Legacy of Love
Our Mission
Legacy of Love 805 is dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming high-risk dogs in need, helping them find the loving forever homes they deserve. We believe in the transformative power of a second chance and the healing connection between rescued animals and the people who adopt them.
Behind the Legacy
Founded in late 2024 by Alyssa and Nicholas Lowe, our organization exists in honor of the late April Ecker, whose life was defined by compassion and a boundless capacity to love. We carry forward her belief that consistent, real love can heal what the world has broken, ensuring her spirit lives on in every life we rebuild.
How We Operate
We are a 501c3 non-profit committed to providing a safe haven for dogs rescued from high-kill shelters and unsafe environments. Through our network, we provide comprehensive medical care, including vaccinations and spay/neuter services, alongside training and personalized attention to ensure every dog thrives.
The Adoption Partnership
Adopting is a life-changing decision, and we are here to ensure both you and your new companion are set up for a successful, lifelong journey. Our thoughtful matching process involves in-depth applications, interviews, and home visits to ensure each dog is placed in an environment that perfectly suits their individual needs.
Join Our Mission
Whether you are ready to find your new best friend or want to support our ongoing efforts, we invite you to get involved with our community. Please explore our current list of available dogs to see who might be waiting for you, or consider joining our team as a volunteer to help us carry this legacy forward one life at a time.
Trust Assessment
BronzeRated Oct 7, 2026
NonprofitVerified
FinancesOnline Review Highlights
- Compassionate animal care
- Thorough adoption process
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10/12 - Don is finally ready to leave the vets! Can’t anyone transport? National City to Ventura Gas paid Can’t transport ? Please consider sponsoring his ride 🚗🩵🤞🏼
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10/11 - TANK adoption update! I want to thank everyone in the community for supporting Tank! We rescued him in pretty rough condition and now he is going to live an amazing life 💙 @legacyoflove805 rescue couldn’t have done it without everyone’s help! We are so happy for this sweet boy! #socal #rescue #adoptdontshop #bully #bullyofinstagram
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10/7 - Benny is an amazing boy who needs a real home now. 💙 He deserves a place where he can decompress, feel safe, and finally thrive. Benny is currently in a kennel environment and really needs the opportunity to experience what it’s like to relax in a home. He does best with big dogs and would do best with calm, respectful canine companions who can give him space and let him adjust at his own pace. 🚨 Benny needs OUT of the kennel 📍 Ventura 🐕 Does best with big dogs 🐾 No small pets 🏡 Needs a home where he can decompress and feel safe 💙 Foster or foster-to-adopt considered He doesn’t need perfection — he needs patience, structure, consistency, and someone willing to give him a chance. If you can open your home to Benny, please DM me to come meet him in Ventura. Even fostering him could make a huge difference in his life. 🐾 Apply online: LegacyofLove805.org PS. His neighbor had just spilled his water 🫢
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10/6 - 🐝💛🩷 MEET BUMBLEBEE 🩷💛🐝 Our little Bumblebee is 8 weeks old and already knows she’s THAT girl. 💅🌸 She has the most beautiful markings on her face, a big confident personality, and she is SO smart. She loves bath time and spa days 🛁🩷, giving kisses, playing, and curiously checking out the other dogs around her. Her mama is a gorgeous Merle Pit Bull and dad is our little mystery. 🐝✨ 💛 8 weeks old 🩷 Female 💛 Age appropriate vaccines 🩷 Microchipped 💛 Dewormed 🩷 Confident, curious & playful 💛 Professional kiss giver Bumblebee is ready to buzz her way into her forever family. 🐝🌸💛 📍 Ventura, CA Apply to adopt at legacyoflove805.org #AdoptBumblebee #RescuePuppy #PitBullPuppy #AdoptDontShop #LegacyOfLove805
