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Meet our longest resident.
Spayed female
Boxer mix
< 50 lbs
3-years-young
Let’s address the elephant (dog?) in the room.
Gaia has a rare condition known as RBF: Resting Beautiful Face.
This means that although Gaia's side-eye may be dramatic, her cuddles most certainly are not. Underneath that serious exterior is a marshmallow. A soft, sweet, picnic-loving, sunset-chasing, world-champ-cuddling, goofy-as-all-heck marshmallow.
She’s into all the regular ol' dog things: zoomies, frequent belly rubs, and car rides with the windows down. Gaia doesn’t need much—just a human or two to love, a cozy spot for naps, and literally zero cats. Like none. Not even a cat figurine. Gaia has made it clear that cats = suspicious gremlins. (And honestly, we get that.)
Gaia was saved from animal control in February 2024 when she and her four puppies faced euthanasia for space. All of her babies found homes before spring rolled around that year, but Gaia is still patiently waiting.
She listens well, learns fast, and loves hard—once you’re in, you’re in. She’d be perfect for a family or a solo human, and wouldn't mind a dog sibling who matches her “peaceful but playful” vibe. Gaia is fully vetted and already has her bags packed to go just hoping paw you'll take a chance on the dog with a serious face and a silly heart.
and counting.
628 days
I have been
waiting for you for
GAIA

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![ONE YEAR OF FIGHTING FOR PENNY 💖
A year ago today, we pulled Penny from animal control. We didn’t know it at the time, but a longgg fight for her health began at that very moment.
When we committed to Penny, we knew she would be a medical case. The vet who assessed her while she remained at animal control guessed she suffered from some sort of spinal trauma; whatever the injury was, it caused her to knuckle so severely on one of her back legs that her paw was constantly torn and bloody from dragging on the pavement. She could barely walk. We thought this would be her biggest hurdle but somehow, it was the easiest to tackle…
Penny was also so malnourished that you couldn’t just count her ribs, you could count every bone in body. We figured that like for so many other rescue pups, this was due to years of neglect. We were wrong.
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