dog. Please send in your photos. There is nothing more rewarding than to see pictures of our dogs in their new homes.

Scruffy-A 3 yr. old Jack Russell Terrier

I can't say enough about the DPS service. I found "Bagel" on their website and hoped she was the right dog for us. Our 10-year-old Jack Russell mix died last year of congestive heart failure. After fifteen months it was time to get another dog.

I sent many e-mails back and forth asking questions about "Bagel's" character. All my questions were answered kindly, with patience and enthusiasm. We have two homes, one in North Las Vegas and one in North Carolina and a motor home to go in between them. We had to have a dog with adventure in her soul, a great traveler unafraid of riding in vehicles of any kind, and she had to be active enough to get us off the couch and walking again.

DPS came through with much reassurances that "Bagel" was the girl for us. They brought her to us and even though she'd been a real brat the day before at another house, apparently she was just acting up to get to us. She's been the perfect girl for us.

We have all settled in and "Bagel" whom we renamed "Scruffy" (we think that was her original name since she answers to it) loves her Mommy and Daddy like she's lived with us forever. She's bonded with both of us and gives love away with all four paws. She's right by our side day and night. One or the other, it makes no difference to her. She gets my husband up and moving in the morning and me going for a long walk in the evenings with our neighbor and her two shih tzu's. I even lost a pound last week. Good going, Scruffy.

We could have paid $800 and got a "for sure" purebred and registered Jack Russell puppy and would have had to go through house training, teething, puppy exuberance and have to wait 6-8 months to go for serious walks. But why should we when we can rescue a dog who deserves to live and she's turning out to be the perfect dog for us...ready-made. She's leash trained, house trained, ready for adventure and already loves to ride in the car.

Again, I can't thank DPS enough for hooking us up with our Scruffy girl. We love her to death, she's the perfect dog.

Pet Adoptions on Oct. 24-25th in Palo Alto, CA

Doggie Protective Services is having pet adoptions at Pet Food Express in Palo Alto on Sat. October 24, 2009 from 3:30-6:30pm and Sun. October 25, 2009 from 11-1pm.

The following dogs we are anticipating coming to the event:

Frodo

Kibbles & Bits

Violet

Lucille

Archie

Waldo, Hawaii, Bamboo, Jenna, James, Domino, Emmy, Cosette, Kanga-Roo, Knox, Kipper, Landon, Lexi, Louie, Raisin, Foodie, Keebler, Garbo, Scottsdale and Jasper. If you are interested in a dog who is not listed, please send in an application and we'll add him/her to the list!

Happy Tail - Moe AKA Sadie

Moe (formerly Sadie) has been problem free since I adopted her on May 2nd. She's been perfectly house trained and has had no problem behaviors. She completed basic obedience training and is responding wonderfully positive training (especially if it involves food rewards). Moe gets so many compliments on how pretty she looks and how sweet she is.

Moe loves to meet people and their dogs on neighborhood walks or trips to dog parks. Her favorite park is Point Isabel where she has all the room she could ever want to run around while staying cool with the breeze from the bay.

I want to thank everyone at DPS for helping Moe and for giving me the chance to spoil such a wonderful dog. All of your hard work paid off and Moe is definitely enjoying her new life.

Give them hope

We were alerted to the issue of homeless dogs in Taiwan through an email from a fellow So. CA rescuer. The rescue organization, The Animal Rescue Team Taiwan (ARTT), have been taking on homeless Taiwan dogs for some time and asked if we could take in a litter of 4-5 month old Lab puppies and a Beagle.

Taiwan is a population dense country with very small living quarters. The "Dog Fad" has erupted there with cute little puppies being in high demand, with little interest in the large breed dogs and especially street dogs. When folks find that living in close quarters with a dog isn’t necessarily all it’s cracked up to be, the dogs either go the ‘asylum’ (Taiwanese terminology for a shelter) where they’re routinely euthanized after 7 days or they get turned out on the streets. Our rescue counter-parts in Taiwan are primarily focused on the street dogs and rescuing them from the horrific conditions they have been subjected to in their lives. Some dogs find their homes in Taiwan, but overwhelmingly the large breed dogs are overlooked and the rescuers are left with few options.

About once a month we agree to take in dogs who otherwise would have to be euthanized or let go back onto the streets where they would be subjected to the same torture, disease and ailments as before. Thus far we've taken on about 30-40 dogs.

More on our Taiwan Rescue efforts.

Emma needs your help to find a home

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Emma is a 2-3 year old purebred German Shepherd who has a very sweet, loving disposition though initially will be skittish. As she builds confidence in her new home, her personality begins to shine. She gets along wonderfully with other dogs and loves to play with the Lab that she currently lives with and previously loved the Chow that she played with all day long.

Emma is a typical GSD in that if she is outside, she is on patrol. She is an imposing figure at about 60lbs and has a bark that will scare the most dangerous of predators away but underneath it all, she's a real love. Don't tell the bad guys that though! She is an indoor dog and wants to be with her family as opposed to being outside. She is fully crate trained. She seems to have a liking for magazines so they've had to go out of 'Emma reach'. She is the perfect candidate for a person who works from home and wants a buddy. She'll stay out of your way but she'll enjoy your company.

Emma has visited the dog park and stays pretty close to foster Dad. But as she builds confidence this is a great place if her new family doesn't have a companion for her at home. She can still get in play time! Emma is an option for older kids who are ok that she'll be quiet and reserved at first. She just has to get to know her new surroundings and people, sights and sounds.

Emma's foster Dad made two different videos and this is the second link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6c49L21gGE

Emma's info...

Breed: German Shepherd Dog Size: Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) Color: Black - With Tan, Yellow Or Fawn Sex: Female Age: Adult

Emma is: already spayed purebred good with kids good with dogs up to date with shots

Emma's story...

All dogs are spayed or neutered, shots current (DHPPC, Bordetella and Rabies) and are microchipped. If you are interested in a dog, please first read the profile on the dog and then see our website, www.dpsrescue.com for an application. We do not have a facility. All dogs live in foster homes. Arrangements to meet dogs occur after an approved application is accepted. We do not ship our dogs for any reason. Adoption fee for all dogs/puppies is $400.

Happy Tail - Mochi

September 22, 2009

Hi Teresa,

I will just give you an update: She is 7 months now and about 10lbs a little bigger than we thought she would get but that's fine. We recently moved down to San Diego and Mochi loves it here!!! We go to the beach often and take her on walks along the beach. Back at home we had a dog trainer and she really helped us with some of the problems we were having with our little handful of a puppy but she is much better now, she does not bark as much as she is use to at all. We also started taking her to the dog park and lemme tell you at first, that was a bit of a scary experience.  She was VERY scared of all the dogs at first, but after taking her a number of times she is really starting to like it ... she is even good with the big dogs, but is still a little skiddish at times. She got her first groom today too, and boy does she look cute. She wouldn't let us trim her nails so we decided to just get her fully groomed.

She is an amazing dog and she is awesome addition to our little family. We treat her like our child!

Thanks again for the opportunity to adopt her.