Tag: rescue dog
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Bear Fundraiser Update!
Amazing news! we have secured an adopter, the papers are signed, transport is arranged but there is one more crucial hurdle to overcome. The adopter is located in Colorado and in order to transport him there from the shelter we need to raise $700 to cover the expenses of his transportation and adoption. These include…
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TIME TO SHARE: New Red List Rescue for Bear and help raising $400.00 for training.
Bear is a 1.5-year-old German Shepherd at Long Beach Animal Care who’s running out of time. Found as a stray in August, this sweet boy is starting to struggle with kennel stress and heartbreak that comes from waiting too long. But once he’s out of his kennel, he’s pure love and a volunteer favorite. Volunteers…
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Marigold is Saved!
We are so excited to share that Marigold’s potential adopter fell in love with her today! This kind human saw one of our shares and after over 215 days in the shelter and being placed on the urgent list – Marigold is now safe and going home! This is because of each of you who…
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Red List Rescue: Marigold
Red List Rescue Mission 29: Marigold Frost Fund Fam! It’s time to come together for sweet Marigold, currently on the urgent list and approaching red list status due to kennel stress after over 210 days at the Long Beach Animal Care Shelter. She needs a committed adopter NOW to avoid potential euthanasia. Found as a…
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Exciting Announcement!
We are launching our Waggin’ Rights Runway Show for our second annual fundraiser featuring five amazing dogs of incredible Frost Fund supporters! We will be sharing each dog’s bio, pic, and video for you to choose your favorite to vote for all of week leading up to Saturday’s event—don’t miss it! How do you vote?…
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German Shepherd Rescue Update!
A few months ago, these two German Shepherd puppies were found in heartbreaking conditions—left for sale outside in extreme heat. Thanks to the support of our community, the quick response of fosters, and the partnership of Shiloh’s Animal Rescue, we were able to step in, cover the cost to free them, and give them a…
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Stretching With Shelter Dogs!
At our last Sweat to Protect, we wrapped up the workout with a guided stretch session, led by Stretch Lab Tustin, and some time with these adoptable pups from the Long Beach Animal Care Center. Big thanks to Stretch Lab for leading the stretch and helping everyone end the day on a high note. Can’t…
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Amazing Update On Baxter!
We have an update from sweet Baxter’s adopter who sent us these pics and the message below! “Baxter has truly been the biggest blessing! From the moment he came home, his sweet demeanor, playful spirit, and comforting snuggles have brought so much joy to my life. It’s only been two weeks, but he’s already filled…
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Monty Has Been Adopted!
After over 250 days in the shelter and six months of training and decompressing through our Harley Project program with our partner trainer K9Drew … Monty has been adopted and we are excited to share these post-adoption photos! This resilient boy has been on a long journey — one filled with second chances, patience, and…
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Baxter Has Been Adopted!
We could not be more thrilled to share that sweet Baxter is finally adopted and going to his forever forever home! After what has felt like one of the hardest missions we have ever gone on – with so many unexpected highs and lows – we truly believe our boy has found his perfect adopter…
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Fridays for Furever Homes: Wynona
Fridays for Furever Homes: Meet Wynona Wynona is a 2-year-old pittie mix who’s spent over half her life at the Long Beach Animal Care Shelter. That’s more than a year in a shelter — waiting, watching, and still smiling. She was once adopted… and returned within an hour. Not because she did anything wrong —…
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Magpie’s Wonderful Life Post Red List Rescue
Today is the day we reflect on Magpie’s beautiful life post Red List Rescue!!! We are beyond grateful that our Frost Fund efforts saved her after over 150 days in the shelter — just one step away from euthanasia. Below is a sweet update from her incredible adopters! “Magz is doing super! She graduated from…
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Urgent: Adopter Needed For Baxter!
Frost Fund Fam, it’s time to step up one more time for this sweet boy. After just a short time of adoption, his family has informed us that they have decided they are unable to keep him – due to challenges their current dog had towards Baxter. This absolutely breaks our heart. But we can…
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Meet Mayfield! He Has Been in the Shelter for Over 380 Days!
This week’s Frost Fund Fridays for Furever Homes with Brittnei and Alex Prange is all about Mayfield — and you guys, this gorgeous husky has been waiting way too long. Mayfield has spent over 380 days in the Long Beach Animal Care Center. That’s more than a year without a family, without a yard to…
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Urgent Red List Rescue – Baxter
Red List Rescue: Baxter needs us! Meet Baxter — a 1.5-year-old German Shepherd/Akita mix with a heart of gold and a story of survival that will break and heal your heart all at once. Found as a stray in April with a devastating leg injury, Baxter had to undergo a full amputation from the hip…
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An Update for Red List Rescue:Tapas
Today is the day we reflect on Tapas’ life post Red List Rescue! We are so happy for you, Tapas, and that our Frost Fund red list rescue efforts were able to save you days before euthanasia!! Below is a quote from his loving family!️ “Tapas is such a special dog, and we feel incredibly…
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Tapas Red List Rescue Story!
