Onyx
Dog · Flat-coated Retriever / Mixed (medium coat) · 5 years 4 months · Male
In the shelter’s words · excerpt
Meet Onyx Once just a number on a euthanasia list, Onyx was waiting on a cold shelter floor at Contra Costa Animal Services—unsure if anyone would come for him. It’s hard to understand how a dog this gentle, this loving, could have come so close to losing his life simply because he was overlooked. Life hasn’t been kind to Onyx. He didn’t deserve to be abandoned, and he certainly didn’t deserve to feel invisible.
Read the full shelter text via the QR link.Melita's Dream Animal Rescue via RescueGroups.org
Woodland Hills, CA
RescueGroups record ID
22226754
Listed since Jan 27, 2026
Listing date, not a verified intake date