Save The Dates!
Put these dates on your Calendars for the Second Chance Cocker Reunion Picnic…SCCR adopters, donors and volunteers are all invited!
June 21th — Lake Chabot Park in Castro Valley, CA
Jul 19th — Rincon Beach Park in Santa Barbara, CA
We will be emailing out the invitations in May with all the details.
No, Thank You, Jane!
We had a hard week working with some especially difficult shelters when we received this email from Jane, the rescue coordinator at the Camarillo shelter. It reminded us that there are some great shelters out there and how much we appreciate them. Camarillo is at the top of that list and Jane is a big reason why. Here is what she had to say and it really brightened up our day:
“Long overdue, my friends, but recent visits from Lesley Bloomer and Karen Perkins reminded me once again how very fortunate we at are VCAS to have the support and camaraderie of ALL of you in the Santa Barbara rescue network and I want to take this opportunity to thank you once again..
In meeting and interacting with each of you, you’ve often heard me say that your S.B. network “makes me want to move to Santa Barbara” because you supported and inspired me during some very rocky times in past years and helped VCAS on its journey toward a higher live release rate. Through some periods when other rescues were at odds with us, you never lost sight of the fact that there were animals here that needed help and you were always such a pleasure to work with. That support was invaluable.
Thank you, Lesley, for transporting for your network and for stepping up for the herding breeds (and others!) and working with those that have behavioral issues in need of healing. Elizabeth never says no to a Cocker — always shows up with some humor and a light heart and makes all of us smile! Janelle dropped into my life like an angel from the blue and became the “godmother” of our joint pony express transports to Sunny Sky’s in WA (funded by K-9 Pals). She is incredibly nurturing & responsible and an A-1 transporter. She wrote the book on the “spa stopover transport system” — providing relaxing evenings out of the crates! We would not have built the relationship with Sunny Sky’s that we have today without her! Annabelle is my fluffy-dog go-to gal. She also likes Jack Russells and some of the scrappier breeds — just like me! The folks at D.A.W.G. have always inspired me! Thank you all for extending your kindness to some of our dogs here in Ventura County as well — with your fosters and, most recently, including five of our little guys n’ gals on the great RV caravan transport to shelters in the Western states. Karen, thank you for standing by for the Frenchies and for also transporting for your network. I feel honored to have become part of “Jellie’s world”!
Please extend my appreciation to others in your organizations and network whose names I may not know. You are ALL so instrumental in helping us make a difference!
All the best, Jane”
We want to acknowledge our top CA shelters Camarillo, all three Sacramento shelters, the Bakersfield City shelter, Riveside, Pasadena Humane Society, the Santa Paula shelter SPARC . You are what all the rest should strive to be!
Lance The Greeter of the Park
“Elizabeth,Zane
Zane was abandoned in his back yard when his family moved and left a note that said they couldn’t deal with him and please find him a home. The landlord keep him fed and safe until he found us and we agreed to help at once. We went over to meet Zane and he was standing on the porch growling. We brought some chicken breasts and fed him until he was eating out of our hand but he still would not let us put a leash on him. We came back the next morning and tried again with no luck. We called in reinforcements and showed up that afternoon with our trainer, Andrea, a large crate and some exercise pens. We surrounded him and the crate with exercise pens and loaded the crate with more chicken. Once he relaxed we started making the pen smaller and smaller until he popped himself into the crate. Just like that, he was caught and we didn’t have to manhandle him to do it.
Once we let him out of the crate at home Zane took a few hours and then decided we were his saviors. He was filthy and stinky but we waited two days before we were comfortable trying to clip and bathe him. We clipped him until the clippers gave out. His coat is so matted and dirty they couldn’t finish the job. He looked a lot like a walrus.
We gave him a bath and made an appointment for a grooming with our favorite groomer, Anja, and the vet for the following day. We will make sure his new life is full of love and nothing but the best of care.
Donation to Help Rescue Zane
She is a Peach of a Girl
Peach is only 9 weeks old and has a neurological problem that makes it hard for her to walk without falling a lot. She spills her food and water when she eats and can’t be left along in a crate or she bangs her head on the cage when she falls. She is absolutely adorable and we think we can help. We have a foster mom who specializes in neurological problems. She will train her muscles to hold her up and give her physical therapy to strengthen them. We can’t wait to see how she turns out, can you?
Sophie Wasn’t Feeling Very Well
Sophia was sitting in the Mission Viejo shelter when she caught the eye of one of our foster moms, Julie. She called us and asked if we would consider pulling her. She offered to foster her and pay for her initial medical exam. Sophia had a huge hernia and several mammary tumors. We decided we couldn’t say no so Julie took home the next day and zipped her to the vet where we found out that she was diabetic and needed to be hospitalized immediately and we took over her medical bills from here.
