We are going to organize our volunteers who help out transporting our dogs all over CA and create a bigger and better team. We will be looking for drivers and “Rest Stops” who are short term fosters who can overnight a dog when needed. If you are interested in finding out more about this volunteer opportunity fill out the application below and we will be calling you.

You will be required to send us a copy of your drivers license and proof of auto insurance to elizabeth.mazzetti@gmail.com, if you are a driver, as well as signing a liability waiver before you can start. All new volunteers, please download the liability waiver, sign it and either email it to elizabeth.mazzetti@gmail.com or mail it to the address on the form.

Our most common main transportation routes are I5 from San Diego through Bakersfield to Sacramento and the OR border. And Hwy 101 from LA through Santa Barbara, San Jose and up to San Francisco. We also take dogs to and from Romoland (south Riverside county) where we have a kennel we quarantine our shelter and overseas dogs.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our SCCR Friends!!!

Today and every day, we are thankful for your unending support and generosity. You continue to astound us with your love for the pups that we bring to SCCR. Together we have given over 100 dogs their very own second chances in 2020! And the year’s not over yet!!

Help us spread some kindness and continue saving the lives of dogs in need. Consider making a donation in honor of who you’re thankful for!

We’d love to hear who you are thankful for today! Leave a comment with your Thankful Thursday story!

Today we are thankful for second chances and dramatic transformations! We have had so many dogs come to us in horrific conditions and the joy of rescue is to watch them transform into beautiful, happy, healthy dogs!

Our newest transformation is our handsome little Cian!! At only 4 years old, it was painful obvious that Cian had been neglected for a good portion of his life. When we pulled him from the Bakersfield shelter, his fur was so long and matted that it had turned into doggy dreads. He was clearly uncomfortable and was a little grump with the shelter staff. Who would blame him?! Poor guy just needed some TLC and a second chance!

Cian got his first real haircut in who knows how long the other day. We freed him from his fur prison and saw a loving happy puppy emerge. Cian has been so friendly and sweet with our volunteers. He’s showing us his real self and we are honored to help him on the road to healing, trusting, and loving again! We can’t wait to see the wonderful life he will live once we help him find the perfect furever family!

Cian still needs to have his medical needs addressed. Now that we can see the dog under the fur, we will get him all taken care of. If you’d like to help cover Cian’s upcoming vet bill, please donate today. Help us spread some kindness and pay it forward. Consider making a donation in honor of who you’re thankful for!

We’d love to hear who you are thankful for today! Leave a comment or send us an email with your Thankful Thursday story and we might just share it next week!

Thank you to everyone who sent in photos! The pages are filled with the cutest dogs and we can’t wait for you all to see them!

Our cover model is the beautiful Wendy (aka Orchid)! Wendy came to Second Chance Cocker Rescue in October, 2019 as just a little puppy from China. Wendy escaped the dog meat trade with her brother Jin, momma Quiggley (aka Iris), and friends Baloo and Lily. Getting out of China wasn’t the first battle Wendy faced, first she had to survive Parvo. Unfortunately, 3 of her litter mates were lost while still in China, but we are so glad that Wendy and Jin lived, thrived, and made it here to SCCR. Wendy now lives the best life with her furever family in sunny SoCal where she goes on loads of adventures and gets so so much love.

If you love Wendy and all cocker spaniels as much as we do, we’d love to send a calendar to you! All proceeds from our calendars go directly to saving dogs like Wendy! We are so thankful for all of your support. We couldn’t save so many dogs from near and far without your help!

Pre-order your calendars for just $25 each — shipping included!!! Hurry and get yours before they sell out!!

Click here to order your 2021 Second Chance Cocker Rescue Calendar!!!

Today we are thankful for all of our dedicated adopters who go above and beyond to give our Second Chance dogs wonderful forever homes! Here’s to all of the people who go the extra mile for the pups that they welcome into their hearts and their homes!

A very special thank you goes to Kevin who didn’t just go the extra mile for Jaxson, Halbert, and Yogi, he went the extra 1,000 miles! Kevin has been waiting for months to bring our trio home to Canada, but due to all of the craziness with COVID and travel restrictions, it just hadn’t been possible. Until now! Kevin finally made the trip down to pick up the boys and they are now happily settling in to their new home with all of their new friends! We couldn’t have asked for a better home for these three boys!! Thank you, Kevin, for loving our Jaxson, Halbert, and Yogi!!

We’d love to hear who you are thankful for today! Leave a comment or send us an email with your Thankful Thursday story and we might just share it next week!

Help us spread some kindness and pay it forward. Consider making a donation in honor of who you’re thankful for!

Our SCCR Holiday Auction is now LIVE!!!

The auction runs through Sunday 11/15/2020. We will be adding new items occasionally, so be sure to check in throughout the next 2 weeks!!

All proceeds go to help the dogs in our care and enable us to provide more second chances to cocker spaniels in need!

Thank you for your support!!

Donations will go towards Natalie’s medical costs

Natalie is a 9 lb spaniel mystery mix. When we pulled her from the shelter she had been hit by a car. She had a traumatic head injury and had an injury to her lower jaw. When we picked her up she could not stand or focus her eyes. By the next day she was eating, pooping and standing with help. She saw Dr Card again yesterday for an update…

She is making progress. Pupils are reactive, but sluggish so we are not there yet. She is walking pretty steadily now, but still has moments of tip-over. She is eating well which is good because she is absolutely bone thin. Her lip looks like it is healing well after being ripped off her jaw, but it appears we have a couple damaged teeth. We will get those and assess the lip better when she is spayed. She cannot be spayed for at least another 3 weeks. Anesthesia could be dangerous until she is totally back to “normal” and her pupils are no longer sluggish We will monitor for 3 weeks then reassess her.

