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Introducing Juniper! This sweet, adorable 3-year-old girl came to OPR from our rescue partners in Mexico. They had received a call about a litter of puppies running loose in a lot, sadly getting hit by cars, so they came to the rescue. They were able to secure seven of the puppies and searched for mama Juniper until they found her. She apparently belonged to a local family who had never even given her a name in the three years she was with them, and they didn’t care if the rescue took her. Juniper is so smart and loving, we’ll never understand how they didn’t cherish her.

Juniper’s foster mom shares, “Juniper is a cuddly, loving, energetic dog who loves playing with people, dogs, and cats. She’s super smart and figured out the doggy door in a day, learned her eating spot within three days, and came already potty-trained. She’s crate trained but still struggles going in. Once in, she’s a quiet sleeper, but she’d prefer sleeping in bed with you, as she’s an expert cuddler.”

Are you interested in giving Juniper the love and adoration she should’ve had all along? She’s told us that she’s ready to review applications and just knows her perfect forever family is out there somewhere.

We will only respond to folks who submit this application: http://www.tinyurl.com/AdoptMeNow

Handsome 9-year-old German Shepherd Turbo is a gentleman with people and other dogs.

If you want a polite pooch who will worship the ground you walk on, then you must meet Turbo! Although he has his breed’s dignified bearing, Turbo has none of the German Shepherd’s typical aloofness. This devoted boy will follow you around the house so he can get a cuddle or chest scratch. For added goofiness, he may bring his toys along – just to make sure you know that he appreciates them!

Turbo is well-behaved and well-trained. If you work from home, he will lie close to you and wait patiently for your workday to be over. If you need to move around the house, curious Turbo will follow to observe you, without getting in your way. If you must leave for the day, Turbo knows how to wait nicely in his crate (although he will make sad sounds to let you know that you are missed).

Turbo has never lived with cats, and hasn’t shown much interest encoutering them when out and about … but if you are interested in our boy and have a cat, we will arrange to conduct a test with one of OPR’s dog-savvy cats.

Turbo may no longer be a bouncy pup, but he still has a Shepherd’s athleticism and energy! He enjoys long walks with his foster family, and keeps up with his younger foster siblings during play sessions. Turbo would be a patient older brother to your existing fur-babies.

(If you are looking for a second dog, Turbo’s sister also is available from OPR: https://oneplanetrescue.com/samantha/)

If you would like to learn more about Turbo and arrange to meet him, please help us learn more about you and your household by filling out our online application: http://www.tinyurl.com/AdoptMeNow

Samantha is a sweet senior pittie. As soon as you meet this cuddly couch potato, she will flop down for a belly rub or shove her head under your hand for ear scratches!

Gentle, friendly Sami likes everyone she meets. Only adults in your home? That’s fine with Sami because they usually have the treats! Live with some teenagers? Great, that’s someone to run around the yard with! Small children? Their faces are at the perfect height for kisses! Although Sami will give an alert-bark when a stranger comes to the house, it’s all for show: as soon as you introduce your friend, that’s Sami’s friend, too!

Sami knows all her basic commands, and always is eager to learn more. (Learning comes with treats, after all!) She currently is working on lengthening her “stay.” That’s a hard one for Sami because she always wants to be close to her people.

Sami would love a home with a dog-sibling. She enjoys playing with dog buddies in her foster home and at the dog park, and is so friendly to new dogs that the animal shelter used her as a tester! (If you are looking for a second dog, Sami’s brother was surrendered to the San Jose Animal Care Center after OPR pulled Sami: https://petharbor.com/pet.asp?uaid=SNJS.A0871790.) Sami even has been known to share her toys with other dogs.

Sami has a touch of arthritis in her back legs, but is still quite active. She loves to run and play at the dog park, and hasn’t let her senior age slow her down!

If you would like to learn more about Sami and arrange to meet her, please help us learn more about you and your household by filling out our online application: http://www.tinyurl.com/AdoptMeNow

Handsome and happy 7+ years old Al is a German Shepherd/ Australian Cattle Dog/ husky mix. Not only does his breed mix make Al handsome (and SO FLUFFY), it also gives him smarts and great focus. He already knows how to walk nicely on a leash, how to “sit” for a treat and offer his paw for a “shake,” and that he should potty outside! Al loves learning new things and is motivated by high-value treats, so is easy and fun to train.

Because Al was mistreated in his life before OPR, he needs a home where all family members have dog experience and are committed to training using only positive methods. Al is shy at first, but loves getting affection from people he trusts. He will ask for pets by putting his chin in your hand, then rolling over for a chest scratch and belly rub! You’ll know you hit Al’s tickle spots just right when he covers his big grin with his paws. The way to this loyal boy’s heart is through his stomach; if you approach him treat-first, he quickly will realize you want to be friends. Once you are in Al’s trust circle, he will let out his goofy side. He loves to roll around on the grass, catch toys in mid-air, and even to roll around while holding his toys! After a particularly satisfying session of catch, Al would like to cuddle up next to you outside, enjoying the breeze and watching the world go by.

A little back story about our boy: Poor Al was abandoned in a park during a July heatwave, tethered to a tree by a prong collar. He was taken from there to an animal shelter where the veterinarians failed to recognize a cancerous lesion. Al sat in a kennel for four months scared and in pain! Finally he was saved by One Planet Rescue. Al ended 2022 with the loss of his leg, but now is in remission. Al had a particularly rough 2022, and hopes that 2023 brings him a quiet, adults-only home where he can recover from beating cancer. FOSTER-to-ADOPT is an option! If you like to learn more about Al and arrange to meet him, please help us learn more about you and your household by filling out our online application: http://www.tinyurl.com/AdoptMeNow

Pre-Order your 2023 OPR Calendar here!: https://oneplanetrescue.com/buy-merchandise/

Our 2023 One Planet Rescue calendar proudly features full-color, high-quality pictures of our rescue dogs and cats living their best lives! All proceeds go toward helping more precious animals in need. Quantities are limited, so order yours today!

