Kennels 2 Couches

10/18/2026

And I thought my mouth was salty 😳❤️ Agree with every single word Goomba barked.

🚨 GOOD MORNING, YOU IRRESPONSIBLE, DOG-DUMPING, BACKYARD-BREEDING SACKS OF DISAPPOINTMENT. DISRESPECTFULLY , GOOMBA. 🖕🐾

Good morning, motherf**kers. ☀️

It’s me. Goomba. Your favorite angry little as***le with four legs, a criminal record of bad decisions, and absolutely ZERO patience for the human species today.

TODAY’S LESSON: RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. SOMETHING AN ALARMING NUMBER OF YOU APPARENTLY THINK IS OPTIONAL.

Let me explain something to the intellectually underfunded population.

A DOG IS NOT A FU***NG DISPOSABLE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE.

You don’t get to throw it away because it became inconvenient. You don’t get to trade it in because it developed behavioral issues YOU NEVER BOTHERED TO ADDRESS. And you certainly don’t get to act like the victim because the living, breathing animal you brought into your home requires TIME, MONEY, TRAINING, AND EFFORT.

WHAT THE F**K DID YOU THINK YOU WERE ADOPTING? A THROW PILLOW WITH A HEARTBEAT?!

When you bring home a dog, you’re signing up for a 10–15 YEAR COMMITMENT. Sometimes longer.

Not 30 days.

Not until you get a new boyfriend.

Not until you have a baby.

Not until you move.

Not until the dog chews your $37 Target curtains because you couldn’t be bothered to teach it how to exist in your house.

TEN. TO. FIFTEEN. FU***NG. YEARS.

And before somebody starts violently typing their sob story, YES, sometimes life genuinely happens. People lose their homes. People become seriously ill. Financial disasters happen. Sometimes rehoming is genuinely the safest, kindest decision for the animal.

THAT IS NOT WHO I’M TALKING ABOUT.

I’m talking about the people who adopt a dog and SIX WEEKS LATER are posting, “Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we need to rehome…”

UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES?!

BRIDGET, THE DOG IS STILL A DOG. WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU NOT FORESEE?!

That it would bark? S**t? Shed? Need exercise? Require training? HAVE FEELINGS?!

Then we’ve got the people who get a shiny new puppy and suddenly their older dog becomes yesterday’s garbage.

OH LOOK! A BRAND-NEW FLUFFY LITTLE POTATO! 😍

Guess we don’t need the eight-year-old dog who loved us unconditionally anymore!

WHAT IN THE ABSOLUTE F**K IS WRONG WITH YOU?!

And don’t even get me started on the senior dogs.

Because THIS ONE makes me want to chew through drywall.

People will drag their elderly dog into a loud, terrifying shelter, request euthanasia because they’re old or inconvenient, hand the leash to a complete stranger, and WALK THE F**K AWAY.

That dog spent its entire life loving you.

You were its whole world.

And in its final moments, you couldn’t even give it the dignity of being there?

Then some of these absolute moral sewage systems turn around and start looking for a PUPPY.

YOU DON’T NEED ANOTHER DOG. YOU NEED A FU***NG CONSCIENCE.

And while we’re discussing excuses, let me ask a question.

How many of you plan on rehoming your children when they become teenagers and start acting like little as***les?

“Unfortunately, Timmy has developed some behavioral issues, refuses to listen, and keeps destroying the house. Free to good home. Comes with an Xbox.”

SOUNDS RIDICULOUS, DOESN’T IT?!

THEN WHY IS THAT YOUR FIRST SOLUTION WHEN YOUR DOG BECOMES DIFFICULT?!

RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP MEANS DOING THE FU***NG WORK.

It means training your dog.

It means advocating for your dog.

It means understanding your dog’s individual needs instead of expecting every dog to fit your imaginary Pinterest lifestyle.

It means making compromises.

It means recognizing that some behavioral problems require professional help, medical evaluations, patience, management, and consistency.

IT MEANS SOMETIMES BEING INCONVENIENCED.

HOLY S**T. WHAT A CONCEPT.

Your dog doesn’t like strangers? Stop forcing strangers into its face.

Your dog can’t handle dog parks? STOP GOING TO DOG PARKS.

Your dog has separation anxiety? GET HELP AND DEVELOP A PLAN.

