My Nonprofit Reviews

I’ve had the great pleasure of working with Southern California Keeshond Rescue for over 7 years. I had never heard of the Keeshond breed before, but when searching Petfinder for our next rescue dog, we saw a listing for an adorable Keeshond male. It didn’t work out for us with that dog, but it introduced us to SCKR and we were able to adopt two sweet and sassy female keeshond who filled our home with love and joy. Since then, we’ve adopted four keeshonden through SCKR and are currently fostering another. I’m so grateful to have been introduced to this wonderful breed and to work with such a caring rescue group like SCKR.

We adopted two senior keeshond girls from SCKR back in 2017. Katie and Madi (littermates) were two soft fluffy bundles of love. Their favorite thing to do was just be with me and cuddle as much as possible, and that quickly became my favorite thing too. Every evening as soon as I sat down on the couch after work, Katie would hop up on the couch and flop in my lap to give me kisses - it was the best part of my day.

When Katie passed away (cancer) a couple of months ago, Madi was without her sister for the very first time in her life. In the weeks following we noticed some behavior changes in our girl - she was listless and just didn't seem to be her bubbly, happy self. SCKR reached out to us and asked if we would consider fostering an available dog - a young (3 yrs) male keeshond. We weren't really looking for another dog, but we thought a temporary foster placement wouldn't be a big deal. Thor (formerly Jake) lasted only 2 weeks as a foster before we decided to adopt and have him join our pack permanently. He has brought us so much joy with his fun antics, and he has helped put the spring back in Madi's steps. She seems happy again, and I've enjoyed watching her teach Thor the ins and outs of our home, our yard, and our neighborhood like any big sister would.

SCKR takes great care when they place their dogs. The adoption application is extensive to learn about the adopter's experience with dogs and to make sure they can provide a loving home. A home check is conducted to make sure the dog's environment is safe and secure. Even after placement SCKR stays in touch to make sure everything is going well. They explained their expectations when we signed up for fostering, and I always felt supported and knew I could reach out to them if I needed help or advice about anything. I would not hesitate to recommend SCKR to other potential adopters.