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Lionel’s Legacy

Lionel's Legacy is a 501c3 non-profit San Diego based senior dog rescue and humane education program for elementary school children. Our Tax ID is 46-1123304

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FOSTER NEEDED- 9-10 yr old Bella

Bella is blind, she recently had her second eye removed. Otherwise, Bella is a healthy 9-10 year old Poodle. Bella’s owner is in a hospice facility with Pancreatic Cancer. Sadly, Doris has no family in the United States and felt hopeless knowing that her time here on Earth is coming to an end and she has no plan for her sweet Bella. Not knowing what Bella’s future holds, she painstakingly approached her vet inquiring about humanely euthanizing her. As you can imagine the vet declined euthanasia since Bella is healthy but that still left Doris without a “safe” option for her sweet girl. I’d imagine there’s a lot of fear when you’re in that position, fear that something horrible could happen to Bella, afterall, we’ve all seen and heard the stories on social media. By the way, none of this is impacted by funding, sometimes people can offer all the money in the world but trusting others to carry out your wishes for your beloved companion is a gamble, likely one Bella’s Mom was heavily aware of. When continents and seas separate family you look to those physically around you, what do you do if there isn’t anyone? Sometimes people feel that humane euthanasia is the “safest” option if their only option is taking their beloved pet to a shelter.

Fortunately a local pet sitter has been helping care for Bella and promised her human mom to find her a safe place to reside. I will be the first to vouch for this petsitter and her husband who have emailed and called us multiple times to ask lots of questions and do their homework to check on us. Have to say, we really appreciate that, if Bella was our own pet and we were faced with similar circumstances we would go to the ends of the earth to make sure she was taken care of and in good hands.

So let’s get to Bella, she is a little love bug and is very affectionate. She loves to have close physical contact. She had been living in her mom’s bed for some time before the pet sitter took her into her home. She’s good with other dogs and has done well transitioning from being on her own with her human to sharing a home with multiple pets and people.

So Bella needs a home and we have made a promise to Bella, her mom and the petsitter to give her a great one.

Please consider fostering Bella in the San Diego/Orange County areas through Lionel’s Legacy by filling out an application at www.lionelslegacy.org

If you’re interested in adopting Bella, please let us know so we can put you in contact with the petsitter. 💗 ... See MoreSee Less

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