Your dog doesn’t like your new boyfriend? Well, personally, I’d investigate the boyfriend, but THAT’S JUST ME. 💅

And if you’re struggling financially, THERE ARE RESOURCES. Pet food pantries, veterinary assistance programs, low-cost clinics, rescue organizations, and community support.

Not every resource will be available to everyone, but at least TRY to find help before treating your dog like a broken microwave.

AND NOW LET’S DISCUSS THE BACKYARD BREEDING CIRCUS. 🎪

SPAY. AND. NEUTER. YOUR. FU***NG. PETS.

Especially your cats, because the number of unwanted kittens entering shelters is absolutely heartbreaking.

If you’re not an ethical, knowledgeable breeder working to preserve and improve an established breed through health testing, responsible selection, and lifelong accountability for the puppies you produce, WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DOING?!

And no, Chrissy, producing your 47th litter of Merle Double Chocolate Caramel Doodle-Dip F**kadoodles does not make you a preservation breeder.

IT MAKES YOU A PERSON WITH A CASH APP AND A DOG WITH A UTERUS.

Your dog is not your personal ATM.

Your dog’s reproductive organs are not a retirement account.

And just because you lack the ambition to develop an actual marketable skill doesn’t mean your female dog needs to spend her life pumping out puppies so you can afford another fu***ng lifted truck.

STOP USING ANIMALS AS YOUR BACKYARD PIGGY BANK.

Ethical breeding is about preserving a breed, not manufacturing whatever overpriced genetic smoothie happens to be trending on TikTok.

And FINALLY, to the people adopting rescue dogs:

Some of these dogs have already been abandoned, neglected, bounced between homes, lived in shelters, and experienced more instability than most of you could handle in a lifetime.

They FINALLY get a home.

They start learning a routine.

They begin trusting someone.

And two months later, you decide they’re too much work.

SO BACK THEY GO.

Another broken routine. Another lost attachment. Another unfamiliar environment. Another round of stress because you couldn’t be bothered to put in the effort.

STOP MAKING PROMISES TO ANIMALS YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INTENTION OF KEEPING.

Responsible pet ownership isn’t about being perfect. Nobody expects perfection.

It’s about showing up when things get difficult.

It’s about accepting that your animal is a living creature with needs, emotions, and limitations.

It’s about doing everything reasonably within your power to give that animal a safe, stable, loving life.

And if you genuinely cannot provide that, finding a safe, appropriate home is responsible. Dumping the dog on the first available stranger because you’re annoyed is NOT.

YOUR DOG IS A LIFETIME RESPONSIBILITY. NOT A TEMPORARY ACCESSORY UNTIL YOUR NEXT LIFE UPDATE.

Anyway, I’m Goomba.

I’m a sanctuary dog with an attitude problem, an extensive list of personal boundaries, and absolutely no interest in becoming a productive member of society.

And even MY ASS understands commitment.

Amanda has to put up with my bu****it for the rest of my life.

THAT’S WHAT SHE SIGNED UP FOR. 🖕🤣

Good morning.

Train your fu***ng dogs. Fix your damn fences. Spay and neuter your pets. Stop breeding for b**r money. And for the love of all things holy, STOP TREATING LIVING ANIMALS LIKE DISPOSABLE GARBAGE.

GOOMBA OUT. 🎤💥

🐾 STAB Rescue — Changing Minds, Changing Lives.
🌐 stabrescue.com

10/16/2026

Update: WE SAVED ZEUS ⚡

I am still exhausted, but he's out. I have a foster to get him to in Elk Grove, CA. I am still a one person team and every time I save a dog it takes a lot out of me. I'm pooped.

Meet Zeus ⚡
He's gorgeous and at Rancho Cucamonga Animal Shelter in CA. He's avail for adoption or rescue. He will be euthanized on Saturday 10/17 bc he's been there too long (since April). He's another "owner surrender bc they had a baby" even though he he would have been only 1 year old at the time he was surrendered. He showed "mild" resource guarding apparently, even though they couldn't get him to do that at the shelter 🤔

Please read his notes, videos are in the comments. I work with out-of-state adopters and I'm open to Fosters who could keep him for several weeks potentially, or Foster to adopt. I need pledges for him if I end up rescuing him, or if anybody else rescues him the pledges are a nice enticment because there will need to be vetting, probably he needs to be neutered, there would be transport to get him out of the shelter and potentially to a foster. These things add up.

