"Those Left Behind" Foundation

10/05/2026

This is what it’s about! We all work together to make it better for the animals💕🐾

10/01/2026

🐾 SATURDAY ADOPTIONS ARE BACK! 🐾

We’re back this Saturday, and we have some very special pups hoping this is finally their weekend. ❤️

Two of our babies have now been with Those Left Behind Foundation for an entire YEAR waiting for their forever families.

A whole year of watching other dogs get chosen.
A whole year of adoption events.
A whole year of waiting for someone to look at them and say…

“That’s my dog.” 🥹🐶

They’ve been loved and cared for every single day while they wait, but foster homes are only supposed to be a stop along the way. Forever is the destination.

So this Saturday, come meet our adoptable dogs — especially our two long-timers. Maybe the family they’ve been waiting an entire year for is you. ❤️

📍 Petco – Sahara
🗓️ Saturday
⏰ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Can’t adopt? SHARE THIS POST. One share can put the right dog in front of the right person, and that can change everything.

🐾 Adopt. Foster. Share. Save a life. 🐾

Those Left Behind Foundation
Because they’ve waited long enough. ❤️

09/22/2026

🐾☀️ WE’RE BACK!!! ☀️🐾

After a long, HOT Las Vegas summer, Those Left Behind Foundation is finally back to in-person adoptions! 🎉🐶

Come see us THIS SUNDAY at:

📍 Petco – Rainbow & Spring Mountain
🗓️ Sunday
⏰ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

We have so many sweet pups who have been waiting all summer long for their chance to meet their forever families. ❤️ Some have been patiently hanging out in foster homes while we waited for the Vegas heat to give us a break—and now it’s finally their turn!

If you’ve been thinking about adding a new best friend to your family, come meet them in person. You never know which little face, wagging tail, or sloppy kiss might be the one. 🥹🐾

🏡 Adopt. Foster. Share.
Even if you’re not ready to adopt, sharing this post could help one of our pups finally find the home they’ve been waiting for.

See you Sunday morning! ❤️🐶

09/11/2026

Always remember, never forget…

09/07/2026

🐾 WE’VE BEEN NOMINATED — NOW HELP US WIN! 🐾

We are SO excited to share that Those Left Behind Foundation has been nominated for Best of Las Vegas 2026 in the Animal Nonprofit category! ❤️🐶

Being recognized alongside other organizations doing incredible work for animals in our community is an honor — but now we need YOU!

🏆 Help Those Left Behind become Best of Las Vegas!

🗳️ Vote for Those Left Behind Foundation
🐾 Category: Services → Animal Nonprofit
📅 Vote daily through September 10!

Every vote helps shine a brighter light on our rescue, our animals, our volunteers, fosters, adopters, supporters, and the work we do every single day for animals who deserve their second chance.

Vote. Share. Come back tomorrow and vote again. 💕🐾

We couldn’t do what we do without this community. Now let’s see if we can bring home Best of Las Vegas! 🏆

👉 https://www.votebolv.com/

Vote once per day from August 17 through September 10.

08/27/2026

🐾 SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS! 🐾

Our friends at the Los Prados Women’s Club have TWO fun community events coming up in September, and we’d love to help spread the word!

🛍️ CRAFT FAIR — Saturday, September 12
8:30 AM–2:00 PM
Handmade jewelry, clothing & accessories, woodworking, seasonal décor, treats and more!

💜 RUMMAGE SALE — Saturday, September 19
7:00 AM–1:00 PM
Plus a special Preview Day for the Los Prados community & employees on Friday, September 18.

📍 Los Prados Clubhouse
5150 Los Prados Circle
Off Lone Mountain between Decatur & Jones

The Los Prados Women’s Club has been a wonderful supporter of local charities, including Those Left Behind Foundation. When their fundraisers succeed, organizations like ours — and ultimately the animals in our care — benefit too. 🐶❤️

So if you’re looking for some handmade treasures, bargain hunting, or just a fun way to support people who give back to our community, mark your calendars and go show them some love!

