08/30/2026
❤️🐾 10 YEARS. ONE BIG FAMILY. SO MANY LIVES CHANGED. 🐾❤️
Today was something truly special.
This afternoon, we held our very first LBDR Alumni Reunion as we celebrated 10 years of Little Big Dog Rescue—and honestly, our hearts may never recover. 🥹❤️
Just look at the faces who came home to celebrate with us:
🐾 Sam
🐾 Boomer
🐾 Onyx
🐾 Timon
🐾 Kiara
🐾 Mira
🐾 Chip
🐾 Violet
🐾 Kettle
🐾 Zara
🐾 Apollo
🐾 Shimmer
🐾 Gargoyle
🐾 Chipmunk
🐾 Artemis
🐾 Toto
🐾 Babelle
🐾 Shelby
Every single one of them has a story.
Some came to us as puppies who needed a chance—and today we watched those puppies run around as grown dogs.
Some arrived sick, injured or facing serious medical challenges—and today they stood before us healthy and healed.
Some came from neglect, abuse or circumstances no dog should ever have to endure—and today they were surrounded by people who adore them.
And some of them simply needed someone to say:
“We’ve got you now.”
Today, we got to see what those words can mean.
We got to see the happily-ever-afters.
We got to see the second chances.
We got to see the lives that were saved.
And we got to celebrate the people who made those happy endings possible.
To every adopter who opened their home and their heart…
To every foster who loved a dog knowing they would eventually have to say goodbye…
To every volunteer who transported, bathed, fed, trained, comforted, photographed, coordinated, fundraised and showed up…
To every donor who helped pay the vet bill, buy the food or make one more rescue possible…
Thank you. ❤️
You are LBDR.
Ten years ago, this journey began with a dream to give dogs a safe place and a second chance.
Today, that dream has four legs, wagging tails, gray muzzles, puppy breath, goofy grins and families who will love them for the rest of their lives.
And standing there today, surrounded by our alumni, we were reminded of something incredibly important:
The work matters.
Every late-night transport matters.
Every bottle baby matters.
Every medical emergency matters.
Every foster dog who steals your heart matters.
Every adoption application matters.
Every dollar donated matters.
Because somewhere at the end of all that work is a day like today.
A day where we can look at a room full of dogs and say…
“We helped save you.”
And even better—
“Look at how beautifully you are living.” 🥹❤️
Thank you for giving us the privilege of saving lives for the last 10 years.
Here's to the dogs we've saved.
Here's to the ones still waiting.
Here's to the people who make it possible.
And here's to the next year…
…and the next 10 years…
of saving dogs, changing lives and proving that sometimes, all it takes is one person willing to care enough to make a difference.
🐾❤️ Happy 10th Anniversary, Little Big Dog Rescue. ❤️🐾
The best is yet to come.
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