FureverhomeTales

My daughter’s dog had passed away and she was so sad. After a few months, she told me she was ready for a new fur friend. I took her to pick out a new friend. And she just fell in love with Clancy. So we brought him home and he just got right in. We… Read More

Adam’s father passed away and we took his dog Desi in to our home. Desi had a rough year losing both his female doggy companion and his owner in about 6 months. Now he is living with us and he is alone as we both work. I knew this could be a win win situation.… Read More

Anne’s pups were born February 11, 2020. There were 8 in the litter, and today 4 of them met up to celebrate their 1st birthday. It was so fun to see them play, run and romp around together. Josie was the biggest, Jax was the fastest, Brookie was the smallest (but darn fast too!), Winnie… Read More

Bella (Arabella at the rescue) has been the piece our home needed! She has blossomed from the shyest pup we’ve ever met into a crazy fun loving beautiful snuggle bug! She’s brought Copper out of his shell after the loss of our lab Ruby and has gifted us with so much love, many smiles, and… Read More

We lost both of our beloved Rotties this year to cancer. On our annual migration to Arizona from Oregon we stopped by Rescue Ranch on the off chance we would find a puppy to help fill the void in our lives. Miraculously Manny (now Vader) entered the picture and has fully integrated himself into our… Read More

Our family was blessed when we adopted Danner from the Yreka Rescue Ranch! We understood Danner had a rough start, running the streets of So. Cal as a puppy, then thankfully making his way to the Ranch. He was terrified in our car all the way to Eugene, then spent the first three days pacing… Read More

We adopted Shasta (formerly Amara) in Feb & it was the best part of this year. We met mom & we thought Shasta was American Bulldog mix. DNA shows 12% Cattle dog, 12% Rottweiler, 50% Staffordshire & 25% a few African hounds! Shasta has a bark of a 100lb dog and the sweetest personality. Perfect… Read More

We adopted Roca at Rescue Ranch when she was just 10 weeks old. I’d been watching her on Facebook since she was born, thanks to foster mom Laura’s daily videos. Roca (then Gayle) was one of 10 pups born to Shadow and Kunta; both dogs had been surrendered to Rescue Ranch. We were impressed with… Read More

Luna (Little Becky) has been the absolute best addition to our family. She is the perfect combination of playful silliness and cuddly snuggle bug. She fits in like she’s always been in our family- even the cats like her! We are so grateful to have found her at Rescue Ranch! ~ Suzi

Hi I’m River, I was Raven from the Crazy 8 pups. But my new mommy changed my name when she adopted me.. I’m 11 weeks now! My mom is also 11. Grandma says I’m a great ball of fun. I’m learning new things everyday and have found so many new & wonderful first to try.… Read More

Dobby is just the perfect dog, full of energy and full of love. Very good boy. Loves making friends and playing with his toy chickens. ~ Tailer

Marti, (formerly Slate, one of Jem’s pups) has been the biggest blessing in the entire world. He is the most loving boy who loves to cuddle but is also always down to go on a hike, run or play. He is incredibly smart and had already learned at five months how to open the refrigerator… Read More

We lost our first pup 2 years ago to pancreatic cancer and it was a rough time for all of us. We took our time to grieve and still miss our first pup but felt it was time to look for a new family member. Timmy jumped out to us as a vocal, cuddly and… Read More

Josie joined our family on April 19, 2020. She immediately made herself at home and is loved by all who meet her. Her current goal in life is to trip me as I walk down the stairs and waking me up at 5 a.m. every day. I don’t mind though, because she brings us so… Read More

It’s now been over a year and a half. Sadee Belle has settled in and found her forever home. She is so loving and tender and loves to go fishing or just hang out in dad’s lap. She was truly Heaven sent and has been a blessing to our family. ~ TODD

It’s been a year now, Sara graduated from PetSmart puppy training, or I should say, we did, she thought it was like going to the dog park, she passed though and is doing great. She is the “park” puppy and has many friends both human and dog here at our park. Wouldn’t trade her for… Read More

Cricket is a great all around dog. And is a very affectionate, loves to go for drivers, lets us know when anyone is around or near the house. Loves other dogs and is great with my dog boarders here in Klamath Falls Or. She has brought a great joy in our lives. ~ Valerie

We made the 5 plus hour drive down from Portland and it was totally worth it. Very impressed with the people running this shelter and caring for the dogs! 👍🏼👍🏼 Up! Rian from Portland ~ rian

