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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

27/11/2025

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving to all our wonderful supporters and rescue friends!! We are grateful for all the animals rescued and home safe! ❤️

26/11/2025

🦃🛑 As we roll into Thanksgiving tomorrow, please remember that this holiday is one of the busiest for Veterinarians, when our pets have a little too much thanksgiving food and become sick!

It’s tempting to share, but giving pets table scraps can lead to everything from upset stomachs to serious problems like pancreatitis or blockages. Poultry bones can splinter, chocolate and grapes are toxic, and even secret ingredients in family recipes can be harmful. When it comes to Thanksgiving food, it’s always safest to say no.

In addition, please keep your pet's safely secured! With all the friends, family and kids over, it's easy for them to slip out a door or gate. Make sure they stay safe from all the hustle and craziness in the house.

Lastly, we appreciate you all and wish you all a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. 🤗

24/11/2025

🍭🍬Who doesn't love See's Candies!?!

Help support Dog Days Search & Rescue with every purchase you make! You can send Delicious See's Candies to Someone this Holiday Season through our online fundraiser which will benefit our efforts to help owners with lost & found animals! This fundraiser will also help offset some of the medical costs we take on helping low income pet owners through out the year!

Candy for you and help for animals in need! Seems like a win win for all! We love this fundraiser as it really does help us meet some of our goals for funding medical for rescue dogs.

Please check it out! There are some very yummy options! The link for our direct Shop is below:

https://www.yumraising.com/store/winter-2025-dog-days-search-rescue-66bc/AprGei6510?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7Y3dqJfQnlckVEY_d2hfouwdTQV-51jagVm0cbdgWyFRbNVaMGkFWc8V7C3g_aem__Y7DVbjDexlM2wKq0qc1xg

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

24/11/2025

🐾🐾❤️ This little, teeny tiny lil nugget had just gotten back from a walk when his foster mom took of the harness and let him walk in the front door while she took off the p**p bag.

Budderoni, a Paw Works dog did what a lot of new fosters and newly adopted dogs do. Just like one of our other recent stories, he turned around, bolted out the door and away he went, now lost and scared in Newbury Park, CA

Unfortunately, he was chased around and around the neighborhood, even squeezing thru a fence and ran into the hiking trails. For a 10 pound dog, this could mean life or death. Predators lurked around every corner and even in the trees above. Thankfully, he ran back towards the houses and got back onto the streets. He still was in danger. Being so tiny, he was hard to see and he darted in front of cars. Again, he was chased or "followed" ( which is chasing in a dog's mind) and finally, he disappeared. No new sightings came in.

It was late and getting dark so we went over to set a trap on his the porch, in case he came back.

We scoped the neighborhood, we watched the camera all night, but no Budderoni. We urged foster and rescue to get flyers up, to extend out of the gated community.

Finally, the next day, about 4 pm, he was spotted 1.5 miles from the last sighting and he was no longer within the gates but running on very dangerous, busy streets. People approached him and he ran faster and more erratically.

There was no way anyone could catch him when he was so scared. So we grabbed the trap from the house and hoped he would settle down somewhere so we could try in this new area. We set the trap again in another spot and waited. As the cars from the area diminished, the streets grew quiet, another danger loomed in the form of a big coyote, scavenging for a snack. We shooshed him away, hoping he wouldn't find Budderoni.

The hours ticked by and no new sightings came in. Our team had parked strategically to watch for movement. But nothing.

It was cold and getting late but we suddenly got a notification on our camera which was back at the porch. We had left the camera back at the house in the event he actually made it back there.

To our shock, there was this tiny dog, running to the door. He had made his way all the way back to the house. He looked up at the door as if to say "Open, open open". Unfortunately, the fosters were not answering our calls so there was no one to open the door. He quickly ran off again.

We rushed the trap back to the house and set it again on the porch. Some girls had just seen him 2 houses up. We hoped he would come back. Again, another hour went by with no luck at the trap. We were getting ready to leave the trap for the night and climb into bed when suddenly our phone dinged. We got the camera notification we wanted! He was back and again knocking on the door with his tiny little paws! Thankfully, the trap was there, baited and ready for him. He couldn't resist the rotisserie chicken and walked right in. The trap. This little guy was safe!

