Jazzy’s Legacy

Jazzy’s Legacy We are a 501c3 rescue and no kill sanctuary located in Amador County, California.

❤️ IZZY UPDATE: $1,461 RAISED—THANK YOU! ❤️We have now raised $1,461 of our $2,100 goal for Izzy’s surgery!🐾 Nearly 70% ...
08/31/2026

❤️ IZZY UPDATE: $1,461 RAISED—THANK YOU! ❤️

We have now raised $1,461 of our $2,100 goal for Izzy’s surgery!

🐾 Nearly 70% funded
🐾 Only $639 left to raise

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated, shared and helped us get Izzy this far. We would like to recognize Izzy’s wonderful donors, listed alphabetically by first name:

❤️ Bert Yturralde
❤️ Bob and Robin Kehr
❤️ Cassandra Tessandori
❤️ Christine Kunz
❤️ Crystal Cathay
❤️ Donna Astle
❤️ James Taylor
❤️ Jennifer Burrows
❤️ Jennifer Urjevich
❤️ Johnnie Berthiaum
❤️ Kaitlyn Summers
❤️ Mia Brown and family
❤️ Michelle Roland
❤️ Nicole McNair and family
❤️ Nikki Brazil
❤️ Patrice Press
❤️ Rochelle Wood
❤️ Shanel and Jason Rice
❤️ Tom Golden
❤️ Tracey Kling
❤️ Vicki and Jeff Holman
❤️ Victoria Sullivan Cubero

Whether you donated directly to Jazzy’s Legacy or called your donation into the veterinary clinic, you are helping give Izzy the surgery she needs.

Izzy’s surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, September 1. The mass will be removed and biopsied, and we are desperately hoping the veterinarian can remove all of it—and that it is not cancer.

We are so close. We only need $639 more to fully fund Izzy’s surgery. Please help us carry this sweet senior survivor the rest of the way.

🏥 DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE VETERINARIAN:
Jackson Creek Veterinary Clinic
209-223-3504
Please specify the Jazzy’s Legacy account for Izzy.

🐾 Zelle: 209-283-3030
🐾 Venmo: -Garfinkel
🐾 PayPal: [email protected]
🐾 Cash App: $bonesandjazzspar
🐾 Checks: Jazzy’s Legacy, Inc.
22 Main Street #1550
Ione, CA 95640

If you cannot donate, please share Izzy’s fundraiser and leave a comment to help keep it circulating.

Thank you for showing Izzy that she will not face this battle alone.

Once a Legacy Dog, Always a Legacy Dog.

It’s here!!! It’s HERE 📣It is finally here!!!!The Ignite Joy candle celebrating all the things.Fall, dogs and love 🐶 🍂🎃👻...
08/30/2026

It’s here!!! It’s HERE 📣

It is finally here!!!!

The Ignite Joy candle celebrating all the things.

Fall, dogs and love 🐶 🍂🎃👻💀

Scent is spiced oak, vanilla, tonka, clove, cinnamon sticks plus sweet mahogany. 12 glorious ounces of fall filled happiness that has been perfectly blended together to benefit Jazzy’s Legacy.

Ignite Joy is located in Amador City, Ca. They are open Friday- Sunday 11-4.

Come visit and get something very special for your donation to Jazzy’s Legacy thanks to Ignite Joy.
Link to Ignite Joy below 👇

https://www.instagram.com/ignitejoy_co?igsi=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

🚨🧸 THE MASSACRE: PART THREE—THE NIGHT SHIFT 🧸🚨We thought the massacre had been contained.It had not.By morning, animal v...
08/30/2026

🚨🧸 THE MASSACRE: PART THREE—THE NIGHT SHIFT 🧸🚨

We thought the massacre had been contained.

It had not.

By morning, animal victims were scattered everywhere. Stuffing covered the floor. One victim had been disemboweled, another was missing several important body parts—and the glass table was cracked.

We now have mass casualties and property damage.

Investigators also noticed a pattern:

🐾 The animal toys were being massacred.
🐾 The food toys were being eaten.

Apparently, somebody worked up the munchies during the crime spree.

But then investigators found Pizza—completely untouched.

In a house full of dogs.

Nobody touched the pizza.