Hi… We have always adopted our wonderful doggies…In 2018 we lost our little rescue Patch, to old age….but he had a super-loved life. Then in 2019 I began fostering with a NYC located rescue, WaggyTail. After fostering and finding wonderful homes for 4 different doggies..I met LUCKY… a Jack Russell-Chi mix girl, that came all… Read More

We wanted a spirited puppy and that’s exactly what we got with Lucie ( previously named Emma). She was the only girl who came with 6 brothers. It was really nice to meet them all, including her momma (named Carly), but our little girl captured our hearts. Thank you Rescue Ranch for all you do!… Read More

Iris is so full of spunk and love! We could not be more happy to have her in our lives! So has brought us so much joy and laughter and love! Thank you so much for allowing us to adopt her! ~ Briana

We adopted Ivy together with her sister Kizzy (since changed to Eazy) in September 2016. They happily expanded our 2 dog family to 4 furry friends. We learned from the RR they had a rough start in life. But now they get to go to the park along the river in Dunsmuir (where we live)… Read More

Elvis is our 4th rescue in our 47 years of marriage. We found him at an adoption fair about 10 years ago when still living in Southern California. All of our rescues have been wonderful. We are firm believers that adopting rescues results in the best dogs for the family, which is why we are… Read More

Ember’s One Year Gottcha Day Anniversary It’s been 1 year since Chris adopted me. Thinking back on my favorite times (not when I ate a 1/2 roll of paper towels or the plastic bag with 3 Roma tomatoes inside) and favorite places. The ocean beach & Curt’s farm are the best places ’cause I can… Read More

Blue graduates puppy class! He is so loved and doing so well ❤️ He knows sit, lay down, wait, gentle and working on loose leash walking. Of course he does all of it when he feels like it lol but he’s learning! Blue’s family #kialima ~ Rescue Ranch

Shasta is settling in quite well. Slept most of first full day home. Took 1/2 mile hike yesterday, went on an outing and just got her first bath this morning. She is really sweet and loving, starting to play and is exploring the property (still on leash for now). She is sleeping all night in… Read More

Opal, now called Anya is a great addition to our family. She loves exploring her forest home with us and is a good traveler. We go to North Carolina each year to visit family and so far she is a good camper!! she was worth waiting for. ~ Nancy

My fiancé and I went to the Grange to just look at dogs. But we of course fell in love with “Cheesie” as soon as we saw his baby face for such a big dog. We couldn’t be happier with our sweet boy and all the love he has brought into our house. ~ Matison

Berrigan (formerly ‘May’) became our new cherished family member last year, at age 6 months. Four months later, it seemed she might greatly benefit from a furry companion. Enter Rocco (formerly ‘Second Chance’)! They met last summer, on National Dog Day, at the Ranch, and became instant best friends. We did a second play date,… Read More

My name is Sachi (formerly Sasha) and I was adopted after my first family had to give me up. I love my new home, the dog park, and riding in the car. I’m learning my new routine. My new cat is learning to share his house with me. I still hate skateboards though and Mom… Read More

Sara (AKA: Hannah) has been with us for 2 weeks, she is doing very well, loves to go outside and has taken over the house. Almost potty trained, has met lots of people and other dogs and doesn’t bark. Has endless energy but the cats are still keeping their distance, at least they are in… Read More

My husband and I adopted Mim (Madam Mim) in early November, one week after my husband had open heart surgery. She was such a comfort during his recovery and she loved long naps on his lap. Our Grandchildren love and adore her and she has been so patient with their young hands. Mim has become… Read More

This little dogs name is lady♡ I went to Rescue ranch in 2014 looking for a puppy of course. Before I wanted a puppy the last time I had a dog was in 2009 with my little corgi molly. After a few years it was time to get a new four legged friend and I… Read More

In the fall of 2017, I was at an all time low. My physical and mental health was abysmal, and I was spending most of the day inside, in bed and shut out. After some research and working with my health care providers, I decided that I needed a service dog. I was unable to… Read More

His name was Buster but he didn’t seem to like his name and so we renamed him Fritz which he happily responds too. Fritz was very scared and shy, occasionally he still can prefer a quiet hidden spot but has recently begin to trust us more. With more trust he has begun to let us… Read More

We have a another baby that needed a friend so we went looking. The first time that we saw Sadee we knew she was the right one. She is such a wonderful addition to our family and couldn’t imagine a day without her. She was heaven sent. ~ Todd

Here are two pictures. I just recently edited them. This one is him in my office asking to play. The other is his “baby”, which made me laugh. He loved that toy and bathed it nightly, but I must assume it misbehaved since then he his attitude changed. He ate it’s brains out and pulled… Read More

~ Jeffrey Kiwi and Knight! Ready for adventure!

