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Vintage Pug Senior Sanctuary, 1500 W El Camino #232, Sacramento, CA (2025)

04/16/2025

They might not be seniors, but Potato and Porter needed our help. These 1.5 year old brothers have been living in a backyard….and that’s about the extent of the life they’ve experienced. Within a week of becoming Vintage Pugs they have already had full medical work ups, will be getting their neuters and dentals next week, are vaccinated and living indoors! Like the family members they are meant to be. And they’re so sweet, so gentle and so smart! Housebreaking with their foster mom is going exceptionally well and the feedback from everyone they meet seems to be the same - these boys are gems!! 🤩❤️🤩❤️🤩

04/09/2025

Updates!! Things have been BUSY! Muffin cat has been perking up, eating, and acting much happier without all that matted fur. Still no cause of her anemia identified yet but we are working on it. Little miss Honey is all ready to find her forever family and feeling great about it. And we had these 2 pug pals show up unexpectedly but are so pleased they’re being fostered by one of our incredible vet techs from our beloved vet so hopefully they too will be ready for homes soon…

04/06/2025

By now we’re sure everyone has caught on to the fact that little miss Dot has not just a family, but the BEST family. And since Dot is the best pug, with the cutest face and the brightest personality and the most charm of any pup we’ve ever met - we are so pleased you can continue to enjoy her in all her glory This is what we live for: seeing dogs without hope, with pain and suffering and neglect, ending up as the most spoiled babies because they deserve nothing but the best. Every dog deserves an owner, but not every owner deserves a dog. We are so grateful to Dawn and her family for being the kind of people every dog should be so blessed to have ❤️❤️❤️

03/29/2025

Tofu is dropping by just to brag: spring allergy season has hit Sacramento. The pugs are a mess. The pekes are a mess. The shihtzus are a mess. The rescue Persians are a mess. But Tofu? Living her best life 😆 No eye wipes needed here. No Benadryl in her diet. Paws don’t need to be washed daily. No sneezing, no tear stains, never licks and doesn’t scratch. She’s not even sure what the heck everyone else is being so dramatic about (including the moms - does anyone really need to blow their nose that much?? 🙄)

03/27/2025

You know we can’t help ourselves when we see seniors whose euthanasia dates have been scheduled by the shelter. So tomorrow, the hot mess express will be pulling into the Vintage Land station. Meet Honey, a senior smoosh face of some variety. And Muffin, a senior smoosh of the cat kind. They’re in pretty terrible condition but we are beyond joyful to help. Sometimes senior humans just can’t keep up with their pets, and those without support can become quickly overwhelmed. We are sure Honey and Muffin were loved and it’s heartbreaking when the people need to move to care facilities and there is no one to help the pets. But we are grateful to good shelters waiting to take in these babies in need and who work hard to find rescue connections to get the extra support. More photos and information soon as we get to know our new pals ❤️❤️❤️

03/15/2025

We were a little worried about dropping Dot off for her spay. Turns out the only real concern was maybe not getting her back from the vet staff because they’re obsessed with her 🤣 You know a pup is in good hands when the veterinary team is constantly sending text updates, photos, videos and it takes 45 minutes to check out because everyone has to tell you how precious the dog is and show you their photos. We always know our dogs are in good hands with our vet team but Dot seems to have a certain special charm that no one can resist. As her foster mom put it “to know Dot is to love Dot.” She’s recovering wonderfully and her new mom is so excited to visit Vintage Land in a few weeks and pick her up ❤️❤️❤️

03/06/2025

Little Miss Dot has a big day today on her road to adoption: she is spending the day with our vet team undergoing a full day glucose curve and monitoring 🥳 This important step will give us all the information we need to feel safe moving forward with her spay next week. Once she gets through these two major milestones, she’ll be off to her new home at the end of the month 😍

02/14/2025

Can you believe this sweet, beautiful girl still hasn’t received a single adoption application? Who’s going to be the one to tell her? Because we don’t want to 😔

Dot is around 6 - 8 years old, mostly housebroken, and the perfect, loving companion who doesn’t let her vision impairment slow her down. She’s diabetic and requires insulin (just $20/month!), but managing dog diabetes is super simple.
We get frequent pleas to take in new dogs, but we can’t do that if our current pups don’t get adopted. Resources are limited—space, time, and money. We’re just two people doing this because we love dogs. We stepped up for Dot and the 80+ dogs we’ve saved over the years—now it’s time for someone to step up for her.

Apply to adopt Dot through the link in our bio. Until then, she’s waiting, her heart bursting with love for the forever family she knows is out there ❤️

Ps. Thank you to () for fostering her and to () for taking beautiful photos of her.

