Tag: dogs

Our Sanctuary Seniors Need You

❤️ Cosmo, Bochy, and Mimi are three senior cockers who have come into our care recently. All three are 12 years or older, and each has medical needs that make finding a traditional adoptive home difficult.

That’s why we created our Sanctuary Program.

Our Sanctuary Program provides permanent foster homes for senior and medically fragile dogs who may otherwise have nowhere to go. Their sanctuary families provide the love, comfort, and home they deserve for the rest of their lives — and we cover their medical expenses.

But we can only do this because of our incredible monthly donors. ❤️

Our monthly supporters make it possible for us to say yes to seniors who need us most. They allow us to rescue more dogs, provide the medical care they need, and give these deserving old souls an excellent life filled with love, dignity, and comfort.

Our monthly donors are absolutely critical to the work we do, and we are so grateful for their trust and support.

🐾 Meet Our New Three Seniors

Cosmo is a 12+ year-old spaniel mix with some awful, awful teeth and severe arthritis in his back end. He will need pain medication and anti-inflammatories for the rest of his life. But despite everything he has been through, Cosmo is the sweetest boy you’ll ever meet. ❤️

Mimi is a darling little girl who has found her sanctuary home with one of our favorite people, Sandra. This Bakersfield girl is 13+ and doesn’t ask for much — just a little trot down the block, a cozy home, and a good nap in the sunshine.

Bochy is our newest senior boy. He is 12+ and coming to us from Salinas Shelter this weekend. His shelter paperwork indicates some significant medical issues, so he’ll be heading straight to the vet ASAP. We’re ready to give him the care he needs and, most importantly, a safe place to call home. ❤️

These dogs are why our Sanctuary Program exists.

Please consider joining us and being part of the solution. Become a monthly donor and help us continue saving senior lives, one dog at a time.

Your monthly gift can mean the difference between a senior being overlooked and a senior getting the second chance they deserve.

🐾 Join us. Become a monthly donor. Help us save lives, one dog at a time. ❤️

https://www.pledge.to/sanctuary-program

Venmo: secondchancecockerrescueorg@sccr123

Mail a check to: SCCR, PO Box 1419, Twain Harte, CA 95383

Rewriting the Story

How Patience and Positive Training Save Lives!

Why would we take a dog that bites? The truth is simple: not all bites are created equal, and no two circumstances are the same. We firmly believe that every dog deserves to be evaluated as an individual.

Right from the start, we knew that understanding complex behavioral issues was just as important as treating medical ones. Over the years, we have gained the expertise and skill to knowledgeably decide which dogs we can safely help. While we cannot rehabilitate every single Cocker Spaniel that crosses our path, we have successfully retrained and rehomed many dogs that other shelters and rescues deemed “unadoptable.”

Our criteria for taking in a challenging dog comes down to one vital question: Can we keep our volunteers, staff, and the public safe while this dog is in training? If the answer is yes, the real work begins.

Our Approach to Rehabilitation

Every dog’s journey is unique, but our core process focuses on two main goals:

• Socializing the dog in a controlled, positive environment.
• Identifying and removing their specific behavioral triggers.

Our Training Philosophy: We exclusively use positive reinforcement training for all of our dogs, but especially for those struggling with aggression. The reason we stand by this method is simple: it works.

A New Beginning

Finding the perfect match for these resilient dogs is the most rewarding part of our work. We are incredibly selective about the homes they go to, and we walk alongside their new families every step of the way to ensure a smooth, successful transition. There is nothing quite like watching a dog transform from defensive and fearful into a joyful, beloved family member. We are so proud of the many Cockers we have helped over the years, and we remain deeply committed to giving these special dogs the peaceful, loving futures they truly deserve.

We’ve really found our rhythm here at the Sanctuary in Jamestown, California.

Thanks to an incredible team, this place runs with heart, structure, and a whole lot of love. Howard, our on-site kennel manager, keeps everything running smoothly day to day, while Samantha oversees our clinic and serves as Head of HR for all staff. Together, they help ensure our dogs and our people are supported and set up for success.

Our kennel staff and volunteers do so much more than feed and clean. They walk the dogs, play ball, sit and cuddle, and make sure every dog feels safe, happy, and ready for their forever home. With huge yards and carefully matched play groups, our dogs have plenty of room to run, play, and just be dogs.

Each bungalow is heated in the winter, air-conditioned in the summer, filled with comfy beds, and includes a porch where the dogs can relax and watch the world go by. Nestled among the trees, the bungalows get wonderful natural shade during the warmer months.

Howard and his wife live on site to watch over the dogs, and the entire property is double-fenced for maximum safety and peace of mind.

Our clinic team is truly something special. Dr. Temple is amazing, and her staff could not be better. We’re so grateful for them. Because of this team, we’re able to offer low-cost spay/neuter services, vaccinations, and very soon… dentals!

We’re incredibly proud that we can take in dogs many other rescues can’t. With skilled staff and professional trainers, we work patiently with these dogs, carefully evaluate them, and place them in just the right homes. We’ve seen real miracles happen here. ✨

While we’re licensed for 30 dogs, we intentionally keep our numbers closer to 25 so we always have room when emergencies arise. We’ve even been able to help local rescues by housing small dogs when they needed support, because this work only succeeds when we work together.

We love this place, and we love sharing it. Please call Elizabeth anytime at 805-687-4674‬ to schedule a tour – we’re always happy to show off the Sanctuary and what we’ve built together.

Want to support the Sanctuary?

Every donation, large or small, helps us provide daily care, medical treatment, training, and safe housing for dogs who truly need it. Your generosity allows us to continue this work and say “yes,” giving dogs the second chances they deserve.

Click or copy and paste here to donate: https://tinyurl.com/ek8n44cf

Second Chance Spay Clinic

All of us here at Second Chance Cocker Rescue are so proud of the work we have done. From getting our dogs into great homes, seeing the sanctuary come to fruition and this year being able to get back into international rescue by partnering with World of Angles Foundation to save dogs from the meat markets in China.

Now we have decided to go one step further! We are going to open a discount spay/neuter clinic on the sanctuary property in Jamestown. We have discovered there is a huge vacuum in this area for low cost s/n services, not to mention the wait times just to get into a regular vet. The feral cat population in this area is out of control and every year it will just get worse as those little ones continue to reproduce. People often don’t get their pets altered due to cost and availability of vet services. While we will not be offering general veterinary services, just spay and neuter, we feel this will help the community and their pets.

We are working on converting the trailer into a clinic and have a vet and vet tech on board to perform the surgeries. So far we have received several legacy donations towards the start up costs and if you want to jump in with both feet and help more, then please consider a donation of any size. The feral cats will be done on a ‘catch and release’ system (i.e. trap them, alter them, and release them back). We will be doing feral cats for free, private parties will be a deeply discounted price from what you would receive at your regular vet.

If you would like to help with this project, please consider a tax-deductible donation of any amount marked ‘for the clinic’ and that money will go directly into that account. If you want your donation specifically earmarked for upcoming feral cats, you can also indicate that. We are hoping to have this up and running in the next couple of months, so watch for more updates!

If you would like to contribute to contribute to the clinic we sure would appreciate it; please use the following link: DONATIONS Thank you in advance.

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