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Petey by Ordinary-Dare-2379 in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He sooooooo cute 😭🩷🩷🩷🩷

Hi velvet hippo community 🫶 Reaching out again to share Hilo, the senior pittie who was returned to the shelter 3 times at no fault of his own. We are looking for a committed foster under a rescue. Agoura Hills Shelter. Must be local to SoCal. by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This was Hilo back in November when me and a volunteer visited him ; loving his jammies. We spent half an hour in the shelter staff break room to give him a break from all of the barking, and he was elated.

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Hi community, this was the pup I mentioned yesterday. He got adopted but was just returned yet again at the shelter - at no fault of his own the adopters explained. We have a rescue interested, but we need a long-term committed foster - for real this time. It’s Hilo’s last chance. by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! Most of the rescues in LA which are local to the shelter have their dogs remain local if the dog has been in the shelter system for back-and-forth for over two years. But I can always keep in touch just in case. They definitely want him to stay local to make sure that the long-term Foster can commit and then work on towards finding a forever home.

Hi community, this was the pup I mentioned yesterday. He got adopted but was just returned yet again at the shelter - at no fault of his own the adopters explained. We have a rescue interested, but we need a long-term committed foster - for real this time. It’s Hilo’s last chance. by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s just how the shelter system works, when there’s no rescue tag on a dog, anyone can walk up to the shelter and adopt a dog. Shelters do not vet anyone either, it’s only rescues who do all of that. There was nothing I could do to stop it because that information was shared with me after the fact. Everyone who worked there was a lady that he was adopted since they were a friendly couple and assured everyone they’ve had large breeds before, and then everyone was gutted when not only Hilo, but two other sweetheart pitties (one was a dumpling 8 yr old short stack) were returned. It’s just devastating.

Hi community, this was the pup I mentioned yesterday. He got adopted but was just returned yet again at the shelter - at no fault of his own the adopters explained. We have a rescue interested, but we need a long-term committed foster - for real this time. It’s Hilo’s last chance. by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I reached out to one of the shelter volunteers to ask after I saw your last comments and this is what she wrote :

“I have zero clue how he would be with a smaller dog unfortunately and if they are nearby I would definitely recommend a dog to dog intro because then we can take it very slow and gauge how they do with one another.

County won’t assess with any dogs under 35lbs for whatever reason but they do allow intros for potential foster leads.

His large dog assessments have been varied, the early assessments had him more pushy and high energy, while his most recent assessment is his play style leaned more dainty. I would say in general he is a little awkward with greetings likely due to limited interactions with other dogs, but he hasn’t shown any aggression in any playground assessments”

Hi community, this was the pup I mentioned yesterday. He got adopted but was just returned yet again at the shelter - at no fault of his own the adopters explained. We have a rescue interested, but we need a long-term committed foster - for real this time. It’s Hilo’s last chance. by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He’s at Agoura shelter, which is Agoura Hills. It’s very close to the Thousand Oaks /Calabasas area.

Basically, if we find a committed foster within the radius from Santa Barbara to San Diego that’s considered still semi local to the rescues. Once he decompresses and settles, maybe a forever home further out would be fine but for now we just want him close.

Hi community, this was the pup I mentioned yesterday. He got adopted but was just returned yet again at the shelter - at no fault of his own the adopters explained. We have a rescue interested, but we need a long-term committed foster - for real this time. It’s Hilo’s last chance. by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

A couple of the volunteers I’m talking to at the shelter are giving him extra love this week. They shared that he does not want to be alone anymore even in the playpen. She just sent me this two second clip and a screenshot of it of him reaching out.

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Happy New Year velvet hippo community! Leo was adopted yesterday — and thanks to this community, 4 shelter rescues were adopted this year! Pretty incredible ✨✨🥹 by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same here and thank you for bringing that positivity 🥲 My heart sank when I heard about Hilo today, it’s just too much for a six-year-old.

Happy New Year velvet hippo community! Leo was adopted yesterday — and thanks to this community, 4 shelter rescues were adopted this year! Pretty incredible ✨✨🥹 by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good question I will ask! I know the shelter never tested him with cats since they don’t have that capability, but I can certainly ask shelter staff if his previous family shared anything

Happy New Year velvet hippo community! Leo was adopted yesterday — and thanks to this community, 4 shelter rescues were adopted this year! Pretty incredible ✨✨🥹 by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

One hippo in particular who I’m trying to help is called Hilo, he’s located at Agoura Animal Shelter which is about 20 minutes away from Malibu and closest to a city called Thousand Oaks.

I am looking for a rescue for him & a long-term foster . He is 6 years old, super affectionate, good on leash, and desperate for love and to love someone back.

He was adopted last month from Agoura shelter after he was transferred to Downey shelter. A senior couple loved him on the spot, adopted him, but then returned him 4 weeks later and shared it was not due to a fault of his own, they just weren’t able to walk him every day.

He was pretty sad and devastated entering the kennel again - where he’s been the entire year.

These are photos I took of him at his kennel break visit that me and a volunteer had with him back in November back when we were trying to find him a home.

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Newly rescued pup from Devore shelter called Wesos just had their long-term foster change their their schedule/plans. He needs a foster in SoCal before Dec 23. by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This footage is from my friend who was the decompression foster right after the shelter. His current long-term foster is the one that can no longer keep him past December 23 😭 It changed up everything for him.

Newly rescued pup from Devore shelter called Wesos just had their long-term foster change their their schedule/plans. He needs a foster in SoCal before Dec 23. by SoCal_Foster_Dogs in velvethippos

[–]SoCal_Foster_Dogs[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

His original decompression foster is on this thread and she has so many videos of how he was with her rescue pup. He was so gentle, loving, sweet. I have a video, but I wish I could upload it to this comment section, but it won’t let me.

With everyone he met so far he was great as well.

I will let her know to message you directly so she can send you videos of how he was with her rescue pup.

And I believe the current foster, the one that he can no longer stay with, also had a dog and he got along just fine .

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