Who we are.

Linzi Glass is an acclaimed young adult and children’s book author, philanthropist and dedicated animal rescuer and advocate. She was a writing instructor for many years through the UCLA Extension Writers' Program and currently consults privately as a writing coach. 

Her first novel, THE YEAR THE GYPSIES CAME was published in March 2006 by Henry Holt and Company and by Penguin Books, U.K. It was also published in 6 foreign languages.  Her novel was nominated for the Carnegie Medal in the U.K. and was voted one of the best books for young adults by the American Library Association. Set in apartheid South Africa Ms. Glass’ novel has been included in the esteemed collection of literature in the Library of Congress. Her second novel, RUBY RED, was published by Penguin U.K. and Canada, and deals with the underground black art movement in South Africa during the years of Apartheid. Harper Collins and Scholastic books both published her third novel, FINDING DANNY, which is a middle grade book about animal rescue that teaches kids to believe that they can male a difference in the world.

Linzi was given the Woman of Action Award by The Israel Cancer Research Fund for her accomplishment as a writer and her philanthropic work which includes co-founding a charity to raise money for bone marrow transplants for children with cancer (The Jeffrey Katz Fund/Ronald McDonald House, LA) and for her ongoing work in animal rescue in Los Angeles.

Linzi is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of The Forgotten Dog Foundation, formed in 2009. To date, The Forgotten Dog Foundation has rescued, re-homed and re-habilitated  over 10,000 dogs. Linzi’s promise to every dog she saves is that she will not find them a mediocre new home, but will find them the greatest home ever, no matter how long it takes. 

A wife and busy mom of six boys didn’t stop Gina from entering into the rescue world fifteen years ago. She has worked with many Los Angeles rescues through the years fostering hundreds of dogs, and in 2015 started working with The Forgotten Dog Foundation. She now oversees all adoptions applications and inquiries, runs the social media, and foster program. 

Being in rescue for so long has given her the insight and knowledge to find the perfect homes for the Foundation’s rescue dogs. Gina has 3 foster failure pups of her own. She fosters and has a dog-sitting business, which keeps her very busy, but she and her family love being in rescue and wouldn’t change it for the world.

A lifelong animal empath and welfare advocate, Sara was introduced to the Forgotten Dog Foundation in 2017 when she began fostering for The Foundation. Since then, she’s fostered countless dogs for the foundation, seeing them to happy forever homes.

Sara’s also proud to have successfully failed at fostering two of the Foundation’s dogs— Bowie and Ben. The reason?  She adopted them instead! They now serve on Sara’s greeting and education committees for other foster dogs that pass through her home. 

When she’s not playing with dogs, Sara practices corporate law and is delighted to be helping the Foundation with governance and grant matters and spreading the word about its amazing adoptable pets. 

Cary Granat is a leader, innovator, and pioneer in the media industry. Granat has developed a unique approach to the management and operations of entertainment brands, from inception to becoming industry leaders in their space; such as Walden Media and Miramax-Dimension Films. Granat has shown a unique focus on developing Intellectual Property, franchises, and finding and developing new revenue models for content in Motion Pictures, publishing, Location-Based entertainment, education, after-school initiatives, Faith Initiates, music, and new platform technologies.  

An industry veteran with over 60 films to his credit, Cary Granat has earned a reputation for fostering strong, long-lasting relationships with leading filmmakers, authors, designers, and actors that have led to over $8 billion in content revenues.  Granat is known for his leadership of Dimension Films in the 1990s (with the Scream franchise, Scary Movie franchise, Spy Kids Franchise, The Others, The Lord of the Rings) and founding Walden Media, a leading family Media company (with the Narnia Films, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Ray, Holes, Charlotte’s Web).  

In 2001, Granat secured the rights to C.S. Lewis’s beloved Chronicles of Narnia series for Walden Media.  The Narnia franchise alone has generated over $2.2 billion in gross revenues on its first three installments.  In addition to his duties as CEO and Founder of Walden Media, Granat was appointed in April 2004 as President of Anschutz Film Group (AFG).  Granat built Walden into a leader in the world of film, publishing, children’s Location Based entertainment, music, and grew two unique extension businesses in the world of education and faith outreach.   Walden pioneered the 3D digital movement that has become the standard for the film industry, worldwide today.  In 2001, Granat and James Cameron established a joint venture to shoot spectacular films in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and subsequently created the world’s largest Robotics competition for kids in over 120 countries reaching 140 million people yearly. 

