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Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday for our “Portraits for Puppies” fundraiser! Thanks to everyone’s generosity, the Dawg Squad has another $875 to help with their medical bills.

I met so many beautiful dogs and their owners on Saturday and I’m just sorry I couldn’t fit you all on the blog.

You are all amazing and thank you so much for the support. I know the puppies thank you too!

I’ll be doing fun dog headshots on Saturday June 19th at the Centinela Pet and Feed in Westchester. 100% of proceeds will be donated to The Dawg Squad to help them treat a litter of very sick puppies that were recently saved from the streets of Compton! The Dawg Squad has racked up almost $10,000 in debt to help treat these little babies and now need our help.

Portraits will be taken on a first come, first serve basis, so just show up with your dogs! My personal goal is to raise at least $1,000 for the puppies so please help us by sharing the flier with friends on your twitter, facebook, and blogs if you can.

Puppies should NOT be in the world as skinny and malnourished as these babies were, but thanks to the wonderful people at Dawg Squad who are well-known for taking in sick dogs and rehabilitating them, these babies will get a second chance at life. Remember Jeffrey? He’s completely healed and well loved now, thanks to this wonderful rescue group!

Thanks in advance to all for your help and support, and hope to see you on Saturday June 19th! And if you’re not in LA but still want to help, you can always make a much appreciated donation.

Click on flier to enlarge. Or download.

PS: If you plan on stopping by, please RSVP so we can start to get a headcount. Thank you!

More adorable adoptables from The Dawg Squad!

Freddie especially breaks my heart - he was adopted from The Dawg Squad eight years ago and was just returned after his family had their second child. But he’s so sweet and handsome, I’m sure he’ll find a great family soon!

Visit The Dawg Squad for more information on these dogs!

I recently connected with The Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, a wonderful organization founded by Nancy and Katherine Heigl in memory of a wonderful son and brother. One of their programs, The Heigl’s Hounds of Hope, focuses on rescuing medium to large dogs from high-kill shelters throughout Southern California.

Here are some of their dogs that are looking for their forever homes. Many were rescued from the Mojave desert from a hoarder who had over 300 animals in terrible condition. Others were pulled from LA shelters right before euthanasia. For more information on these adoptable dogs, visit Heigl’s Hounds of Hope or become a friend on facebook.

I told Survivor a joke as I was taking this shot:

This next dog stole my heart - she has only 3 legs but extra heart!

And these next few doggies are available through The Dawg Squad!

Another 3-legged baby!

Come support the wonderful dogs of The Dawg Squad while enjoying fabulous food at The Veggie Grill. (177 reviews and 4.5 stars? AMAZING!)

Just mention The Dawg Squad when ordering & The Veggie Grill will make a donation to help save the dogs.

If you can’t make our event, but would still like to make a donation you can mail them to:

Dawg Squad
11209 National Blvd #246
Los Angeles CA 90064

or through paypal on our site www.dawgsquad.org

Hope to see you there!

Now for some doggies looking for their forever homes:

And guess what?

Huzzah!