The little rescue with a big heart
Our primary mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and find loving, permanent homes for homeless dogs, specifically dogs in shelters at-risk of euthanasia and dogs whose owners can no longer care for them. We believe in compassionate rescue when the dog is enduring inhumane living conditions or likely to be deemed less adoptable due to age, health, emotional state, or breed. We ensure that all the dogs we take into our rescue, regardless of individual needs, are cared for with love and compassion for the duration of their lives.
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Explore our social media to see the kinds of things we’re up to on the daily. We are constantly engaging with shelters, rescues, trainers, veterinarians, and even people in the community who just need help with their pets. It isn’t always easy, but it keeps us busy helping improve the world in our own little way…one dog at a time!
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We consider ourselves fortunate to have an exceptional group of compassionate, highly skilled veterinary professionals to call on when one of our pack members needs medical care. Over the years, with their assistance, we’ve helped hundreds of dogs receive the treatment they needed to heal and get back on track to living their best (healthiest) lives. When we learned Popcorn (fka @lbanimalcare #A725222) had bilateral cranial cruciate tears, we called on our friend Dr. Courtney Campbell and the @stitchesvetsurgery team for help. They lovingly welcomed our newest pack member with open arms and extra belly rubs. 😉 Popcorn’s exam showed bilateral pelvic limb lameness (grade 2-3 on the left and grade 2 on the right). Next Wednesday, Dr. Campbell will confirm the diagnosis arthroscopically (use a camera to look inside both joints) and perform TPLO (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy) surgery on her left leg. A few weeks later, she will have a second TPLO surgery to repair her right leg. Thanks to the support of @friendsoflongbeachanimals, the expertise of Dr. Courtney Campbell and the @stitchesvetsurgery team, the fosters who have committed to help her heal, and the nutritious food provided by our @justfoodfordogs family, Popcorn is ready to begin her healing journey. 🫶🏼 As a foster-based rescue, we can only help dogs like Popcorn when we have a home to put them in. That means we need good folks like YOU to help us save lives. Remember, we cover all expenses, so fostering comes at no cost to you. Help us spread the word… Fostering for K9 Kismet is FREE! Apply to become a foster today! Visit: www.k9kismet.org/foster/foster-application
On October 25, 2022, a bonded pair of senior dogs with mobility issues named Roger and Freddy met a kind couple who agreed to be their forever fosters. This act of selflessness allowed us to save the lives of a bonded pair who needed a lifeline out of the crowded shelter, and needed it fast. From that day on, “the babies,”—as their foster parents called them—knew love and comfort in ways we can’t imagine they truly knew in their previous home. (After all, they were picked up by animal control officers in an abandoned industrial lot that’s located ten miles south of where their microchips were registered.) Like most rescue dogs who have been given a new lease on life, they knew it. They lived indoors on cushy beds, ate the best food around (thanks to @justfoodfordogs donating their daily nutrition), enjoyed the peaceful tranquility of a private backyard, and were afforded the love and patience that comes with being a cherished family member. We had to bid farewell to Roger (aka: Gramps) in May of 2024, and now Freddy (aka: Poncho) after he experienced a sharp decline in his health and mobility. Fortunately, we were able to do that in his happy place, at home alongside his two favorite people as he got to experience the decadence of chocolate cake. Thank you to all who have donated time and/or funds to the rescue so we may continue to offer seniors the dignified last chapter we desperately wish they all could have. Rest in love, Freddy. 🤍 #k9kismetfreddy #seniordog #sheltersurvivor #rescuedogsofinstagram #foreverfoster #bondedpair #fosteringsaveslives #restinlove
The fosters are heroes! What love Roger and Freddy experienced because someone agreed to help. Thank you!
Please join us in welcoming our 2025 inaugural rescue Popcorn! Popcorn (#A725222) was picked up by City of Long Beach Animal Care Services animal control officers on 7/21/24 after they received reports of two stray dogs, one of which was in distress. Upon arrival, officers found Popcorn with an empty snack jug stuck on her head. Clearly the victim of having an appetite bigger than her … well, head. Popcorn was lucky help arrived before her love of all things yummy suffocated her. Popcorn is a big lovebug. Seriously, 100% LOVE, but like many large breed dogs living in shelters right now, she was being overlooked. As the weeks turned into months, it became clear that this a-maze-ing girl was going to need some extra help to find her way out of the shelter. We featured her on Day 3 of our “Give the Gift of Home” campaign and invited her to an adoption event hoping get her the exposure she needed. At some point, Popcorn developed a limp and it was clear something was seriously wrong. Imaging done at the shelter confirmed our fears that she was contending with something serious: bilateral cranial cruciate tears. In a nutshell, this 2.5-year-old blew out both of her knees and will need bilateral TPLO surgery to repair them. As you can imagine, that type of treatment is very costly and the recovery is extensive. Suddenly, helping Popcorn exit the shelter became urgent and would require so much more than we initially thought. Fortunately, Popcorn’s story won the hearts of some amazing folks who also want to see her live her best, healthiest life. Thanks to the support of Friends of Long Beach Animals, the expertise of Dr. Courtney A. Campbell and the @stitchesvetsurgery team, and fosters who have committed to help her heal, Popcorn can get back to feeling young again and wooing her future potential adopters. We love it when a plan comes together! If you’re inspired to help us be the lifeline to more dogs who find themselves lost in the sea of kennels, apply to foster today! As a foster-based rescue, we can only help dogs when we have homes to put them in. Fostering comes at no cost to you. Help us spread the word so we can save more lives. @justfoodfordogs #k9kismetpopcorn #fosteringsaveslives
Yay Popcorn!!! Can’t wait to see you thrive once again after your knees are feeling better!!!
Yaaaay!!!! She looks so much healthier than when she first arrived 🥰
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By providing a forever home for a dog in rescue, you're helping to free up a foster home, which allows us to help another dog in need. The dogs in our care are fully vaccinated, spayed or neutered (unless medically waived), microchipped, and receive regular wellness exams, preventative treatment, specialty care as needed. If you’re interested in meeting a K9 Kismet pack member, please fill out the adoption application to begin the process.
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