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10/6 - ✨💎 Meet Opal 💎✨ Pretty girl alert! 🎀💖 Opal is a 45 lb Klee Kai/Malamute mix with the sweetest face and the silliest personality. The shelter had her listed as 1 year old, but we believe this gorgeous girl may actually be closer to 5. Either way, she has plenty of sparkle left in her. ✨💕 🎀 Dog friendly 💗 People friendly ✨ Sweet, silly & playful 💎 About 45 lbs 🎀 In line to be spayed Opal is the perfect mix of pretty princess and goofy girl 👑💖 She’s friendly, lovable, and ready to find the family who looks at her and says, “That’s my girl.” She’s safe now. Next stop: forever. 🏡✨ Apply to adopt at legacyoflove805.org ✨ Welcome to the Legacy, Opal ✨ #AdoptOpal #RescueGirl #AdoptDontShop #ForeverHomeNeeded #LegacyOfLove805
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10/5 - 💕 Imagine adopting Carrie… 💕 Carrie came to us last month after the shelter had her listed as a Boxer mix. We think she’s a pittie 🥰 She’s about 45 pounds of pure HAPPY. 🥹🐾 She just finished quarantine after a gnarly bout of kennel cough, and now we’re finally getting to see the real Carrie shine. ✨ Dog friendly ✨ High energy ✨ Playful & goofy ✨ Incredibly sweet ✨ About 45 lbs ✨ In line to be spayed ✨ Almost ready for her forever home! Carrie was so sad sitting in a kennel. Now that she’s with us, she is SO happy. She wants to play, make friends, run around and soak up every bit of love she missed out on. 😭💗 And all we can think is… imagine how happy she’ll be when someone tells her she’s HOME. 🏡✨ Carrie is officially looking for her forever family. Could it be you? Apply to adopt at legacyoflove805.org 💕 📍 Ventura County, CA #AdoptCarrie #BoxerMix #AdoptDontShop #RescueDog #LegacyOfLove805
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10/5 - ❤️ OTIS UPDATE ❤️ Look how far this boy has come. 🥹 Otis came to us from the Carson Shelter with an incredibly painful, badly damaged ear. We knew immediately we couldn’t leave him there. Since coming into our care, Otis has undergone a TECA and ear amputation, been neutered, and is now fully vaccinated. He does have some minor facial paralysis following his surgery, but it certainly hasn’t changed his personality or his ability to love. This boy is an absolute LOVER BOY. 🥹❤️ Otis is 3 years old, dog friendly, and heading into a medical foster home where he can continue healing. And the BEST news… 🏡 ADOPTION APPLICATIONS FOR OTIS ARE OPEN AGAIN! He’s still recovering, but he’s ready to start looking for the family who will love that sweet little face just as much as we do. From a shelter kennel in pain to safe, loved, and finally getting his second chance. Welcome to the Legacy, Otis. Your forever is next. ❤️🐾 Apply to adopt at legacyoflove805.org 📍 Ventura County, California #AdoptOtis #FrenchieRescue #FrenchBulldog #SecondChanceDog #LegacyOfLove805
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10/5 - 🎲 MAMA DOMINO WANTS TO SHOW YOU HER PUPPIES! 🎲 The game is officially ON and Domino may have dealt us the cutest hand yet. 🖤🤍 Meet the Game Night Litter 🎰♠️🎲 💙 Yahtzee • Male 🖤 Clue • Female 💙 Poker • Male 🖤 Uno • Female 💙 Spade • Male Five tiny players, three boys and two girls, each ridiculously cute and already winning hearts. And yes, Mama Domino clearly understood the assignment. 🎲 These babies are still growing with Mama and aren’t quite ready to leave the game table yet, but we HAD to introduce them. 🥹 Who are you betting on stealing the internet first? 👀🎰 🎲 Yahtzee 🔎 Clue ♠️ Poker 🃏 Uno ♠️ Spade Welcome to the Legacy, little ones. 🖤 #LegacyOfLove805 #GameNightLitter #RescuePuppies #AdoptDontShop #VenturaCountyRescue
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10/5 - 💗 MAMA NEEDS US 💗 Mama was found dumped in an orchard, where she had been surviving on her own for quite some time. People in the surrounding area reported seeing her eating trash just to survive. 💔 Thankfully, one of our amazing rescue friends was finally able to catch her and bring her to us yesterday. Now we get to show Mama what it feels like to be cared for. 🩷 Mama needs to be spayed, she has several skin issues, and we are especially concerned about her tail pocket. It appears there may be more going on underneath than we originally thought, and we are currently getting quotes for possible medical and surgical intervention. For now, we are setting Mama’s medical fundraiser at $1,500 while we determine exactly what she needs. We will adjust that goal if necessary once we have more information. 🏡 WE ALSO NEED A FOSTER Mama needs a safe, comfortable home where she can decompress and heal while we get her medical care handled. We provide the medical care and supplies. You provide the love. 💕 TO DONATE TO MAMA: 💗 Venmo: @legacyoflove805 💗 Zelle: Nick@legacyoflove805.com 💗 PayPal: alyssa@legacyoflove805.com 💗 Website: legacyoflove805.org Please put MAMA in the note so we know your donation is for her care. 🏡 To apply to foster Mama: legacyoflove805.org Yesterday she was surviving in an orchard and eating trash. Today, she has a Legacy. 🩷🐾 Please donate, foster or share Mama’s story. #LegacyOfLove805 #FosterNeeded #RescueDog #FrenchieRescue #VenturaCounty