In January 2023, Frost Fund and our Red List Rescue missions were just starting. It’s amazing how a small idea to help shelter animals grew into what Frost Fund is two and a half years later. Tomorrow, we’re sharing an update on Tapas—now thriving thanks to Connie Ballestero and all of you. Original caption from…
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Silverado Has Been in the Shelter for Over a Year! Let’s Find Him a Home
This week’s Frost Fund Fridays for Furever Homes with Brittnei and Alex Prange is all about Silverado! This boy has been waiting long enough. Silverado has spent over a year in the Long Beach Animal Care Shelter. That’s 365 days of overlooked potential, 365 nights without a cozy bed or the simple peace of a…
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Let’s Find Monty a Foster
Monty needs a 2-3 week Orange County based foster! Hey Frost Fund Fam! We’re looking for someone to foster our sweet Red List Rescue Monty for 2–3 weeks with the goal of giving him additional exposure to help us find his forever home. We are hoping for a short-term foster in the Orange County area,…
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Friday’s for Furever Homes with Meadow!
This week’s Frost Fund Fridays for Furever Homes with Brittnei and Alex Prange is all about MEADOW — and friends, this girl needs our help. Meadow has spent over 400 days in the Long Beach Animal Care Center. That’s 400 nights without a family, 400 mornings without her own yard to stretch in. She was…
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Monty Is Fully Trained and Ready For Adoption!
MONTY NEEDS YOU! After being found as a stray and spending over 250 days in the Long Beach Animal Care Center, Monty found himself approaching red list status. Monty’s story could’ve ended — but thanks to Frost Fund and K9 Drew, he got a second chance at life! This 1.5-year-old German Shepherd mix was…
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Over a YEAR in the shelter: Westman needs a home!!
This week’s Frost Fund pup on “Friday for Forever Homes” with Brittnei and Alex Prange is… WESTMAN! A sweet, silly boy who’s been waiting OVER A YEAR in the Long Beach Animal Care Shelter for someone to choose him. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! This gentle soul has spent way too many nights in a shelter,…
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German Shepherd Puppies Rescued from Inhumane Breeder.
In the rescue world, you really can never predict when or what the next mission will be. There often is no “I’ll get to it later” as situations are urgent and time is limited. That was exactly the case with these two incredible pups sitting in 90 degrees weather, in their own filth, waiting for…
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MONTY IS READY FOR ADOPTION!
Exciting Frost Fund Monty update!! After over 3 months of rescue, shelter decompression, hard work, patience, and training with K9 Drew, our 24th RED LIST RESCUE – Monty – is officially ready for ADOPTION! As a reminder, Monty spent over 250 days in the Long Beach Animal Care Shelter before we were contacted to help…
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MEET BANDIT!!! He needs a home!!!
On this week’s Frost Fund Friday for Furever Homes with Brittnei and Alex Prange we have BANDIT! HE HAS BEEN IN THE SHELTER FOR OVER 270 DAYS. Bandit is a 4 year old neutered male husky at Long Beach Animal Care Center who is SO full of love, cuddles, and happiness! Despite being at the…
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Day In the Life of a Frost Fund Intern – Sweat to Protect Edition!
Here’s a day in my life as the event coordination intern for Frost Fund’s Sweat to Protect! March 1st was all about bringing people together for a cause — an energizing workout, a beach cleanup to protect our planet, and lots of love for some adorable adoptable pups! It’s amazing to see how much of…
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Watch Nova:Our 25th Red List Rescue Story!
Everyone – this is Nova – Frost Fund’s 25th Red List Rescue’s story!! This life saving effort would not be possible without those of you who took the time to share her rescue reel, comment on it, tag friends, pray, and help us network her to get all eyes on as possible. PLEASE NEVER UNDERESTIMATE…
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A Day in the Life of Monty!!
Training update on our sweet Monty, who’s been with us after over 200 days in the shelter! Hear from K9 Drew as he shares the latest on Monty’s progress and how you can apply to adopt this playful and loving pup. Monty has made incredible strides in just two months, and we’re so thankful to…
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A Special Post Red List Rescue Check In With Bill.
https://youtube.com/shorts/NAQTsp4oZyA Today is a great day to reflect on sweet Bill’s life 2.5 years post Red List Rescue. Click play on the video above for some heartwarming photos with his family. And make sure to check out his full rescue video here to get updated on who Bill is and how Brittnei managed to save…
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How Bill’s Life Was Saved Just 24 Hours Before Euthanasia.
