Show Me Your
Pitties Rescue
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Stick with a pittie.

Seven pit bulls pulled from California shelters, living in foster homes right now, waiting for someone to pick them.

Meet the dogs Become a foster
Bucket, a white pit bull with a black eye patch, sitting in flowersBucket Rocco, a grey senior pit bull, on a walk under a jacaranda treeRocco Ember, a black brindle dog in a bandana, smilingEmber Bruce, a brown and tan pit bull, looking straight at the cameraBruce Oden, a tan dog with tall ears, resting his head on a bedOden Sweetie, a white pit bull, grinning in a carSweetie Honey, a tan bully mix puppy with a yellow collarHoney velcro lap dog 11 yrs
young Drag them around. Tap one to meet them.

Pick your pittie.

Every one of them lives with a foster, so we know the couch habits, the quirks, and the things they can't stand.

Bucket sitting by a fence in orange flowersBucket
  • 3 yrs
  • Male, neutered
  • 9 months waiting

Waited nine months for an owner who never came back, and never stopped loving people. Fetch fanatic one minute, couch cuddler the next.

Meet Bucket
Rocco stretching on a rug in a kitchenRocco
  • 11 yrs
  • 61 lb
  • Only pet

Mostly blind, a little deaf, completely devoted. A lap dog who lives for cuddles and gives the softest kisses. Bed-sharing encouraged.

Meet Rocco
Ember in profile, mouth open, on a hillsideEmber
  • 50 lb
  • Brindle heeler mix
  • 99 days waiting

Spent 99 days watching every other dog get picked. Velcro with her people, loves long hikes, and has opinions about e-bikes and big hats.

Meet Ember
Bruce looking up, ears out, on a red leashBruce
  • 3 yrs
  • 60 lb
  • House-trained

Had one hour left when we pulled him. Doesn't know he's a big dog: he'll rest his head in your lap and follow you room to room.

Meet Bruce
Oden on a couch with a red toy in his mouthOden
  • 3 yrs
  • 2 years on the streets

Landed on a euthanasia list just for lack of space. Now he's goofy, sweet, and leans his whole weight into you like he's waited his whole life to.

Meet Oden
Sweetie curled on a dog bed in the back of a carSweetie
  • 1 yr
  • Young mom

Used to breed puppies, abandoned, then scheduled for euthanasia. She's gentle and still learning what being loved feels like.

Meet Sweetie
Honey from behind, ears up, yellow collarHoney
  • 1 yr
  • Bully mix
  • Good with kids

Came in at ten months, sick and underweight. Now she hops around the yard like a bunny with a toy in her mouth. Belly rubs are everything.

Meet Honey

Three steps home.

You'll meet the dog and the foster who knows them best before anything is signed.

  1. Apply

    Fill out the adoption application and tell us which dog caught your eye.

  2. Meet

    We set up a meeting with the dog and their foster, so you see them at home, not in a kennel.

  3. Bring them home

    Sign the adoption contract, register the microchip in your name, and take your pittie home.

Start the adoption application

Foster a pittie.

We don't have a shelter building. Every dog on this page is alive because someone lent them a couch. That someone could be you.

  • We cover the dog's costs while they're with you.
  • You get a slip lead and a martingale collar on day one.
  • Send us a weekly update so we can tell their story.
  • Fall for them? You have 90 days to decide to adopt.
  • Emergency and can't reach us? Go to a vet. We cover up to $800.
Apply to foster
A volunteer smiling at a grey pit bull wearing a flower lei
free couch big love

Chip in.

Donations pay for vet care, training, transport, and boarding for dogs pulled off shelter euthanasia lists.

Choose an amount

Show Me Your Pitties Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 93-3534773. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Bucket's face, white with a black patch over one eye

Bucket's training fund

Professional training is the key to Bucket's future. It costs $2,000, and every dollar of it goes to his trainer.

Goal$2,000
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