2025: 62 COCKER SPANIEL CELEBRATIONS!
In 2025, Second Chance Cocker Rescue helped 62 dogs find their perfect families. Every wagging tail in this video represents a new beginning. Thank you to our amazing donors, adopters, fosters, vets, transporters and volunteers for making this possible! Here’s a little montage of the happy tails of 2025!
Music credits:
“Be Happy” BoDleasons
“Home” Phillip Phillips
We’ve really found our rhythm here at the Sanctuary in Jamestown, California.
Thanks to an incredible team, this place runs with heart, structure, and a whole lot of love. Howard, our on-site kennel manager, keeps everything running smoothly day to day, while Samantha oversees our clinic and serves as Head of HR for all staff. Together, they help ensure our dogs and our people are supported and set up for success.
Our kennel staff and volunteers do so much more than feed and clean. They walk the dogs, play ball, sit and cuddle, and make sure every dog feels safe, happy, and ready for their forever home. With huge yards and carefully matched play groups, our dogs have plenty of room to run, play, and just be dogs.
Each bungalow is heated in the winter, air-conditioned in the summer, filled with comfy beds, and includes a porch where the dogs can relax and watch the world go by. Nestled among the trees, the bungalows get wonderful natural shade during the warmer months.
Howard and his wife live on site to watch over the dogs, and the entire property is double-fenced for maximum safety and peace of mind.
Our clinic team is truly something special. Dr. Temple is amazing, and her staff could not be better. We’re so grateful for them. Because of this team, we’re able to offer low-cost spay/neuter services, vaccinations, and very soon… dentals!
We’re incredibly proud that we can take in dogs many other rescues can’t. With skilled staff and professional trainers, we work patiently with these dogs, carefully evaluate them, and place them in just the right homes. We’ve seen real miracles happen here. 
While we’re licensed for 30 dogs, we intentionally keep our numbers closer to 25 so we always have room when emergencies arise. We’ve even been able to help local rescues by housing small dogs when they needed support, because this work only succeeds when we work together.
We love this place, and we love sharing it. Please call Elizabeth anytime at 805-687-4674 to schedule a tour – we’re always happy to show off the Sanctuary and what we’ve built together.
Want to support the Sanctuary?
Every donation, large or small, helps us provide daily care, medical treatment, training, and safe housing for dogs who truly need it. Your generosity allows us to continue this work and say “yes,” giving dogs the second chances they deserve.
Click or copy and paste here to donate: https://tinyurl.com/ek8n44cf
Cocker Tea Towels For The Holidays-SOLD OUT
Fill your kitchen with Cocker cuteness! These tea towels come in terrycloth or a cotton weave. They make great gifts for Cocker lovers. They are $25 for four towels. Shipping is included. Let us know what style you prefer.
SOLD OUT
2026 Calendars ON SALE-$20 each
$20 each–ON SALE!!!
Price includes shipping
Sweet Thoughts For Carrot Cake
Our Brave Boy Carrot Cake Needs a Little Extra Love Tonight
As we shared in our last post, this sweet soul has been carrying around a painful mass on his ear. Today, the vet confirmed it needs to come off, and soon. She’s hopeful she can remove it with clean margins and will send it out for biopsy to learn more.
A simple tissue sample wouldn’t give us any answers now, as the area is necrotic. Surgery is the safest, most effective option, and we’re not wasting any time. He’ll be staying overnight at the clinic and heading into surgery first thing in the morning.
The vet estimates he’s middle-aged, and we’re hopeful this will be the start of a much healthier, happier chapter for him. We said YES to the surgery! The estimate is $2,200, and we urgently need your help to cover his care. We can’t do it without you, and every donation brings us closer to giving him the pain-free life he deserves.
Ways to Donate:
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/…
Venmo: secondchancecockerrescueorg@sccr123
Check:
SCCR, PO Box 1419, Twain Harte, CA 95383
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Questions? Please call/text Elizabeth @ 805-687-4674.
Thank you for standing by him and giving him a true second chance.
Open House
Date: Saturday June 21, 2025
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: 9785 Peppermint Creek Rd Jamestown
Enjoy lunch on us – Hot Dogs, Soda, and Homemade Cookies!
