Desperado Fundraiser for Rescue the Underdog

Sleeping quite contently beside me as I type is Walnut, a chi-terrier mix, who had no name when he came to me in 2016. Walnut was my very first foster (and foster fail) from Rescue the Under Dog. He escaped and ran away the same week I got him and was adopted and returned to me twice before I adopted him myself -- not only because he was so sweet, but because he was so naughty. I feared no one would take the time and patience he needed to heal the same way I would (not only the external wounds he showed up with, but the internal ones as well). I feared that for him, the same way I feared it for myself. So taking him in was a way of not only loving the bits of him that were troublesome, but also the bits of me that were too. Walnut is my friend and my protector and my mirror and my shadow. He is openly and unapologetically emotional, in the best and worst ways, and he has been a great life teacher about patience, empathy, and love. His transformation is priceless. But also (dreadedly) the two buzz words I hate most in Silicon Valley - repeatable and scalable - with time, love, and money.

Can you spare any or all of the above? It pays back enormously more than you put in. I promise.

xx

Linda & Walnut

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Rescue the Underdog for CARES, any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause, that means so much to me.

More information about Rescue the Underdog for CARES: We are a small San Francisco based, volunteer-run organization that saves dogs from being euthanized in high kill shelters. We are part of Center for Animal Rescue and Education in Solano, a 501(c)(3) organization. We try to save as many dogs as we can, with our goal being to save them all. We take dogs that no other rescue will take. There is no greater joy than to see an underdog's transformation, from the time they are pulled from the shelter to when they are adopted by a loving family.