Pulled from the Redwood City Animal Shelter in August, 2013.  She passed away due to complications from Cushing's Disease in January, 2014

Pulled from the Oakland Shelter in March, 2014.  Passed away due to injuries from an altercation with a larger dog in January, 2017.

Pulled from the Hayward Shelter in May, 2016.  He passed away from congestive heart failure in October, 2017.

We were devastated to learn that these precious little guys who were adopted in August 2017, were killed by two large, loose dogs on Thanksgiving while the family's son was walking Winston & Baxter.  There were in foster care for 6 months before being adopted.  The foster family is as heartbroken as the adoptive family.

We helped Cinnamon get spayed and microchipped, but the law wouldn't allow us to find her a new home.  We had to return her to the lowlife, scum-of-the-earth people that didn't have enough brain cells to figure out how to keep her safe.  She was one of the sweetest dogs, and didn't deserve to be hit by a car while running loose through the streets of Castro Valley.  By posting her here, we hope to honor her memory.

Gizmo ("Gizzy") wasn't a Nobody's Perfekt Dog rescue, but he played an important role in the work we do.  He belonged to our primary foster home and over the last 3-4 years of his life he welcomed and mentored 80-90 foster dogs, helping them adjust to life in their new foster home.  Gizmo was the most easy-going, sweet, gentle, playful, loving dog and provided a good role model for the other dogs. He got along with dogs, cats, chinchillas, people, kids, etc.  He crossed the rainbow bridge way too soon.  He was a healthy 9 year old, who was stricken (rather suddenly) with a massive stroke or undetected brain tumor on March 24, 2018.  He is dearly missed by us all.

Gloria was with us for 9 months before finally being adopted to the Honeycutt family on 4-13-2018. Gloria / Dorie died very suddenly and unexpectedly. She had an encounter with a backyard skunk a day earlier. There is speculation that the toxicity of the skunk spray somehow led to her death. She is dearly missed by the family that adopted her, her foster family and all of the shelter and rescue volunteers that interacted with her.

Pulled from the Hayward Shelter in September 2017. Was placed in hospice care due to mammary cancer. Crossed over the rainbow bridge on December 13, 2018 due to multiple health issues.

Baby was surrendered to the Hayward Shelter because the family was unable to provide the necessary veterinary care that she needed. At 13 years old, her mouth was practically disintegrated for severe dental disease. A year later (December 2018), she succumbed to a large mass in her abdomen. She was blessed to have loving and caring foster mom for the remainder of her life.

Adopted in 2014, hit by a car and had to be euthanized on February 18, 2019

We pulled Dazee from the Hayward Shelter. She was quickly adopted by the Honeycutt family, who had her for 3 and a half years. At 11.5 years of age, she developed some throat issues (collapsed trachea and growths, which made it hard for her to breath, so her family decided to ease her discomfort and let her cross the rainbow bridge on April 13, 2019. She will be missed by everyone that knew and loved her.

Her family decided to send her across the rainbow bridge on July 5, 2019 when she went into renal failure. She was diagnosed with kidney disease after she was pulled from the shelter. She was such a young dog to have kidney disease and we hoped she would have a longer time on this earth. She was such a loving dog who had a real zest for life. She was loved by everyone who knew her.

Priscilla died suddenly due to unforeseen complications from being hit by a car 3 months earlier before she ended up in the shelter. By all indications based on her condition when she was found, she had led a pretty miserable life on the streets. She as very dirty and emaciated. She had recently given birth before being hit by a car, but no one knows what happened to the puppies. In spite of all that, she was one of the sweetest dogs. She was still in foster care, and had a pending application before she died. We are grateful that we were able to give her love and care (that she never had before) for what short time she was with us. RIP sweet Priscilla.

Vicente crossed over the rainbow bridge on September 3, 2019 at the age of 14 years old. He had an enlarged heart and died of congestive heart failure. He was with his loving adoption family for 4 years, where they gave him the best possible life a rescue dog could want. His sibling, Starsky (a.k.a. “Tink”) was adopted by another family, as the dogs didn’t get along very well together.

Crossed the rainbow bridge while cuddling with his foster dad on September 25, 2019, due to kidney failure as the result of Leptospirosis infection a year earlier.

We worked hard to get Jackson back from a family that adopted him directly from the Oakland Shelter, that we knew was a very bad adoption. The family ended up dumping him at the Manteca shelter without our knowledge. By the time we found out, Jackson was euthanized sometime in December 2019. We hope that family burns in hell . . .

Put to sleep on January 16. 2020 due to complications with a collapsed trachea and a tumor that was blocking her airway, causing respiratory distress. Rest in peace, sweet girl, your best friend Lucy will eventually join you across the rainbow bridge.

