FEATURED RESCUE: “BARNEY BUDDY”

Meet Barney Buddy — the happiest gentleman you’ll ever meet. Barney may be a senior, but he is absolutely full of life and even fuller of love. This sweet, easygoing guy is the definition of a good dog: gentle, calm, and always ready to brighten your day with his joyful spirit.

He’s a non-barker, wonderfully low maintenance. Barney Buddy is house trained, walks beautifully on a leash, and enjoys his strolls with quiet grace as he really enjoys the great outdoors. One of his greatest joys is spending time outside — exploring, sniffing, and soaking up the sunshine — so he will need a home with a secure backyard where he can roam with the freedom to retreat back inside, and enjoy the simple pleasures that make him happiest.

Barney Buddy dreams of finding a loving family who will let him spend his golden years surrounded by comfort, kindness, and companionship. He doesn’t ask for much, just a soft place to land and people to love. If you’re looking for a mellow, affectionate, and grateful soul to complete your home, Barney Buddy is ready to be your loyal companion for the rest of his beautiful life. Barney does well with cats and dogs of all sizes.

FEATURED RESCUE: “MISSY”

At 13 years old, this sweet girl should have been spending her days curled up safely in a loving home; not being surrendered at the shelter when she needed her family most. Instead, she found herself alone at the pound, quietly fighting for her life with pyometra, a severe infection that required emergency surgery to save her. Thankfully, she made it. And now that she’s healthy again, all she wants is something simple: a soft place to rest, kind people to love, and maybe a little snack shared from the dinner table when nobody’s looking.

She is potty trained, incredibly well behaved, calm, quiet, and easy to live with. No chaos, no demands, just a gentle senior dog who wants to be near her people and enjoy the comfort she deserves. She has the sweetest, mild-mannered personality and carries herself with so much grace despite everything she’s been through.

Senior dogs are often overlooked, but they have so much love left to give. She survived being abandoned. She survived emergency surgery. Now she deserves to know what it feels like to truly be cherished for the rest of her life. If you can open your heart to a senior, she will repay you with quiet companionship, gratitude, and unconditional love every single day.

COURTESY POST: “LEMON”

Lemon is looking for the person who will finally not give up on her. Lemon has spent much of her life being failed by the people who were supposed to love and protect her. When she began showing behavioral issues, instead of seeking training or support, her owners surrendered her to the shelter knowing she would likely not be adopted and end up euthanized. By the time her foster mom saw her in the pound, Lemon had completely shut down. She hid behind the wall of her kennel trembling, refusing to eat, drink, or even look at the people walking past her. With every visit, she seemed to lose a little more hope.

But underneath all that fear was still a sweet dog quietly begging for someone to see her. Her foster mom couldn’t leave her behind. So, with no real plan except knowing Lemon deserved a chance, she brought her home. Lemon has slowly started learning what safety, patience, and kindness feel like again. Once she trusts you, she is incredibly affectionate and loves nothing more than snuggling close to her person. She is quiet, mellow, potty trained, leash trained, crate trained, and honestly one of the easiest dogs to have around the house. She rarely barks, enjoys her walks, and is happiest simply relaxing near the people she feels safe with. She is uncomfortable around small children, so an adult-only home or one with older, respectful teens would be ideal.

Lemon does not need a perfect home. She needs a patient one. A calm, understanding person who realizes that not every dog wants a busy social life, crowded outings, or dog parks… and that’s perfectly okay! Lemon simply wants to feel safe, loved, and secure. Since entering foster care, Lemon has received veterinary treatment for a severe UTI and painful sores, and she is now healthy, spayed, and up to date on vaccines.

Lemon is about 4 years old and the perfect mystery mix (though we suspect she may have some Rhodesian Ridgeback in her mix?) She previously lived with other dogs, but after an incident years ago while the family was away on vacation, she began struggling with female dogs and developed resource guarding behaviors that were never properly addressed. Because of this, Lemon would do best as the only pet in the home. 

The person willing to give Lemon the chance she deserves will gain a deeply loyal companion who has so much love left to give. Her foster mom loves this girl dearly and is committed to helping ensure her next home is truly forever. Continued support and even free dog sitting will always be available for Lemon’s future family.

While Lemon is not a SABW Rescue dog, we are doing our best to find her the loving home she deserves. If you think you may be the right fit for Lemon, lovingly nicknamed Lemmy Lou, please reach out. Lemon is fostered in Riverside, CA. Adoption fee will be sponsored for the right person willing to take a chance on Lemon.