Gunter's Legacy Animal Rescue, Inc., Claremont, CA (2026)

10/23/2026

❤️ HAPPILY EVER AFTER FOR NAOMI! ❤️

Sometimes, a change in foster homes turns out to be the best thing that could have happened. And that’s exactly what happened with Naomi! 🐾

A little while ago, we had to move Naomi from one foster home to another. As it turns out, it was a wonderful move because her foster mom, Lori, has decided she simply cannot part with her. Naomi has found her forever home! 🏡❤️

Naomi came to us after experiencing domestic abuse. She was only about a year old and was absolutely terrified of men. She needed patience, understanding, and someone willing to let her learn to trust again.

In her new foster home, Naomi has blossomed. She has come into her own and is learning that the world can be a safe place filled with kindness and love.

We have plenty of pictures of Naomi, but Lori has asked not to be photographed, and we completely respect her privacy. ❤️

Lori sees Naomi for who she truly is: a little dog who simply wants to be loved. And Lori has plenty of love to give!

Sometimes, the best adoptions are the ones that happen when you least expect them. We couldn’t be happier that Naomi has found her person.

Congratulations, Naomi and Lori! May your life together be filled with love, happiness, and many wonderful memories. You both deserve this beautiful new beginning! 🐶💕

10/15/2026

🐾 BAMBI’S SPAY SURGERY 💕

Bambi went to WesternU Pet Health Clinic this morning to be spayed! Her spay will cost approximately $225.

We’re running a little low on funds this month, and every little bit helps us continue rescuing dogs in need. If you’re able to make a small donation, or a donation of any size, we would be incredibly grateful. ❤️

As a small, foster-based rescue, every dollar makes a difference in helping us provide the medical care our dogs need before finding their forever homes.

🐾 Donations are tax-deductible!

💙 PayPal or Zelle: [email protected]

💜 Venmo:

Thank you for helping us care for Bambi and all the other little dogs who depend on Gunter’s Legacy Animal Rescue. Your generosity truly makes a difference! 🐶❤️

10/15/2026

❤️ PLEASE KEEP MOCHI IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS! 🙏🐾

This is Mochi, who was adopted from us a while back when she was just a little puppy! 🐶❤️ Today, she is a much-loved girl who has brought so much happiness to her owner, Will.

Will is a bit anxious this morning. Today, 10-15-26, Mochi has her TPLO surgery for her torn CCL (ACL in humans) on her right rear leg. If anyone would like to say a little prayer for her or just keep her in your thoughts, it would be appreciated.

When we rescue these little dogs and send them off to their forever homes, they become part of our extended rescue family. We care about them long after adoption day, and it means so much to see them loved and cherished by their families. ❤️

Please join us in sending Mochi all the positive energy for a successful surgery, a smooth recovery, and a quick return to feeling like her happy little self again!

We’re rooting for you, Mochi! You’ve got this, little girl! 🐾❤️🙏

Please keep Will in your thoughts, too. We know how frightening it is when someone you love is facing surgery, and we’re sending both of them lots of love today. ❤️

10/13/2026

I’m here at Western University Pet Health Clinic with KIRBY. ❤️🐾

Kirby suffered a seizure that lasted approximately 37 seconds, so we brought her in to be evaluated by the veterinary team.

Thankfully, she has not had another seizure since, and there was no history or report of previous seizures before this episode.

We’re hoping this was an isolated incident, but we want to make sure Kirby receives the evaluation and care she needs. As always, her health and well-being come first.

If you’re able to help, please consider making a donation toward Kirby’s veterinary care. Every contribution, no matter the amount, helps us cover her examination, testing, treatment, and any follow-up care she may need. Donations are tax-deductible, and contributions can be made through Zelle or PayPal at [email protected]. You can also donate through Venmo at .

Please keep Kirby in your thoughts, and if you can, donate today to help us make sure she gets the care she needs. 🙏❤️🐶

10/12/2026

❤️🐾 ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENT! PLEASE HELP US CONGRATULATE RENATTA AND CLEO! 🐾❤️

A few months ago, I was contacted by a very kind woman who had found a tiny little Chihuahua trying to cross Mission Boulevard in Pomona. She took her in and kept her safe while trying to locate her owner, but unfortunately, no one came forward.