Our ONEHOPE Wine fundraiser is live today!10% from every bottle sold goes directly to Second Chance Cocker Rescue!!

They have wines in all price ranges, and with their impressive selection, there’s something for everyone! Reds, whites, sweets, or sparkling, they have a bottle for every occasion!

Pick up a few bottles for your friends, family, and yourself! Your purchase not only helps our dogs at SCCR, but ONEHOPE also gives a portion of every bottle sold to a charity of their choice.

Shop and feel good doing it!! Thank you for your support!!!

Start shopping here!

When Archie was picked up at the shelter his condition was so awful it traumatized our transporter and she has seen almost everything. The shelter had done an enucleation surgery, removing his eyes. The surgical area was bruised, swollen and his entire face was bloody. He was crying in pain.

We rushed Archie straight from the shelter to the vet! They immediately put him on the correct pain medication so he could calm down. When they checked his paperwork it showed that he had been given the dog equivalent of Tylenol for pain instead of morphine, which he needed. His blood work showed an infection somewhere. His surgical site on one side was still weeping and bloody. And under all that mess was not a Cocker but a Shih Tzu.

Archie was sent home with one of our volunteers with good pain meds, antibiotics, and instructions to bring him back to the vet in a few days. He was too weak to do anything but make him stable and comfortable for the day.

Most shelters offer decent medical care for their dogs but not all of them. Thank goodness they called him a Cocker Spaniel and we got him. We are happy to give Archie and second chance!!!

This little guy has been through a lot, but he is feeling so much better and is ready for a foster or an adoption. Luckily, Archie did not need any further surgeries. Being on the right medication and given the best care, made a huge difference. His recovery is over and he’s ready for his second chance!

Archie is good with dogs and older kids. He’s a sweet little guy and deserves the best for the rest of his life.

Archie is about 10 years old. He is a Shihtzu mix. Archie is currently in Romoland, CA. If you would like to give him a forever home, please fill out our adoption application.

If you can find it in your heart to donate to Archie’s care and vet bills, here’s how you can help:

PAYPAL US

Secondchancecockerrescueorg@gmail.com

SEND A CHECK:

SCCR, PO Box 1419, Twain Harte, CA 95383

VENMO US:

secondchancecockerrescueorg@gmail.com

Every donation is greatly appreciated!!! YOU make all the difference in the lives of our dogs at SCCR!

The last several months have been so strange and unreal with everything going on in the world. We have all been missing our friends, our families, and the little things that make up everyday life like going places and just being around other people. We’ve missed seeing each other and all of our rescue partners. Animal rescue is not only about the lives we save, but the relationships we build with those people trying to reach the same goal we are.

We have especially missed our friends over at Home & Family! It feels like forever since we shared our Second Chance Cockers with the Hallmark Channel audience (really it has only been 7 months, but who’s counting), and we were so thrilled to be invited back to the set last week. We had the opportunity to bring not one, but two of our very special pups to the show this time! Our team of spaniel-loving super volunteers got everything arranged to take Milo and Colin to set while following all recommended health and safety guidelines.

Milo and Colin but did so great on set. They made friends with all of the cast and crew. They enjoyed lots of belly rubs, and relaxing under the trees while watching the trucks and trams drive by. Once on camera, both boys unleashed their tv star potential. We will be surprised if we don’t get a flood of adoption applications for both of them! Their Home & Family segments will air on Tuesday 9/29 at 10am/9central on Hallmark Channel. Be sure to tune in!

If you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing Milo and Colin yet, here’s some more information on these incredible pups. They are such gems and the families that adopt them will be so lucky to have them in their lives!

Milo is about 11 years old and obviously blind! He is a big boy, 40-ish pounds. He is a big squish. He is having a hard time with being blind, but he is adjusting. Milo has a Muffin’s Halo for Blind Dogs that has been donated to him to help him adapt in his furever home. He unfortunately had his eyes removed when he came to us due to sever glaucoma, but it seems he has been blind for a while.

Milo likes it low key so a quiet calm house for him please. He gets around ok, just kind of a big doof! He is fine with the other dogs but gets overwhelmed with too much activity or chaos, noise, etc. He would do best in a home where there are not more than one or two other dogs. He’s very sweet. Might be ok for neighborhood walkies, but don’t plan on much activity with this big boy. That said, he does need exercise but if someone just puts him out in the yard, he will just wonder and bark until he gets tired, then lay down and sleep.

Colin is approximately 9 years old. He is such a sweet dog. He really loves people and he does have some separation anxiety. He is all over everyone and everything every minute he is awake. Colin will not do well in a home with any re-active dogs or any that are queen bees. He wants to be friends with everyone and doesn’t understand other dogs don’t necessarily want to be his friend.

He is very sweet and would do great with a single person or a couple that want a nice companion to take for walks, etc. Not super active people that want a dog to take hiking, etc. He is not up for that stuff but he would love walkies around the neighborhood. That said, he does like some activity, but nice and easy for this old guy. He is about 30 pounds.

Both boys are currently in Romoland, CA. They are actually bunk buddies right now and get along really well together. If you would like to give either or both of them a forever home, please fill out our adoption application.

We can’t wait to bring more of our lovely Cocker Spaniels to Home & Family!

Here are their segments:

Colin

Milo