Walden Media followed Granat’s run as President/Chief Operating Officer of Miramax’s Dimension division.  Granat worked closely under Bob Weinstein to build Dimension into one of the most recognizable brands in the entertainment business, spearheading a roster that would become distinguished for both its trend-setting content and international box-office success.  This includes the blockbuster Scream franchise, The Crow Franchise, The Others, the Wayans’ Scary Movie franchise, and Dimension’s launch of Robert Rodriguez’s highly successful Spy Kids franchise.  Granat also led Miramax/Dimension to capitalize on the synergy between music and film, establishing alliances with major record labels: Sony and Capitol/EMI in the formation of Miramax/Dimension Records and Books. 

In addition to Miramax/Dimension and Walden Media, Granat launched EMH Consulting Group which, amongst other activities, became the leading consultant to emerging Governments worldwide in building sustainable Media and technology sectors for their workforce and overall economy, as well as content hubs, and new media incubators. Granat built the team in 1996 that worked with the Government of New Zealand to author and implement their media incentives, rebates, bi-lateral agreements with over 30 countries, and workforce training credits, all of which formed the basis for shooting the first Lord of the Rings, and later the Narnia films there.  After New Zealand, Granat and EMH Consulting Group partnered with Iceland, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Colombia, and others to develop their Media economies.   Today, EMH believes in the advent of growth in Southeast Asia and Africa as the most important next territories to focus on as future innovators.  

A graduate of Tufts University, Granat helped launch the school’s Communications and Media Studies program. Granat currently serves on the board of directors of the World Information Transfer (WIT), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status with the United Nations, and co-chairs the yearly United Nations conference on “Global Health and the Environment” every April.  Granat was the co-founder of the Forgotten Dog Foundation in Los Angeles.   Since 1998 Granat has been an active member of the Young President’s Organization, serving as Chapter Chairman, and founder and Board Member of the Sports and Entertainment Business Network.  

Granat and his wife Jeannette live in Los Angeles and their 3 children are off on their paths to change the world for the better.   

Christine believes no house is a home without a four-legged family member. Her lifelong love of animals and the environment lead her to a biology degree and a career in environmental consulting. She is an avid supporter of animal welfare legislation and charities. Christine was introduced to The Forgotten Dog Foundation when she added her sweet dog, Coco, to her family. She now helps to improve the lives of abandoned dogs, one dog at a time.

Mr. Miller is a published marine research biologist with a postgraduate education in Biological Oceanography and Fisheries. Having earned multiple academic honors, he has extensive experience in all phases of marine aquaculture, including system design/construction, culture protocol, nutrition, husbandry, chemistry, program design/management, disease, and genetics.

Over the last 30 years, Robert has formed and managed multiple companies and has served as CEO of a publicly traded corporation. He is the CFO and Managing Partner of Sea Dwelling Creatures, Inc., the world’s largest wholesale distributor of aquarium animals and supplies. 

Additionally, Robert is the founder and CEO of The Coral Ark (www.thecoralark.org), a non-profit dedicated to preserving and restoring global coral reef ecosystems. He is also a passionate dog lover and a long-time supporter of animal welfare.

In 1996, TV makeup artist and animal advocate Italia started her rescue journey with cats. She slowly started working with dogs, finally adopting her first Chihuahua in 2006. 

Since then, she has never looked back. With a penchant for very tiny senior Chis, she has become our go-to for dogs that are too small to be in just any home. She has been a volunteer for The Forgotten Dog Foundation since she adopted from us in 2016 and is now proud to be a member of the board.

Jenna is one of the world’s biggest animal lovers! She has helped rescue many beings from dogs, birds, pigs and even rats!
Dog rescue, in particular, has been her passion ever since she arrived in Los Angeles 20 years ago, spending her Sundays at adoption events and fostering as much as possible. 

Her true passion is senior dogs that are all too often overlooked. Jenna has been a volunteer at Forgotten Dog Foundation for over ten years. She is so happy to call this amazing group of women and dogs her second family.