Please share and help us spread the word! 🐾💕

08/23/2026

🌈 Forever One of Ours: Remembering Pretzel

Yesterday, we received one of those messages that breaks your heart while reminding you exactly why we do what we do. 💔🐾

In April of 2013, a little girl named Pretzel was adopted from Those Left Behind Foundation at Pet-A-Palooza at Sunset Park.

Her family reached out to us yesterday to let us know that after 13½ beautiful years together, Pretzel crossed the Rainbow Bridge at 14 years old. 🌈

For those of us in rescue, adoption day is usually where our part of the story ends. We watch them leave in the arms of their new family, hope we chose well, and move on to the next dog who needs us.

But this is what we hope happens after they leave.

Thirteen and a half years of being someone’s little girl.
Thirteen and a half years of birthdays, ordinary days, adventures, snuggles and memories.
Thirteen and a half years of being safe, wanted and deeply loved.

Pretzel’s family told us she gave them many years of happiness and that she will forever be in their hearts. The fact that after all these years they thought to reach back out and share her passing with us means more than they probably realize.

We may have helped Pretzel find her family in 2013, but they gave her the life every rescue dog deserves.

And that is the whole point.

Every adoption photo we post is only the beginning of a story we don’t always get to see. Pretzel got her happily-ever-after—and she got to live it for more than thirteen years. ❤️

To Pretzel’s family: thank you for choosing her. Thank you for loving her for a lifetime. And thank you for letting us be part of her story once again.

Once a TLB dog, always a TLB dog.

Run free, sweet Pretzel. 🌈🐾
You were so very loved, and you will never be forgotten.

08/23/2026

🐾❤️ WE HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE NEWS TO SHARE! ❤️🐾

Those Left Behind Foundation is incredibly honored to have been selected as a recipient of a $5,000 donation from Miranda Lambert's MuttNation through the Mutts Across America program!

Each year, Mutts Across America recognizes shelters and rescue organizations across the country for the work they do for animals in need — and we are beyond grateful to have Those Left Behind Foundation recognized and supported in 2026.

For a volunteer-driven rescue like ours, $5,000 makes a REAL difference. It means veterinary care. Vaccinations. Spay and neuter services. Food and supplies. And most importantly, it gives us the ability to say YES to more dogs who need us. 🐶❤️

As if that wasn’t exciting enough, we also received a gift card from Tractor Supply Co. to help provide much-needed supplies for the animals in our care!

A HUGE thank you to Miranda Lambert and MuttNation Foundation, and to Tractor Supply Co., for supporting animal rescue organizations like ours and recognizing the work happening every day in communities across the country.

And, of course, thank you to our fosters, volunteers, adopters, donors and supporters. Rescue truly takes a village, and recognition like this belongs to every person who has opened their home, donated, volunteered, shared a post or helped one of our dogs along the way.

We are incredibly proud to represent Las Vegas and Those Left Behind Foundation as a 2026 Mutts Across America recipient. 🐾

$5,000 = more resources. More second chances. More lives saved. ❤️

From all of us at Those Left Behind Foundation — THANK YOU!

07/25/2026

We don’t know about you, but this heat is just crazy! Until we can get back to somewhere comfortable, we won’t be holding any adoption events. We always put our animals safety first and they like being in their nice air conditioned foster homes. If you are interested in meeting any of our babies that are waiting for a forever home, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us and we will gladly schedule a meet & greet with you. Take a peek on the website to see who we have. They really deserve to find their forever homes…

07/10/2026

We just can’t seem to “fetch” a break with the weather! Due to the extreme heat we are experiencing, we will not be be holding adoptions tomorrow. Please remember that if you are interested in meeting one of our dogs, please message us and we will be happy to set up a one on one meet and greet. We have some sweet babies still waiting for their forever homes. In the meantime, they are waiting it out in a nice cool foster home where they can remain cool & comfortable…