About Us
Old Yeller Ranch Rescue takes in urgent dogs from shelters throughout California, providing an intermediate home until their forever families are found. We pride ourselves on being open and honest in placing our dogs in compatible homes. We provide as much veterinary care as each dog needs to be able to enter his/her new home with a substantial amount of information on his/her current state of health. We love every one of our dogs and work tirelessly to find them the forever homes that they deserve.
PLEASE NOTE: We are not currently accepting any new dogs. If you are struggling with a dog, we are happy to recommend excellent trainers in the Santa Barbara County.
PLEASE NOTE: We are not currently accepting any new dogs. If you are struggling with a dog, we are happy to recommend excellent trainers in the Santa Barbara County.
Board of Directors
Amanda Parker (President & Founder), Kristopher Parker (Treasurer), Danielle Duenas, Aimee Sell, Samantha Valdes
History
Old Yeller Ranch Rescue is located in Los Olivos California, in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley.
Fess Parker, who starred in Old Yeller, Daniel Boone, and Davy Crockett was Amanda Parker's (OYRR's Founder) grandfather and the inspiration behind the name of our rescue. OYRR is located on his winery property and ranch. He was a great man an American icon, as well as a grandfather. Without him, we would not have the facility to carry out our mission.
Staff
Lucy Esparza
Head Trainer
Lucy was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, and has always had a love for animals. She launched her own training business in 2015, and continues to learn from and work with multiple dog trainers in the area. Four years ago, Lucy adopted her beloved dog Riggs from OYRR, and became part of our team. She now volunteers her time to help train our dogs, while building her own training business and working with Elite Pup Training.
Make an appointment to meet with Lucy or learn more about our dogs by emailing ranchmanager@oyrr.org.
Head Trainer
Lucy was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, and has always had a love for animals. She launched her own training business in 2015, and continues to learn from and work with multiple dog trainers in the area. Four years ago, Lucy adopted her beloved dog Riggs from OYRR, and became part of our team. She now volunteers her time to help train our dogs, while building her own training business and working with Elite Pup Training.
Make an appointment to meet with Lucy or learn more about our dogs by emailing ranchmanager@oyrr.org.
Holly Walter
Trainer & Rescue Manager
Coming from a family of animal lovers, Holly has always around animals. She began volunteering at Old Yeller Ranch Rescue early in 2019 to satisfy her obsession with bully and other power breeds. After falling in love with our dogs, she officially joined the OYRR team as a kennel technician in November 2019, and is now responsible for social media, daily training, and facilities upkeep as well.
Ask Holly about our dogs or anything rescue-related by emailing oldyellerranchrescue@gmail.com.
Trainer & Rescue Manager
Coming from a family of animal lovers, Holly has always around animals. She began volunteering at Old Yeller Ranch Rescue early in 2019 to satisfy her obsession with bully and other power breeds. After falling in love with our dogs, she officially joined the OYRR team as a kennel technician in November 2019, and is now responsible for social media, daily training, and facilities upkeep as well.
Ask Holly about our dogs or anything rescue-related by emailing oldyellerranchrescue@gmail.com.
