{"id":257,"date":"2015-11-06T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/?p=257"},"modified":"2020-06-24T15:46:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T22:46:04","slug":"providing-outstanding-lives-for-homeless-dogs-the-forgotten-dog-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/featured-rescue\/providing-outstanding-lives-for-homeless-dogs-the-forgotten-dog-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Providing Outstanding Lives for Homeless Dogs: The Forgotten Dog Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday, a weekly series where we share an amazing rescue that you should know about. This week we are featuring a rescue that is doing exceptional work for dogs in Los Angeles, The Forgotten Dog Foundation<\/a>!<\/p>\n

The Forgotten Dog Foundation was launched in 2009 by Linzi Glass. Over the past\u00a0six years of operation, Glass\u00a0has placed over 1,500 dogs into loving homes throughout Southern California.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had been an independent rescuer for five years using my own money and ran someone else\u2019s rescue for a year,\u201d said Glass. \u201cI really wanted to start a rescue that would be run the way I wanted it to be run. It also made sense to start a nonprofit so that the donors who so generously supported us could benefit as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mimi before and after:\u00a0a Forgotten Dog Rescue who\u00a0was hit by a car\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The Forgotten Dog Foundation rescues, rehabilitates, and find homes for all breeds and sizes of dogs. These \u201cforgotten dogs\u201d are primarily shelter dogs that were scheduled to be put to sleep, strays found running the streets, or even dogs left in foreclosures. The Forgotten Dog Foundation also rescues dogs that people can\u2019t afford to continue caring for and even abused dogs that are saved from unfit owners.<\/p>\n

Upon rescue, all forgotten dogs receive medical attention if needed, are spayed or neutered, brought up to date on their shots, and microchipped. The Forgotten Dog Foundation\u00a0puts\u00a0all their rescues into foster homes until a permanent home is found.<\/p>\n

\u201cRescuing a dog isn\u2019t about just about getting a dog out of a shelter or off of a street corner and putting it somewhere for 6 months,\u201d commented Glass. \u201cThat just perpetuates\u00a0the dog\u2019s misery. Rescuing a dog is committing to giving that dog an incredible life. My philosophy is that I have to be able to look a dog in the eye and not just say \u2018I\u2019m going to give you an ok life.\u2019 I have to be able to say \u201cI\u2019m going to give you an outstanding life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lilac and Lily, two baby bottle-feeders The Forgotten Dog rescued from euthanasia<\/em><\/p>\n

Being in the trenches of animal rescue is gut wrenching, exhausting, heart breaking and draining, both financially and emotionally. But it is also exhilarating, extraordinary and rewarding beyond words. There is no greater joy for those of us in rescue than uniting a shelter, street, abused, or abandoned dog with a wonderful new forever owner. \u2013 The Forgotten Dog website<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Recently, The Forgotten Dog Foundation teamed up with Hope for Paws to rescue a stray in Sylmar they named Dolly. After being on the street and scrounging for food in trash cans, Dolly was so severely matted that she could barely see. Hope for Paws and The Forgotten Dog were able to rescue Dolly and took her to a groomer where 10lbs of matted fur was removed from her 15lb body. She was then placed in a foster home and shortly thereafter found a furever home with another Forgotten Dog rescue! The video below shows Dolly\u2019s rescue and amazing transformation.<\/p>\n