SAVE A LIFE! ENRICH YOURS!
12682 Kagel Canyon Road, Sylmar, CA 91342, US
SAVE A SENIOR!
AVAILABLE DOGS
The dogs on these pages are available for forever foster or adoption. These are dogs that are already out of the shelter and in a temporary foster home. Since these dogs are located throughout the LA area, we need to make an appointment to have you meet your new best friend. Complete our application and join our team. you can also see our available dogs on adopt-a-pet.
All our dogs are available to go on a two week golden getaway. Take the time to see if the dog fits with your family. When you know you have a match, adopt the dog! if the dog has on-going medical issues, we are happy to help you with any needed medication or prescription food for the dog.
FOREVER FOSTERS.....
We can save more dogs if you will lend a hand! Foster a senior today! Every day there are senior dogs in need of a home. We receive countless pleas for dogs that need to be rescued from the shelter system before it is too late. We can only house so many dogs at our Sanctuary. However, we can save more dogs with your help! Foster-to adopt or forever foster a dog and let's save a life together! We will take care of the medical; you provide a loving forever home. Together we can give another dog the best of the rest of his or her life! Complete an application today!
ADOPT A SENIOR!
Can't stand the thought of only loving a dog for a short time? Then adopt today! We can choose the right senior dog for you from our local shelters. We can pull the dog and have the dog evaluated by our veterinarian. Then we can even help you set up your home for your new best friend! Complete our adoption application form and let's get the ball rolling!
DOGS AVAILABLE for FOREVER foster OR adoption
CARMEN- AVAIABLE
Carmen is a great dog! Unfortunately, there is one dog in her foster home that does not get along with Carmen. Therefore, we need to find a new home for Camren asap. She is housebroken and people and dog friendly. Here is her backstory: What a way to start a week! Sunday, August 30, 2026, we found out that perla, #a5795379 was scheduled to die at 4 PM on Monday. Perla is 11-year-old white German Shepherd that was owner surrendered to the downey shelter, on august 14, 2026. When she arrived, she was flea infested, was missing a lot of fur and had trouble walking. She was friendly with people and did well in her behavior assessment. Several people reached out asking if we could help. We needed a foster. And then the perfect person came along. So today, August 31, 2026, at four pm, instead of being euthanized, she was at my vet office so we can make a plan to give her the best of the rest of her life. Carmen then went to her forever home. Her foster texted me when the dog arrived and said, carmen is perfect!
CAPTIVATING- IMMEDIATE NEED FOR A HOME AS ONLY DOG!
Meet captivating! This sweet, super people friendly 10-year-old chihuahua, dachshund terrier mix found herself at the shelter on January 5, 2026, when her owner was arrested. The owner had four dogs. When she got out of jail, she took the other three and said this one was ugly and didn't want her. And so poor fortune #a2250750 sat waiting for a home. her deadline was pending for euthanasia, and we couldn't let her die in the shelter. We did find a temporary foster and we pulled her on March 13. We named her captivating, because she is not ugly and we want everyone to know! However, we need to get her into a forever home as soon as possible, this dog is dog aggressive and must be the only dog in the home. There are other dogs at her current foster home. It is not ideal for her, the other dogs, or the foster. Please share and help us get her into a forever foster home as soon as possible. Our veterinarian said her eye is not a tumor and is not bothering her. She did have two tumors, however, on her back and leg which we did remove. Come join our team and foster today. There's no better experience than getting an old senior pet that's been dumped at the shelter out and into a forever home, we provide all the medical. You just give them a bed a home, some food and love him or her for the rest of their life
COMPASS and CALIBRATE- NEED A HOME ASAP!
COMPASS and CALIBRATE- NEED A HOME ASAP!
These two dogs need a home asap!! This is Rufus,#A012935, now Compass and Lotta, #a012936, now Calibrate from the arc shelter of the inland empire are safe. On October 3, 2026, Rufus,#A012935 and Lotta, #a012936 from the arc shelter of the inland empire we rescued these two amazing dogs. The little terrier/dachshund mix is a twelve-year-old neutered male whose new name is Compass. Lotta, now Calibrate, the 10 year old Aussie mix is actually a spayed female, not male as earlier believed. These two are bonded, and would be list without each other, hence the names!
