Pawsitive Beginnings

“We were born in warmth, not fear. Because they cared enough to rescue our mom”

— Puppies of Pawsitive Beginnings

Every donation helps save the most vulnerable lives from preventable suffering.

Dozens of mothers rescued each year

Receiving care during the most vulnerable time in their lives.

Countless puppies treated for viruses, parasites & illness.

Providing vital and lifesaving medical attention, vaccinations & treatment.

Early love and socialization for entire families

Puppies thrive alongside their siblings and mother in a nurturing home.

What Your Support Enables

Where love begins—from the very first heartbeat.

Pawsitive Beginnings is a small, dedicated rescue built on compassion and care. With a passionate team of three full-time and two part-time staff members, we focus on saving pregnant dogs, new mothers, and their litters from overcrowded shelters.

We rescue entire families, ensuring mothers and their babies can stay together in safety, receiving the care and love they deserve.

Because Pawsitive Beginnings is a fully foster-based rescue, every dog we save lives in a warm, loving home—never a kennel—while they heal, grow, and prepare for adoption.

What Pawsitive Beginnings Does

Family-first rescue

Saving mothers and puppies together from high-risk shelters.

Full medical care

Vaccinations, parasite treatments, and lifesaving care for fragile newborns.

Complex cases

We specialize in complex medical cases—from congenital defects to orthopedic injuries to viral illnesses.

Safe fostering

Families stay together in nurturing foster homes until they’re ready for adoption.

Adoption support

Preparing each dog for their forever family through socialization and care.

Every family we rescue is proof that love changes everything.

Beginnings are fragile, with your help they have a chance

Puppies are among the most fragile beings in the rescue world— born with almost no immune system and exposed to deadly viruses and parasites.

Every day, mothers and newborn puppies arrive at shelters in desperate conditions—sick, scared, and fighting to survive. With no immunity, no warmth, and little chance of care, many never make it past their first days.

Many of the dogs we rescue are pregnant mothers pulled from high-risk shelters and placed into loving foster homes where they can safely give birth, heal, and raise their babies with round-the-clock care.

Pawsitive Beginnings believes no mother should have to give birth alone on a cold shelter floor. We rescue entire families, offering them safety, medical care, and the gentle love they need to grow strong together.

Some stories are especially hard—like Hoop’s, a puppy rejected by his grieving mother after losing her litter. With weeks of around-the-clock care and love, he survived and flourished. His story mirrors so many others: tiny lives saved through compassion, patience, and second chances.

With your support, they can make sure that more fragile beginnings grow into happy, healthy lives.

A happy new family

Our Spotlight Rescue

I'm Bijou

I was rescued along with my puppies after a home C-section that led to an infection. Now my babies are growing up beautiful and strong! It even looks like I’m going to be adopted!

The story of Red - Remington

Sweet Redhead was the only one from a litter of ten who hadn’t found his family yet. Just as someone met him and fell in love, we found out that he has OCD – Osteochondritis Dissecans – and required an expensive operation. His adopter, however, proved to be an incredible, committed human, and not only waited for Red to be ready, she even fostered him through a tough and lengthy recovery. We are so happy to report that Red, now Remington, has officially been adopted. Almost exactly a year after he was born, he is finally where he belongs.

REVIEWS AND VOICES

What People Say

We first met Sofie (then Capo) at the Toluca Lake Holiday Open House, and from the moment I held her in my arms (for over an hour!) I knew she was going to be our dog. We brought her home for what we thought would be a short trial foster period, but it quickly became clear she wasn’t going anywhere. By the end of day one, we were smitten. By day three, we were official foster fails — because we simply couldn’t imagine our lives without her. Pawsitive Beginnings rescued her mom and all her siblings, giving them all a true chance at life. Their care and dedication nursed these sick puppies back to health, and into homes to love them forever. Thank you to the true gems of humans that make up Pawsitive Beginnings, for bringing Sofie into our lives and exploding our hearts.

There aren’t enough PAWSITIVE words in the English language I could say about Aleks & her team at Pawsitive Beginnings. My partner and I had grown up with dogs, but had never raised a puppy on our own so the process of finding the right dog for us was a bit daunting. Through the application process, I felt how much the Pawsitive Beginnings team cared about finding these pups and their mothers a happy, loving home. It was clear that their priority was for these dogs to be loved deeply and treated as a member of the family they were being welcomed into. This spoke volumes to us as we really wanted to support a rescue that was ethical and prioritized the welfare of each dog above all else. We will be forever grateful for the work that Aleks and her team do. If you’re looking for a rescue that loves as deeply as you do, this is the one!

Pawsitive Beginnings LA is truly an extraordinary rescue. Aleks is one of the kindest and hardest working rescuers I’ve ever met—her compassion for animals shines through in everything she does. She takes in pregnant moms and litters of puppies who might not otherwise survive in the shelter, giving them a real chance at life. When we were looking to adopt, Aleks went above and beyond to help us find the perfect puppy who would get along with our two goats and our rabbit. She gave up her own time to make sure it was the right match, and because of her, our sweet pup has brought us more joy than we ever thought possible. Our lives are 1000 times better with him in it. We’ve also had the honor of fostering puppies for Pawsitive Beginnings, and they make the process seamless by providing everything—food, toys, pads, bowls—so that both the puppies and the fosters are comfortable and cared for.

What they say

We know they can’t talk, but if they could… what would they say?

Every family saved starts with someone like you. Your support turns fragile beginnings into happy endings.