My name is
Sanoa!

Posted 17 hours ago

Cared for by Surfers For Strays - BC Transport Stop

Adoption process

Submit Application

Home Check

Interview

Approve Application

Sign Adoption Contract

Pay Fee

Take the Pet Home

Adoption fee: $450

This helps Surfers For Strays - BC Transport Stop with pet care costs.

Or Apply to Adopt

My basic info

Breed

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Color

Brown/Chocolate - with Black

Age

5 months old, Puppy

Size

Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Female

Pet ID

ps_2135328-851617

My details

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

***Currently located in Portland, OR***

Hi! I am Sanoa and together with my sis Saffi, we were born at a campsite in Salidita; two girls in a litter of 11. Being such a large stray family, resources were scarce, and two of our siblings died shortly after birth Some nice humans started coming by the campsite to care for the rest of us and our mother. They brought us food and water and sheltered us as best they could. We heard discussions of a “program” and “shelter” they wanted to bring us to, but it was full of other dogs in need at the time. The nice humans still advocated for us fiercely in the community, and 7 of our siblings found loving homes locally. We never received any interest

Two months passed with the volunteers diligently caring for us at the campsite. They were the only constant we knew in life One day when they came, we could tell something was different. There was excitement in their voices as they promised us it was finally our turn to find homes! They scooped us up, loaded us into a car, and drove us away forever. We lived at the Surfers for Strays shelter for a month or so, where the other adoptable pups told us magical stories of all the dogs who have been in the program and gone on to find homes. Pinch us - it sounds too good to be true! We recently took a big leap towards this dream when we flew to foster families in the U.S! Who knew us small town gals would make it so far!

Our early exposure to humans has made me quite friendly, confident, and outgoing. I am a good listener and have made great strides in my leash manners. I am excited to learn more with our future families (don’t forget the yummy treats for encouragement!). I am great with other dogs and love to play!

I can’t wait to find my furever humans to go through life with. I promise to be by your side through it all!

Love,
Your Sanoa

If you are interested in FOSTERING, click on the Foster Button and fill out the online Foster Application

If you are interested in ADOPTING, click on the Adopt Button and fill out the online Adoption Application

Check out our VOLUNTEER Opportunities here https://www.surfersforstrays.org/get-involved

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us. Email is where you will receive the quickest response. Please check out our Website, Facebook Page (remember to like us) and our Instagram page listed below. Please share with you friends, especially those considering adopting their next family member.

Surfers For Strays, Inc. Contact Information:

Phone #: 619 719 1182 Email: adopt@surfersforstrays.org Website: www.surfersforstrays.org

Instagram: @surfersforstrays Facebook: Surfers For Strays TikTok: surfersforstrays

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ADOPTING A NEW FAMILY MEMBER AND HELPING SURFERS FOR STRAYS SAVE LIVES ONE PAW AT A TIME! Mucho Aloha

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***Currently located in Portland, OR***

I can’t wait to find my furever humans to go through life with. I promise to be by your side through it all!

Love,
Your Sanoa

If you are interested in FOSTERING, click on the Foster Button and fill out the online Foster Application

If you are interested in ADOPTING, click on the Adopt Button and fill out the online Adoption Application

Check out our VOLUNTEER Opportunities here https://www.surfersforstrays.org/get-involved

Surfers For Strays, Inc. Contact Information:

Phone #: 619 719 1182 Email: adopt@surfersforstrays.org Website: www.surfersforstrays.org

Instagram: @surfersforstrays Facebook: Surfers For Strays TikTok: surfersforstrays

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ADOPTING A NEW FAMILY MEMBER AND HELPING SURFERS FOR STRAYS SAVE LIVES ONE PAW AT A TIME! Mucho Aloha

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Rescue

Surfers For Strays - BC Transport Stop

Contact info

Pet ID

ps_2135328-851617

Contact

Minette Ozaki

Phone

—

adopt@surfersforstrays.org

Website

https://www.surfersforstrays.org/

Address

local fosters & transport stop, North Vancouver, BC V7L 1E6

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

1.
Submit Application

Application Link can be found at https://www.surfersforstrays.org/adopt Use the "Adopt" Button

2.
Home Check

A volunteer will be in touch to request a virtual home check by photos or video.

3.
Interview

Let's chat on the phone or with a video call. We'd love to get to know you, so we can make the best match for your new family member.

4.
Approve Application

After your application is approved, we can consider which dog will best match your family and lifestyle.

5.
Sign Adoption Contract

We will email you the Adoption Agreement for you to sign.

6.
Pay Fee

Payments can be made through our website, our Facebook Page, Venmo and through the Petstablished website.

7.
Take the Pet Home

We will arrange transfer of the pet to you through our Foster Family or Transport Coordinator.

Additional adoption info

You can apply to adopt or foster our pups. If your family isn't ready for the lifetime commitment of adoption, fostering is a shorter term commitment and helps save lives. If you have special circumstances that require a trial period before adoption, talk to your adoption coordinator.

Adoption application

https://www.surfersforstrays.org/adopt

Go meet their pets

Meetings are by appointment only. Our Rescue Centers are located in Zihuatanejo and Troncones Mexico, but we have Foster Families in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland OR, Seattle WA and in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada. We can arrange virtual meets, or coordinate a meet with the foster family if you are nearby.

More about this rescue

Surfers for Strays was started in January of 2017 by Isabel Velasco and Natalie Ritenour when they rescued 7 puppies and their mother, who had been abandoned at a local hot springs in Lagunillas, Guerrero, Mexico. The puppies were being eaten alive by parasites and their mother was severely malnourished.

Working together the women devised a plan to house and care for the animals and raise funds and more importantly, raise awareness to sterilize pets. They gained enough support in the local community to start helping “callajeros”, street animals in the villages of Troncones, Los Llanos, La Saladita and surrounding regions.

With the help of local veterinarians and citizens, they organized spay and neuter clinics and a program to educate children on how to treat and care for animals. Surfers and other travelers began volunteering and growing the network to foster and adopt animals in the US and Canada. With that momentum and the love and support of key volunteers, Surfers for Strays Inc. was founded in August of 2019 to cover more ground and help more animals escape the cycle of neglect, abuse and abandonment. From 2020-2021, Surfers for Strays adopted out more than 250 dogs and cats to fur-ever homes in North America and paid for more than 3,150 dogs and cats to be spayed and neutered in local communities in Mexico.

Your donations support our programs to sterilize, rehabilitate, find fosters and adopters for animals in need. Your donations also support education programs for the humane treatment of animals in underserved communities. Together we are saving animals and sharing the Mucho Aloha spirit.