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Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary
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I have been a volunteer thru my employer prior to COVID. I was so grateful for what they do. The kindness and care they show for every fury friend that comes thru the door. Everyone there has such a large heart. Dogs are shown how good life can be even in a shelter. They truly deserve to be recognized. I have become a regular volunteer.

Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary

#14 in United States, #4 in California, #1 in Santa Rosa
#2 in senior dog

Santa Rosa, CA

https://www.lilyslegacy.org/

[email protected]

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California

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Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary is a primarily volunteer run nonprofit organization based in Petaluma, CA. Our mission is to provide a safe and loving home for large breed senior dogs (50+ pounds, 7 years or older) who have been displaced from their homes and/or abandoned for any reason, until they are adopted or to remain at the sanctuary until they pass on.

Mission and Vision

Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3), volunteer run, non-profit organization established to provide a safe and loving home for senior large breed dogs who have been displaced from their homes and/or abandoned for any reason. Each dog coming into our sanctuary receives a thorough medical evaluation and treatment as necessary, as well as temperament assessment. If the dog is adoptable, a home that will meet his or her emotional, medical and daily needs is sought. Dogs that are not adoptable, for whatever reason, remain at the sanctuary or in permanent foster home for the remainder of their natural lives. We provide hospice care as needed. Our dogs come from both shelters and owner surrenders. Our mission is to ensure that each of our dogs will live out the rest of his/her life as a well loved family companion; in a forever adoptive home, in a foster home or here at the sanctuary. Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary is one of the few rescues in California focusing on senior dogs and the only one focusing exclusively on senior large breed dogs, those most at risk in the shelters.

Specialization

  • Senior dog

Adoption Policy

We have a 7-page application, a required home visit and personal and vet reference checks. In addition to all of that, we work hard to match the right people for the dog and the right dog for the people.
https://www.lilyslegacy.org/available.html

Testimonials

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"I have been a volunteer thru my employer prior to COVID. I was so grateful for what they do. The kindness and care they show for every fury friend that comes thru the door. Everyone there has such a large heart. Dogs are shown how good life can be even in a shelter. They truly deserve to be recognized. I have become a regular volunteer."

— deborah g.

Volunteer / foster, Fan

"The find homes for senior dogs to live their golden years. I can’t wait to adopt one!"

— carlie d.

Fan

"Dear Sniff Spot, I've volunteered with Lily's Legacy, in many roles, since its inception. What an incredible rescue - in vision, mission, leadership, and overall management. Senior dogs are just wonderful! Care of the Lily's dogs is thoughtful, patient, and loving, and much devotion is given to careful matching of dogs with adoptive homes. Lily's attracts terrific volunteers, which makes for an enjoyable team. The rescue's growth and evolution over the years has been rewarding to be a part of, and fun to see. I'm proud to volunteer with Lily's Legacy!"

— allison m.

Volunteer / foster

"Lilys Legacy helped a beautiful dog named Drake come into my life. An adult blind dog due to cataracts and never allowed in a home was the most loving dog I’ve ever met. Lilys helped him transition through surgical grants from a blind dog to a dog who could see for the first time in his adult life because of their generous and fundraising capabilities. I will never forget the transformation. Drake and I are forever in debt 💕"

— mari a.

Adoptee, Volunteer / foster

"We have adopted 6 senior dogs from Lily’s Legacy over the years. Unfortunately longevity is not a given with senior dogs, but the satisfaction of knowing our dogs were dearly loved, warm, dry, and fed for their final year made it all worth it. Given the circumstances, Lily’s dogs are the luckiest as the conditions at the sanctuary are top notch and all the doggy residents have the best lodging and volunteers…before being adopted out to people like us. Our last dog, Audrey, passed on November 20 of last year and we are currently dogless, but be assured that our next dog will undoubtedly be a Lily’s dog."

— paula h.

Supporter, Fan

"Lilly’s legacy does such wonderful work highlighting senior dogs who are so often skipped over at other shelters. They care deeply for the dogs and are such an invaluable organization."

— lura h.

Fan

"An amazing place that I recently visited. The dogs were well-looked after. The volunteers were friendly."

— marianne p.

Supporter

"They have amazing compassion for all animals and I love following them on Facebook. The animals in their care are very lucky! I wish I lived closer so I could volunteer for them!"

— kim h.

Fan

"Wonderful sanctuary for older dogs when they have been dumped.....great compassion and l Iove for all these babies when all else has failed them"

— colleen b.

Supporter, Fan

"Lilys supports senior dogs. We love them 💕💕🐾🐾"

— linda k.

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