Sophia got her blood sugar stabilized and is now feeling fit as a fiddle! She has more energy and there is a sparkle in her eye that was not there before.She will have her surgery to repair the hernia and remove the tumors this week.
Sophia is about 5-6 yrs old, great with kids and other dogs. She is a gentle little soul and very very happy to be snuggled into her foster home with such a wonderful family to take care of her. Thank you Kelly family! Sophia will be ready to be adopted very soon so if you want to get on her wait list contact us asap!
H.A.L.O. The Best Valentines Day Gift You Can Give Your Cocker
H.A.L.O. Cocker Spaniel Registry
Helping And Loving Our Cocker Spaniels
Do you know how many dogs’s owners pass away without providing for them? We know they all want to but their choices are so limited. We are excited to be able to offer Cocker Spaniel owners a new, better option. We are launching our H.A.L.O. Cocker Spaniel Registry program today! H.A.L.O. stands for Helping And Loving Our Cocker Spaniels and we know you all love your babies.
H.A.L.O. is a service offered through Second Chance Cocker Rescue to all Cocker Spaniel owners. For a set fee Second Chance will be your Cocker Spaniel’s safety net when you are gone. If you sign up for our H.A.L.O. registry we will commit to take in your Cocker Spaniel when you pass away if no family members are available to take the dog. These dogs will be treated as rescue dogs and either adopted into new families or placed in our Sanctuary program where they will be loved and cared for the rest of their lives.
We know how much you love your dogs, now it is time to show them by signing your Cocker Spaniel up for H.A.L.O. today and give them the best Valentines gift ever.
2014 Annual Letter To Our Supporters
This year, with your unfailing support, we rescued over 140 dogs and supported 34 dogs in loving sanctuary homes. We created our new “Team Lead” positions which allow us to expand into new geographical areas covering the state of California more completely than ever. We welcomed four new team leads into our organization and they are proudly leading SCCR rescue efforts in their locations. They have helped us rescue dogs from hopeless situations giving them not just hope but medical attention, loving families and a promise that we will always be there if they need us.
Buddy and Bo’s mom passed away when on vacation leaving them at the pet sitters with no instructions on what to do with them so the sitter took them to a shelter in Sacramento. Even though Buddy is a senior with health problems and Bo is snippy with strangers we found them a home with two mom’s who think they are absolutely perfect. Tiny was “rescued” by an independent rescuer who abandoned her in a foster home after pulling her from a shelter in Los Angeles. We stepped in, got her medical care, surgery and found her a sanctuary home where we will make sure she is properly cared for, for the rest of her life. That is what real rescue is and we won’t settle for anything less
Talia was hit by a car and sitting in a Bakersfield shelter with a shattered pelvis when we found her. With your support we were able to pay for the $4,000 surgery, nurse her through her recovery and find her a home where she is now the reigning princess. Annie was pulled from the Stockton shelter. At 3 years old she was already completely blind from cataracts. We asked you to help us give her sight back and you answered without hesitation. One surgery and six weeks recovery later her dad tells us “It’s like a whole new world opened for her.”
We are looking forward to this coming year, here at SCCR. We will be launching our new HALO Cocker Spaniel Registry in February. It will offer Cocker Spaniel owners another option to ensure their babies are safe when they are gone.
We will continue to grow without sacrificing the quality of work we do and we are proud to have you with us every step. We thank you for being an important part of Second Chance and helping us save lives,
Best wishes for a fabulous 2014,
Elizabeth Mazzetti,
President
Even More Dogs Rescued!
We have been very lucky this year starting off with several new Team Leads for some new areas. We have Jackie covering East Bay, Sacramento and Modesto, Amy covering Fresno, Debra on top of the San Joaquin Valley and in training for the area from San Francisco down the Peninsula to San Jose is Mary Ann. This allows us to cover more geographical areas in California and disperse the work load. All that adds up to more dogs rescued!
In 2013 we saved 140 cocker spaniels. With these new teams we will save even more this year. Want to help? If you would like to volunteer in any of these areas or find out more about becoming a team lead yourself contact us at elizabeth.mazzetti@cox.net.
Foster homes, grooming, transporting, help with home visits, event planning, you name it we can use your help in any area!
It Is A Good Thing He Has Us!
Colton is a dear sweet boy with weak back legs that are cow hocked. The Gene Fairies were not very kind to Colton when he was born. At the tender age of 4-5 he already has bad knees from arthritis and the cataracts he had when we rescued him a few months ago went from just starting to full blown already. Good thing he has us!
There isn’t much we can do about those knees but we have made an appointment with our eye specialist, Dr. Schmidt in Arroyo Grande. We have our fingers crossed that he will be a good candidate for cataract surgery.
We would like to thank Norah for fostering this little man for us until we can find him that special home where he will be cherished for the rest of his life.
SECOND CHANCE COCKER RESCUE 