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!

Thankful

This past year has been a year of tremendous gratitude. A small dry erase board we have on the front door of the office where we write the plan for each day, starts with
"be thankful"

That has been our theme this past year. Our team has never been better. The volunteers work hard each day to care for the many animals at the rescue. We have made great progress with new play yards and many upgrades to help with the comfort of the animals in our care.

A beautiful remodeled cattery is now home to many precious kittens and cats as they wait for new families.

We are thankful for the many wonderful families who we now call friends that have provided a loving home for our precious animals.

We are thankful for the support of many people who donate to help us continue our work to help the animals.

We are thankful for the wonderful Veterinarians who help us with the care of our animals.

We are thankful for the many lives we have been able to save and change thanks to the rescue.

We thank God for blessing us and seeing us through another year.

Sunny

Often someone will bring a dog on Craigslist to our attention. We saw Sunny and our heart went out to this old boy who lived in a pen in the desert, no longer able to breed and of no use. He was now being sold.

We offered the breeder the fee she was asking and Sunny was transported to RFSC. He came filthy and in need of some extra food.

We showered Sunny with love and the care he needed, gave him a soft, warm bed indoors. He responded with such gratitude he would prance as we walked him on the leash.

Sunny knew he was loved. His beautiful white coat was now a picture of beauty. Our wonderful vet neutered him and after a few months of care he was now ready for adoption.

This past weekend his new mom came for him. She said she just wanted to give an old dog a home for the few years he had left. At age 12 this will be his first thanksgiving and Christmas in a home being part of a family.

We wanted to share our joy with you.

Thank God for the opportunity to help dogs like Sunny and for bringing kind people who stepped up to rescue this fine dog.

Christopher and Isabelle

We have 2 very special pigs for adoption.

Christopher is 1 year old and castrated. He is about 70 lbs and loves time out in the big yard and prides himself on his gardening.

Isabelle is a big, sweet girl, about 200 lbs. She is 3 years old. She is social and loves attention.

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.   If you have already registered your Ralphs' card, please note that our organization number has changed. Our new organization number is RV651.

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.

Our New Building has Air Conditioning!

We are so grateful for the new building and the air conditioner.

The new A/C unit keeps our precious dogs comfortable and out of the heat.

Custom Birdhouses

One of our volunteers, Jolinda, makes custom birdhouses and donates the proceeds of her sales to RFSC.

She makes each birdhouse individually from recycled items. Jolinda designs each birdhouse herself. Each birdhouse is special and unique.

Jolinda attends artist fairs such as the Fallbrook Avocado Festival and has an ETSY store called BirdHousesforTheDogs. She has sent birdhouses all over the United States.

She takes special orders and can include the customers own personal treasures on the birdhouses. Her customers are delighted to know that their purchase goes to help RFSC.

Jolinda and her husband have adopted several Golden Retrievers from RFSC. They currently have Otis who is 3 years old and Grace who is 6.