https://youtube.com/shorts/QW816ltKIpA In December of 2022, the beginnings of what would later become Frost Fund and the Red List Rescue were forming. We thought it would be great to share some of the first Red List Rescue pups and their stories followed by a “life after Red List Rescue” post the next day!! So, today, let’s…
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Check Out How Far Monty Has Come After Over 200 Days In the Shelter.
https://youtube.com/shorts/LwQhHWg68dI Monty, our first official Harley Project Pup, has just wrapped up his second month of training, and we couldn’t be more thrilled with his progress! After spending over 250 days in the shelter, Monty is finally settling into a routine and decompressing. Thanks to the guidance of our partner trainer, K9 Drew, Monty is…
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Red List Rescue #25 coming soon-Help Us Save Nova!
https://youtube.com/shorts/RikxIpIJQ7E Hi Frost Fund fam, we have an important one minute video for you to watch by clicking play above. In less than a week, we will be announcing our 25th Red List Rescue mission for Nova! This sweet 1 year old girl is facing an URGENT situation at the Long Beach Animal Care Shelter…
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Shelter Dogs at the Beach for Their First Time: Frost Fund’s Sweat To Protect.
https://youtube.com/shorts/2mJSm0efSNE Click play on this adorable reel of shelter pups living the dream on the beach at our recent Sweat to Protect event. We hope you will plan to join us for our next one in May. This was probably the first time these dogs got to see the ocean and play in the sand.…
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Frost Fund’s 24th Red List Rescue Story with Beans!
https://youtube.com/shorts/66PNLKLhH48?si=01nVZEi9NKkOorSf Meet Beans: Our 24th Red List Rescue! This past January, while managing a fire rescue, Paragon Service Group contacted Frost Fund with an urgent request: could we help get Beans out of the shelter and into care with just 24 hours left before he faced euthanasia? Though we were in the midst of fire…
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Monty’s First Training Video Update!!
Monty, our first Harley project pup, has officially been out of the shelter for over one month!! After being in the shelter for over 250 days Monty has been decompressing and settling into a routine with our partner trainer Andrew. Together, they have been working on some basic training commands such as: Sit, Down, Heel,…
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FROST FUND IS LOOKING FOR HARLEY’S ADOPTER!
We are looking for Harley’s adopter!! This handsome guy is so full of life, energy, and has an INCREDIBLY impressive search drive among other qualities! Click this link to see a 60 second video for yourself: https://youtube.com/shorts/D7_imOpX4P8?si=RqLFtrwTBCfdZn5N He’s 3.5 years old, loves to play tug, is neutered, and we think would make an awesome detection…
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Thank you: From Monty and Andrew
https://youtu.be/qcb02aRi9kg Frost Fund family! Last week, we hosted an exciting Valentine’s themed community fundraiser for our Harley Project. In total, we were able to raise $535.00 for the care of Monty and Harley through this campaign! We want to say thank you to everyone that gave – and for many of you who received a…
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Our First Official Harley Project Pup, Monty – And How You Can Help Him!
We were contacted by the Long Beach Animal Care Shelter regarding sweet 1.5 year old Monty after almost 7 months of him waiting in the shelter for his forever home. Like any animal in a kennel for this long, this amount of time can begin to feel overwhelming and was causing Monty to exhibit signs…
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Sweetest Video of Some of the Lives Frost Fund Has Saved
This video might be perhaps one of my favorite yet… Amongst all we do, the most impactful part for me is seeing the faces of both the animals and the people helping them as they exit their life from the shelter. So here is a little recap of the freedom walks both the dogs and…
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Check out Duke Settling Down! Our 19th Red List Rescue.
Duke is our 19th Red List Rescue pup and we are so excited to share a few special videos his adopting family sent us in the last half of this reel!! Duke was saved from the Lancaster shelter amid overcrowded and in our opinion – less than humane conditions. He is now living his best…
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A Massive Thank You to Our Friend and Supporter: Tom Ciccone
One of the greatest blessings of starting a nonprofit is meeting incredible people like Tom Ciccone (@tomciccone_art on instagram) who are both insanely talented and generous. Tom uses his gift and love for animals to create custom portraits of both wild and domestic animals. Once he saw the picture of Frost and our CEO Brittnei,…
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A Dog’s Eye View of How Frost Fund Saves Red List Rescues
Frost Fund has had the Red List Rescue program as a core part of our operation ever since we began. The simple purpose being to save the dogs that are the most in need and to provide for adopters that may be willing to adopt but aren’t able to due to distance or financial complications.…
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Frost Fund Assists With Two Rescues of Dogs From the China Meat Trade!
Hello Frost Fund family! We just wanted to share some pictures and excitement over our involvement with two recent rescues. Last week, our CEO was able to assist Kindness Ranch with a rescue of four beagles who were saved from slaughter after being used in research overseas. These sweet beagles traveled from Shanghai, China all…
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