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March 2024 by christine Christine
Pali has given her blood sweat and tears to this organization and still goes strong.
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February 2024 by J p.
Good hearted dog rescue. Sometimes lacking cohesive communication. Support them. Dogs need homes.
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February 2024 by Sarah S.
Well this is a weird update. The woman who gave the orientation at Rocket Dog (who was rude to me) has taken it upon herself to message me 11 months after my last review. She told me my review was "entertaining and untrue." I contacted Rocket Dog and told them she was harassing me. Rocket Dog said she is no longer a volunteer and doesn't represent them. The same woman decided to text me another two times. She called me immature child and continued to insult me. Rocket Dog has apologized and said they don't support her harassing me. This has been an unfortunate experience and I hope it ends here. I think RD has to be careful who they put in positions of authority over others because it can go bad as you see here. In fact-when I was on a shift at RD (Jan/Feb 2023) I watched a remember a long time volunteer telling Sharon SHE was the reason why a lot of volunteers had quit. It doesn't surprise me at all. I hope RD implements better policies (maybe anonymous reporting) to prevent things like this from happening again.
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November 2023 by Clifford Klemin
The rescue was great and the staff were exceptional I delivered a 10 month old hound dog to them
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November 2023 by suseela srinivasan
Amazing place! Wanted to adopt, and they answered all questions , arranged a meet, and greeted them. Volunteers answered all questions. Amazing place to adopt dogs ❤️ or foster.
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September 2023 by Kai L.
I am heartbroken to be writing this review, especially for an organization that does something so close to my heart. Several years ago, we adopted a dog from RDR. Her online posting was brief, but she sounded like the perfect dog. After talking with her fosters and meeting her, we understood that she was shy, but no red flags were raised. We adopted her and fell in love. But it soon became apparent that she was not a city dog. She was extremely fearful and shy and terrified of all new things. Like so terrified that she ran away from dog walkers on two different occasions after being startled (causing one to fall down and need stitches and once weaving through traffic to make it back home). But she was a great dog in so many other ways and we were committed to her. With lots of misguided enthusiasm and love, I felt like I could fix her with training, patience, and time. Two years and thousands of dollars later - we've gone through two trainers, two dog walkers, 7 months with a dog behaviorist and a 6 month trial of prozac before I finally heartbreakingly acknowledged that she was not a city dog and was never going to be. Her life was confined to the safety of our small condo. Even walks around the neighborhood or to the local park to potty were sometimes too stressful for her. The communication has been the biggest source of frustration. Our dog was microchipped prior to us adopting her, but emails asking for the microchip information went unanswered. We reached out to RDR during our early months with her, when her behavior became apparent, but received delayed or no responses and no real support. When I did a background search on our dog, I found her original listing from the shelter that she was pulled from and on it, they specifically wrote about her fear based issues and stated that she needed to go to a patient home. This was never conveyed to us. When we finally reached the painful decision that she would probably never be happy in the city, I was told that Pali (the founder) wanted to talk to me to understand what had been going on. Despite several text messages, we never connected. When we gave her back to RDR, I wrote several pages of information but none of it seemed reflected in her repeat posting. Her repeat posting was essentially the same as what it was previously (including her age) and her fearful behavior was never discussed. I think the heart of the organization is in the right place. I believe the fosters and people who volunteer are probably loving, fantastic people who are trying to do right by these dogs. But ultimately I feel like there are too many cracks in the system and they adopted out a dog (again) without giving all the information.
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September 2023 by Georgette Topakas
Do you want to truly save a dogs life? Then adopt through Rocket Dog Rescue. They pull dogs from various inland CA shelters that are on the euthanasia list or have been languishing in kennels for months. My beautiful Artemis was on the euthanasia list because the shelter was full of purebred Malinois and Mal mixes that are unwanted for various reasons - backyard breeder can't sell the puppies, the dog is too timid for a protection program, owners can't handle the dog....the list is endless as to why these sensitive and high drive dogs end up in shelters all over CA. Rocket Dog pulled her from Fresno and she now lives the luxe life in Santa Barbara doing all the things she loves - Rally, agility, obedience, swimming and have playdates with dog buddies. Thank you Rocket Dog for finding my perfect partner. And in regards to the Google review complaining that the dogs costing too much, your adoption fee is needed to keep this amazing organization solvent. Without the fees and help from generous donors, Rocket Dog would not exist. Please think twice before writing negative reviews of incredible non-profits.
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September 2023 by Kez Quin
Rocket Dog saved the life of my best friend, Mabel, after she and her two litter mates were thrown into a dumpster by some P.O.S. They all had parvo but, Pali (founder of Rocket Dog) was able to patiently nurse two of the three pups back to health, (sadly, one didn't make it).One of those sweet girls that Pali saved has been my constant companion, road trip co-pilot, and the little furry love of my life ever since! We are still together 14 years later.I can not thank Pali enough for allowing me to be her forever Dad all those years ago.Please don't buy your best friends! Adopt a rescue dog!!!
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September 2023 by Mairéad Walsh
I heard such great things about this rescue but have not gotten good help. Found some baby pitbulls and reached out for help. Hard to talk to a human-no one answers the door or phone.So we went to a vaccine clinic they host which was great and free. *No rabies* They have items for free, crates, collars, harnesses, dog tags, food, ect we didn't get offered anything so idk how that works.However we were promised help which we never received-more ignoring calls and texts. I get rescues are busy but say no vs lying and ignoring.
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September 2023 by purple z.
For the last 20 years I've had nothing but positive things to say about Rocket Dog and the people who work and volunteer for them. They respond to inquiries in a timely manner, their volunteers are exceedingly polite, and they really care about the dogs AND people. They make an effort to be considerate. Years ago I pulled a dog facing euthanasia out of a shelter. I called them and asked if they could post him on their website. Their answer: of course, and yes bring him to our adoption event! And this rescue walks the walk: they respond to emergencies like no other rescue I know. I'm glad they have so many positive reviews, and the whiners can just go away.
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August 2023 by Kathy Boyer
We were so happy to be able to drop off Sky, rescued from Stanislaus Animal Services Agency. The staff was so helpful with Sky and were great with us as well. #adoptdontshop
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August 2023 by Bethy Muzzy
I have found the best boy in the world. It is due to the care and love of the volunteers at Rocket Dog. Save a life and get a lifelong Friendship.
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July 2023 by Michele S.
AMAZING!! I reached out to Rocketdog and from start to finish it's was the best ever!! I truly recommend them!! Amy put me to team up with Alicia who went above and beyond to help me place "Leo" with his 4ever home. David adopted him and from our 1st contact he was the perfect match!! Alicia I cannot thank you enough though I say it was bittersweet I know that Leo went to his best 4ever home thank you again and thank you David! both Leo & David scored forever love
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July 2023 by . ..
They do not respond to emails. Hard to connect and understand how to work with them. Sketchy business untrustworthy. I think the videos and photos are used to get donations for a very rag tag sloppy disorganized crew of self important entitled Karen's who don't like to be asked questions and feel zero need to respond or do their job. Know the type? Burly surly rude and aggressive. Extremely unpleasant to deal with and sick about being in charge and acting like the aloha bully, yes rocketdog all of this seethes off of your website so-called mission and complete ignorance of what's most important connecting good homes to rescues. Not sure where all that money is going but there is zero accountability and zero response. Don't want to get tangled up with negative people who use innocent animals to make money and take advantage of pity. Read their reviews and see for yourself. Gimmick.
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July 2023 by Eric Nelson
Very professional and care so much about their mission. If you are thinking about adding a dog this is the place I'd for sure recommend.