This may be the most suspicious evidence yet.

Princess Beatrice Buttercup, also known as Buck Shot Shorty, blames Alfred.

Alfred the Annihilator blames BB.

Zeus, age 13½, claims he slept through everything and is too old for organized crime.

Oddly, Zeus said, “I saw nothing,” before investigators asked him a question.

The surviving animal toys are now in protective custody, but another problem has emerged:

The holding cell may not be secure.

To be continued…

👇 Who did it—and why was Pizza spared?

🎉🏡 CURTIS WENT TO HIS FOREVER HOME TODAY! 🏡🎉Today was the day our handsome Curtis packed his belongings and began the ne...
08/29/2026

🎉🏡 CURTIS WENT TO HIS FOREVER HOME TODAY! 🏡🎉

Today was the day our handsome Curtis packed his belongings and began the next chapter of his life.

Of course, no Legacy Dog leaves home empty-pawed.

Curtis brought his adoption records, food, treats, toys, slow feeder and something especially important: the Igloo doghouse he loves. It is his familiar, comfortable place, and we wanted him to have that sense of security while adjusting to his new surroundings.

Curtis’s wonderful new mom already had a personalized identification tag waiting for him. ❤️

Jazzy’s Legacy also sent him home with the same safety equipment we provide for every adopted dog:

🐾 A Jazzy’s Legacy identification tag and backup tag
🐾 A tracker
🐾 A dog seat belt for safe travel
🐾 A martingale collar for extra security while he adjusts and learns that this is truly his forever home

His new family received some Jazzy’s Legacy gear, too, because adopting one of our dogs means becoming part of our family.

And Curtis didn’t just gain a home—he gained an entire family.

He now has a mom, a dad, a human brother, a dog sister, a big cat, a kitten, sheep, chickens and turkeys.

Best of all, our energetic boy has five fully fenced acres where he can safely run, explore and enjoy his new life.

Sending a dog to a forever home is always bittersweet. We will miss seeing that beautiful brindle face, but this is the moment every rescue dog deserves:

The moment they stop waiting and finally go home.

Curtis, we hope your life is filled with love, adventures, comfortable beds, ridiculous amounts of attention and all the treats your heart desires.

Be a good boy—or at least try to look convincing when someone is watching. 😂

Thank you to Curtis’s new family for choosing adoption, preparing so thoughtfully for his arrival and giving this wonderful boy the home he has been waiting for.

Please join us in wishing Curtis and his entire new family a lifetime of happiness! ❤️🐾

Once a Legacy Dog, Always a Legacy Dog.

👑 **A STORY FROM MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER SOPHIA** 👑Great-Grandmother Sophia once told me:**“Picture this: Sicily, 1954.”**T...
08/28/2026

👑 **A STORY FROM MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER SOPHIA** 👑

Great-Grandmother Sophia once told me:

**“Picture this: Sicily, 1954.”**

There was one kitchen, one beautiful slice of cheese and one completely unreasonable human who refused to share it.

Sophia did not bark.

She did not beg.

She did not perform a single unnecessary trick.

She simply sat down, looked the human directly in the eyes and waited.

The human tried to ignore her.

Sophia continued staring.

The human left the room and came back.

Sophia was still staring.

Eventually, the human realized what everyone in our family has always known:

**You cannot win a battle of wills against a small, determined woman with fabulous hair.**

The human surrendered the cheese. Naturally.

Great-Grandmother Sophia told me the family lesson was simple:

🐾 Patience is a virtue.
🐾 Never underestimate the power of eye contact.
🐾 And cheese is not a treat—it is a necessity.

I have carried her wisdom with me throughout my life. This is why I do not beg for treats.

**I negotiate silently.**

Management calls it manipulation. I call it honoring my family traditions.

With inherited wisdom and very high standards,

**Princess Beatrice Buttercup**
*BB • Buck Shot Shorty • Management*

**Once a Legacy Dog, Always a Legacy Dog.**

💔 COPPER—FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHOMPIE—WAS JUST RETURNED TO THE RESCUE, AND HE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHY 💔Copper was dropped of...
08/28/2026

💔 COPPER—FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHOMPIE—WAS JUST RETURNED TO THE RESCUE, AND HE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHY 💔

Copper was dropped off at Jazzy’s Legacy today. He is here now, suddenly separated from the home, person and dog friends he had learned to trust.