Remember me, I’m Trooper. One year ago to day (12/26/2017) my new family drove from Portland to Yreka to adopt me. ~ Jim

I picked Lulu up from Rescue Ranch in April 2016; we both needed safety, love, and clearly some exercise! Since bringing this girl home we’ve become constant companions, best friends, adventure partners; she comes to work with me everyday. I recently found the first photo of her taken at RR, and couldn’t help but want… Read More

One day there was a kid who really wanted a puppy.  As part of his leadership class, the kid made a puppy exercising toy for a place called the Rescue Ranch.  When he delivered the toy, he saw many puppies.  The kid begged his parents for a long while before they finally agreed to foster… Read More

We talked about getting a dog for a few years, but our house was on such a small lot, it just wouldn’t have been good for anyone. We were looking for larger property a little out of town, so the conversation came back up. We went to an adoption event at Petsmart in Medford on… Read More

We got our ‘Girls’ February 2016 – from a family of nine! Trouble & Noni (No Name) eventually became Bella and Foxy. I often tell the story, of how these dogs were destined for our home. My wife is very fond of a Family friend schipperke mix. That day we drove down from Oregon, to… Read More

We were visiting family, they had this adorable little dog that they had adopted from the rescue ranch which just so happened to be down the road from their house. So on the way out we decided that we would stop in & check it out. I told my boyfriend Steve as we were pulling… Read More

HI, We have 3 dogs, one from a breeder, one from a breed rescue and one from Jackson County Animal Shelter. We are FOTAS volunteers and met John the week after he was on the news for rescuing dogs from fires and marajuana grows. My husband is one of photographers for FOTAS. He was planning to… Read More

We adopted BelBel from the Rescue Ranch in March 2016. She is precious! We have two other schips and she gets along well with them. She loves to go on runs, and really snuggle under the covers!  

Before Rescue Ranch: Cash is about one year old and great with kids, dogs, and cats. He is a gentle loving soul that loves his walks. He isn’t going to be a champion sheepherder or a Frisbee-catching star, but he will bring you rays of sunshine every day with his sweet ways and winning smiles. Before… Read More

Our sweet Fur-Kids!! Our red healer Zip needed a friend…and our adoption of (Lin) renamed Daisy has been such a success!! They love each other!! 🐺🐶💙💕 Miss Daisy has bonded to my husband and Mr. Zip has always been so attached to me…so everyone is happy!!

Thought I’d post an update. It’s been a couple of months since Xena the Doberman Pinscher went to her forever home… obviously a life on acreage in Bella Vista, with other doggie-siblings and chickens to look after, is pretty rough on her.

We adopted sweet Lin on Saturday, who we now call Daisy!! She is perfect! She plays and plays with her new friend Zip the red healer She has found her fur-ever home with us!!

I’m so blessed to have gotten Pongo My 1 1/2 year old Chiwahwa that is only 7 pounds. Thank you so very much. He is very loved and spoiled. I love him so very much. He slept with me all night and finally relaxed and is very comfortable here at his new home. I took… Read More

Here’s a picture of Sprocket, the world’s most awesome dog we got from you a month or so ago, helping us during a photo shoot of our fillies (we just body clipped her, so her color looks weird)… Sprocket gets along with all of our chickens and peacocks and even helped my husband bring down… Read More

Maddie has discovered she likes being around our other two dogs. The past couple mornings when I get up she isn’t in the corner on her dog bed, instead she is snuggling. Still no accidents in the house or while sleeping. She goes to the door when she needs outside and barks when she wants… Read More

My husband and I had been thinking of getting a German Shepherd puppy from a breeder but we kept feeling like we needed to try to rescue at least one dog. So we began our search and found Ace who we now call Boomer at Rescue Ranch 5 days later. He has been the best… Read More

Quick note to give you an update on Jack. He is adapting very well here — there have been zero accidents in the house. We walk 2-3 times/day so he and I are getting our exercise. The house has a second floor with lots of steps — when he got here he was terrified of… Read More

We adopted Jack in July of 2013. At the time, Jack was estimated to be about a year and a half. While it seems like just yesterday, we have been a part of Jack’s life for over 2 years now. As one of the owners of an advertising agency in Southern Oregon, Jack gets to… Read More