When Cleo came to us, we continued the search for her owner for another two months, but sadly, we had no luck. After exhausting our efforts, we made sure this little girl received the care she needed. Cleo was spayed, microchipped, and ready for her next chapter! ❤️

Now, let me tell you about this little girl! At just 4½ pounds, Cleo has a personality bigger than most dogs ten times her size! 😂 She knows exactly what she wants, when she wants it, and she has absolutely no problem barking her little head off to make sure you understand!

But then she looks at you with those big, irresistible eyes, and suddenly, all your rules go right out the window. 🙄🤣 Let’s just say Cleo has mastered the art of getting her way!

A HUGE thank-you to Lori for fostering Cleo, taking her to weekly adoption events, and helping her find the perfect home. Cleo attracted plenty of interest at those events, and we are so grateful that Lori kept working to find the right match for this very special little girl. ❤️

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Cleo has found her forever home with Renatta! 🏡🐾

Please join us in congratulating Renatta and Cleo and welcoming them both to the GLAR family of adopters! 🎉❤️

Renatta, thank you for opening your heart and home to this tiny little diva. May your life together be filled with love, laughter, happy memories, and just the right amount of Chihuahua bossiness!

Congratulations to you both! We wish you a lifetime of happiness together! 🐾❤️

10/04/2026

When you run an animal rescue, there are certain things you absolutely dread hearing when you pick up the phone.

“My foster dog has escaped.”

When one of my dogs is missing, I don’t handle it well. My only thought is getting out there, finding them, and getting them safely back.

I received a call from Little Man’s foster saying that he had gotten out through a door that had accidentally been left open. They were in a busy area near Arrow Highway and Benson in Upland, and I was in Pomona.

I think I made it to Upland in about five minutes. 😂

On the way, I called my sister and asked her to start posting him on all the Lost & Found sites while I headed out to search.

I drove up and down Benson and Arrow Highway, then Central and Foothill. There are SO many apartment buildings, houses, businesses, and industrial areas in that part of Upland. I remember thinking, “We are never going to find him.”

I was stopping people who were walking their dogs, people out riding their bikes—anyone I saw—and asking if they had seen Little Man.

Then, while I was stopped at a traffic light, my sister called.

Someone had just posted Little Man!

He was in the parking lot of Suzann's Flowers.

I had no idea where that was. The only Suzann’s Flowers I knew was the one that used to be near the cemetery in Ontario, so I’m thinking, How in the world did this little dog get THAT far?

I looked to my right to see if I could pull into the parking lot…

And there it was. Suzann’s Flowers.

I pulled in, jumped out of the car, and started walking around the parking lot calling his name.

And then I started freaking out because…

HE WASN’T THERE.

Just as I was beginning to panic, a woman opened the door of the flower shop and asked:

“Are you looking for a dog?”

YES!!!

I walked into the flower shop and there he was.

Little Man came running right to me.

I picked him up and, yes, I will admit it…

I was ugly crying. 😭❤️

Little Man was surrendered to us a little over a month ago. He still had his identification tags with his previous owner’s information on them. His owner is now in Australia, and the wonderful people at Suzann’s Flowers had actually contacted him.

I had also called and texted his previous owner to let him know what was happening. Of course, with the time difference, I knew he was probably sleeping.

Once I had Little Man safely in my arms, I called his foster to tell her he had been found. I also left his previous owner another message.

I am incredibly grateful that Little Man just happened to walk through the back door of Suzann’s Flowers.

I am even more grateful that the staff didn’t just shoo him away. They brought him inside, kept him safe, and posted him so we could find him.

They helped bring our little guy home. ❤️

I will be forever grateful to them.

And let me tell you—they have some absolutely beautiful flowers! 🌸💐

So if you ever need flowers, please consider supporting Suzann’s Flowers in Upland. The people are kind, professional, and compassionate—and I will never forget that they took care of Little Man when he needed someone.

Sometimes it really does take a village.

Thank you, Suzann’s Flowers, for keeping our boy safe. ❤️🐾

And Little Man…

PLEASE don’t ever scare me like that again! 😂 also he does now have one of our tags.

