The Little Red Dog , Inc

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A Google User

Our review is a tad late since we adopted our precious #6 rescue from TLRD just before the pandemic started. Historically, our hearts leaned towards the Seniors, since they are often overlooked but in our opinion, are the best to adopt! When Bella, #5 passed away suddenly of cancer, my husband started searching once again. He went to TLRD and found Stella, a Mama Bear with puppies, who was abandoned and who's future was not too bright, until TLRD rescued her/puppies. We are so happy they did! Stella and my husband are best friends and she has so much energy and love to give to our family. We have been on all sides of adopting and as one review already mentioned, if not screened properly, these poor babies who have already been though so much trauma are brought back. Our 11yr old #4 was one of those. He was from another rescue group who did their best to match owners/pets but was returned twice - - Owners who never walked him (a big reason many dogs are returned) and the other who could not trim his nails without a struggle, really???? - - These are the "weak" reason's to return a dog but it happens all the time. Thankfully, the rescue group gave Us one last chance and Wolfgang finally got the furr-ever home he deserved. As for his nails, we took him to our vet who was able to keep them trimmed. He loved his walks which we did daily and lived to a beautiful 17yrs, even traveling to London with Us. The TLRD group saves the Underdogs; the ones most often overlooked. They help them to heal and work hard to find them the "best suited" furr-ever home, which is not a quick or cheap task. We are grateful for their continued efforts, dedication and love to the Underdogs......Stella and her babies are also very thankful to the TLRD!! Keep up the good work!! PLEASE ADOPT AND SUPPORT TLRD to KEEP THEM GOING!!

A Google User

The purpose of this review is to inform the adoptive parent. I fostered and adopted a beautiful dog from tlrd. A few mo in, I noticed resource guarding behaviors. She had already been in training for 2 mo. She was 6 months old at this point. Aggressiveness increased. After 4 months of work on this behavior we contacted tlrd because we had to move from our condo. To live in an apartment temporarily would cause extreme risk to this dog biting others since there's so much activity in an apartment complex. As you know when a dog bites a person it's just as traumatic for the dog as it is for the person. The behavior worsened again. We informed tlrd that we would need to rehome this 14.5 mo old. The communication turned to them accusing us of not training or supporting her needs. After their judgment, they offered to train her and have us hold on to her while they found a home. Then one month into it, Carlo of tlrd stopped replying. No phone calls, no emails from them. Not long after, the vet informed us that she would require at least one surgery due to anatomical abnormalities. At this time, she was also given meds for anxiety. Several medications and doses and natural remedies were attempted over two years We proceeded to surgery & we informed tlrd that we would keep her and continue the training and support. 3 months later she needed another surgery. It was an expense but we understood that's the commitment we made. We continued to socialize her at dog parks, day camps and with strangers. Tlrd engaged an attorney so that they could take her back instead of explaining their rehoming steps. No one called or emailed until the attorney they hired. Bizarre. We were confused. We informed the attorney that we were proceeding with her care and that she was doing okay. One year later, we moved and gave her a big yard and continued her medical treatments - sometimes a few times a month. After continued training and bites to strangers we informed tlrd in 2023 that we would in fact need to rehome her. We did everything we could to avoid this day coming. We initially hoped the medical interventions & dailytraining would be enough. We hope the following information is helpful for the consumer: The contract only has two reasons that they can engage an attorney and charge you for it. They throw blame & heroism around & attach fees that are dishonest. Their method demonstrates an amount of passion that is misplaced. Instead of honoring their end of the contract they over reach for reasons beyond good will to dogs and community. They claim that we were in breach of contract because we did not respond to their communication. To their discredit, our attorney has record and evidence of responding to every communication received by their attorney, owner steve, carlo. Pj stopped communicating and returned no calls. It took their attorney 11 mo to reply to an email. Along the way owner steve says, "you've chosen to act like "victims." Which we can only imagine maybe he feels like one and projected that on us. Sad. Ineffective. Unprofessional. PJ and Carlo explained that we did this to our dog. When we added up the expenses, we had spent over $9,000 on the camps, vet care and training. And regardless of environment, human alpha role, regardless of medical care, wholesome nutrition, boundaries .... family & friends were harmed & we had to make a very very painful decision to rehome her through tlrd. I have had seven dogs in my life and with every single one - similar breeds as this one - when we provided training, nutrition, medical care, routine, socialization, exercise & boundaries they thrived. None of us are victims to our choices, whether an owner of tlrd or the adoptive parent. Tlrd uses bizarre tactics if you get to the unthinkable moment of needing to rehome. To date, we have been called all different names by this group, "fool," "drama queen," "stalking," "selfish," "arrogant," demanding." Will share more on yelp. Hope it's helpful. On March 11, 2024 the judge heard our small claims court matter. Tlrd did not show.

