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Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
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DC and SC based volunteer-powered non-profit rescuing at-risk dogs and cats; educating our community. #IAmLuckyDog 🐾🐶❤️ https://linkin.bio/dcluckydog
ALERT! Lucky Dog Farrah is lost is lost in Odenton, MD 21113 and Lucky Dog Panda is lost in Arlington, VA 22207. They are both shy & frightened so please DO NOT CHASE! If you see her, please call 804-357-1241 or 518-538-3841 and please share!
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Well, we certainly kicked off the first adoption week of December with a bang!! Between Friday and Sunday, this amazing team found homes for 43 dogs and 30 cats!! That is a grand total of 78 adoptions this week! 55 of them happened at our two adoption events! #PetSmartCharities #IAmLuckyDog
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
🔥 YOUR DONATION IS TRIPLED RIGHT NOW. 🔥

Every $1 = $3 to save dogs like Lorelie.

This match window is short — and lives depend on it.

Now here’s why your help can’t wait:

Lorelie came to a vet clinic starving, in severe pain… and instead of getting help, her owner asked how long she could…
December 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
YOU DID IT! ❤️🐾 Thanks to your generosity, this was our most successful Giving Tuesday EVER — over $100,000 raised, plus $45,000 in matching funds!

Because of you, thousands of at-risk dogs and cats now have a chance at safety, comfort, and love.
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
500 LIVES ARE ON THE LINE! We're halfway to our goal -- please don't wait to make YOUR LIFESAVING GIVING TUESDAY GIFT to save at-risk dogs and cats. Your donations make it possible for us to bring cats like Twix from the streets of Puerto Rico to a home in the DC area. Give now: bit.ly/luckygttwix.
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION - SAVE 2x AS MANY DOGS AND CATS: Giving Tuesday starts NOW, and the first $40,000 we raise will be FULLY MATCHED thanks to generous gifts from the Whitt Family and the John R. Peterson Foundation.
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Thank you to everyone who spent part of their Thanksgiving holiday helping our Lucky Dogs & Cats adopted. Because of YOUR HELP, the following 22 Dogs and 17 Cats are now with their forever homes!!! Combined, we found loving families for 39 lucky animals this week. #PetSmartCharities #SundaySuccess
December 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Black Friday Sales Start Now! Take advantage of amazing deals and discounts to support the Lucky Dogs and Cats that mean so much to you! When you send us something from our wishlist on Amazon or Chewy you help ensure we can always step up for animals in need.
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Layka has been found and is home safe! Thank you everyone!
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Every year on this day, people across the country sit down with their families and friends to share a meal and give thanks. And, every year on this day, we are reminded of how much we have to be thankful for -- and that is in large part because of YOU.
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Thank you to everyone who volunteered and fostered to help us find homes for our Lucky Dogs and Cats this week. With your help, 48 Lucky Dogs & Cats are now safely in their forever homes, looking forward to enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with their new families!!
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Thank you to everyone who came out this week to one of our four adoption events and our big Florence transport. Because of you, TWENTY CATS and FORTY NINE DOGS are save in their forever homes. That is a total of SIXTY NINE adoptions this week! #PetSmartCharities
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Look to Lucky Dog for Your Holiday Decor Needs! The weather is getting colder, and with the holidays are right around the corner, now is the time to start planning your holiday decor. Good news -- Lucky Dog is here to help. Whether you are looking for holiday wreaths, centerpieces, trees, garland…
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
THIS JUST IN! Lucky Dog has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Pedigree Foundation to reduce barriers and increase participation in our puppy foster program through our new program "Puppy Fosters To the Rescue!" This important lifesaving grant will allow us to grow our puppy foster program…
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This Veterans Day, Lucky Dog is grateful for the all the veterans (on two and four legs) who have sacrificed so much so that we might be free. Thank you for your service. #IAmLuckyDog #VeteransDay #Gratitude #ThankYouForYourService
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It's our favorite part of the week -- seeing all the joy made possible by our incredible community. Want to join the adventure? To ADOPT, FOSTER, SPONSOR, or DONATE to Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, email [email protected] or visit luckydoganimalrescue.org.

#IAmLuckyDog #HappyTails
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
WOW! What a week!! SEVENTY-NINE dogs and cats are sleeping easy in their forever homes tonight due to all your hard work and support! Forty-five animals were adopted at today's adoption event alone. That's extraordinary! Thank you!! #IAmLuckyDog
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
SNEAK PEEK OF OUR NEW ARRIVALS! We are smitten with the newest Lucky Dogs & Cats like these who arrived in DC on Saturday looking for their forever homes. Stop by our 12-3PM Sunday adoption event at PetSmart in Alexandria (3351 Richmond Highway) to find your perfect fit.
November 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Look at these adorable faces! We hope looking at all these adorable new arrivals brings you as much joy as it does us. Meet them and many more Lucky Dogs and Cats at our adoption event today at PetSmart in Alexandria (3351 Richmond Highway) from 12PM to 3PM.
November 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Less than 48 hours until transport and so many of our Lucky Dogs and Cats waiting at our Rescue Campus and with our shelter partners are wondering, "Will you foster me?" Spread the word, fill out a questionnaire at bit.ly/ldarfoster (for dogs) or bit.ly/fosterluckycat (for cats), and…
October 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Help us improve the lives of Lucky Dogs and Cats in need -- animals waiting at our Rescue Campus for their chance to come to DC and find a forever family! Donate a #KurandaBed today at shelterbeds.org/donate/300836 so they can have a clean and comfortable place to rest while they wait.
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Way to go Lucky Dog Animal Rescue runners! Yesterday 25 runners participated in the Marine Corps Marathon and ran on behalf of rescue dogs and cats everywhere. We cheered them on all along the way and were joined by adoptable pups Baghira and Bon Bon who wanted to thank our runners in person.
October 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Thank you so much for another great week of adoptions! We have FORTY-NINE animals adopted this week, including 30 at Saturday’s adoption event! We can’t wait to start another week of lifesaving with you! #petsmartcharities

#IAmLuckyDog #LuckyDogAnimalRescue #nationaladoptionweek
October 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
CASINO NIGHT IS 2 DAYS AWAY! Get your tickets to Lucky Dog's 12th Annual Casino Night Gala at the #InternationalSpyMuseum and help save at-risk dogs and cats with every ticket you purchase at bit.ly/luckycasinoroyale25. With casino games, catering by Susan Gage Caterers, delicious drinks…
October 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Cats … am I right? Inbox is a cat person’s cat. She likes affection on her own terms, lording over her domain, warding off intruders, and designing to share crumbs of her affection when she feels like it. She is a queen looking for a kingdom.
October 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM