We had a fantastic time at the Santa Barbara Annual Reunion Picnic on May 12th this year. There were many old and new faces. It is so good to see how happy our dogs are with their families. There was lots of good food… Continue Reading “Santa Barbara Reunion Picnic”
Benson is our little boy that we rescued from the Sacramento County Shelter. He had his eye surgery and got neutered yesterday at the Sacramento SPCA. He is doing very well. The staff at the SPCA all commented on what a sweet boy he… Continue Reading “Benson After His Big Surgery”
Here is poor Star. She had to have her whole mammary chain removed on one side due to mammary tumors. She was spayed at the same time. She has stitches from stem to stern. In a month or so she will have to go… Continue Reading “Stitches From Stem To Stern”
SCCR takes in a lot of dogs. Some are young and healthy and someare not. Some people might wonder why we take in dogs such as Benson and Olivia. But that is what “rescue” is all about. Just because a dog is blind,… Continue Reading “Benson and Olivia, That Is What Rescue Is All About”
Topper came in with dreadlocks and a bad leg. We didn’t know how bad until we saw the x-ray. He had completely dislocated his elbow with such force it the bottom of the joint was hanging adjacent to the top of the joint. The… Continue Reading “Topper, Soon As Good As New”
Our sweet Charles lost his battle for life on Saturday. The foster family he loved was at his side and were able to say good bye. He was improving until Friday evening when he began to decline. Despite the medical team’s best efforts to… Continue Reading “A Miracle That Was Not To Be”
This is our sweet sanctuary dog Charles and we are very worried about him. He had surgery to repair his hip and, after what seemed a successful operation, something went terribly wrong. He hemorrhaged at the incision site, had to have multiple transfusions, repeated… Continue Reading “Fighting For His Life”
Ian and Evan were inseparable. They were rescued from the Modesto shelter and we realized right away that they had some thing special. When the Huleva’s called about Ian we thought they were wonderful potential adopters but did not want to separate the boys.… Continue Reading “If One Is Good, Isn’t Two Better?”
Our spring raffle was so successful last year that we are going to do it again this year. Tickets are $2 a piece or 12 tickets for $20. The prizes are: $500 first prize $250 second prize $100 third prize We will be holding… Continue Reading “Spring Fundraiser!”
Layla and Oliver were on the put to sleep list at the OC shelter but they had a huge group of people working FaceBook, emails and phone calls trying to save them. They raised $1300 in pledges to pay for their medical bills and… Continue Reading “Layla and Oliver Two Seniors in OC”