Tiny Budderoni wasn't even as big as a cat! He wasn't happy at first and growled fiercely at us. But then wagged his tail. He realized what a scary adventure he had just been on and we think he was glad it was over.

It was late and the fosters must have fallen asleep hard because even we could not get them to answer. Losing a pet is extremely stressful! Sue from our team took him home for the night. He slept hard, and never made a peep!

The next morning, Dennis from Paw Works came to pick him up. They checked him out and got him back down to the rescue.

Just a reminder especially for new fosters or new adopters, always take extra precautions. Make sure doors and gates are shut, collars are tight and assume they are going to attempt to run away. We try to remind people of this over and over.

For now, Budderoni is one lucky dog! Our team loves him so much and we hope he gets adopted soon!

To help us continue our mission to help lost and stray dogs, please consider making a donation to our cause. Dog Days Search & Rescue is a 501c3 Non Profit Organization. ALL donations are tax deductible!!

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.

21/11/2025

🐱🐾 Safe after 29 Days! Sweet Toffee escaped her home through a window a few weeks ago. Toffee had never tried to escape but recently, a few weeks prior, had lost her furry kitty companion to renal failure. Toffee had possibly been sad or confused by the changes in her home and decided to make a run for it, something in the past she would have never done. Now she suddenly found herself lost in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Her owner was determined to get her back diligent in her efforts to search for her. She put up lost posters all over the neighborhood. She went door-to-door to all her neighbors, posted all over social media and even invested in cameras to see if Toffee was returning to the area. There were no sightings for the longest time. She eventually got a potential sighting, but wasn't really able to confirm if it was Toffee. Finally, after putting up her own cameras, she was able to confirm and see her own camera! Toffee was in the area and coming back to her home!

Excited and hopeful, She did all the things she could to catch her, including leaving scent items out and the doors open. Toffee was too scared to come in the house and would run fast anytime she was approached (or even heard or saw a person). Making matters worse, Toffee wasn't coming regularly and she would go days without showing up. She was also coming out primarily at night, which is typical. It was now worrisome and heartbreaking for her owner.

About two weeks in her owner reached out to us for help. Our team went over and set up a trap and our camera at the back door where Toffee was being seen at her home. We also had her owner do a little more research to find out if anyone else had seen Toffee. We had to know where else she was going since she was only appearing at her home location periodically.

With another lost poster up we got a call from a neighbor very nearby (walking distance a few houses away). This neighbor was feeding stray cats and had also seen Toffee on her porch. So we now had two locations where Toffee was being seen and fed and we dropped a second trap there.

The next four nights were filled with highs and lows. First night up at the back door trap, she walked in and out of it, but the trap did not trigger. She was lightweight and maneuvered around the trip plate. We were devastated but stayed hopeful. We had multiple traps up, multiple cameras and we were now also getting multiple stray cats at the two locations. In addition to the stray cats eating bait and getting caught in our traps, we were also getting raccoons. Not one, not two but a family of four! They reeked havoc on the traps. They would come all hours of the night. They would trip the traps and they would move them around. They would steal the food. We tried distracting them with other types of raccoon snack foods. We tried scaring them away on camera and off camera, but they were not super scared and would not leave for hours at a time. They were also used to being fed at the same house where the stray cats and Toffee were being fed, so this was their neighborhood and we were just a small part of it as far as they were concerned. We worked around all of this, still determined to get her.

Finally, on night five, after being MIA for 3 days, Toffee showed up to both trap areas. She did not go into neither trap. She left and returned moments later to the porch trap, but just as she walks up to the trap and around it, a raccoon shows up, and Toffee leaves the area.

Now these two raccoons hang out and wreak havoc, yet again. Finally, after two hours of the multiple raccoons bothering the traps and even closing them, they left for a few minutes.

At 4:00 AM, we had her owner go to reset the trap in hopes Toffee would come back before the raccoons did.

At 4:15, our camera when off and Toffee had returned to the trap area. This time she walked right in the trap and was caught and safe! We called her Owner to let her know so she could head over there and she was overjoyed. After 29 days Toffee was finally safe!