Think about it, think about him and ideally contact me before Saturday 4:00 so I can have decent timing to make a plan for him and not be scrambling at a time when I'm not going to be very available because I've got two kids going to homecoming on Saturday so after 3:00 p.m. I can't help this dog or you if you want to make a last-ditch effort to save him. It will just be a hard no.

📞 805-450-1010 (me) if you want to help him but are not in the area to be able to go adopt him directly. Share him with other rescues. Get him seen as much as possible. None of these dogs deserve to die, and the only thing that stands between a dog like Zeus and death is you.

10/14/2026

Woo hoo 🎉 Sabine is going home, to CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❄️☃️ and she needs some help $ to get there.

Rescued 358 days ago from Riverside County Animal Services. She had been in their system for 8 MONTHS, arriving at the shelter as a 6 months old pup. She was extended once, but even with that no one came for her. No behavior or health issues, just a young dog. She actually did well at the shelter. But once she exited the shelter I struggled to find a foster home for her. She's a rare dog that needed a home with another dog, versus the dreaded "needs to be the only dog," but a home was elusive for her. So she's been at a kennel since then, with a one month break at a friend's where we got to test her a bit. Despite being at a kennel for 11 months she stayed in good spirits, and her confidence grew.

A family that adopted a husky puppy through me last year is ready to add a buddy. She remembered Sabine, who was rescued around the same time as her puppy. I shared a recent video of Sabine walking with a child through tractor supply plus some older videos I had of her, and they decided Sabine gets to come to Canada.

I'm trying to raise funds to help with the transport cost and health exam for her health certificate, with a goal of $700. That amount will help reduce the cost the adopter, Aer Sohni , will need to cover. Sabine is scheduled to go on transport on Oct 19.

Ways you can donate:

www.kennels2couches.org

Zelle [email protected]

https://venmo.com/u/Robin-unander (no underscore after my last name, that's an imposter account)

https://www.paypal.me/kennels2couches

Kennels 2 Couches
PO Box 41821
Santa Barbara, CA 93140

10/10/2026

Update 10/11: JUNE AND JOHNNY ARE OUT ❣️❣️ Freedom photos and video on the comments. Safe with Kennels 2 Couches

At the end of the day yesterday I sent the email to secure the safety of June and Johnny. As of right now they are still at the shelter, and I'll provide an update once they are out which should be this afternoon.

4:00: June and Johnny are still not safe, no other rescue has tagged them and they are not adopted. I'm trying to work something out which would require them to transport up to San Luis Obispo County. Looking for pledges at this point.

SAFE! June and Johnny are at Rancho Cucamonga Animal Shelter and are young, black, German shepherds. They are about 9 months old and are beautiful but are not doing well in the shelter environment, so it's s*** or get off the pot time fortunately. THEY ARE AT HIGHEST RISK.

Update: all 4 are safe!
There are four others at Kern County Animal Services that came in as part of a hoarding situation. The shelter is identifying some of them as Corgi mixes, they've got the low rider legs with thick bodies. The fourth one I'm not sure what his mix is. Three are boys one is a girl, they need to get out by this weekend.

I have ability to rescue any of these dogs from the shelters, but I cannot do it without them going somewhere. If you are interested in adopting but can't get to either shelter in time, 📞 805-450-1010 and I will see if I can help. If you live near those areas you have complete ability to go and adopt directly from the shelter. If you're open to fostering let me know! But let me know fast.

Videos are in the comments.

10/08/2026

Meanwhile, in Lady and the Puppies world... Here's you moment of "awww❣️"

More photos to come of the puppies in the coming days, they are 6 weeks old now. Fostering in Mar Vista, CA (Los Angeles County).

10/08/2026

10/11 update:
Pebbles is doing well as he settles into a new routine and new life, for however long it may be (they discovered a mass during his vet exam). THANK YOU to everyone that donated for Pebbles. We raised $900 for him, which was sent to Christina to cover his vet bill and a small portion of her cost to go get Pebbles. This gesture from everyone was appreciated beyond what my words can express, and I'll start tearing up if I explain why. All I can really say is I love when people can come together for a common cause that we believe in.

