We all think about what will happen to our cockers when we pass away but only a few of us actually set up anything to make sure they are taken care of when we are gone. Why? We think it is because our options are so limited. You can find a friend or family member to take them or you can find a sanctuary some where who will take them.  Sanctuaries are very few in numbers and very limited in space. Friends and family don’t always have the same love for your dogs that you do and don’t always have the means to care for them.

We would like to introduce a third option. the HALO Cocker Registration. HALO is a service that Second Chance Cocker Rescue will offer to all Cocker Spaniel owners all over the US. For a set registration fee we will offer to take in your Cocker Spaniel when you die if no family members can take the dog. There will be a fee to register and an additional amount that will be paid if the Cocker Spaniel comes to Second Chance. These dogs will be treated as rescue dogs and either be adopted into new families or placed in our Sanctuary program if they qualify. The service will include transporting the dogs to SCCR and any medical care needed.

Each owner will receive a registry package containing:

• directions
• a check list of what needs to be done
• a contract with SCCR
• a refrigerator magnet with SCCR contact info
• a dog tag
• letters to be copied and given to family members, vet, caregivers, etc.

We will be rolling out this program just before Christmas and SCCR Alumni will get a courtesy discount. Your dogs deserve the best help us make sure they get it.

For all of us who do our shopping online for the Holiday’s and through out the rest of the year. There is a new way to help SCCR while you shop.  It doesn’t cost you a dime and it brings in hundreds of dollars tp help rescue more cockers.

All you  have to do is download the Second Chance Cocker Rescue, Inc  Browser Button (this takes less than a minute), then every participating online store you visit will automatically send a percentage of your purchase (depending on the store, usually between 1% and 3%) directly to SCCR every quarter. Yep, it is that easy. You can stop right here of you want and you will still raise money for SCCR every time you shop! We have a 2-minute video that shows how easy it is to download and install the SCCR button.

Or visit our Second Chance Cocker Rescue, Inc Shopping Network site (iPad Users this is your method to shop until the iPad button is released )

Chloe is one of our special foster girls. She is blind and a senior but sweet as they get and a gentle little soul. When she got a mysterious lump on her ear we got a little worried and whisked her off to our vet. It was cancer but they thought they could remove it so we scheduled the surgery as soon as possible. They were afraid they would have to remove the ear completely. Can you imagine an earless cocker? We were very happy when we got word the day of the surgery they we able to remove the tumor and save the ear.

She looked like a seal with her bandages on. Fortunately she only had to wear it for few days as her ear is healing up fast.  She will be looking for a sanctuary home when she is healed up. We will pay for her medical expenses if you provide the love. Can you help?

Donations towards Chloe’s surgery

Lulu’s mom had a breakdown and was taken to the hospital. But Lulu was left behind and was alone in the house for a couple of days until Animal Control came and got her. She stayed a couple more days at the shelter until some one from the family could pick her up. This happened not once but twice. Then the family called us and asked us to take Lulu. We were delighted to help. We brought her into a foster home but she was quickly adopted to a wonderful new mom named Barbara. Lulu’s scary adventure was over and her fun new life has begun.