When Much Love got the call from Hope for Paws to take on the care and adoption of a stray puppy we could see immediately what a special dog he was. Tank Two never even made it to an adoption event because his foster family fell in love immediately and adopted him. Watch the video…
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Galen proves seniors rock!
Sweet senior gentleman dog Galen is loving his new life with his forever family, including his new doggie sibling! Galen still has plenty of love and life left in him and proves that adopting senior pets is just as rewarding as getting a puppy!
Read More“Mission Cali” – Blossom finds her forever home!
Sweet Blossom waited and waited for the right home to come along. She was a misunderstood girl because of her size and loud bark, but it just took a couple of fun-loving little girls to see her true personality and her world was forever changed! Blossom’s new dad put together the sweetest video about her…
Read MoreRadar Love: This Much Love Dog Gives Back By Doing Homechecks!
Radar, formerly know as “Little Tuna” when he was up for adoption as a Much Love dog, has done over 100 home checks for potential foster and adoptive homes for us! Radar’s parents, Larry S. and Jeanne P. are some of our most generous supporters, and Larry, Radar’s proud papa, is a lead volunteer and…
Read MoreAw, Sugar!
Oh honey honey our little Maltese mix, formerly known as Ethel is loving her new home! Ethel was so sweet her adoptive family named her Sugar, and they report, ” she has been with us for almost 3 weeks and has adjusted to our family very well. My 2 daughters adore her and Sugar is…
Read MoreGreta: From Gimpy Gal to Gangbuster!
Hello! I adopted Greta from you in July last year. She was recovering from an injury at south LA shelter and Andrea Braver and Deb Vigna were lobbying for her, sent me a few photos and I was hooked. She is hilarious and I can’t imagine life without her. She has a 5-yr old Jack…
Read MoreThe LA Times Sings Soulja’s Praises
One of our favorite dogs, Sinatra, now known as “Soulja” and his parents Zelenne and Mark recently partnered with several organizations including the National Museum of Animals and Society to offer free dog food, toys, vaccinations and grooming for pets of homeless people in LA’s Skid Row. The Los Angeles Times featured a picture of…
Read MoreGreta Joins A Wonderful Pack
Rebecca C. adopted Greta before the little terrier mix even made it to an adoption. We love it when that happens! It looks like she is fitting in with her canine and human companions very nicels. We are so happy for our little Greta! Rebecca writes: She’s the best little girl. We love her to…
Read MoreLucy to Lucci: One of Our Best Foster "Failures" Yet!
It Takes a Village: Several months ago, we received an email from Seiko Maramba, owner of LA PhoDographer, and lover of dogs, especially pit bulls and pit mixes. She and her neighbors had come upon a dog—a female pit mix– in distress in a drain channel. Over the course of a few days, several of…
Read MoreIt’s A Wild World For The Kitten Formerly Known As Miles
Our little grey kitten Miles, now known as “Cat Stevens” wants to sing out about how happy he is in his new home, with his feline moonshadow, Mr Wiggles. From Yusuf Islam’s adopter: We love our kitten!!! He has worked out so perfectly. Our other cat Mr. Wiggles absolutely adores him and they play together non-stop:)…
Read MoreLayla Shows The World How Loving "Pit Bulls" Can Be
LA Shelters are filled with dogs who are labeled with the slang term “pit bull”. What we call a “pit bull” is usually a mix of the American Staffordshire Terrier and another breed. Up until about 30 years ago, these dogs were known as cuddly, loyal, and friendly family dogs. In fact, Petey from the iconic…
Read MorePeppy Piper: Senior Dog Adoption Success Story!
The beautiful Bertha came to us a tad dirty and matted, but her adoptive family saw through that and knew that they had found a very special dog. Bertha is about 10 years old and as you can see, she has plenty of pep in her step! From Bertha’s New Family: Bertha now known as Piper…
Read MoreBodega, Now Bohdi, Enlightens Everyone He Meets!
A note from Bodega now Bohdi’s new family: “Just wanted you to know how well Bohdi is doing – He is a happy dog and goes with me everywhere possible – He starts the day every morning with our 3 mile walk thru Beverly Hills – He is great in the car and seems to…
Read MoreThe Grey Poupon of Pooches…MUSTARD!
We thought ML mutt MUSTARD was the Grey Poupon of pooches! So do his newly married mom and dad! Great update from his happy home… We adopted Mustard on 1/23/2010, but renamed him Ryno…. My husband would tell you that he bought him for me as an Xmas Present to put off buying me a…
Read MoreROOTBEER – showing her town Pitbulls are great!
Here’s a picture of Ruby and I. She’s the local favorite in our neighborhood (Rose Ave, btwn 5th & 6th) and everyone loves seeing her because when she sees someone she knows (or someone new, for that matter), her entire body wags she’s so happy. It’s a shame dogs like her get such a bad…
Read MoreTiny WINNIE has a big heart!
This is all about Winnie, and that’s appropriate because in our house life is a pretty much all about Winnie – at least SHE thinks so. We brought her home from “Much Love” on Oct. 30, 2010. I was afraid of getting a Chihuahua that barked all the time, and she won my heart because she…
Read MoreOne-eyed WATSON sees how good life can be!
Little Watson had a rough start in life until we rescued him from the South LA Shelter in February of 2012. He had a ruptured right eye, probably from being kicked or dropped. His owners then dumped him at the shelter! But, once he had surgery to remove the eye and got lots of TLC…
Read More3 x the love! Lynne & Arthur adopt PISCES, LIBRA, & BISCUIT!
There really are no words for how cute this trio is! Enjoy the pics! Thanks Lynne & Arthur for the wonderful lives you give these 3 special mutts. 🙂
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WAFFLE loving life!
I just wanted to give you guys a quick update on Waffle (now Avon). We adopted Avon on April 7, almost five months ago. During our first few weeks, he was terrified of men and very anxious in general. Here is a photo of him today, being cradled by one of his best guy friends…
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