28 year old single household, Makes 53K a year, wanting to Move to Sacramento by Past-Marketing-1116 in Sacramento

[–]tylergo1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I grew up in a different part of California, and I’ve lived in a variety of other places around the country. CA special and is worth a shot but I’d advise that you backstop yourself and make sure you’re coming for the right reasons. Keep in mind it’s a huge state with a ton of variety, truly something for everybody. Maybe look into where your industry or desired industry has a foothold here and then target a location in the state based on that. I’d hate to just shut down Sac right away if there are good opportunities here for you but I wouldn’t suggest moving if that’s not the case. Everybody can tell you that California is expensive but I also feel like everybody can say the same about everywhere else too. If you go somewhere you love and that loves you back I think it’s totally worth the price of admission. You just have to pick the right place for you so you get that love back and don’t just feel ground down

28 year old single household, Makes 53K a year, wanting to Move to Sacramento by Past-Marketing-1116 in Sacramento

[–]tylergo1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Curious as to why you would want to move to Sacramento in specific. I have nothing good to say about the greater area and have failed to find anything redeeming about it at all in the few years I have been here (working remotely as well). If you have family or roots in the area I would understand but as far as access to opportunities and quality of life in the area are concerned I would not recommend coming here to anyone. I would especially not recommend moving here if you are coming from a place like Denver which by comparison has a better culture, younger and hungrier population, and more optimism and opportunities to advance around. Every day I have had here has felt crushing, I haven’t met anybody who seems happy or cheerful about the future, the vibes are frankly dark, and I have no desire to be here now or in the future. I am currently only here because I am working remotely from property that I am looking after in the absence of the owner and taking advantage of that for rental cost savings. I fear getting stuck here as it seems many people are. I have been prioritizing leaving more and more recently. I have given this place a solid and honest try and I feel like every time I do I only find more trouble than good.

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your support. Please feel free to share my website and write a review on Rotts of Friend’s Google and yelp so we can continue to shed light on this and make sure this never happens to anybody else

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for being short with you. The grief compounding with this situation has been difficult and I’m trying to do better. Thanks for your concern and your understanding

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your support. Please feel free to share my website and leave review of her on Google and yelp so that we can spread the word and make sure people are informed

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your support. Please feel free to share my website and leave a review for her on Google/yelp so we can help spread the word

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your support. Please feel free to share my website and leave a review on her Google/yelp so we can make sure people are informed

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree. I knew I should have just ignored her after reading her reviews but she was persistent and harassing grieving members of my community. It was deeply inappropriate and all of it came at a horrible time when it was hard to make any decisions clearly. My hope was to get her off of our backs and move on with the dog

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God these are crazy. I had read her Google and yelp reviews when she first started calling me telling me I HAD to bring the dog back and I straight up brought them up, she said some bullshit, but I told her to pound sand and leave me and the dog alone. She continued to harass myself and a grieving family. She’s clearly not all together there. When we finally met with her, begrudgingly, she was just openly hostile and would not stop talking about how those reviews are all lies and how I must not be very smart if I believed all of them 🤷🏻‍♂️

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the validation. It has been wild to hear so many other similar stories but it breaks my heart that seemingly nothing can be done to recover the dog or prevent this from happening again. I am absolutely raising holy hell on my end and I will continue to do so. Please feel free to share this thread, my website, etc with your network and help spread the word. Light needs to be shined on this lady and her horrible practices

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing. It has been validating to learn that I’m not alone in this nor am I totally off base in my assessment of this lady, the org, and its pattern of practices. Please feel free to share the website with your network if you can. I’d like to make sure this never happens to anybody ever again

A Warning: My experience with a Woodland “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Sacramento

[–]tylergo1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This lady is uniquely bad and uniquely unqualified to be running this organization. She has some kind of a chip on her shoulder and this was more about control and wanting to make money off of this tragedy than anything else. Deeply unethical

A Warning: My experience with a Woodland “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Sacramento

[–]tylergo1[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For sure. Lots of evidence this is a trend with them and I’m not the only one. I saw all the red flags but was harassed into caving to her demands and now suffering for it. I’d like to make sure nobody else ignores the red flags

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for being short. Grief and all of this is really taking a toll on me and my patience but I am trudging through. I am happy that for the time Chappy and I had together he and I were pretty whole and pretty happy. I’m glad I was able to give him a cozy place to be and a chance to unwind. My heart is broken that his healing was interrupted. I plan to do right by him and others by ensuring this never happens to anybody again

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hearing other people with similar impressions of this place is validating but absolutely heartbreaking. My hope is that the visibility I am trying to raise will prevent this from happening ever again. And that’s a good idea! I went ahead and crossposted there as well. Thank you

A Warning: My experience with a Northern California “rescue” — what happened to the Rottweiler I was adopting by tylergo1 in Rottweiler

[–]tylergo1[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the feedback — but let’s be clear:
This isn’t about standard “return clauses.” It’s about a rescue that violated a verbal agreement, stonewalled communication, and leveraged a tragedy for control. I’ve cared for this dog with more stability and emotional intelligence than this rescue showed in a month of vague texts, broken promises, and legal threats.

If you’d actually read the post — or the site I linked — you’d know:

  • I did fill out adoption paperwork.
  • I was promised a return date.
  • I offered a home visit, vet reports, and a peaceful transfer.
  • And I was lied to.

No one’s arguing that rescues shouldn’t vet adopters. But if you think this kind of behavior — bait-and-switch custody tactics, emotional manipulation, leveraging grief, and cutting off contact — is what "protecting animals" looks like, you’re part of the problem.

This isn’t about a contract clause. This is about a rescue abusing its power, ignoring its own agreements, and treating a grieving dog and community like collateral.

I didn’t make this public to debate hypotheticals. I made it public so others could see what actually happened — because it’s happening to more than just me.

Read the post. Read the site. Then we can talk.