Come learn more about our mission
Meet the team
Tour clinic and meet the dogs
Boutique Auction– Bid on amazing items while supporting a great cause!
We can’t wait to see you there! Bring your friends and family for a fun and meaningful day. Follow the signs for parking in the back.
Sweet Special Boy
Meet Kalo, the sweetest little cuddle muffin! 
This 10-week-old baby was born blind and deaf, but that doesn’t slow him down one bit—he gets around like a pro! He loves curling up with his head on your foot for naps and playing with his foster dog siblings. Using his nose, he quickly learns his way around a new home. Since his foster home has stairs, he’s being trained to use a piddle pad.
Kalo may be a special needs pup, but he’s full of love and absolutely worth the extra snuggles! Big news—Kalo found his forever home! His new dad drove all the way from Southern California to pick up this precious boy, and we couldn’t be happier. Now, Kalo is spending National Puppy Day in his new forever home, surrounded by love and some SCCR Cocker alumni to show him the ropes!
Pookie
We got an urgent call from the Hayward shelter about a six-year-old Cocker Spaniel in desperate need. Sweet Pookie had come in with a broken back leg, and our hearts broke for him. We didn’t hesitate, we said yes immediately and rushed to bring him to safety.
At the vet, we learned that Pookie’s injury had been left untreated for far too long. The damage was severe, and the only way to ease his pain now is to amputate the leg.
Through it all, Pookie has been nothing short of amazing. Despite the pain he’s endured, he’s incredibly sweet, friendly, and loving. He’s the kind of dog who melts your heart with just one look – and what a handsome boy he is!
We’ve scheduled Pookie’s surgery as soon as possible, and with your kindness, he’ll be on his way to recovery and ready to find his forever family. Your donation, no matter the size, will make a world of difference. It will help cover his surgery, care, and the fresh start he so desperately deserves.
Pookie’s spirit is unshaken, and with your support, we can show him what love really feels like. Let’s help this beautiful boy take his next steps into a brighter, happier future. 
Please donate today to give Pookie the gift of healing and hope.
Thank you!
DONATE HERE:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/…
SEND A CHECK:
SCCR, PO Box 1419, Twain Harte, CA 95383
VENMO US:
secondchancecockerrescueorg@gmail.com
Oldsters Needing Help
When their dad went into the hospital and passed way his family called us to see if we could take Sushi (blonde) and Mikki (black) in. They are a 13 year old bonded pair. Poor Sushi has chronic ear infections, abcessed teeth and a benign lump on his side. His best friend Mikki also has chronic ear infections and needs a dental. Sushi is blind with dry eye and they are both a bit deaf.
They need a lot of help but they are so darn sweet. They sleep together on their dog bed and follow each other all over. They need a Sanctuary home where they can stay together after their medical treatments are done. They sleep a lot and will be very easy.
We can also use some help with their medical costs. Those dentals will be spendy.
Dakota
We took Dakota in this past week after being contacted by the Humane Society shelter. She is a mature girl, 10-ish, and has a few issues. Bad teeth, not spayed, numerous mammary tumors and several unattractive little bumpy things on her face! It is very likely that she will have to have surgery in two stages. Does not like having her face held, and we think that is probably related to her severe dental disease. She is a lovely black and tan and not a delicate little girl. She is a robust 33 pounds, but not an ounce of fat. She is just a taller and longer girl. She is not ready for couch potato status yet, she is still active and wants to interact and gets pretty darn excited when the leash comes out. We will get her all fixed up as quickly as we can, but right now she has kennel cough and is in heat, so there will be no surgery yet! We are getting to know her now, so will keep everyone posted. From what we have seen so far, she is a great dog! As always, if you can help with any of her extensive surgical needs, we would sure appreciate it.
Please donate to Dakota’s care by clicking on the following link or Venmo us or send us a check:
SEND A CHECK:
SCCR, PO Box 1419, Twain Harte, CA 95383
VENMO US:
secondchancecockerrescueorg@gmail.com
Dakota sends her love and thanks from the bottom of her heart
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