Toffee lost quite a bit of weight out there, but she is home resting and doing well. We do want to thank her Owner for being such a great part of her return. Because our team was not close by all the time we walked her through how to use our equipment in the middle of the night and she listened to everything we told her and she was available 100% of the time to do whatever was needed and it made a huge difference in getting her cat back.

Welcome Home Toffee

To help us continue our mission to help lost and stray dogs, please consider making a donation to our cause. Dog Days Search & Rescue is a 501c3 Non Profit Organization. ALL donations are tax deductible!!

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.

20/11/2025

For our local supporters in California please consider stopping by Wild Fork this Saturday to help support Furry Funding! Details below!

20/11/2025

🐾 It happens more than we would like, a newly adopted or foster dog plays the game of being a calm, relaxed dog in their new environment until the front door is open and you're saying goodbye to family. Then without warning, the dog bolts past everyone and down the street.

You stand there in disbelief. Did that just really happen? You don't know what to do...get in the car, chase after on foot?

This is exactly what happened to Benny last week in Camarillo, CA. Recently adopted, his Owners would never have imagined that he would do this. One minute he was sound asleep, the next running down the street at mach speed with his leash flapping in the wind behind him.

Cars swerved and others stopped, abandoned in the street as their driver attempted to catch him. But Benny wasn't about to let anyone catch him. He didn't know the neighborhood well and was too scared to go back home. The sightings stopped that night, though our team went out looking for him.

The next morning, we got the dreaded call. Benny was on the 101 freeway on ramp. Thankfully a good Samaritan stopped in attempts to lure him to safety. She was close and Benny wanted help but an impatient driver sped by and spooked him. She was able to steer him away from the actual freeway. He was seen running along the main road, right next to farms. And within an hour, the sightings stopped.

His owners were hanging flyers and spotted him napping in the fields. As they approached, he panicked and ran. With the family and a farm worker on his tail, Benny ran further and faster. Once he hit the creek, they lost sight of him.

Determined to make sure that he wasn't stuck in the creek because of his leash, Linda and Jenn were able to gain access to the other side of the creek. They searched to make sure he wasn't in there.

Knowing that a very bad storm was coming, the thought of him potentially being stuck, kept them searching for him. There was no signs of him.

Then the storm hit, dumping inches of rain in the area. He had to be hunkering down. There were no sightings called in.

We had left a camera at their house just in case he came back, so we would see if he made any attempts to return. We were now on day 5 of Benny missing.

At 1:00 AM, and just when the rain had let up a bit, our camera notified us that there was an animal near the front door. We couldn't believe our eyes. There was Benny, leash still on, lapping up the fresh water and small amount of kibble on the porch!

We called the owner and told her to open the door. She did, but Benny was too scared to go in and ran away. So we told her to back out of sight and see if he came back. He did, but again wouldn't step inside the house. So at 1:30 am, Jenn quickly jumped up and headed that way with the trap.

It had started pouring again and upon arrival, Benny was nowhere around. We set the trap knowing that he had gotten a tiny bit of food, he'd be back. 25 min later he walked up. He inspected the trap and quickly followed the trail right in! Benny was safe! He had made it thru the storm and miraculously made it back home after days on the run.

He wasn't happy about the trap but once inside, he was thankful to be out of the elements. His back leg was injured and he wouldn't put weight on it. Owners would take him to the vet to check it out. He slept very hard for the next day. We suggested a xpen around the front door to deter him from bolting as they are great for dogs that have a tendency to bolt and a reminder to adults and kids in the house to be aware. We know his owners never want to go through this again!

Benny is a lucky dog and quite a survivor!
Welcome Home Benny!

To help us continue our mission to help lost and stray dogs, please consider making a donation to our cause. Dog Days Search & Rescue is a 501c3 Non Profit Organization. ALL donations are tax deductible!!

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.

18/11/2025

🍭🍬Who doesn't love See's Candies!?! Last day to order and have delivered for 🦃 Thanksgiving without rush charges is tomorrow!

Help support Dog Days Search & Rescue with every purchase you make!

You can send Delicious See's Candies to Someone this Holiday Season through our online fundraiser which will benefit our efforts to help owners with lost & found animals! This fundraiser will also help offset some of the medical costs we take on helping low income pet owners through out the year!