We didn't even hear about them until an hour before their deadline. We reached out to the shelter and asked for more time. We knew we could at least get a temporary foster. The difficulty was transportation. We also had to apply to become an adoption partner. We completed that before we found transportation. We did find transportation and rescued them today. These two are in a temporary foster home and we do need to get a forever home asap! Share and help us get Compass and Calibrate into a forever home.
CUB- NEEDS A HOME!
COMPASS and CALIBRATE- NEED A HOME ASAP!
Freedom days are my favorite days! This is Cub, aka Simba, #a5784280 from the Downey shelter who we rescued on July 11, 2026. This sweet 10 year old boxer mix was surrendered to the shelter on June 19, 2026. She had sores on her hind end, mammary tumors, and was very skinny. She saw our veterinarian. Bloodwork showed she has some issues; all which can helped with supplements and medication. She was spayed, has gained weight and her sores have healed. She went to a foster home, but she was aggressive inside the house with the other dogs. Turns out, she is in heat. They would not keep her separate until we found another foster. This dog can not be at our sanctuary as she needs to be the only dog. She is an amazing dog. She loves attention. She would be great for someone semi-retired, or that works from home, or likes to spend time with their dog! We want her to have the best of the rest of her life, and she needs a forever home to make that happen! Take her on a golden getaway today!!
CAMEA- IMMEDIATE NEED FOR A NEW HOME
This picture was taken when we first pulled Camea. She has been groomed and looks great now! Her foster mom, unfortunately, is sick and can no longer care for Camea. We need to find her a new home by October 15th! Here is a reel showing how great camea is. here is her backstory: I usually have transporters get our dogs out of the shelter. I never get to see dogs when they first get to their new home. What a pleasure it was to see Roxy breaking in her new home! Yes! 12 year old Roxy, #a1958749 from the east valley shelter is free on December 30, 2025! Her new name is Camea, and today is day one of the rest of her life! Roxy was surrendered to the shelter on September 26, 2025 She had trouble with her eye and she had surgery to remove it. No one wanted her and the shelter gave her until 4pm today to get rescued or...before last night we had no one to take her.then, last night we received an application from someone to foster Camea. So yeah! What a great way to end the year. Having a big sale, on-site celebrity, or other event? Be sure to announce it so everybody knows and gets excited about it.
CIRCUS- URGENT NEED FOR A HOME!
Circus needs a new home! We rescued this 11 year old lab/pit/boxer mix on August 9, 2025. He was in a great foster home. The foster even adopted him last December. However, when the adopter moved in with her significant other who had cats....things did not work out. Circus has a high prey drive and he was returned to us on May 20, 2026. We did have a great foster step up to foster him while we search for his forever home. Circus is a really great dog! Here is what his foster has to say about him: Circus is a distinguished old man with the comedic spirit of a puppy. He is housebroken and walks on the leash nicely. He knows sit, stay, shake, lie down, and loves playing with other dogs. He has prey drive with cats so cannot be homed with feline friends. He loves all people and gives excellent lean-in hugs and lie-down cuddles! Will wear any hat you put on his head—as long as it’s fashionable. He is silly, easy, needs at least one good walk a day and otherwise gets a few spurts to play with toys but mostly just lies around and snoozes. he is on a salmon diet, as he is allergic to chicken. In our home, he seemed to have seasonal allergies and Apoquel works well for him—he gobbles it up easily. Cytopoint shots also work but he prefers to avoid the vet if possible and has some fear aggression there. When he was left alone, we kept a cone on him so he could not lick or nibble open any itchy spots.
CELEBRITY - AVAILABLE
CELEBRITY - AVAILABLE
Celebrity is ready to light up your life and be your best friend! We rescued Celebrity, aka Jeff, #a2260529 from the east valley shelter on April, 3, 2026. This sweet 10 year old mini pin was brought to the shelter as a stray on March 9, 2026. He has typical senior dog issues like cloudy eyes and dental disease. But his biggest issue was that he had a perienal hernia. We knew no one else was going to take this dog. luckily, we found a foster and we were able to rescue him! He had his surgery to repair the hermia. He is fully recovered and ready for his forever home. here is what the foster had to say about sweet celebrity:
Celebrity is the sweetest little doh that is great with dogs and cats. He’ll take all the love he can get and would love a home where he could spend as much time with his person as possible. He really enjoys his food, treats, and going on walks but keeps them pretty short. He's low maintenance for the most part. He does however need some support with learning to fully pee and poop outside. As well as getting to sleep at night with someone patient who’ll understand he's a senior doggy who may at times wake up for potty breaks. He's truly a gem. Adopt Celebrity today! Reach out to meet your new best friend today! Goldenyearsdogsanctuary@yahoo.com 818.636.1522. Our application is on our website goldenyearsdogsanctuary.com. celebrity will be attending the critter fair adoption event on May 16 from 10-2 at Hart Park in newhall.