A Google User

I adopted a puppy from TLRD in 2021. The application process was very thorough and we completed the Zoom interview a few days later. We already had a dog at the time, so a meet & greet with our existing dog was required. The trainer Carlo was present and made sure everything went smoothly, as our older dog is leash reactive. I cannot say enough good things about this rescue. They truly care about their dogs and make sure only good fits are eligible for adopting. We also fostered a puppy recently with them and had a very positive experience. Highly recommend!

A Google User

I fostered for this organization for years until I had to move out of state. I also adopted one of my elderly foster Chihuahuas and had many wonderful years with him. That all being said, this organization is a wonderful rescue and they really care about the dogs first. The vetting system is very strict and people get upset when their home isn’t a good fit but it’s all about what’s best for the dog. TLRD is known to rescue pups that are in a horrible situations and usually come from trauma. That’s why TLRD is so careful by making sure that the dog is placed in the right forever home. I highly recommend this rescue for both fostering and adoption.

A Google User

After reading the bad reviews on here I decided that it is time to share my family’s experience. We met Carlo and yes he interviewed us. He was very clear that we needed to meet certain expectations. People who are leaving angry reviews on here because they were denied maybe need to understand that this shelter is all about the dog. Just like people, some of the dogs have challenges. They want to make sure that your home is the perfect fit for the pup because it is absolutely heartbreaking for the pup and the people working at the shelter (a lot of them volunteering their time) if a dog is returned. Their hearts are 100% in the right place. I trust them and recommend them wholeheartedly. We have had Ruckus, a beautiful, emotional mastiff/boxer mix for a year and a half. He is our baby and I am eternally grateful to the folks at the Little Red Dog.

A Google User

I just want to make it clear that this is specifically a review for future volunteers! So I actually went through with the training for future dog walking volunteers with my friend. I just want to preface that we’re both 20 and 21 years old so we’re young ladies, and steve is around 50. We got to the anaheim shelter, we thought everything was going smoothly with steve who is the owner and was the one training us. Throughout the entire time he kept making comments about how pretty we looked, he kept commenting on our bodies, he even made an innapropriate and bizarre comment on how “men are like dogs because they only look for sex.” What does that even have to do with dog walking? We both just powered through it for the two hours we were there and just dealt with it because we figured we could just transfer to the lake forest location. He told us by the end of that training that we would get an email that lets us sign up to volunteer at whatever location we wanted to, and then a few days go by, a week goes by, and then a month after us reaching out asking where that email is and we got nothing. This was just such an unfortunate situation for the both of us because we’re both new to southern california, we both have a big love for animals, and we just wanted to try something new and steve had to make it weird. I don’t know if our specific situation at the anaheim location and with steve reflects poorly on the other locations, it probably doesn’t. I’m not saying don’t volunteer at this shelter at all, but if you’re a young lady looking to volunteer I would suggest inviting a friend so that you’re not alone left to deal with that mistreatment alone, because if i was alone i don’t know how far he would’ve gone with his creepiness. I would also suggest asking for a female instructor so you’re not left to deal with the stuff that we dealt with.

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• Wheelchair accessible entrance
• Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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