As I sit and take a quiet moment to eat my breakfast and enjoy my coffee, I want to share a story about a rescue that happened earlier this week. The story should serve both as an example of someone willing to go above and beyond and put themselves out there to save a dog, something rescues are asked to do daily and something we ask of others to help us do this, and as a cautionary tale. It's also a request for donations.

Pebbles #141806 is a 14 year old dog that was dumped by his owner at a shelter in Apple Valley, because reportedly the owner was tired of Pebbles destroying Amazon packages or other deliveries that would be dropped over the gate. He noted the dog is very protective of his yard, but otherwise good with other dogs, good with kids, generally very friendly. He had been there for over a month with no interest, and it was time for the shelter to move him on one way or the other. So he was put on the euthanasia list. Christina Nielsen saw his post and was trying very hard to share him in hopes that somebody would see it and go get him. Either to adopt or rescue. Christina lives in San jose, which is conservatively 6 and 1/2 hours away from Apple Valley without traffic. She was not in a position to just pop over to the shelter and get him, nor was that her original intent.

As the days passed and Pebbles remained still at the shelter with no hope or interest, Christina became more vested in his outcome. She became desperate as the hours ticked down and no one was seeming to make any movement towards getting Pebbles out. No rescues were responding to her, no adoption applications were being submitted. She posted that she was willing to come down from San Jose to pick him up and take him anywhere if there was a rescue, foster or adopter interested. This itself was risky because someone could have expressed interest in this, but she wouldn't have been in a position to vet that person with an application. There are a lot of people that do this, rescue a dog on their own and then try to find a home, but they don't have the same vetting or resources in place like a rescue does. It's very risky for the dog.

I had worked with Christina before, and knew that she has been a long time supporter of rescues with her donations, including to me. I knew she was legit, but unfortunately I couldn't help her with Pebbles. I no longer have rescue rights at that shelter, I don't have a following for senior dogs and I don't have the resources to support a senior dog, which can be very expensive. The best I could do was explain to her what she could do from San Jose if she really wanted to save Pebbles. I understood, as I saw her posts becoming more emotional, that if she didn't do something this was going to be a situation that haunted her. If you've ever been involved in rescue or wanted to help a dog that you hoped someone else would step in for and then found out it lost its life, you don't let that go very easily. The hesitation to act and the resulting irreversible outcome always weighs on your heart. I didn't want her to sit in a place of frustration because she she didn't know what she could do if she wanted to do something more. So I laid out a path for her to take if she really wanted to save Pebbles. And she did it.

In the middle of the night Christina submitted an adoption application for Pebbles to the shelter. The important thing was for them to have it when they arrived first thing on Tuesday morning to see there was interest which would then pause his walk to the euthanasia room that morning. The shelter called her and told her there was somebody else who had expressed interest in rescuing Pebbles but they hadn't committed. But if she really wanted to get Pebbles out she needed to be ready to pick him up that day, and since it was an adoption because she's not a rescue she needed to be there in person. She checked flights from San Jose and saw the best option was to fly to Burbank, rent a car and drive 2 hours like a bat out of hell to get there in time. She waited until it was basically now or never, and when the person who had expressed interest never followed up she got on a plane and flew one way to go get Pebbles.

Her flight was uneventful, and arrived on time. She picked up the rental car and started driving east. Meanwhile I was emailing the shelter to let them know she was on her way and that she would be contacting them with an ETA once she knew it. A very nice staff person was working with her, and told her she would wait as long as she could so they could get Pebbles out alive. Christina made it a few minutes after the shelter had closed, but the staff member was watching for her. Pebbles got to live❤️

Christina drove Pebbles back home to San Jose overnight, and it was not easy. She stopped along the way and stayed in a hotel just to catch some sleep before driving the rest of the way. Pebbles was understandably confused and unsettled, but he was alive. She began reaching out to others and posting hoping maybe she could find somebody on her drive back that could take Pebbles. She didn't have a plan for him, and she wasn't sure what was going to happen next. I was trying to support her with some suggestions for strategies to manage Pebbles in her home, but she was exhausted and overwhelmed with everything that had just transpired.

Some people saw her post and decided instead of expressing gratitude for the efforts she just undertook to save a dog to berate her, to be judgmental about her plan and lack thereof, and basically bully her. I know the name of one particularly harsh person, and that person is a friend of mine, and Christina didn't deserve that. It was a ballsy effort on her part, probably not the most responsible one, but Pebbles will for the rest of his life benefit from her action. She did more than just post her thoughts and prayers that this dog gets rescued by "someone," she actually did something about it.