Copper’s story began in September 2024. His mother, Mama Maggie, and her 10 newborn puppies were found near a river and brought to the Stanislaus County Shelter. The puppies were only one to two weeks old.

Tragically, one puppy died in the shelter.

Jazzy’s Legacy rescued Mama Maggie and her nine surviving two-week-old babies. Copper was originally known as Chompie when he was one of those tiny puppies.

Over time, Maggie and eight of her surviving puppies found homes.

Copper is the only one left.

Copper had been living in a wonderful foster home with a foster father who absolutely loves and adores him. His foster dad patiently helped this frightened boy begin to come out of his shell, and Copper grew to love his foster dog siblings. The pictures of them together show how comfortable, happy and connected he became.

Sadly, because of family circumstances that have nothing to do with Copper, his foster father could no longer keep him.

This is not Copper’s fault, and it is not because he wasn’t loved. Sometimes life changes in ways no one wanted or expected.

But Copper cannot understand any of that.

All he knows is that the home, person and dog friends he learned to trust are suddenly gone.

For any dog, being returned is confusing. For a frightened dog who was already shut down and had to work so hard to trust, it can be devastating.

I will personally be spending as much time with Copper as possible to help him feel safe and secure again. I wish our decompression camper were ready for him, but it still needs a new roof. Until then, I will take Copper with me while I work, let him sit beside me and give him the patience, reassurance and love he needs while he learns that he has not been abandoned.

Because he hasn’t been.

Copper is a Legacy Dog, and we will never stop showing up for him.

Copper needs a calm, patient home with someone who understands that trust cannot be rushed. He needs time, consistency, kindness and a person willing to let him form a bond at his own pace.

He has lived happily with other dogs and loved his foster dog siblings. His future home must not have chickens, ducks or other birds accessible to him.

Please share Copper. He has spent his entire life watching everyone else get chosen. Now he needs someone who will look at this scared, beautiful boy and say:

“You never have to wonder where you belong again.” ❤️

🤎🖤 If you would like to help with Copper’s care, or the care of any of our other Legacy Dogs, we would be incredibly grateful.

🐾 Zelle: 209-283-3030
🐾 Venmo: -Garfinkel
🐾 Cash App: $bonesandjazzspar
🐾 PayPal: [email protected]
🐾 Checks: Jazzy’s Legacy, Inc.
22 Main Street #1550
Ione, CA 95640

To learn more about adopting Copper:

📞 Jazzy’s Legacy: 209-283-3456
📧 [email protected]

Once a Legacy Dog, Always a Legacy Dog.

🚨 **GOOD MORNING—IZZY STILL NEEDS US** 🚨We shared that Izzy may be facing cancer and needs surgery this **Tuesday, Septe...
08/27/2026

🚨 **GOOD MORNING—IZZY STILL NEEDS US** 🚨

We shared that Izzy may be facing cancer and needs surgery this **Tuesday, September 1**.

Our goal is **$2,100**.

❤️ **If 100 people donate just $21, Izzy’s surgery will be covered.**

Izzy has already survived abuse, loss, death row and two terrible situations involving neglect and hoarding. She has waited since 2024 for a loving home—and now, before her forever person has found her, she is facing another frightening battle.

We are desperately hoping surgery will remove the entire mass and, if it is cancer, get all of the cancer.

Please help us reach those 100 people today:

🐾 Donate if you can—even $5 helps.\
🐾 Share Izzy’s pinned fundraiser.\
🐾 Comment on the original post to help keep it circulating.\
🐾 Consider opening your heart and home to this incredibly deserving senior girl.