Thank you Katrina Plspayurpledge Gomez

09/09/2026

UPDATE: thank you everyone we’ve had so much interest in this little one. I’m trying to respond to everyone, but I thought that I would update this post. We have had a lot of very kind responses. I would encourage you to complete the application listed in the post below, if you are truly interested in fostering or potentially adopting. Thank you again for your kindness and for your willingness to open your hearts and holes to this little dog.

🚨 URGENT: IS ANYONE AVAILABLE TO FOSTER THIS SWEET SENIOR GIRL? 🚨

I received a call this afternoon from a woman in Vacaville who is desperately trying to find a new home for her beloved Yorkie.

This little girl has been with her family for approximately 10 years. When she was adopted from the Vacaville SPCA, the shelter estimated that she was between 3–4 years old. That would make her approximately 13–14 years old today. 💔

Her owner is dealing with ongoing medical issues, and with her children now away at college, she has reached the heartbreaking point where she can no longer provide the care this senior girl needs.

She is spayed, vaccinated and microchipped.

Here is what her owner told me:

❤️ She is very well behaved.
❤️ She interacts well with people but prefers to spend her days quietly napping in her bed.
❤️ She is crate trained.
❤️ She uses p*e pads if she has an accident.
❤️ She has always eaten dry dog food.
❤️ She has had no significant health issues other than an eye injury last year that was treated and healed.
❤️ She is not a constant barker. She will let you know when she wants to come inside from the backyard.

This is a senior dog who has spent roughly a decade with the same family. She doesn’t understand why her life is suddenly changing. At 13 or 14 years old, she deserves to spend her remaining years feeling safe, loved and secure—not frightened or passed from place to place. 🥺💔

🙏 IS THERE ANYONE IN THE VACAVILLE/SACRAMENTO AREA WHO COULD OPEN THEIR HOME TO THIS GIRL?

We desperately need a foster home so we can help her.

If you can foster, please complete our foster application at https://www.gunterslegacy.org/glar-foster-application or send me a private message. Gunter’s Legacy provides all medical care, food and any other necessities needed while she is in foster care. You provide the safe, loving home she needs.

Even if you cannot foster, PLEASE SHARE. You never know who among your friends or followers might be the person she is waiting for.

Let’s not let this little senior girl spend her golden years wondering where her family went. ❤️🐾

09/08/2026

🎉🥁 DRUM ROLL, PLEASE! 🥁🎉

ZUKO HAS BEEN ADOPTED! ❤️🐾

And he has a new name, a new family, and TWO canine siblings!

Everyone, meet Tuco! Formerly Zuko, this little guy has officially been adopted by his incredible fosters, Ray and Kim. And honestly, we could not have written a better ending to his story. 🥹❤️

But let’s go back to where this story began…

Tuco was sitting in a shelter in Sacramento, and it was his LAST DAY.

Lisa Milanes, who runs the Chihuahua Rescue Network in Sacramento, reached out to us and asked if there was any way we could help him.

There was just one problem.

We didn’t have a foster.

And at this point, we cannot pull a dog unless we have a committed foster home.

I spoke with the shelter staff, and they told me that someone had actually shown interest in Tuco. Unfortunately, because he was Rescue Only at the time, they could not adopt him directly.

Thankfully, that person had left their information with the shelter.

His name was Ray.

I reached out to Ray and asked if he would consider fostering Tuco for us. He said yes! Then he mentioned his partner, Kim—and her name sounded familiar.

Sure enough, when I looked it up, Kim had previously submitted an application to adopt a dog from Gunter’s Legacy Animal Rescue.

It was meant to be. ❤️

We were able to use her existing application to process the foster, Ray and Kim completed the foster contract, and Zuko was on his way to safety.

We thought, Okay, this is going to be easy breezy.

Well…not exactly. 😳

Tuco had contracted kennel cough at the shelter, and when Ray picked him up, he was coughing his head off.

We quickly scheduled a veterinary appointment, and Ray took him to every single appointment.

His kennel cough turned into pneumonia, and what followed was a long trail of medications and veterinary visits as we tried to get his respiratory infection under control.

Finally, we did.

But poor Tuco wasn’t finished with his medical journey.

He developed a severe urinary tract infection that required urine cultures to determine exactly what was going on. Eventually, the vets figured it out, and he needed two different antibiotics to knock that infection out.

Meanwhile, his coughing finally started to subside.

