Retrievers and Friends of Southern California

Welcome to Retrievers & Friends of Southern California, Inc. (RFSC) We are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization devoted to finding homes for Golden Retrievers & Labrador Retrievers, as well as other breeds of dogs as space allows.

Can you provide a foster home or forever home to a pet in need? Heed the call to make a difference by opening your heart and your home, today!

One of a Kind Bird Houses


One of our local volunteers, Jolinda makes one of a kind bird houses and the proceeds of the sales go to benefit the pets at Retrievers and Friends. Jolinda shares the following: The birdhouses are made of 100% recycled wood and trinkets. We find old door knobs, hinges and anything fun we can use to make these one of a kind birdhouses. Most have license plates for tops which can come off for cleaning each year. The Wrens at my house come back each year to make their nests in mine. They are so much fun to watch and listen to. When you purchase a birdhouse the proceeds go to Retrievers and Friends to assist in the care of the rescued animals until a forever home is found. Please consider adopting a forever friend and/or a birdhouse. If you would like to order a birdhouse, please contact Jolinda at 760 420 0805 Jolinda had made 4 birdhouses for Nancy. Nancy shares the following: After my mother passed away, we had several trinkets (glass door knobs, old keys different pieces of item from her home). I had. Jolinda make the houses for me, my two daughters and granddaughter in law. Since my dad was born in Kentucky she found a Kentucky license plate for mine, the others were made with California license plates as the roof. it was a very special Christmas gift for me and my family. We all have them displayed in our home.

Update on Gordy

We wanted to share a picture of Gordy. He was recently adopted and we loved this picture.

Update on Tori

Today was a very special day for Tori. She now has a home of her own.

Tori came to us with many other small dogs from a breeder in Los Angeles. Tori was discarded when she could no longer produce puppies.

Tori had lived her entire life in a cage. She came to RFSC in need of vet care and most of all, love.

Today, we met with the most wonderful family who wanted to provide a home for Tori. They welcomed her with open arms. When we visited the family, we could see what great care they give to their 2 little dogs. These dogs are part of their family

Today Tori is loved, cared for and has a home to call her own.

This is what makes it all worthwhile for RFSC. Thanks to this loving family, Tori is no longer a kennel dog, but now a member of a loving family.

You can help RFSC when you do your shopping

It's easy to support RFSC when you shop at Ralph's or Amazon.

You can register your Ralph's card with the Ralph's community rewards program and earn money for RFSC when you shop. Even if you have already registered, you MUST re-register every year in September/October. Please register or re-register now.

Click here to register your Ralph's Rewards card.

Amazon.com donates 0.5% of eligible AmazonSmile purchases to your charitable organization. Just pick Retrievers and Friends as your charitable organization and be sure to use smile.amazon.com to make your purchases. You can use your existing amazon.com account.