Patrick wasn’t one of our foster dogs. The shelter contacted us on March 21, 2020 to take him because he was scheduled to be euthanized. We secured a temporary foster home within 30 minutes of learning about him. As were finalizing the plan to pick him up that afternoon, the shelter contacted us again, saying “never mind, we already killed him about an hour ago.” Waiting to contact us until the last minute and poor coordination between shelter personnel cost this precious dog his life.

We are very conflicted about posting Annie to our memorial page. She was adopted in October of 2019. Over a week later, her adoptive family had her euthanized (with our blessing), because she ended up killing another dog that was staying with them. The dogs were left unsupervised, but there was no indication that Annie had any aggression towards other dogs at all. She had been around a number of other dogs with no issues. We mourn for the dog she killed.

We pulled Earl from the Fremont Shelter in May 2018. He was a senior who was deaf, nearly blind, a bum hip and some signs of the early stages of dementia. He was in hospice for 2 years, before we decided that his quality of life was waning quickly. He was loved by so many people who knew him. We sent him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 2, 2020.

Sasha wasn’t a Nobody’s Perfekt Dogs rescue dog, but she belonged to the family of the rescue’s founder. They adopted her from Hopalong Rescue about 10 years ago. Over the years since we started Nobody’s Perfekt Dogs, Sasha shared her home with the family’s other dogs as well as countless foster dogs. It wasn’t always a joyride for her, but she was a trooper, helping many foster dogs make the transition from a shelter to a forever home. At 12-13 years old, her health had been slowly declining for a few weeks. Yesterday she was at the ER for bleeding from her ear, then this morning, she lost all use of her back legs. She had lots of lumps big and small, it was probably cancer. But she led a long and happy life until the end. We will miss you Sasha. Enjoy sniffing the butts of Gizmo, Geo and Sophia – don’t let Petey bully you. Sasha crossed the rainbow bridge on April 25, 2020.

We pulled Greta at the end of October last year from the Oakland Shelter. She was found wandering the streets. She was in pretty bad shape (a large mass on her shoulder, severe dental disease, etc.). She had a registered microchip. Her name was previous name was “Black Bean.” Animal control tried everything they could to locate her past owner (and charge them with animal cruelty), but all the information led to dead ends. Greta was not the cheeriest resident at the shelter. She was grouchy with just about everyone – people and other dogs. Knowing that no rescue in their right minds would pull her, the shelter called Nobody’s Perfekt Dogs.

We addressed as many of her medical needs as possible, hoping to give her at least a few more months of quality life. We removed the mass – it was cancer. We did dental surgery. She was diagnosed with high blood pressure, so she was on medication. We even started her on electro chemotherapy for the cancer. However, somewhere along the way her kidneys started to show stress. At that point, we discontinued the chemo, and made her as comfortable as possible with a renal diet. She moved into a foster home with other grouchy small dogs and it worked out great for her (birds of a feather . . . .). We believe that most her behavioral issues were probably a result of pain. The cancerous mass was deep into a lot of nerve fiber. Putting her on pain medications made a big difference in her disposition. She was a sweetheart, loved by everyone whose lives she touched. Last week she started eating dirt in the backyard, then came the diarrhea and vomiting. Her lab worked indicated that she was in kidney failure. We made the very painful decision to send her across the rainbow bridge on April 28, 2020, where she would be pain-free. Thank you to the 2 foster homes that gave her love and care. RIP sweet Greta.

Chester was adopted in September of 2018, as a little senior Chi. He was sent across the rainbow bridge due to complications from a collapsed trachea on June 14, 2020. He was loved and cared for until the end.

We said goodbye to the oldest foster dog we have rescued. With the help of our vet, Sara crossed over the rainbow bridge this afternoon. She was a “confirmed” 17.5 years old. Her story started back in 2003 when she was adopted out by the Hayward Shelter as a young puppy. Then 14 years later she is dumped outside a vet’s office near the shelter overnight to be found by the vet staff the next morning. Her health condition was in very poor shape. She was totally deaf, painfully blind from severe cataracts and glaucoma, and severe dental disease. Only a monster would just let her loose to fend for herself in that condition.

Her microchip history indicated that she had been passed around to multiple homes, but of course none of those families took responsibility for how she eventually ended up. We pulled her into foster care and had our vet remove both of her eyes and a number of her teeth. As with all senior, blind and deaf dogs, she struggled adjusting to new environments, but eventually found solace in the foster home. She was adopted from us for about a year, then the woman decided that a dog with disabilities didn’t really fit her lifestyle and she was returned to her original foster home where she lived out the last year of her life. Thank you Linda and family for caring for her.

