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Dog Days Search & Rescue

An animal search and rescue organization created to assist in reuniting lost pets with their owners as well as saving stray or abandoned animals in need.

We have team members in Southern California & Middle Tennessee. Our experienced team not only has the passion and drive for search and rescue but they also have the skills! Working along with other rescuers in our field we have formed an exclusive team to help owners bring their pets home safely, along with catching and saving other stray, neglected or abandoned pets in need. Using the latest equi

pment and technology we will conduct search and rescues in a professional and compassionate manner. If you need our help, Dog Days Search and Rescue is here! Your support and contributions will enable us to help reunite lost & found pets and save homeless strays. Your generous donation will fund our mission and is tax deductible. You can donate via paypal, Venmo at DogDays-SAR or via mail to our P.O. Box at Dog Days Search & Rescue, P.O. Box 1511, Simi Valley, CA 93062

13/09/2025

While we try to stay primarily focused on search & rescue, our team can often be found helping dumped dogs and cats. If we have the room to foster in our own home, we do, or we at least help them to their next safe spot.

Please say hi to Samson! According to sighters, this poor Labrador boy was apparently left at a cemetery in Tennessee. He was found in a county with no animal control and no animal shelter. A good samaritan finally took him in but he could not stay there long term and she had no where for him to go inside as her own dogs were not happy he was there. She took off all the ticks that were on him and fed him regularly but he was staying in her front yard. As any typical Labrador, he was so happy for the attention he was getting, but he was in need of some medical and a long term solution. His good samaritan reached out for help with him far and wide.

With rescues full all over right now, it is hard to find a place for large dogs to go. Especially strays, and harder for those with medical needs. Our hearts broke for this beautiful boy and we were able to make a space for him and stepped up to help.

After some research, we found his original owner, who let us know he had rehomed him over a month prior to someone. Seemed that person possibly dumped him. Either way, no one was looking for this 5 year old boy, and no one wanted him back.

We picked Samson up and took him to the farm with Kelly. He was scared of most things but loved kids and playing fetch. Kelly then took Samson to the vet to get checked over.

Unfortunately, he tested positive for Heartworm, and also 2 tick born diseases; lyme and erlichea. He also has a skin condition that "might" get better with proper food and care. The bigger concern is getting him through the heartworm treatment which we have started. He is on daily meds now to treat everything.

This boy is sweet, grateful, good with dogs, cats, and overall a good boy. We will update you more on his care as the weeks pass. At some point he will be ready for a foster or new forever home. Welcome to the Dog Days SAR family Samson.
We have already spent $400+ on this boy, with more to come for heartworm meds, shots and spay. If you would like to donate to his care, you may do so at the below. Just note its for Samson or message us.

Thank you!

Dog Days Search & Rescue is a 501c3 Non Profit Organization. ALL donations are tax deductible!! Please make sure when donating that the information below matches where your donation is going to EXACTLY as there are many scammers out there now stealing our logo and name as well on Venmo (they do it to many non profits now)

PayPal:
https://dogdayssar.com/donate
Or Venmo -SAR
Or Zelle @ [email protected]
Donations can be mailed and we also can receive corporate donation matching gifts. Contact us for more details on donations.

21/08/2025

Poor Jude. His story is sad and he needs you to share it! Let's help find this gorgeous boy a forever home! 🐾🐾

Jude's owner gave him and his furry friend away in April. Then that person left both dogs to wander the streets, with no place to go.
Neighbors noticed them roaming for awhile and had tried to help them, but soon realized they couldn't secure them both. They reached out to us for help catching them.

We trapped Jude and secured the other. We got them both safe and over to the shelter, where they could be medically checked, get shots and were no longer at risk of getting hit on the streets. We also found out they had an original owner. We were hopeful they would get back to their original home.

But no one came to reclaim them from the shelter, not even after their original owner had been notified.

Then after a few weeks, Jude's buddy got adopted out, but it left Jude all alone.

For four months he has been alone 😢.

Here it is August, and this handsome 3 year old boy is still sitting in a lonely kennel, wondering what happened. We don't know why he hasn't been adopted. We think he's cute as can be. Sure, he's a little shy. But volunteers have noted he is very sweet, loves pets and just needs an owner with a little patience. He is also good on leash!

We are hoping you can share his pictures and story, so he can find his forever home. His person has to be out there! We have thousands of followers and this boy needs you all to share his post please! Let's be a hero for Jude! He deserves better than where he is now.

Jude is located at Ventura County Animal Services in Simi Valley, CA
His A # is A863964
Please contact them if you are interested in adopting him.

https://animalservices.venturacounty.gov/viewan-2/?ida=A863964

Thank you!

13/08/2025

🐾Handsome!
🐾Cuddly!
🐾Lovable!
🐾Good on Walks!
🐾Loves chasing balls!
🐾Great napping buddy!
🐾Cutest ears ever!

