--- title: Rescued Dogs Go on Cross Country Trip With New Owner description: A pair of abandoned dogs found not only a new owner, but a new adventure when their rescuer took them on a cross-country road trip. canonical: https://time.com/5169582/rescue-dogs-cross-country-trip/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-12T15:46:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:49.523Z og:title: Rescued Dogs Go on Cross Country Trip With New Owner og:description: They've been to 35 states so far og:url: https://time.com/5169582/rescue-dogs-cross-country-trip/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91ab4b59b60f4090/698928838fd2eec6bd35acc0/adopted-homeless-dogs-travel-cross-country.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Two white labs dogs riding in convertible jeep, looking at ocean og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rescued Dogs Go on Cross Country Trip With New Owner twitter:description: They've been to 35 states so far twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91ab4b59b60f4090/698928838fd2eec6bd35acc0/adopted-homeless-dogs-travel-cross-country.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Man Rescued a Pair of Abandoned Dogs. Now They're All Taking a Cross-Country Road Trip.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 12, 2018 3:46 PM UTC  Two white labs dogs riding in jeep, looking at ocean Two white labs dogs riding in jeep, looking at oceanChris Becker Photo—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 12, 2018 3:46 PM UTC A pair of [abandoned dogs](http://time.com/3080260/new-york-tinder-dogs/) didn’t just find a new owner when they were rescued by Jordan Kahana in the middle of the Arizona desert — they also found a new adventure. Kahana, who found the pups while en route to the [Grand Canyon](http://time.com/money/4995704/national-park-service-higher-admission-fees/) in December 2016, decided to adopt the two dogs (naming them Zeus and Sedona) before taking them to join him on his cross-country road trip adventure across America. According to an interview with [_ABC News_](http://abcnews.go.com/US/adopting-abandoned-pups-life-changing-experience-los-angeles/story?id=52693387), the trio have even traveled to 35 states, clocking in over 30,000 miles on the road. Kahana documents their travels to national parks and cities across America on social media, like his Instagram, where he calls his canine crew and himself, the “Adventure Squad.” “Getting to adventure with these guys, doing cross-country road trips, seeing national parks, having dogs with you at all times has just been truly a life-changing experience for me,” Kahana said. “I couldn’t encourage enough for others to adopt as well. 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