We have a lot of dogs in hospice care. Rarely does a dog pass away on its own. We have to often make the decision based on the quality of life. Trouble breathing, stopped eating, drastic weight loss, kidney failure, advanced cancer, etc. are “no brainers.” But with a dog that is deaf, blind, old and maybe some dementia, the decision is a harder one to call – and we have a number of those dogs in the rescue. But at 17.5 years, Sara led a full life and was loved by her foster family and our volunteers. RIP “princess warrior.”

Crossed the rainbow bridge on July 14, 2020. She had a lot of health issues due to her advanced age, but she was loved and cared for by her adoptive family in the short 18 months she was with them.

We actually don’t know for sure what happened with Kiki. She was on a sleepover with a family that was interested in adopting her. They carelessly left their front door ajar when they went on errands. When they returned, she was gone. It was a bad part of Oakland and we knew that the chances of ever seeing her again were nil. After weeks of looking, making posters, social media postings, there have been no leads, no sightings, nothing. We assume that she is probably no longer with us or with some unscrupulous person, who will probably not take care of her very well. We are heartbroken.

We pulled Joey from the Oakland Shelter as a hospice dog. He was young but dying of liver/spleen cancer. Someone dumped him on the street and he was brought to the shelter as a stray. We were able to give him 2 months of love and care, before his kidneys finally failed. 11-29-2020

We had Dudley in hospice care for about a year and a half. He had extremely severe dental disease when we pulled him from the Oakland shelter. After multiple mouth and jaw repair surgeries, he had a pretty decent quality of life. His mental state deteriorated over time, and then one day we knew it was time to say a final goodbye. He crossed over the rainbow bridge on February 10, 2021

This was a very “short-lived” rescue. Knuckles was a young puppy dumped at the vet due to seizures and the family’s unwillingness to pay for treatment. We were contacted. We thought he was just an epileptic dog. However, he had been on potent medications for the seizures, which were getting worse, and he was deteriorating. We took him onthe afternoon of February 20, 2021, and by evening we decided that he should be sent across the rainbow bridge ASAP. It is assumed that his seizures were brain related (tumor or some other rapidly progressive degenerative disease). Fortunately, he was able to spend his last week in the home of a very caring and loving employee of the vet’s practice that was caring for him.

Gilligan passed away 6 months after he was adoption due to unforeseen complications (bladder rupture) from his disability.

Fenn died suddenly and unexpectedly overnight on June 13, 2021. He was less than 3 years old. He had some predisposed genetic diseases due to irresponsible backyard breeding. He was loved up until the final moment.

Cooper passed away in April, 2021 from complications due to heart disease.

Benny crossed the rainbow bridge on June 7, 2021 after a couple year’s struggle with heart disease.

Cheech passed away after an unfortunate mishap with a larger dog temporarily living with his family on July 4, 2021

Molly passed away on July 14, 2021 from complications with her spleen.

Muffin died of heart failure due to trauma from being attacked by another foster dog in the home.

Passed away at the ER due to complications from sedation to repair a dog bite wound on July 29, 2021.

Honey Bear was very special to us. We called her our “Lemony Snicket Dog” because her life had been a series of unfortunate events. Her passing was no different. She developed an inoperable urinary blockage and had to be euthanized, which was devastating to all her knew her. R.I.P. sweet angel.

She was humanely euthanized due to complications from liver cancer on October 6, 2021. She is missed by her foster mom, Lisa, and her canine best friend, Cadbury.

R.I.P. little man. We are not sure what demons you were battling before you ended up in the shelter. Unfortunately, we just weren’t able to help you out. Euthanized 12-22-2021.

Died of kidney complications at the age of 4 and a half on January 3, 2022. He was a long-time foster due to behavioral issues that most people didn’t want to take on. He will be greatly missed by his foster family.

A special needs dog who was adopted in 2018. Scooter passed away on 2-13-2022 due to sudden onset kidney failure.

We tried our best. but we just didn’t have the resources to help you become a better dog - that is on us, I’m afraid. Hopefully on the other side of the rainbow bridge you can be who you are. Euthanized on February 24, 2022

We sent our little old man “Gary” across the rainbow bridge on March 4, 2022

We rescued him from the Oakland Shelter over 3 years ago. He had been just left in the shelter’s night drop-off box with no note, no information. He was in very bad shape, as the photos show. In addition to his poor body condition, his temperament wasn’t much better – he could be really grumpy: food guarding, vet appointments required extreme caution, bathing/grooming was a challenge.

It was determined that Gary was suffering from the long-term effects of untreated hypothyroidism – an easy and inexpensive condition to treat but causing the dog a lot of suffering when left untreated for years. A simple trip to the vet by his previous owners probably would have made a world of difference to him.

Did Gary appreciate our saving him from euthanasia? Maybe . . . in his own way. However, given the years of neglect, abuse and suffering he must have endured, we didn’t expect or need his gratitude. We were happy to provide him with a comfortable home, medication for his condition, and with people who finally cared about him, probably for the first time in his life.