02/02/2025

Our incredible little fighter Dot has come so far: her bloodwork is amazing considering the level of keto acidosis she arrived in. Her diabetes is well under control. She’s gained weight. Her injured eye has healed. She is becoming happy, confident, silly and adventurous. So now it’s time for the next stage of her life, a chapter where she knows a loving family instead of abuse and illness. To help everyone understand how easy and rewarding it can be to love a diabetic dog (even a blind one like our little Dottie) we’ve teamed up with the incredible !! Their mission is to teach everyone to Live Like Piggie by showing the joy and fulfillment of adopting a rescue - especially the less perfect pups we encounter. We’ll be sharing updates here about little miss Spotty Dottie, but please give them a follow and join in the fun while they embark on their next foster adventure. Diabetes isn’t hard. Neither is a blind dog. But you don’t have to take our word for it (we know. We’re battle hardened by every extreme medical case we’ve cared for) let show you ❤️❤️

01/20/2025

Today we are focused on the fact that hope can be an act of rebellion. That kindness isn’t weakness. That even when things seem overwhelming, desperate, frightening and depressing - there are so many people choosing to be selfless and work to make things better ❤️❤️❤️

01/19/2025

Little Oatie made his way to our vet ASAP as soon as we pulled him from the shelter. While being warm, clean, medicated, and well fed has done wonders in turning him into a bright and happy (and way less stinky!!) little guy in a matter of hours…the blood work is less encouraging. He’s very anemic, his liver and kidney values are crap. There are many signs his GI tract isn’t able to function as it should. We aren’t giving up hope and we will be following up with a lot of tests to get to the bottom of this. Even if this is the worst case scenario and the big C is at play and metastatic - Oatmeal will continue to be safe, happy and loved the way he deserves ❤️

01/17/2025

Welcome A205138 - now Oatmeal! Who no longer has to be a number, languishing in a shelter. He’s been kenneled a month waiting for a savior, completely emaciated. His skin is infected, his fur matted and falling out in clumps while open sores ooze and crust. Honestly we’re surprised he can stand up. The last time we saw a dog in this bad of shape was Pearl the poodle, and we are just as heartbroken this time to see any living being in this kind of condition. This senior Shih tzu is overwhelming us with love while we bath his painful skin, clip out the mats, treat his painful eyes and stinky ears, clip back the nails growing into his toe beans and try to help him be comfortable. We can never be sure what the future holds for a dog in this poor of condition, but tonight he is clean, warm, fed, and resting in a lap being told just how beautiful he is and how much he matters. A simple thing that all dogs deserve but not all encounter. Thank you for supporting us while we try to improve the lives of senior pups in need ❤️

01/10/2025

Our hearts ache for our beautiful state and all the people and animals affected by the devastating fires in Southern California. One of our moms is from Paradise, the site of the 2018 Camp Fire, and her heartbreak is deepened knowing our friends down south are now facing a similar tragedy.

If you’re evacuating north and need supplies for your dogs—or even just need someone to talk to—please don’t hesitate to reach out. Send us a message, and we’ll gladly share whatever we have to support you during this difficult time.

We’re here for you, and we love you all. Stay safe ❤️

01/09/2025

Happy 2025 from everyone in Vintage Land!! Thank you for bearing with us while we took a holiday rest. 2024 was a lot of ups and downs - both with rescue and our lives - and we decided to treat ourselves to a social media break to focus on the dogs, our families and regrouping for the new year. We’re here, we’re still saving pups and our restful holiday break was only mildly restful 😂 Our resolution for 2025 is to get back to our core mission: hospice. While we have treasured every rescue, every adventure, and have made some new partnerships to keep saving all the dogs who need help - Vintage Land is here to be a final step in the journey for dogs who need end of life care. We’ll bring you updates on everyone and cannot express how much we appreciate all of your support as we help these precious souls in need ❤️

12/15/2024

Taylor, the sweet senior Shih Tzu, has found a loving home with Michelle and her incredible family. After saying goodbye to their two beloved dogs earlier this year, they took some time to heal and have now opened their hearts to a new family member—just in time for the holidays. There’s something truly special about those who choose to give senior dogs a second chance at love💛

12/13/2024

In an effort to convince everyone that they should p*e outside even if it’s raining we invoked Santa Paws…he only brings toys and cookies to pups who don’t p*e on rugs and beds. They’re deliberating. Cookies are awesome. Damp paws are not. Maybe it’s worth a little coal in the stockings to stay dry? Moms are not looking forward to a whole winter of p**p in their shoes 🙄

11/27/2024

Every single puggy, pal, and person in Vintage Land wants to send the biggest Happy Birthday to the beautiful Wu-Puggy 🥳❤️🎂 She decided to use her birthday celebration to pay it forward and help raise funds for Vintage Pugs and the awesome We could not be more thankful for the generosity of Wu and her people. It’s a huge amount of time and energy and effort to arrange a raffle and it’s extra meaningful of the birthday girl to share the spotlight on her special day. Thank you to everyone who entered the raffle and helped out, we’re so very thankful for you all too ❤️❤️❤️

11/26/2024

We’re having extra extra extra thankful days leading into Thanksgiving 😍😍😍 Several Vintage Pugs are heading to their forever families this week and we are over the moon. Especially for our little Eggnog. He and his sweet mother Hazelnut came to us in pretty sad shape. But Eggnog is one of the sweetest, kindest pugs we have ever met and deserves the best home. previously adopted our lovely Henry (known as Boba in Vintage Land). Since Henry’s passing they have been healing and finally felt ready to open their hearts again. With Eggnog - now Peter - it was love at first sight. And we are beyond grateful this match came together because we know this incredible old pug is now in the best possible hands and we love when pugs we love are matched with people we love 💗

Vintage Pug Senior Sanctuary