Tribute to Marty
Marty passed away last week of Congestive Heart Failure. He was 16+ years old. When we rescued him from the shelter, he had a grade 5 out of 6 heart murmur, he was almost completely bald and so, so scared. Marge, one of our volunteers came over every day for a week and would sit in a 6 x 6 pen with him, trying to get him out of his shell. I would take him inside at night and take him outside into the pen in the daytime and he would sit with Marge, and eventually, he finally would come next to her and let her pet him. He had to have medicated baths three times a week for six weeks while he was growing hair back. By the time he got adopted by a wonderful couple eight weeks later, he had hair and he had the confidence to let Melodee and her husband love him. He lived and loved them for almost 2 years.
We specialize in senior, neglected and hard to place small dogs.
This means that some of our rescue dogs have come from awful backgrounds, just like Benny.
Benny was found in this junk pile.
He was brought into Little Paws Doggie Rescue...
...and is now happy with his new family!
Some of our adopted dogs now in loving homes!
Yellow
Grayson
Sally
Franklin
Kiwi
Why Choose Us
Compassionate People
Little Paws Doggie Rescue is an all volunteer, non-profit small dog rescue. We specialize in seniors, hard to place, abused and neglected small dogs.
Basic medical care is provided
We try to make sure all our rescues are altered, vaccinated, housebroken and microchipped,
prior to adoption.
We have local community partnerships
Most of our dogs come from local Sacramento animal shelters before their time runs out.
We aim to reduce the rate of euthanization
Through educating the public on responsible pet ownership and the need for more spaying and neutering.
What People Say
The reality is that Marty, formerly known as Mutt, rescued us in so many ways.
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Melodee F.
Grayson, a.k.a. Mocha is doing great. He is now 8 pounds. He has been such a wonderful pet for me, so lovable. Good decision on my part. May any Lost Dog be so lucky to have you rescue them. If Mocha could say thank you, he would.
★★★★★
Ann M.
The day after losing my Chica baby, of 13 years, I found your litter of puppies on petfinder.com. Little Paws was so informative about their personalities and history which helped me make a decision to adopt a puppy. So I have now adopted two adorable puppies, not one.
★★★★★
Deb P.
Little Paws Doggie Rescue is a well run organization with a goal of placing rescued dogs in quality forever homes. First class care and food is provided for the dogs while awaiting adoption. The adoption fees are very reasonable considering the level of care that is given. I'm totally in love with the dog I adopted from Little Paws.
★★★★★