We’re gearing up for our 10th Annual Bone Ball gala on May 16th! More info & links for tickets & sponsorships here

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  • All Tails

    All Tails at One Time

    Come meet your new best friend and take them home at our next adoption event.

    Our next All Tails adoption event is scheduled for ‍Saturday, February 21st from 11am-3pm!

    Hosted at our Adoption Center (5132 NE Sandy Blvd), available dogs are introduced to approved adopters on a first come, first served basis.

    Spend time talking with the foster home and adoption facilitator to see if it’s a good fit. Take your new buddy home with you if it is!

    Check our social media pages for upcoming events, the roster of attending dogs, or email adoptions@otatpdx.org with any questions.

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Featured Dogs

Every dog has a story. Every adoption creates a new beginning.

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Pop Rocks - I’ll be at All Tails on 2/21!
Pop Rocks - I’ll be at All Tails on 2/21!

  • Age: 4-5 months

  • Weight: 20

  • Sex: Male

  • Breed: Mixed breed

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Rolo - I’ll be at All Tails on 2/21!
Rolo - I’ll be at All Tails on 2/21!

  • Age: 4-5 months

  • Weight: 20 lbs

  • Sex: Male

  • Breed: Mixed breed

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Bogart - I’ll be at All Tails on 2/21!
Bogart - I’ll be at All Tails on 2/21!

  • Age: 11 months

  • Weight: 67 lbs

  • Sex: Male

  • Breed: Mixed Breed

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St. Helens - I’ll be at All Tails on 2/21!
St. Helens - I’ll be at All Tails on 2/21!

  • Age: 1 yr

  • Weight: 45 lbs

  • Sex: Female

  • Breed: Golden Retriever mix

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Margarita
Margarita

  • Age: 4 years

  • Weight: 48 lbs

  • Sex: Female

  • Breed: Border Collie mix

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Nora
Nora

  • Age: 2-3 yrs

  • Weight: 76 lbs

  • Sex: Female

  • Breed: Shepherd mix

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One Tail at a Time PDX is a nearly all-volunteer run rescue that depends on individual animal lovers to care for and help spread the word on our dogs in need. If you would like to do your part to save a life, become a volunteer here.

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Upcoming Events

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All Tails
Feb 21
All Tails
Bone Ball
May 16
Bone Ball

Join us at the 10th Annual Bone Ball for a night of celebration and lifesaving. Enjoy an open bar, dinner by Mis Tacones, auction, raffles and, of course, adoptable puppies. Celebrate 11 years of lifesaving work as we raise the funds needed to continue. We hope to see you there!

Ring Pop is a super sweet girl who absolutely loves her people and spends most of her day curled up on the couch or keeping watch at the window. Cats are a no-go, but she is getting along well with her foster’s resident dogs. This girly pop cou
Woooooeeeeee! What a Friday. Both Whoppers and Jujyfruits checked into the Adoption Center as foster dogs and checked out with their new family into the Good Life. Not a bad start the weekend, if we say so ourselves. Tomorrow, Saturday 2/21, we&rsq
Margarita has been keeping warm inside while she waits for person. And let’s just say that her love feels like being wrapped in a sweater (just like the one she’s wearing).
A couple boopable puppy noses to start your Thursday.⁠ Boop away.
You could say this week’s dog lineup at our Adoption Center has range. And you’d be correct.⁠ ⁠ Here’s who’s clocking in:⁠ → Thursday (2/19), 2:30–6:30PM: Bogart and Martin. *Martin has an intro at 3PM and then will