Kennels 2 Couches

05/23/2026

In case anyone is wondering, I've never sent any dogs to Miranda's Sanctuary with Shannon Miranda in Fortuna, CA. I've sent only one dog to a sanctuary, located in New Mexico, and have his adoption post from Petfinder. Until recently I had never heard of Shannon Miranda or his sanctuary. My heart breaks for the dogs that were taken there, for the rescues and shelters that trusted him, for the volunteers that worked with the dogs until they were shipped to their inhumane deaths. This is not how rescue is supposed to work.

Which begs the question: what are we supposed to do with all the dogs in shelters that need rescue? Rescues can't save them all, there aren't enough adopters for the easy dogs, let alone the harder to place dogs. Fosters can't hold onto them forever, and bless those that hang in there. Why aren't people keeping their dogs? Why are litters continuing to happen? What's wrong with this picture?

05/16/2026

He's with another rescue, but he's too cute to not share. Compelling story that we are seeing over and over and over and over 😔😢😠

Let’s address the elephant in the room, shall we?

Meet Rex, a very deserving boy in need of a forever home. ❤️

Rex was rescued and safely trapped by one of our volunteers after surviving days wandering dangerously near traffic. Since coming into rescue, we’ve made sure he received everything he needed — neuter, vaccinations, heartworm test, deworming, and microchip.

Now let’s be honest: while Rex may not be a Labrador, he still deserves the same chance at love, safety, and a family of his own. Right now, he is taking up space desperately needed for incoming Labradors, and we truly need help finding him the perfect home.

Rex is a sweet, mellow guy who knows several commands, takes treats gently, appears housebroken, and just wants someone to finally choose him.

Please join us in SHARING Rex so we can help this good boy find the forever family he deserves. 🐾
Apply for Rex: www.labrescuefresno.org Ask for Rex!

🚨 REX NEEDS A HERO — PLEASE READ & SHARE 🚨

Rex is alive today by pure luck.
For days, this sweet boy wandered in the middle of the road on Sample–Pittman Hill in Clovis… cars flying past him, coming within inches of his life. Over and over again, he returned to the same spot — confused, waiting… for someone who never came back.

No food.
No water.
No one looking for him.
We believe Rex was dumped.

And somehow, despite everything, he is still one of the kindest, gentlest dogs you could ever meet. ❤️

Rex is about 4–5 years old, an Aussie-Australian Cattle Dog mix, around 65 lbs. He knows commands like sit, stay, shake, and down. He takes treats gently, appears housebroken, and has a calm, loving demeanor.
He will be best as your only loving guy, no cats please.
This boy deserved so much better than what he got.
But we can still change his story.
Rex is now safe. He is fully vetted — vaccinated, neutered, and microchipped.
What he needs now… is someone to choose him.
A home.
A family.
A second chance.
🐾 Small rehoming fee to the right match or if you are a rescue please feel free to contact us.

Please — help us make sure Rex never has to wait on the side of the road again.

🐾 SHARE. TAG. HELP US FIND REX HIS HOME. Apply for Rex: www.labrescuefresno.org Ask for Rex!

05/16/2026

We have been trying to share this beautiful girl who is at my local shelter. She's actually from my neighborhood but her family didn't come back for her even though they were contacted. She's a shy girl, but she lived with a family with kids.

Our local shelter, Santa Barbara County Animal Services, has recently studied taking pages from the big shelters' playbook with dabbling with euthanasia lists. Not because they are popping at the seams, but because they've got some fiscal issues and can't support dogs long-term anymore.

Nibla rides great in the car, is beautiful when you see her in person. Her family that she was with for at least the last 2 years speaks Spanish, so if you're interested in a dual language dog she's your girl. If anyone is interested in more information they can either reach out to the shelter directly, or I do have ability to rescue her if there's a foster out there. I feel like I'm talking into a huge abyss though when I'm asking for Fosters because nobody's responding right now, but I'm still going to ask for one.

📞 Me 805-450-1010 for more info about fostering or foster to adopt.

05/15/2026

What’s your dog’s “thing”?
Because it might not be the $70 enrichment toy sitting untouched in the corner.

Enrichment has become a massive buzz word lately.
Every second product promises mental stimulation, calmness and fulfilment.

But real enrichment?
It’s much simpler .

Some dogs would choose shredding cardboard over a puzzle toy every single time.
Some want to sniff every blade of grass.
Some thrive on running, jumping and movement.
Some love chewing and licking.
Some enjoy solving problems.
Some just want to quietly watch the world go by.

That’s the bit we can miss.

We start choosing enrichment based on trends, marketing or what other dogs enjoy instead of observing our own dogs and what brings them joy.

A dog walking away from a puzzle toy is not “failing enrichment”.
They may simply be telling you
“This isn’t my thing.”

So what is?💭

05/14/2026

IMPORTANT READ‼️
I want to bring to everyone's attention these scams that are confusing and prey upon genuine, concerned people and screw rescues.