And poor Kim was finally able to get some sleep. 😂❤️

We had already postponed his neuter twice because he was sick. When Ray drove him to Sacramento to finally have the procedure done, they refused to perform it because of Zuko’s age.

So we quickly scheduled him with Gold Country, and they got him in.

Ray once again made the trip with him.

During the procedure, the veterinarian took a look at Tuco’s teeth.

They were absolutely HORRENDOUS.

The doctor recommended a dental, and we didn’t hesitate.

Tuco had 19 teeth removed.

NINETEEN.

Poor little guy must have been in so much pain. 💔

But now?

He is recovering. He is feeling better. He has his health back. He has two canine siblings.

And most importantly…

He has HOME. 🏡❤️

Ray and Kim recently gave us the news we had been hoping for but weren’t sure would happen:

They couldn’t let him go.

They had fallen completely in love with him and wanted to officially adopt him.

So Zuko became Tuco, and his foster family became his forever family. ❤️🐾

We couldn’t be happier.

Ray and Kim are absolutely wonderful people and incredible animal lovers. Tuco truly hit the jackpot.

And we have to say it again because this story proves it:

❤️ FOSTERING SAVES LIVES. ❤️

If Ray hadn’t left his information at the shelter…

If he hadn’t been willing to foster…

If Kim hadn’t already applied with us…

If they hadn’t opened their home to this sick little dog…

Rico might not be here today.

Instead, the little dog who was on his LAST DAY at the shelter is now sleeping safely in a home with people who adore him and two canine siblings by his side.

That’s what fostering does.

It gives dogs like Tuco a chance.

Congratulations, Tuco! 🎉🐾❤️

And to Ray and Kim—thank you for opening your hearts and your home. Thank you for taking him to every appointment, giving him his medications, nursing him through pneumonia and a terrible UTI, getting him through surgery and a 19-tooth dental, and most of all…

Thank you for becoming his forever family.

We couldn’t have asked for a better ending. ❤️

FOSTERING SAVES LIVES.

— Leti
Gunter’s Legacy Animal Rescue, Inc.

P.s. Tuco is the black and tan Chihuahua 🐾💕

09/02/2026

🐾❤️ Tai Chi & Little Man Are Having Some Fun! ❤️🐾

Tai Chi and Little Man were having some fun yesterday, and I absolutely loved watching them together. 🥰

Tai Chi can sometimes take a little time to warm up to other dogs, but with Little Man, he immediately clicked. Maybe he can sense that Little Man is missing his family. 💔 Or maybe they just understand each other in a way that we don’t.

Whatever the reason, I love watching these two play. And something really stood out to me—Tai Chi is much gentler with Little Man than he is with some of the other dogs. It’s absolutely adorable. ❤️

Now, about our boy Tai Chi…

He has had quite a few inquiries, but so far, no one has taken that final step to adopt him.

And I honestly think I know why.

When people come to meet Tai Chi, he is often completely unimpressed by them. 😂 He’s aloof. He isn’t interested in making friends with the humans who have come to meet him. He’s much more interested in the smells around him and whatever else is happening in his environment.

And I understand how that can be disappointing when you’re hoping a dog will run up to you, give you kisses and immediately fall in love.

But that’s just not Tai Chi.

He’s a dog who needs you to give him time.

He isn’t going to audition for you in the first five minutes. He isn’t going to desperately seek your attention. He may barely acknowledge you.

But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a huge personality or a whole lot of love to give.

Sometimes the dogs who don’t immediately choose you are the ones who become the most special once they finally do. ❤️

Tai Chi just needs someone who is willing to look beyond that first impression and give him the opportunity to show you who he really is.

And watching him with Little Man yesterday was just another reminder that there is so much more to this boy than what you see when you first meet him. 🐾❤️

Tai Chi is still waiting for his forever family.

Maybe his person is out there… they just need to be patient enough to let Tai Chi discover them. ❤️ found him. Sniffing the grass and the trees. But the truth is it’s once he’s inside. All he wants to do is be with his person. I wish people could see this about him. I don’t know why people think that there should always be some sort of instant connection. The connection will come. They don’t understand that tai chi has been in four different homes. Who could blame him for being aloof. I know this, his next home will have to be his permanent home the last two people that came asked basically if they could test drive him after hearing that he had been in four homes. What did they not understand? Apparently they did not understand the assignment.

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