Candy for you and help for animals in need! Seems like a win win for all! We love this fundraiser as it really does help us meet some of our goals for funding medical for rescue dogs.

Please check it out! There are some very yummy options! Thanksgiving is right around the corner so get your orders in now! They can ship as early as 11/11!

The link for our direct Shop is below.

https://www.yumraising.com/store/winter-2025-dog-days-search-rescue-66bc/AprGei6510?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7Y3dqJfQnlckVEY_d2hfouwdTQV-51jagVm0cbdgWyFRbNVaMGkFWc8V7C3g_aem__Y7DVbjDexlM2wKq0qc1xg

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

18/11/2025

🐾 Found dumped and matted in Northern California, Ebbie and her siblings were rescued by Southern California Doodle Rescue.

Bobbi and her daughter Emery, had been thinking about getting a dog. They were following the rescue online and didn't have a lot of info about fostering but stepped up to foster the last sibling. Her name was Ebbie. They didn't have much info about her, just knew that she was timid but good with kids.

She got the call to pick her up from a local vet after she got a medical shave, vaccinations and a check up. She got her loaded and headed to their house. Equipped with only the nylon slip lead from the vet, Ebbie jumped out of the car and escaped that slip lead. Up into the trails she went.

The family went after her to try and coax her back but she disappeared quickly. She got to posting on social media and people commented to call us.

Our team looked at the map and there really wasn't anywhere for her to go. She would likely come back down or continue up the trail to a large 2000 acre ranch up the canyon. Being warm last week, she'd be on the move for water.

They went and alerted the ranch the next day and within hours they received calls that she was there. The ranchers attempted to catch her but she wouldn't allow it. She would just run away.

So we headed out to Malibu, our team equipped with traps and bait food. Upon arrival, Bobbi had just spotted her but she was too scared. After getting thru security to access the ranch, we set 2 traps.

We waited for hours but Ebbie didn't show up. We left the trap overnight but it had to be closed because of wildlife and us being so far away. Cameras would tell us if she came to the trap so we were able to monitor the area. She was a no show.

The next morning, Bobbi went over and set the trap door open and we all waited. The ranchers also drove by, working and checking it frequently. Finally about 3 pm, we got the alert on our camera, animal detected! We held our breath as usual, would the ranchers drive by just as she was investigating? Would she even go in?

She circled a few times and then her skinny body followed our scent trail right into the trap. She was finally safe and secured! She was so calm and seemed relieved to take a nap safely!

The area is filled with coyotes and even mountain lions, so we imagine her night was spent wide awake, keeping herself safe.

We got her back to her foster home, went over lots of safety instructions, provided her with a martingale collar, flat collar for her tags and a slip lead to keep her safe!

She jumped up on the couch and fell asleep so very hard. Emery and Bobbi were invested, they fell in love. They decided that she was the dog they wanted. They are now going thru the adoption process! We appreciate all they did to help.

We are so grateful that the ranchers were so accommodating and helped us get her safely. A big thank you goes out to them.

We can't wait to watch as this girl blossoms and the relationship between these 3 grows.

Happy life sweet girl! Great job to our team also!

To help us continue our mission to help lost and stray dogs, please consider making a donation to our cause. Dog Days Search & Rescue is a 501c3 Non Profit Organization. ALL donations are tax deductible!!

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.

03/11/2025

🍭🍬Who doesn't love See's Candies!?! Back by popular demand, it is that time again!

Help support Dog Days Search & Rescue with every purchase you make!

You can send Delicious See's Candies to Someone this Holiday Season through our online fundraiser which will benefit our efforts to help owners with lost & found animals! This fundraiser will also help offset some of the medical costs we take on helping low income pet owners through out the year!

Candy for you and help for animals in need! Seems like a win win for all!

Please check it out! There are some very yummy options! Thanksgiving is right around the corner so get your orders in now! They can ship as early as 11/11!