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10/5 - 🎀💗 Meet Gemma 💗🎀 Sweet Gemma is still waiting for the family she deserves. 🩷 This adorable 51 lb pocket bully was saved from the Devore shelter and is currently thriving in her foster home in Oregon. 🌸 🩷 Under 4 years old 🎀 51 lbs 🌷 Spayed 💕 Up to date on vaccines 💗 Dog friendly 🌸 People friendly 🩰 Playful, sweet and loving Gemma is shy when she first meets you, but give her a little time and she opens up into the sweetest, silliest girl. 💕 She absolutely LOVES her foster brother and getting to play with him. 🩷🐾 Gemma does have hip dysplasia, but she does not need surgery at this time and it doesn’t stop her from enjoying life. 🌷 She’s currently being fostered in Oregon but is willing to travel for the right forever family. 🎀💗 She survived Devore. She made it to safety. Now she just needs someone to choose her forever. 🩷 Could it be you? 💕🏡 Apply at legacyoflove805.org #AdoptGemma #PocketBully #RescueDog #AdoptDontShop #LegacyOfLove805
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10/4 - Meet Shirley 🤍 Shirley came to us alongside Laverne and is the sweetest little 6 year old girl. She’s spayed, dog friendly, kid friendly, and has such a soft, gentle personality. She’s the kind of girl who doesn’t ask for much. Just a safe place to land, someone to love her, and a cozy spot to call her own. 🥹 Shirley is ready for her next chapter and would love to find a family who will show her just how good life can be. 📍 Ventura, CA 🐾 6 years old 🐶 Dog friendly 👧 Kid friendly 💕 Spayed Apply to adopt Shirley through Legacy of Love 805. #LegacyOfLove805 #AdoptShirley #RescueDog #AdoptDontShop #VenturaCounty
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10/3 - NINER IS FREE. 😭🐾 He made it out. Because a foster stepped up. Because people pledged, donated, shared and refused to let his story end in a shelter. AND WE’VE ALREADY RAISED $1,700 OF OUR $6,000 GOAL! 🥹🤍 Niner is officially SAFE and part of the Legacy. Now the real work begins. Our goal is $6,000 — approximately $4,000 for professional training and $2,000 for his medical care, including his hip issues and everything he needs to succeed in foster. But today, we celebrate. WELCOME TO THE LEGACY, NINER. 🐾 You’re free, buddy. You made it. 💛 HELP CHANGE NINER’S LIFE Zeffy: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/help-us-change-niners-life Venmo: @legacyoflove805 Zelle: Nick@legacyoflove805.com PayPal: alyssa@legacyoflove805.com Website: legacyoflove805.org Please note NINER with your donation. And if you pledged for Niner, please honor your pledge. We’re at $1,700 raised with $4,300 to go. Let’s finish what we started. 🤍 #NinerIsFree #WelcomeToTheLegacy #LegacyOfLove805 #RescueDogs #SecondChances
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10/3 - Meet Laverne 🤎 Laverne is a 6-year-old Chihuahua with the most gentle, tender little personality. She’s sweet with everyone she meets and has that calm, loving energy that makes you want to scoop her up and never put her down. She’s dog friendly, kid friendly, people friendly and just an all-around easy little love. 🥹 Laverne is spayed, up to date on her vaccines and ready to find the family who will give her all the softness she deserves. 📍 Ventura, CA Apply to adopt at legacyoflove805.org #LegacyOfLove805 #AdoptLaverne #ChihuahuaRescue #AdoptDontShop #VenturaCounty
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10/3 - To to our village that stands by us, and helps us save all these amazing Dogs… thank you from the bottom of my heart🥺🩵 Don is safe, thanks to a village coming together for him. We don’t know his past but we can only help rewrite from here. To his horrible owners….. we hope life teaches you a lesson you desperately deserve! 🐾 Ways to donate: 💻 https://www.legacyoflove805.org 💙 Venmo: @legacyoflove805 💛 Zelle: Nick@legacyoflove805.com 🩵 PayPal: alyssa@legacyoflove805.com
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