CLAUDIA - AVAILABLE
CELEBRITY - AVAILABLE
On December 5, 2025, a, a woman reached out to us asking if we could help a dog at the Carson Shelter. .Apparently on thanksgiving, November 27, 2025, , she found a dog in the middle of the street.She brought it to the carson shelter in hopes her owner would look for her. She also posted the dog on lost and found sites and pawboost. the shelter attempted to reach out to the microchip owner.But nobody came for her. The woman reached out to us, and asked if we could help. We replied that we could only help this dog if we had a foster. she agreed to foster this dog until we get her adopted! yesterday, this dog, who they didn't even name, became available for adoption. we rescued her on December 11, 2025! Her new name is claudia.She is the sweetest, most wonderful dog.she gets along great with people and with the foster's other dog. Claudia is an 11 yr old spayed rottie mix who would love a forever home for the holidays! Take her on a two week golden getaway and see if she's the right dog for you
CHAMELEON- AVAILABLE
CIERRA- NEEDS A HOME AS ONLY DOG
Sweet Chameleon needs a forever home. Chameleon is a go-lucky sweet dog. He is a temporary foster home. His foster loves him, but is also a senior. The foster is taking great care of chameleon, but it is tough on her. He needs a new home! here is his backstory: On March 12, 2026, a networker reached out asking if we could rescue Otis, #26-07901 from the seaaca shelter. His deadline already passed. She had someone who would foster. I didn't think it could be done. The foster submitted her application and by 9 o'clock in the morning, I had a signed foster agreement and emailed the shelter, saying that we will pull the dog. We rescued him on March 13, 2026. Otis, now Chameleon, is in his foster home. We were told by the networker, he was hospice. This dog is not a hospice. he is also not a pitbull. He is a Weimaraner and pointer mix. He is 9-11 years of age. He has a lot of life in him. He is skinny, but has energy and an appetite. He's very happy and we're glad to give him the best the rest of his life. Unfortunately, the foster has two dogs who are possessive of her. She will not introduce Chameleon to her dogs. He is now in foster with the neighbor. The neighbor loves him, but can't really care of the dog, so the original foser is. It works for now, but is not a permanent solution. we really want to get him into a solid forever home asap.
CIERRA- NEEDS A HOME AS ONLY DOG
CIERRA- NEEDS A HOME AS ONLY DOG
Cierra is a great dog who deserves her happily ever after! She has been in a temporary foster home for a year! She needs her own home as the only dog. She is a loving sweet dog. here is her story: This is Cierra aka india, #A5725090 from the baldwin park shelter.She was owner surrendered to the care center on september 6. Chances of her getting adopted were slim. She had all her cards stacked against her: She is black, a bully breed, and over ten years old. but we have the best foster who said, let's get her out! So we did. She is happy and sweet and friendly and gets along with people. . She just has the best smile.I couldn't get enough great pictures of her.I had to share them all. She needs a forever home asap. She is not great with the other dogs at the foster home she is currently in. The foster works to keep her separated from the other dogs, but it is not fair to the foster or Cierra. We would love to find her at forever home. Until then, she is in foster, and she will have the best of the rest of her life.If you're looking for a friendly suite, lovable, bully breed dog look no further...adopt today!
COATTAILS - AVAILABLE
COATTAILS - AVAILABLE
Coattails is a sweet, healthy senior dog who needs a forever home NOW! Apparently, I don't know how to say no. I also can't seem to take good pictures of dogs today. But I do have great news, and that is that finnikiss, #a1339554 from the West Valley shelter is safe. We rescued him today 📷. The sweet dog found himself at the shelter in 2012 as a one year old dog, he was adopted out the next day, or perhaps claimed by his owners. he was in a family for fourteen years, and then they surrendered him. They said that he was fearful and anxious with people and other dogs. I should have taken more video at the vet's office today because he was friendly with everyone and the dogs. He went to his foster this afternoon. He's available for adoption. He is the sweetest 14-year-old terrier mix of some sort