Meet Gentle Bear! Poor young Bear was apparently hit by a car and instead of rushing him to the vet clinic, his owners dropped him off in the parking lot of @seaaca shelter in Downey. Robin of SoCal Chow Chow rescue network and Johanna (another chow advocate) reached out to us and with their help, we found an amazing foster home for Bear. I reached out to one of our SoCal volunteers (Tanya) who dropped everything and rushed to SEAACA to meet and evaluate Bear. He had abrasions and open wounds, as well as noticeable dislocated hip but despite all of this, he was so gentle and allowed handling. Other than telling the shelter his name and age, the owners provided no other info and did not even bother to come in to the shelter. Seaaca sent out a notice in the late afternoon and gave us less than 24 hours to exit him, so we got the ball rolling and thanks to another kind volunteer (Ron) who picked him up later that afternoon and rushed him to amazing Dr Shoolman of Camino Pet Hospitel of Irvine, they took care of the open wound on his head that afternoon and by the next morning FHO surgery was performed. He was kept another night for observation until Saturday morning when his new foster family picked him up for the drive down to San Diego. Thanks to all who pledged to help and honored their pledges, we were able to take care of the expensive surgery and have no doubt with the amount of love and care by his foster family , he will be as good as new in no time! Stay tuned as we will share more about Bear and his new humans real soon. Friends: please remember fostering saves lives and we are ALWAYS looking for foster homes so we can rescue more beautiful dogs and cats.

BELLAMY HAS BEEN ADOPTED!

Loving, easygoing Bellamy is a Border Collie/Husky mix looking for her forever family. She is the sweetest and gets along with everyone, including toddlers! This patient, gentle girl loves attention (especially being brushed), but if you are busy then she is content to sit quietly as part of the family. Bellamy makes friends quickly, is kind to her human and animal foster siblings, and has played well with new friends on her trips to the dog park.

Bellamy was rescued as a stray, so we do not know her full history. She has a stiff gait for unknown reasons, but it doesn’t prevent her from loving walks or dancing with excitement at the prospect of treats. This eager learner does very well with reward-based training: she learned to lie down within a day!

Although Bellamy is still learning to walk without pulling, a harness controls her desire to bound ahead. Bellamy appears to have been used as a puppy factory, then abandoned when she reached senior age (she is about 8 years old). She is just over 70 lbs.

We recommend a home with no cats as she’s a tad bit too interested in them 🙂

If you would like to meet Bella, please help us learn more about you and your household by filling out our online application: http://www.tinyurl.com/AdoptMeNow

I was at the shelter today when a lady arrived with this baby wrapped in a blanket.

She said she “found” him , and couldn’t keep him. The shelter had no choice but to take him but here’s a text I received from one of the shelter advocates:

“The vet looked at him and gave us until 5pm because the medical ward and the entire shelter is full…I bargained with them and took a dog home from the medical ward so he can stay. They dewormed him and gave him flea meds and he’s eating with out vomiting”

PLEASE consider fostering Elliott. PLEASE contact us at farah@oneplanetrescue.com asap if you can help.

Spanky was brought to my attention just the other day when I went to @sanjoseanimalcarecenter to pull Brawny (the pitbull mix whose time was up 🥹)

While I was waiting for Brawny, our friend Ani with @sjanimaladvocates asked if I could go meet Spanky whose deadline was also that very day at 5pm!

I learned he was in quarantine because of a cough. I was also warned that he bites and doesn’t like to be handled. I asked to see him. Of course I approached him cautiously and offered him a treat and soon after he started to rub himself against me and then I even got a kiss!

Due to his cough, I can’t take him to his foster home @filomenafarmssj until he recovers so thanks to our dear friend Val who only has cats in her apartment, Spanky’s life was spared and he is now decompressing at Val’s place.

Thanks to Dawn of SJ Animal Advocates for insisting Spanky get a shaving as it’s clear his body hurt from all the locks thus his discomfort and aggressive reaction to touch.

We went straight to the vet and learned our little boy has heart murmur and very bad teeth but for now, he’s on heart and cough meds. Dental work scheduled for next week.

Please consider helping us so we can take on more medical cases.

BELLAMY HAS BEEN ADOPTED!

Loving, easygoing Bellamy is a Border Collie/ Husky mix. She gets along with everyone, even toddlers! This patient, gentle girl loves attention (especially being brushed), but if you are busy then she is content to sit quietly as part of the family. Bellamy makes friends quickly, is kind to her human and animal foster siblings, and has played well with new friends on her trips to the dog park.

Bellamy was rescued as a stray, so we do not know her full history. She has a stiff gait for unknown reasons, but it doesn’t prevent her from loving walks or dancing with excitement at the prospect of treats. This eager learner does very well with reward-based training: she learned to lie down within a day!

Although Bellamy is still learning to walk without pulling, a harness controls her desire to bound ahead. Bellamy appears to have been used as a puppy factory, then abandoned when she reached senior age (she is about 8 years old). She is just over 70 lbs.

We recommend a home with no cats as she’s a tad bit too interested in them.

If you would like to meet Bella, please help us learn more about you and your household by filling out our online application: http://www.tinyurl.com/AdoptMeNow