Günter's Legacy Animal Rescue, Inc.

In process of becoming a California non-profit corporation with I.R.S. approved IRC Code Section 501(c)3 status.
Animal Rescue on 01/04/2017
Tax I.D. No. 81-4859835


I have been doing rescue for 15 plus years as an independent and have saved more than 350 dogs. However, I wanted to be able to do more and knew I could only do more becoming a 501(c)3. Rescue never gets easier, it breaks your heart daily, you may never be cash rich, but your soul will always be rich and your heart always full.

I started this rescue because I never want any dog to die alone, scared, in pain, or suffering and if we can give them their best days in the time they have left that is what we strive to do for these little souls.

Gunter is one of those dogs who never would have passed a temperament test he would wag his tail begging you to pet him and then bite you when you did. He had a siren bark and didn't mind letting you hear it. He smiled and then would chase you. He is the reason I take the hard ones that nobody else wants because I know under all of the "bad" or sick dog is the best dog you'll ever meet.

I found the lump almost a month after my father passed away on a Monday, I took him immediately to his vet, we schedule surgery for the following Monday. In the meantime, they did a biopsy and it wasn't good my baby had a fast growing aggressive cancer and his survival rate for surgery was less than 10%. I begged the gods to not take him. They didn't hear me. He was diagnosed on Monday and suffered a series of strokes on Friday, strokes that left him the shell of the dog he was and I had to let him go.

Every once in a while I see him and he will often visit in my dreams. He was my co-pilot for more than 10 years. Traveling with me and Zeus and we put 1000's of miles on the car transporting, rescuing, fundraising, adoption events, home checks, adoptions, and help other to cross the bridge.

Günter, I met him on a Friday, he came to live with me 2 years later on a Friday, I found his lump on a Monday and he left me on a Friday. He was my little warrior, my protector, my toughest rescue, my biggest heartbreak, and the reason Günter's Legacy exists.

I know he's still sitting in his dog seat in the passenger seat of my car, paws pressed against the dashboard keeping watch as we travel through the next part of our journey. Giving me the courage to rescue other dogs like him, dogs who would have perished at the shelter.


Founded in 2016

Mission

Gunter's Legacy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the way the society regards the principle welfare dogs in shelters. It is our hope to be a beacon and resource for the sick and injured and to create better lives for them through rescue, foster, adoption, and hospice when necessary.

Adoption Policy
All of our adoptable animals are given a thorough wellness checkup. Senior cats or dogs may receive additional tests, i.e.,...
Adoption Application
P.O. Box 1892
Vallejo, CA 94590
United States
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