It's Thursday morning and Christina still has Pebbles. She is trying to manage this the best that she can, but she is not a wealthy person nor is she really in a position to take on medical costs for him as she assesses what his status and state are. She has an appointment for him to go to the vet today where she will have a full exam and a senior blood panel done. And will pay with her credit card for the service. She would really appreciate if another rescue, one that has a following for Senior dogs, could help. Or if there is somebody who wants to adopt a senior dog up in the San Jose / SF area, I can work with you to help Christina out.

In the meantime, I am trying to do a fundraiser for Pebbles to help with his medical costs. A senior exam and blood panel are not cheap, and I can post the invoice after he goes to the vet to at least show where we are starting. All donations received will go towards his costs.

Donations for PEBBLES from Apple Valley can be sent as follows:

www.kennels2couches.org

Zelle [email protected]

https://venmo.com/u/Robin-unander (no underscore after my last name, that's an imposter account)

https://www.paypal.me/kennels2couches

Kennels 2 Couches
PO Box 41821
Santa Barbara, CA 93140

Funds raised: $900❣️

09/30/2026

Mabel is 8 years old, spayed, HEALTHY, dog friendly, cat friendly, people friendly, protective, easy going but still has good energy to go on adventures, rides great in the car and in airplanes. She's an AMAZING girl, but after no luck and time running out with her foster, she's heading to boarding on Friday 😢 She's a family dog, loves being with her people. She will not understand why she doesn't get to live in a home for now. And I don't have the heart to explain it to her.

If you'd like more info about Mabel or are interested in fostering or adopting please call 📞 805-450-1010 ASAP.

09/29/2026

Update 10/10: Bonsai is fostering in Michigan.

Bonsai was saved from Stanislaus County Shelter and has been the good boy we saw in his shelter videos and volunteer reports. He's sweet and wants to be near people. He's good with other dogs his size (no small dogs or cats). He would be the ultimate coffee or brew house dog, he's THAT dog. He's a Shepherd mix, neutered, 2-3 years old, 60 lbs, athletic but also a couch potato, gentle, calm. Bonsai is stunning in person. He's got it all, except a foster home or adopter. He was overlooked at the shelter, and he's still overlooked. His short term with his foster came to an end, and now this beautiful boy will head to boarding this week in southern California 🥺

Please call me 📞 805-450-1010 for more info about Bonsai. Please consider giving him a home, as a foster or adopter. Open to out of state options.

09/05/2026

10/4/26; STILL NEED MORE P*E PADS 💩❣️

Spring is usually when litters of puppies and kittens are born, and through the summer it usually starts to slow down as you head into fall. NOT IN CALIFORNIA 🤦 I have 3 litters of puppies that Kennels 2 Couches rescued. They are all different ages and stages, but they all still need things especially one thing: P*E PADS I created Amazon lists for each of them, and if you're inclined to help any of these litters that would be awesome.

Nancy's puppies from Devore: FILLED❣️

Lady's puppies from Palmdale (STILL NEED)
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/E1TYSR45GGCY?ref_=cm_sw_r_apann_ggr-subnav-share_FA1EKFBX4QQ6H5V4QBDP&language=en-US

Paloma's puppies from Victorville (STILL NEED)
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/1HBXPE2GGC5DD?ref_=cm_sw_r_apann_ggr-subnav-share_N26M5Z5KTFK2Q5S3BR6H&language=en-US

Update 9/16: THANK YOU to those who helped these families with ordering things from the Amazon list (and to Alisa Ovalle Young for supporting them in your way)❣️
Gayle O'Bannon, Pam Haney, Serena Royce, Maria Sperlakis Winn and Janet Valenzuela are keeping the fosters' floors clean with providing power pads (we still need more for Lady and Paloma's puppies). ❤️
Pam Haney also provided dog bowls for the puppies (we still need bowls for Lady's puppies). ❤️
Jessica Appley , Maria Winn , Lorraine Waxman and Fahi Takesh provided entrainment for the puppies with toys. ❤️
Jessica Appley and Serena Royce provided cozy blankets.❤️
Pam Haney provided important Nutri-cal which is helpful to have on hand while puppies are in neonatal stage. ❤️