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Goodest is a foster-based dog rescue saving tails, one good dog at a time.
10/05/2026
All five of them are four years old, and until Saturday none of them had ever been inside a house.
Rose and Sage are sisters. Their family got grandkids and decided two Great Danes were a risk, even though the dogs are gentle with those kids. Bailey and Thena are sisters too. Their family moved to Missouri and left them with their son, outside a dog run, in 120-degree summers. Both girls have happy tail so bad that a third of each tail is dead tissue. They were wagging against concrete for four years.
Then there is Maggie, mother to most of the fifteen Danes who came to us this summer. Someone close to the family took her when the puppies were placed. A few months later they changed their mind. She came in last, and she came in alone.
Four spays, one hernia repair, two tails that need a surgeon. Not one emergency in the group. The expensive dogs are almost never the crises. They are the ordinary ones nobody ever took to a vet.
Rose, Sage, Bailey, Thena, and Maggie are all dog friendly. All five are figuring out floors, doors, and air conditioning this week.
If you have a spare room and AC, you are qualified. Foster application in bio.
When Ferrero came in I told you the truth about a torn CCL in a Great Dane. It's rarely one surgery. One knee, then the aftercare, then usually the other knee.
First knee is done. He's walking on it. Three years old, 180 pounds, brindle, putting weight on a leg that used to buckle under him.
A few days ago his foster took him to Main Street Coffee and Calico C***r. He made friends at both. A 180-pound dog on a repaired knee, working a patio like he's been doing it his whole life.
The second knee goes in this week. $4,500.
He doesn't know there's a number attached to him. He knows one leg stopped hurting and he's been insufferable about it.
We're one surgery from done.
If you can give anything, link in bio.
goodestdogs.org/donate
Donate directly:
goodestdogs.org/donate
Zelle: 480-414-3644
When Ferrero came in I told you the truth about a torn CCL in a Great Dane. It’s rarely one surgery. One knee, then the aftercare, then usually the other knee.
First knee is done. He’s walking on it. Three years old, 180 pounds, brindle, putting weight on a leg that used to buckle under him.
A few days ago his foster took him to Main Street Coffee and Calico C***r. He made friends at both. A 180-pound dog on a repaired knee, working a patio like he’s been doing it his whole life.
The second knee goes in this week. $4,500.
He doesn’t know there’s a number attached to him. He knows one leg stopped hurting and he’s been insufferable about it.
We’re one surgery from done.
If you can give anything, link in bio.
goodestdogs.org/donate
Donate directly:
goodestdogs.org/donate
Zelle: 480-414-3644
10/04/2026
150 pounds of dog. In a costume. Judged by a crowd. On the sand.
October 31st we’re doing a Great Dane costume contest at Monty’s Dog Beach in Long Beach and I need you to picture two things: a house with three Danes all in matching costumes, and a grown man dressed as a hot dog bun standing next to his brindle. Those are both real categories.
You don’t have to be local. Remote entry is $20. You submit a photo or a short video of your dog in costume, it goes into a public gallery on goodestdogs.org, and people vote with $1 donations. Remote entries open October 1.
Small dogs are welcome too. There is literally a category called Best Small Dog Who Thinks It’s a Dane.
Adoptable Danes will be there in Adopt Me bandanas if you want to come say hi in person. Raffle tickets are $10 and every one gets you 20% off food and drinks at Monty’s, which is the actual reason to buy one.
Register at the link in bio.
10/04/2026
150 pounds of dog. In a costume. Judged by a crowd. On the sand.
October 31st we're doing a Great Dane costume contest at Monty's Dog Beach in Long Beach and I need you to picture two things: a house with three Danes all in matching costumes, and a grown man dressed as a hot dog bun standing next to his brindle. Those are both real categories.
You don't have to be local. Remote entry is $20. You submit a photo or a short video of your dog in costume, it goes into a public gallery on goodestdogs.org, and people vote with $1 donations. Remote entries open October 1.
Small dogs are welcome too. There is literally a category called Best Small Dog Who Thinks It's a Dane.
Adoptable Danes will be there in Adopt Me bandanas if you want to come say hi in person. Raffle tickets are $10 and every one gets you 20% off food and drinks at Monty's, which is the actual reason to buy one.
Register at the link in bio.
Samantha, Charlotte, Carrie, and Dolly were pulled from San Jacinto shelter and need homes. They are named after s*x and the city because why not.
Four months old, 50-62 lbs each. Except Dolly — she's four years old and 143 lbs, and she's their mom.
All 4 need homes in LA.
10/03/2026
12 hours, 4 adoptions and we’re not slowing down❣️❣️❣️
Drake was surrendered a couple of weeks ago and is now going to a dad that is as equally obsessed with Drake as he is. Catch him in Santa Monica at the beach or trotting around with his dad.
Odie was found 1.5 months ago tied to a telephone pole in gardena. Now he’s going to be the prince of rolling hills with his Dane sis coco.
We pulled Roger a couple of months ago from Palmdale with his sister and last night he went home with the best family. His mom is a vet, so to say that he will be well cared for is an understatement.
Bambi was in foster for 27 days in Atherton. She gained confidence, weight, and a new chance at life after we pulled her from the Palmdale shelter. She is on her way to Tahoe for vacation with her new family before they go back home to Utah.
As always, none of this is possible without fosters who are willing to open their home to these pups. I couldn’t do it without all of you. Thank you 🩵
Tallulah doesn't rush for anyone. 2 years old and she is waiting for her forever.
She'll stand back when you walk in. She'll watch you from across the room, deciding. If you move too fast, she'll notice. If you're patient, she'll eventually make her way over and press her head into your hand like she's been waiting to do it for years.
She's lived with dogs, cats, and horses without a single incident. She walks on a leash. She knows how a home works. The shyness isn't a problem to solve — it's just how she arrives. What comes after is a dog who picks you quietly and completely.
She needs somewhere calm. Somewhere people understand that trust is a slow build, and that slow builds are the ones that last.
Could that somewhere be yours?
every angle of moose is glorious, and that includes the angle where he slides off the couch 🖤🤍
big, dramatic, absolutely unaware of it. moose is a tuxedo gentleman who gives 100% to everything — cuddles, zoomies, treat time, and the occasional faceplant.
gets along with dogs AND cats. food-motivated genius. professional lap dog (who is not a lap dog).
if you have couch space and a sense of humor, moose might be your guy 🐾
10/02/2026
We will never ask you for money without showing you what our accounts actually look like-
We ended September with $14,638.72 in the bank and $70,224.55 of loss on the year. Both numbers come off the same balance sheet.
19 Great Danes came in. 16 went home. None came back this month.
Emergency vet care cost $21,715.08 in one month. In August it was $683.12. A rescue can look fine on a bank statement and still be underwater.
Swipe for every line. What came in, what went out, what we still owe, down to the $4.56.
We are not going to ask you for money without showing you this first. Every month, line by line.
The next spay or neuter costs $1,500. The link is in our bio.
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