Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
Good with cats,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
We have a transport leaving either on July 30th or August 9th 2026 from where we are located in Southern California to NorCal, OR, and surrounding states as needed for our adopting families where we bring our dogs all the way to their homes 💗 For peace of mind we never ask for anything up front. The adoption fee along with your share of travel costs will be due the day we arrive in person ultimately finalizing the adoption then and there with you. We would love to add Ginger to our trip for the right family 😊
Sometimes the greatest act of love isn’t holding on… it’s finding the strength to let go.
Born on July 7, 2023, Ginger is a purebred Shih Tzu weighing just under 10 pounds, and although she is still a young girl, she has already experienced a love that many dogs spend a lifetime searching for.
Ginger belonged to an older gentleman nearing his 90s who adored her beyond words. As his health continued to decline and everyday tasks became increasingly difficult, he found himself facing one heartbreaking reality: he could no longer promise Ginger the future she deserved. Rather than allow her to one day wake up alone after an unexpected loss, he made the incredibly selfless decision to say goodbye while he was still here. Their final chapter together wasn’t filled with fear or uncertainty—it was filled with gratitude, love, and the hope that someone else would one day love Ginger just as deeply as he had.
When Ginger first arrived in our care, she was battling infections in both of her middle ears. We never saw that as neglect, only the reality of someone who physically couldn’t keep up with the care she needed anymore. We were grateful to take over where he left off, and thanks to our wonderful veterinarian, both ears have healed beautifully and continue to improve exactly as we had hoped.
The beautiful thing about Ginger is that despite all the changes she’s experienced, she has never stopped loving people. She has a peaceful, gentle spirit that seems to calm everyone around her. She isn’t the kind of dog who demands to be the center of attention. Instead, she quietly finds her place beside you, content simply being wherever you are. Whether she’s following you from room to room, resting at your feet while you work, joining you on a car ride, or curling up beside you at the end of the day, Ginger reminds you that the best companions don’t need to say a word to make you feel loved.
She has wonderful manners in the home and transitions beautifully into daily life. She is house trained, crate trained, rides wonderfully in the car, and does exceptionally well during grooming appointments. She gets along beautifully with other dogs and would thrive in a home with another respectful companion, though she would be just as happy soaking up all the love as someone’s one and only.
Ginger has been spayed, is current on all of her vaccinations, microchipped, and received an excellent overall examination from our veterinarian. Aside from treating her ears, the only recommendation was a future routine dental cleaning for a very mild amount of tartar that our veterinarian felt could comfortably wait, allowing her to avoid unnecessary anesthesia for now.
There are dogs who simply become part of your life, and then there are dogs who quietly become part of your heart. Ginger is one of those rare souls. She has already known what it means to be cherished, and because one man loved her enough to put her needs before his own, she now has the opportunity to spend the rest of her life bringing that same unconditional love into another family’s home.
Her adoption fee is on our website at the bottom of her adoption listing at https://www.breadoflifek9refuge.org/post/ginger-1
which helps cover her spay, current vaccinations, microchip, complete veterinary examination, treatment and recovery of her ear infections, and the months of care, training, socialization, and love she has received while in our care, ensuring she is ready to begin this next chapter as healthy and prepared as possible.
