The Animal Pad

Blaire Dressel

When my husband and I adopted our first dog in 2020, we knew we'd be adding a second dog to our family eventually because our v v good boy Ernie loves to play. Fast forward 2 years and we finally found ourselves in a good place to add a second dog to our family and find Ernie his new BFF. Finding a good local rescue can be a really overwhelming process, so I started looking at rescues in San Diego county about a year or so before we were looking to apply for our second dog. I had stumbled on The Animal Pad through instagram, and was immediately drawn in by how it was so clear that the volunteers and team over at TAP are so passionate about what they're doing and give everything they have to give the dogs in their care the best chance possible. So when we were ready to take the plunge and adopt again, we knew it would be through TAP. After religiously checking the TAP website and IG for dog updates for a few weeks, we found a dog that we'd be interested in meeting and applied through the TAP website. I have no chill, so I reached out to TAP a few days later to check on the status of my application and to add another dog to our wish list, and got a very quick response from the team updating me on the status of everything. That evening we heard we were matched with one of the dogs, and were put in contact with a wonderful team that made the entire meet&greet and adoption process so easy, straightforward, and seamless. We are so thankful to the entire TAP team, including the wonderful foster family that clearly took wonderful care of our dog while she was in their care. We ended up adopting a puppy, and have had multiple comments at our vet about how wonderful her temperament is, how calm she was during her appointment, and how she was clearly well taken care of while in TAPs care. Our vet also mentioned that her medical record was perfect and right on track for her development, and that TAP did an excellent job. We've had our pup for a little over a month, and are so happy that we chose to adopt through TAP and found the perfect addition to our family. We could not recommend TAP more!

Kristy Hobbs

This review is way overdue. I adopted my dog at the end of November and I am so happy I found her and the Animal Pad. From start to finish, the entire process ran like a well oiled machine! I met with the foster mom (who was so helpful and responsive as well!) and then a week later my girl was officially adopted. I really appreciated the communication with the team who helped me during the process specifically Shelby and Keren. E-mails were responded to quickly and they moved me through each step of the process so smoothly even I was surprised that I was able to bring her home so fast. I can't recommend this rescue enough. They are doing such amazing work and anybody who follows them on Instagram knows they are incredibly passionate about saving all the dogs they can. I am so glad to be part of the Animal Pad family and so grateful to them for my new family member!

Kimberly Johnson

We adopted our sweet Missy from The Animal Pad and could not be happier. She fits in perfectly with our Schnauzer (and black lab) pack. She's well behaved, lovable, friendly and smiles ALL the time. My Grandmother desperately wanted another pup after losing hers about a year prior. The crew at TAP was extremely helpful in finding us a pup that needed a home as much as we wanted to provide a home for a pup in need.

Hidy Kuang

I fell in love when I saw Seamus’s pictures! Because they are foster based the pictures show their personalities and I was able to find out more information from the foster’s experience. This allowed me to find the right pup and connection for me <3. TAP’s process was genuine, professional, thorough, and the pup’s definitely came first. It was a smooth process and I never felt rushed to adopt. They gave me the proper time to connect with Seamus and made sure I’m ready to receive and adopt him.Thank you to everyone on the team for all your hard work!