Thank you to all of those that cared about and for him – his foster families and our veterinarians who felt he was worth the risk to provide care.

We received word from his foster mom that Boo passed away on March 17, 2022.

Boo was turned into the shelter by someone who said they found him at their place of work. He was in horrible shape, and not very happy about his life. He was microchipped. The chip was actually registered to the woman who said she "found him." She should have been locked up and the key thrown away, but unfortunately, that isn't how the system works. She received no consequences.

Boo had issues - probably from being abused. He went through a couple of foster homes. He was loved, even if he wasn't always lovable. Thank you to his last foster mom for providing him with a good home.

Gunny passed away due to old age at the age of 12, after having lived a year and a half with his “forever family.”

Chico crossed the rainbow bridge on June 2, 2022 at the impressive age of 17 years old (estimated). He was loved by his adopter’s family and friends, as well as Nobody’s Perfekt Dogs support volunteers.

Crossed over the rainbow bridge on 12-20-2022 at the age of 15, due to heart failure.

Crossed the rainbow bridge after 3 years in hospice care due to heart disease.

April crossed over the rainbow bridge on February 9, 2023 due to old age. She was in hospice with us for three years after we pulled her from the shelter.

Crossed over the rainbow bridge on February 20, 2023 after 3 and half wonderful years in “hospice.” She was a senior who was totally blind and totally deaf, and a little bit of dementia for good measure. She was loved and cared for by a wonderful foster mom.

Abby crossed over the rainbow bridge on January 4, 2023. She was in “hospice status” for almost five years. She had a grapefruit-size mammary tumor removed that was cancerous. It was anticipated that she probably had 6 months to a year to live. The mammary tumors didn’t come back, but it was suspected that the cancer eventually spread to her brain, before it was time to say goodbye. She was an animal cruelty case. But she hit the jackpot when Ariana agreed to take her into her care. She lived a very full and happy life.

Lucy crossed over the rainbow bridge at the age of 16 years old, in the fall of 2022. She was preceded in crossing by her partner in crime, Ethel (on the right) in January, 2020. Both dogs were confiscated as part of cruelty (neglect) case. With some tender loving care in there hospice home, they lived out their last few years loved and cared for.

Mama crossed the rainbow bridge in her favorite bed on March 16, 2023 due to possible cancer.

Crossed the rainbow bridge on April 4, 2023 due to kidney failure.

Crossed the rainbow bridge at the well-lived age of nearly 20 years old on May 2, 2023. She was loved and cared for my her foster mom, Juanita.

Crossed the rainbow bridge due to heart failure as a result of advanced Cushing’s Disease on May 2, 2023. He was loved and cared for by his foster mom, Michele.

Crossed over the rainbow bridge on June 3, 2023 due to complications from degenerative myelopathy.

Crossed the rainbow bridge in July of 2023, at the age of 14 yrs old.

Crossed the rainbow bridge on August 1, 2023 at the age of 12 years

Crossed over the rainbow bridge on August 10, 2023 due to complications from kidney failure.

Crossed over the rainbow bridge on September 12, 2023 due to complications from cancer

Crossed the rainbow bridge on August 15, 2023 due to complications from kidney stones.

Dora was only with us a short week. She came to us suffering from the effects of late stage Cushing’s disease. She became lethargic and had difficulty breathing. She crossed over the rainbow bridge on October 4, 2023

She crossed the rainbow bridge on Nov. 15, 2023 after wandering out of her home when a front door was left open. She ended up drowning in a neighbor’s pool. She was 15 years old.

Crossed the Rainbow Bridge on January, 12, 2024 due to congestive heart failure.

Crossed the rainbow bridge on April 4, 2024 due to neurological issues (suspected brain tumor)

Crossed the rainbow bridge on April 9, 2024 due to neurological issues (suspected brain tumor)

Leslie passed away in 2020 from cancer. Tink crossed the rainbow bridge on May 16, 2024 at age 18.

Crossed over the rainbow bridge on May 27, 2024 due to complications from cancer.

Crossed the rainbow bridge on May 30, 2024 due to a cancerous tumor. His foster family writes: "You described him as “a pup who liked to do his own thing and hang out alone”. He flourished into my little man who would love to dance with me, get his belly rubs and before he went blind; go on walkies. His two little girlfriends fussed over him to his delight and would let us know when he was stuck in a corner of our home. To say we miss him terribly is an understatement. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE SHY OR ALOOF ONES!!

Crossed the rainbow bridge on June 22, 2024 at the age of 9 years old.

Maggie crossed the rainbow bridge on July 14, 2024 at the age of 15, due to complications from a mass on her spleen.