The link for our direct Shop is below.

https://www.yumraising.com/store/winter-2025-dog-days-search-rescue-66bc/AprGei6510?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7Y3dqJfQnlckVEY_d2hfouwdTQV-51jagVm0cbdgWyFRbNVaMGkFWc8V7C3g_aem__Y7DVbjDexlM2wKq0qc1xg

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

24/10/2025

Do you all remember Mulligan? He was the very shut down dog we trapped at a Los Angeles golf course, almost 8 months ago.

Mulligan was very shut down when we first rescued him. We have no idea how long he was out on his own. His transition from the street to being in a home with people has been slow.

He has been fostered by Jenn since he was trapped and unfortunately, he is happy as can be to stay in his crate or lay on his bed, ALL day. 🙁 He is scared to roam the house, he is scared to have a leash on, he is scared to walk on a leash, he is scared to be in the yard. He has shown no aggression and would prefer to just hide or pancake. Whatever Mulligan's trauma, it runs deep.

Mulli is a quiet, gentle boy who has bonded with Jenn after all this time. He also loves their kitten. He loves other dogs but is so socially awkward, they lose interest and leave him alone. He still doesn't like affection, but will take a belly rub once in a while. He doesn't like when anyone is in his space. He gets uncomfortable and turns away when anyone looks into his gorgeous eyes, as if to say "you can't see me if I turn away".

Mulligan is only about 2 years old and we want so badly for him to enjoy long walks, hikes with a friend, romps on the beach, and sitting close to someone, without fear in his eyes. Mulligan unfortunately, doesn't know how to be a dog and we need to help him overcome this.

He wants to play, but doesn't know how.
He wants to go on walks, but doesn't know how.
He wants to relax in the yard, but doesn't know how.

We want to help him but his rehab is beyond our skills. We want to give him the best opportunity to be adopted someday. This hopefully can be achieved by having someone work with him, who may be able to help him. We are willing to give him this opportunity he so badly deserves. This also means taking him out of his comfort zone.

We have found a board & train for him with someone skilled in rehabbing dogs just like him. Soyoung comes highly recommended and had an opening to take him under her wing. Soyoung uses her dogs as teachers and the new dogs are the biggest support system!

Our ultimate goal with Mulligan is to find him a perfect home. Though he is content with the mundaneness of his current life, we feel like he could be such an amazing dog after learning how to be a dog!

We need some help though. Training and working with a dog in this mindset takes time and money. She estimates that 2 months for sure would get him going into the right direction. It could of course take longer. It's approximately $2700 a month for him to go. We have to send him. We have also purchased a FI GPS collar for him for piece of mind while he is there.

This is an expense we didn't anticipate. Like many who do search and rescue to help strays, you never know what you're getting into but you're committing to it. Mulligan would've not done well at the shelter shutdown, which is why we didn't take him there. Our team commits to the dogs we help. There is a lot of fostering that goes on behind the scenes for dogs (and cats) that our supporters do not see. We want to help him long-term and we would love if you could help us do that. We know he's going to need more than a month of training and we would love help in covering this month's payment if it all possible. If you're able to help, you can make a donation in Mulligans name and we will apply it to his board and train fund.

Stay tuned for updates, as we will share more of his journey with you.

A huge thanks to Jenn for fostering him the past 8 months. We love you Mully!

Dog Days Search & Rescue is a 501c3 Non Profit Organization. ALL donations are tax deductible!!

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.

24/10/2025

Scrappy, now known as Jager, is doing great in his foster home with his new rescue! He has even made some furry friends! We are so happy for him!

He will start his heartworm treatment in November, which wont be cheap. If you want to help with his recovery and his rescue, you can head over to their page to like it and make a donation directly to them.

We are so grateful they have taken him in and will help him recover from his trauma, take care of his future medical needs and work to find him a forever home. Have fun sweet boy! We miss this gentle giant!

Tarheel Old English Sheepdog Rescue Page
https://www.facebook.com/share/1MqPg5R711/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Tarheel Old English Sheepdog Donation Link is on their website at:

https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=D0J1zU51qAfhp4RlUgT2hBDzNvE8G_fAtNHN8xLxk2GYlv0hM29abO53MrpLhNPW3ahQJLe8UPk3Aiax&locale.x=US

Scrappys original rescue story
https://fb.watch/CWOQYN5o6g/?

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