The scam is that there are these pages that are created that claim they are a rescue, maybe even actually using the name of a rescue or something close to one that is well established and recognized, such as Tails of Hope, Hope Found Paws, or Trina K9 Friends. There are actual rescues called Tails of Hope, Hope For Paws and Trina and Friends, but they have their own social media. The scam pages quickly amass thousands of followers, something that's not easy to do unless you have figured out how to manipulate algorithms or buy bots as followers. But they do have actual people that follow them thinking it's real. They post dogs that need rescue that are in dire conditions and sometimes they ask for shares, sometimes they ask for follows, and sometimes they ask for donations for dogs that they don't even have in their possession. That's one scam.

The other scam is when they steal freedom photos for dogs they post and pass them off as their own, or in the case of Hope Found Paws they will attribute it to another rescue. Like they are partnering with that "rescue" to share dogs and outcomes and will drive traffic towards that "rescue" page. Then they post different payment links, which usually doesn't have the rescue name attached to it. Since people are used to seeing rescues sometimes use personal Venmo or PayPal accounts this doesn't necessarily flag anybody that's something is amiss. But the other weird thing is if they give a PayPal link it goes to some organization name that's different than the page the dog was posted on or was attributed to me rescued by. That's a big flag.

I know this because not only have I seen it happen to other rescues, but it actually happened to me with a dog I rescued named Ladybug from Devore. The scammers took my freedom photo of her being carried out of the shelter, and they posted it on all three of their social media pages seemingly related to Eduardo Cintron. When I tried to post initially after I saw my picture on their page with them attempting to collect pledges from people that fled on their page I was quickly blocked. The page was reported to Facebook but Facebook doesn't do anything. The post was reported to Facebook, same outcome. I discovered on the Tails of Hope page that they were claiming a third rescue had actually saved her, not themselves. They were claiming Trina K9 Friends rescued Ladybug

Somehow I must have messaged Hope Found Paws about something, and to my surprise they responded to whatever question I asked. So I continued the text communication to ask about the discrepancy. Once I shared with them that I was the original rescue that saved ladybug they did exactly what I figured they would do: stop responding and blocked me.

Friends, please be aware of what scammers look like. First, if a page that claims to be a rescue seems to "rescue" an unusually large number of animals, that's a flag. Most rescues are not consistently rescuing 10 dogs a week. I don't know of any rescues that rescue and that kind of volume, But the fake scam pages will certainly appear to be rescuing just about every dog they post.

Second, get savvy on what AI generated content looks like. Facebook is even putting tags on content that they recognize was AI generated, but I suspect it's left to AI to recognize its own AI and may not be guaranteed. Grace page is a good example of what AI generated content looks like (see last photo for the AI notification).

Third, If in doubt about whether something is real or not go back to sources you know or trust or look up the dogs kennel ID number to see if it comes up elsewhere such as a network page that announces the rescue. Some rescues don't like to be disclosed when they rescue a dog so you're not always going to find out who the real rescue is, but before honoring a pledge especially if it's sizable ask questions about the organization that is claiming to be the rescue. None of the scam rescues have an EIN which is their tax number. None of them are tax-exempt. I'm pretty certain none of them actually operate in the United States contrary to what they write on their page, Hope Found Paws messenger page actually is in Spanish and not English, which suggests that it is originating outside the US. (See attached photo of that).

Finally, If you believe you have identified a scam page based on what you're seeing report it to Facebook. Chances are they won't do anything but if there are enough reports about the same page or the same post it will eventually throw up red flags with Facebook. These groups are not only lying to you, they are stealing money from you if you honor your pledges to them. And they are consequently stealing pledges from the rescue that actually did save the dog.



P.s. Ladybug is happily in her forever home. She went straight from the shelter to her foster to adopt Mom and is doing wonderful there ❣️ video of her is in the comments.

05/12/2026

This is a MUST Read if you are adopting a new dog whether from a shelter or from a rescue, or are going to Foster a dog. Please please please take the time to read this.

Their world completely changed.
And they don’t know why.

We see their quietness as coping or relaxing so we can accidentally expect too much, far too soon.

One of the hardest parts with newly rehomed dogs is their stress doesn’t always look dramatic.
We would recognise that easily, but some dogs become extremely still and quiet.

Some follow people constantly.
Some sleep more.
Some avoid all interactions.
Others become busy, mouthy, overexcited or unsettled.

We have a job to do from the second they arrive and it’s not about training.
It should be far more about observation.

We should be watching.
Learning who they are.
Recognising patterns.
Seeing what changes their emotional state.

What startles them?
What helps them relax?
What environments suddenly change their body language?
When do they seek distance?
What happens around food, visitors, handling or rest?

They are telling us who they are and how they are coping, often as clearly as they can and we have a duty to listen.

One thing nearly all rehomed dogs share? It’s incredibly easy to unintentionally overwhelm them.

And it’s usually done with the very best of intentions.