Quite the resumee this boy has! Why in the world has no one adopted Luigi! His list of adoptable qualities is endless!

This sweet 75lb, gorgeous lab mix is still looking for his forever home. He has been sitting in the shelter since February! Almost 6 months! How sad he must be, watching all the other dogs find their forever families while he just sits and waits for someone to come throw the ball for him, all behind kennel doors. And with the cutest ears you've ever seen!

Luigi is so good he even made it out of the shelter for some foster time recently for a few days. He dreaded going back to the shelter when foster time was up. He loved those days of playing catch and napping in his foster home by the pool.

Please help SHARE Luigi! Share him far and wide to help get him out of the shelter!! He deserves so much more. He was found on the streets where we helped secure him, and then no owners ever came for him. We have to help him out of the shelter. We cannot keep rescuing dogs for them to just sit in the shelter!

If you are interested in adopting Luigi,
His ID # is A861711
He is located at the:
CAMARILLO ANIMAL SHELTER
600 Aviation Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010

Thank you and please share!

29/07/2025

Oreo! We just love him. Look how amazing he is and how far he has come. All thanks to our amazing supporters! Oreo would give you all hugs if he could!

25/07/2025

Friday update! 🎉🎉

Dom's surgery went great! The Dr. says that his leg should heal nicely. For now, he's on crate rest and some good drugs to keep him calm!

Because of the amazing outpouring of support to both us and Furry Funding, we raised enough to also help his owner get him neutered too!

Thank you all again for your support. ❤️

Kevin is so appreciative and thankful that everyone thought that Dom was worth saving. Great job community!

Thank you again!!

25/07/2025

Southern California Followers 🚨🚨

Time to stock up on your meat and seafood for the summer bbq's!

Furry Funding, one of our rescue partners, is the beneficiary for one of their most popular fundraisers on Saturday, July 26th, all day

Mention FURRY FUNDING and 15% goes back to them to continue helping local pets!

101 S. Westlake Blvd. On the corner of Thousand Oaks Blvd and Westlake Blvd

In case you didn't know, Furry Funding is a non profit, all volunteer, emergency veterinary funding organization. They have jumped in to help owners with the insane veterinary costs when their pets have an emergency. They cannot continue helping without your support!

Learn more about their organization here:

FurryFunding – Giving Today Saves an Animal's Tomorrow https://share.google/xuZ5lVonSpyhmKEEN

Please share!

21/07/2025

Update: 7/24- there was a bit of a hiccup. But Dom has been the all clear for surgery on Friday 7/25! We will keep you updated!!

🚨🚨🚨UPDATE: WE HAVE HIT THE GOAL!!! THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING COMMUNITY! FURRY FUNDING HAS PLENTY OF OTHER ANIMALS THAT THEY ARE HELPING AND NEED FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH. YOU CAN STILL DONATE TO THEM FOR ANY OF THEIR OTHER CASES

Here is their website and you can donate to their general fund or click Veterinary and Medical cases to see all the animals they are helping!! Thank you again!!!

Donate – FurryFunding https://share.google/ChRTEEodVW5hy4fLf

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Duke, a husky and Dom, a small pittie mix escaped their home last week. Their owner Kevin did everything he could to find them. He was guided by Sue and Jenn who also were out thermal scoping the hills and supporting Kevin with on the ground searches.

Duke was found in the hills above the 23/101 freeway, in Thousand Oaks. Kevin had received a report of Dom seen on the freeway but couldn't find him.

Days went by and there were no sightings of Dom. His owner put up posters, posted online and even searched the hills but it was like he vanished.

Finally, we got info that CHP had just captured a dog that matched his description on the 101 freeway! Animal control picked him up and rushed him to Oaks Veterinary Urgent Care.

Dom was in bad shape, presumably he was hit by a car at some point. They stabilized him but he needed to be transferred to a 24 hour facility. He was transferred to Horizon who determined he had a severely broken leg and a collapsed lung. Kevin, scrambled to get together money to pay this expensive bill (just over $4000). Dom was hospitalized for over 12 hours!

Now though, Dog Days Search & Rescue and Furry Funding need to help Dom get the surgery that he needs ASAP!

We need to raise at least $2500 to help Dom get what he needs! Dr. Ohm at Buena Vet can do the surgery soon if we can raise the funds!

Kevin adores his dogs and if love could fix broken bones, it would be fixed! Can you help us help Kevin and Dom?

Donations made to Furry Funding or Dog Days Search & Rescue are tax deductible!

Thank you so much!

18/07/2025

Cuteness overload! Look at Oreo go!
4 weeks after FHO surgery to fix the broken (off) ball on his femur, this boy is doing great after surgery. Doctors orders were to use that leg because he had to build up muscle mass and it is working. His leg is still a little weak at times, but he is doing great.

