I have said yes over and over again this summer. Now we have to pay the piper. We have 22 Dogs in boarding waiting for foster homes or adopters. We need your help! The money we are paying for boarding should be going to rescue more dogs. If you could take just one foster that will help us get our numbers down. Ask your friends, your family, your husband…do you have room for just one more?

Oscar and Crystal, Skippy, Sandy, Willie, Asher, Skipper, Ivy, Daisy, Amos, Coco, Mason, Fiona, Marley, Otis, Dottie, Scooter, Chester, Copper, Robbie, Tommy Boy and Helen.

This sweet baby, made everyone cry, when she came into the shelter.

She was living with a 72 year old woman in a trailer, without running water or electricity. The woman surrendered her to the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus…Thank goodness.

At first glance, you might think that she is a Komondor, Puli or some kind of a sad/messy Old English Sheepdog. Once our vet staff got to work on this sweet girl, shaving her down, pulling out bad teeth (7 in total), cutting her nails (which were about 2-3 inches long and trapped under all those mats), there was a beautiful Cocker Spaniel. We didn’t know what was under all that mess for quite awhile, but once the real dog was excavated, this beauty was so happy to be able to see and interact with people. The woman whom she lived with, stated that she has never had her groomed. EVER… So this kind of existence, was all this girl ever knew.
The vet assessed her at around 5 years old and spayed already. She weighs about 26lbs. She currently has an ear infection that is being treated and an abcess on her left dorsal lumbar area, which was clipped, cleaned, flushed and stapled.

Bethany, at San Jacinto Valley, contacted us, in hopes that we could take her. We haven’t pulled her yet, but are hoping to do so soon. One of our volunteers, thinks “Maizy” is a good name for her. We want this sweet beauty to know only happiness and love from now on.

Can you please help make this dream come true for Maizy?

This poor baby, Rocco, was dumped at the shelter – by his family, at the ripe age of 14 years. After receiving all of the amazing benefits of a beautiful and loving pet, this was how they returned the favor. The condition he was in, clearly told the story of how poorly they cared for him over his life. He had an untreated injury to his eye, that if treated when it happened, would have saved the eye. Instead, he has been in agony for weeks and will now lose his eye. His teeth are beyond bad. Many of them have abscesses and are rotten. He has two terrible infections in both ears. You would think that would be more than most dogs can deal with, but he was also covered in tar, on one side.

Poor baby! He has been in pain for so long, he won’t know what to do when it stops. But we do know, that when we are finished taking care of him, he will be one good looking and happy boy. Rocco is going to the vet first thing this week, and we are going to see a very big bill on this little man.

Any help that we can get, we appreciate so much! Rocco does too, and he will be wagging his tail soon, thanks to your help.

Hi everyone! Meet Jenny, a sweet little girl who may have never known actual love, during her life.

Jenny is about 15 years old and was casually dumped in the Los Angeles North Central shelter. Not surprisingly, Jenny had no adopters lining up to rescue her.

Second Chance Cocker Rescue learned about her and were asked if we could take her into our Bed & Biscuit rescue home. Right now, we are overflowing with seniors there. We had no room available and were about to say no, when a wonderful donor named Tracey, appeared and graciously offered to pay for three months of boarding, if we would rescue Jenny. Our no turned into a yes and we pulled her from almost certain death, yesterday.

We took Jenny to out vet, where we discovered that she is suffering from flea allergy dermatitis. As a result, Jenny has very little fur on her skinny little body. She also doesn’t have many teeth – they are either missing or worn down to the gum line. Jenny has a lump on her back which we need to have checked. She was also never spayed. She has a full blown cataract in one eye and it looks like one is forming in the other eye too. Like many abused and neglected animals, she never received the care, that she so deserved.

On the other hand (paw), the good news is that Jenny gets around well, loves people and other dogs. Jenny is as sweet as they come!

We still have funds outgoing, to pay Jenny’s medical bills, but thanks to Tracey’s generosity, we have a loving spot to place her, until something opens up at the Bed & Biscuit.  Now look at her precious face.

Can you please help us, to help this girl out?

We wanted to let everyone know Athena had her cataract surgery last week. Her wonderful adoptive family pitched in and helped tremendously to make this happen.

Veterinary ophthalmologist Albert J. Mughannam, DVM at Veterinary Vision in San Carlos, CA did an amazing job! We have had the privilege of Dr. Mughannam performing surgery on other SCCR dogs. Athena’s family told us Dr.  Mughannam was really caring toward his patients and their people. They live 90 miles away, and the office accommodated their schedule by working on the weekend for a checkup.

Athena’s family told us,”Our little gal is doing great! Pressure in eyes is right on, and she can already see better. She does not like the plastic collar. The only way she wants to eat is by hand. She is now runny along the hall way in the mornings so you know she can see better already and her tail goes non stop she is a happy girl again.”

Second Chance Cocker Rescue is so appreciative of everyone who pitched in to help make this happen. Athena and her family thank you too!

You are invited to the 2016 SCCR Cocker Reunion Picnic
THIS SATURDAY, July 16th — Rincon Beach Park near Santa Barbara, CA    11am-3pm

Yep, we  will  be on the  beach yet again where there will be surf and sand for the dogs to frolic on, and a large grassy are for those of us who like to keep our feet dry.
Tickets  are $20 per person.
Includes a BBQ chicken lunch with vegetarian option.
Nail trimming for the pooches, silent auction, raffles,
gift bags and more!

If you have not joined us before, this is your chance to have tons of Cocker fun in the sun!

Who is invited? Everyone! Adopters, supporters and volunteers too. Let’s show off our rescued dogs!

From Highway 101, take the Bates Rd exit just south of Carpinteria. Turn west towards the ocean and turn into the parking lot on the right.We will be right there by the restrooms. You can’t miss us.

See you there!!

Remember Yodi? He was featured in our April blog. Yodi was partially paralyzed, as the result of an accident. He does not have full control of his body, and drags himself around by his front legs. This caused a badly infected, open sore on his tushie. Yodi was given a doggie wheel chair to help him be more mobile and eliminate the need to drag himself around. He maneuvers around really well with it.

Yodi attended the SCCR Castro Valley picnic on June 19, to meet and greet everyone. His tail never stopped wagging. His little tushie is all healed up and the hair is growing back. Yodi is a champ in his cart. When he uses the cart, Yodi can happily wag his tail and both back legs move.  He is getting stronger and stronger every day.

Yodi’s foster mom, Lynn, had this to say about his progress: “Yodi Boo Bodi is a fabulous little lover of a dog! He loves snuggling up on the couch with his older sister Buffy (who doesn’t know she is blind).  He will scoot around on his bottom wherever she goes!!!! I don’t think Yodi has ever met a person or creature that he doesn’t like!  Judy’s friend drops by with her two dogs, and his Cocker cousins stop by as well, and soon Yodi will be carting to their house.  (Up a hill!).”

We would love for Yodi to regain the full use of his back legs. For this to happen, he will need continued physical therapy. Can you help financially, and make this little guy’s dream come true? All donations are much appreciated from SCCR and especially Yodi, who can’t wait for the day when he can run around on all fours.