🏥 **DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE VET:**\
Jackson Creek Veterinary Clinic\
**209-223-3504**\
Please specify the **Jazzy’s Legacy account for Izzy.**

🐾 **Zelle:** 209-283-3030\
🐾 **Venmo:** Michele-Garfinkel\
🐾 **PayPal:** [[email protected]](mailto\:[email protected]) — Friends & Family\
🐾 **Cash App:** $bonesandjazzspar\
🐾 **Checks:** Jazzy’s Legacy, Inc.\
22 Main Street #1550\
Ione, CA 95640

**Will you be one of Izzy’s 100 people?** ❤️

**Once a Legacy Dog, Always a Legacy Dog.**

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🚨 PLEASE DON’T SCROLL PAST IZZY—SHE NEEDS SURGERY AND A LOVING HOME 🚨Izzy has waited since 2024 for someone to choose he...
08/26/2026

🚨 PLEASE DON’T SCROLL PAST IZZY—SHE NEEDS SURGERY AND A LOVING HOME 🚨

Izzy has waited since 2024 for someone to choose her. Now, before her forever person has found her, she may be fighting cancer.

Izzy is a senior abuse, neglect and hoarding survivor. Before coming to Jazzy’s Legacy, she was beaten for jumping up, tormented by children, lost both her owner and her elderly canine companion, and eventually landed on the Stanislaus County Shelter’s euthanasia list.

We saved her—but that wasn’t the end of her heartbreak.

Izzy later found herself in another hoarding and neglect situation in Missouri. We fought to get her back. When she returned to us, she was obese and her toenails were severely overgrown. Once again, the people who were supposed to love her had failed her.

But Izzy survived. We demanded Izzy be immediately returned back to Jazzy’s Legacy because once a Legacy Dog, always a Legacy Dog.

Now a veterinary examination has revealed a mass that may be cancerous. Izzy needs surgery this Tuesday, September 1, to remove and biopsy it. The veterinarian won’t know how deep or extensive the mass is until Izzy is under anesthesia and surgery begins.

We are desperately hoping the surgery will remove the entire mass—and, if it is cancer, that removing it will get all of the cancer.

Her veterinary visit was $59.20, and surgery is estimated at $1,646.37–$1,949.37. We urgently need to raise $2,100.

❤️ If 100 people give just $21, Izzy’s surgery will be covered. Will you be one of them?

Izzy also still needs a forever home. Potentially having cancer doesn’t make her any less deserving of a family.

She needs a quiet, patient home with someone who understands that trust must be earned. Izzy prefers women, gentle and patient men and needs a home without small children, and would be happiest as the only animal. With patience and kindness, she is capable of forming an incredibly special bond.

This is one of my favorite pictures of her. Izzy’s friend Sylvia and her husband fell in love with Izzy because she was the spitting image of a beloved dog they lost after a fire. Their health prevented them from adopting her, but Sylvia has never forgotten Izzy and still asks about her.

That’s the kind of dog Izzy is—once she touches your heart, she stays there.

Please donate, share, comment—or consider opening your home to her. Izzy needs help with her surgery, but she also needs what she has been waiting for all along:

Someone to finally choose her.

🐾 DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE VET:
Jackson Creek Veterinary Clinic
209-223-3504
Ask for your payment to be applied to the Jazzy’s Legacy account for Izzy.

🐾 Zelle: 209-283-3030
🐾 Venmo: Michele-Garfinkel
🐾 PayPal: [email protected]⁠ — Friends & Family
🐾 Cash App: $bonesandjazzspar
🐾 Checks: Jazzy’s Legacy, Inc.
22 Main Street #1550
Ione, CA 95640

Jazzy’s Legacy
209-283-3456
[email protected]⁠

Izzy has survived every person who failed her. Please help make sure a lack of funds—and a lack of a forever home—don’t fail her now.

08/26/2026

🚨🐾 Attention Amador County Residents!
If you or someone you know is feeding intact feral or community cats, please help us help them by trapping, fixing, and returning them. It takes a village, and the ferals of Amador County need all of us!

Important: Amador County residents need to make an appointment with either their local veterinarian or with A-PAL Humane Society before trapping.

A-PAL has humane traps available for the public to borrow to safely trap and transport feral cats. We will help coordinate FREE spay/neuter, and the community will need to return the cats safely to the exact location where they were trapped, the place they know as home.

Please visit our website for complete info about TNR here:

TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN (TNR) OF FERAL CATS
🔗 pawspartners.org/spayneuter.html

If you have any questions please call us at (209) 223-0410 or visit us at our PAWS Facility at 12360 Trade Center Drive, Jackson.

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Ione, CA
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