German Shepard Rondo

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Rondo
This stunning, statuesque shepherd is Rondo. He is a neutered, vaccinated, 80-pound, two- or three-year-old, purebred German shepherd. Rondo came to us via the Cal City Pound. Pulling a large, unknown dog out of a cage where it has been stewing—and then asking it to sit shotgun in your vehicle while you drive it to the shelter—is a risky proposition. Many things could have gone wrong, but they didn't. Rondo jumped right into my truck, stuck his big ol' head out the window and said, "Let's roll!" (It was an inner monologue.)

Off we went to the Pet Lodge where Rondo was treated to the Marley's Mutts super-duper spa treatment. He was a model groomee and even let the girls cut his nails. After the Pet Lodge Rondo had his date with destiny at the Tehachapi Vet Hospital, and was neutered. Unfortunate for him, because it seems that Rondo really had the hots for Stormy, one of the terrific (and brilliant) veterinary technicians. Rondo is a celebrity wherever we take him. Combine his calm, cool personality with his undeniable beauty and the result is that most people fall in love. He is good with other dogs as well as children, and he would make an excellent family dog. If you are interested in adopting Rondo or other dogs like him, please visit MarleysMutts.com
Luzja, Blake, Aggie, and Zack Skow at Marley's Mutts

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Marley's Mutts
Me, Luzja, Blake and Aggie out in front of the rescue.
Zach Skow with Julius the Gigantic

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Julius the Gigantic
Me and Julius the Gigantic on his adoption day. He was a stray from Compton.
Sugar the pit bull with Zach Skow

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Sugar
Sugar licking my face on her intake day. She was a sweet little pit bull who found a terrific home.
Draper

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Draper
Someone found Draper on the side of the road with a badly crushed leg. He'd been injured for so long, we had no choice but to amputate. Fortunately, Draper didn't skip a beat—he recovered so quickly. One of the first times I took him out when he was healing, I left the window of the truck cracked a couple inches. He jumped out and found the room I was meeting in.

Draper was my sidekick for a solid month, and then he was adopted—you'd be surprised at how easy it is to find a family to adopt a three-legged dog so long as he's mobile. Even with the missing leg, Draper's got a top speed of about 20 miles-per-hour.
Zach Skow and Patrick the springer spaniel

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Patrick
I spent a week at Carden Elementary School, talking to the kids about the rescue. They were really excited because they got to wear Marley's Mutts T-shirts instead of their uniforms. This is me with Patrick, a springer spaniel.
Patrick

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Me and Patrick on adoption day.
Chopper, Winston

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Chopper and Winston
Chopper and Winston were strays from Cal City pound.
Farrah with Zach Skow

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Farrah
Me and the fluffy, adorable Farrah.
Billy the Kid and Doc

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Billy the Kid and Doc
This is Billy the Kid and Doc. We run out of names really quickly, so I use ones from movies—these guys are named for Young Guns. They've both been adopted.
Zach Skow with Kaizer Sosei

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Kaizer Sosei
Me and Kaizer Sosei.
Jazmine with Julius the Gigantic

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Jazmine
Lil' Jazmine and Julius the Gigantic
Bonnie and Clyde

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Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde on their intake day. They were adopted together!
Vincent van Gogh the pitbull

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Vincent van Gogh
Little Vinny is a pit bull that we rescued from Cal City who had had his ears cut off with scissors or a razor. When we found him, we were so focused on his ears that it took us a while to realize he had distemper, a disease puppies frequently die from. He survived, though, and he's been adopted by a great family.
Marley

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Marley
My big boy Marley—the dog, the myth, the legend.

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