He got his staples out. He's building muscle mass and he's gained weight! Plus he's a happy boy! All the things we could hope for.

This cutie pie is just the most amazing, adorable pup ever! He makes us laugh with all his puppy antics.

Oreo will be available for adoption soon and hopes to find a forever home ready for an active, funny, affectionate, cute boy!

Thank you all! We have the best supporters ever!! ❤️ Oreo is off the street and got medical attention because of you! 🐾🐾

His original rescue story is here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ad2YfN2oM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

16/07/2025

This beautiful girl had been running a neighborhood in Algood, Tennessee for a few weeks. Neighbors and businesses in the area did not know who she belonged to. She would sleep in the business fields and stay very close to a particular corner area, almost as if she had been left there and waiting for someone. She was getting thinner as time went on and a few neighbors stepped in to start a feeding station, hoping to win her trust. She would cross a busy farm road at times and was in danger of being hit. Unable to secure her, they asked us to help.

Our team went out and set a trap for her yesterday morning. She was spotted on the business property and made her way over to the trap area we had set up nearby. After a few minutes of wondering how she could get in to get the food. Her fear of the trap went away and she walked right in. She was finally safe!

She was very thin and underweight under all that fur and covered in ticks. She was not happy about being caught and is currently decompressing with one of her finders, while on stray hold. She will be scanned for a microchip shortly and if any owners are located, they will need to provide proof of ownership. She appears to be a pyrnese or pyrnese mix.

For now, she is safe getting treated for all of the ticks that were on her and will have regular meals going forward.

A huge thank you to the concerned people in the area who became her village and the businesses who were super cooperative, allowing us to trap on their property.

More to come as we get updates. 🐾🐾

11/07/2025

👀 We are looking for some local dog trainers in the Ventura County area and/or close to Thousand Oaks/Newbury Park and surrounding areas. Specifically we would like trainers that are willing to work with a rescue, who offer rescue rates (we operate off donations) and who are patient to work with fearful, non-aggressive dogs and have a desire to help them and take pride in their progress. They also must board or have a boarding facility.

We find ourselves rescuing dogs that have been out for months at a time who need proper socialization skills, and sometimes it goes beyond what our team can accommodate. We do our best to foster dogs like this, but occasionally we will get a dog in that really requires some long-term help. Training and boarding can be vital to helping them adapt to a "normal" home life, so that they can be ready for adoption.

These types of dogs usually do not do well in a shelter environment, and would otherwise potentially be in danger if we took them there, so we do our best to give them all the tools they need to find their forever homes, training included. The reward of watching these dogs transform is so fulfilling!

Mulligan is our next candidate up for a training program and we would love to get him into one as soon as possible. Please message our page directly if you are a trainer or you can email us at [email protected]

Please share to help!
Thank you!

10/07/2025

It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of Barbara Sullivan, a beloved supporter and cherished honorary team member of our Dog Days family. Barbara was more than a donor or advocate, she was family and the mother of our very own team member, Chris Sullivan. 💔

For 11 years, she stood beside us in our work, not only with generous contributions, but with unwavering belief in what we strive to achieve. Every reuniting story or dog we saved, was a bright spot in her day.

While we mourn the loss of Barbara, we also hurt for Chris and the entire Sullivan family. We extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends and loved ones. May you find comfort in knowing the lasting impact Barbara had on so many furry lives.

Rest in peace, Barbara. Your love for animals and your memory will forever be honored in the work we do. Please keep watch and say hi for us, to those who have already crossed the rainbow bridge.

A celebratory mass in Barbara's honor will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 10:00 AM at St. Jude's Catholic Church, Westlake Village. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests
donations to three charities Barbara proudly supported:

Furry Funding: www.furryfunding.org
Special Olympics: support.specialolympics.org
Sapwi Bike Park: https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-sapwi-bike-park-maintenance-fund

09/07/2025

In case you missed the update and video from Yesterday! Here is another update post & pic of Oreo!

Blown away! Thats how amazed we were when you all donated towards Oreos medical bills! Thank you for allowing us to pay that surgery bill in full!

How is Oreo? Well this cutie pie is just the most amazing, adorable pup ever! He is still learning how to reuse his leg that he would drag around, but he is playful, smart and having fun with his toys. How someone could have just left him like that out there, with such a bad leg and emaciated, is so hard to comprehend.

Oreo was given strict orders to USE his leg right after surgery and he has done so since! This is helping to build up his muscles again. Poor guy also had worms, earlichea and kennel cough, but is through most of that and on the mend! During all of that, he was still just a happy dog!

Oreo will be available for adoption soon and hopes to find a forever home ready for an active, funny, affectionate, cute boy!

Sorry we are so late on the update! He has been in foster with one of our teammates, and we will share some more updates soon. We just love him! 😍

Thank you all! We have the best supporters ever!! ❤️

His original rescue story is here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ad2YfN2oM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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