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Meet Milo

Meet Milo! Our newest senior cocker boy!

Milo is a big boy, weighing in at around 40 pounds! This gentle giant came to us this week from one of the LA area shelters where he was adopted out and returned twice. Poor guy! He’s with us now and we are going to make sure his next adoption is his forever adoption!

Clearly, Milo has some vision problems. He has glaucoma and will be having his eyes checked (along with the rest of him) by our vet. We all know, it doesn’t matter if a dog is blind because they see with their heart! Once he’s had his medical needs cared for, Milo will be looking for a great foster or forever home who loves blind seniors as much as we do!

Can you find it in your heart to donate to Milo’s vet bills?

It Was A Cocker Party

It was a Cocker party at the vet on Tuesday!! Winnie, Trudy, and Macy all had exams.

Trudy is looking good and will be ready to go home soon.

Winnie had a drain removed from her chest and a follow up from her last surgery. Winnie will be going in for her 5th surgery next week to remove MORE foxtails and drain the abscesses they’ve created.

Macy has a new mammary tumor, but thankfully it hasn’t spread yet. Her heart is massive through and she won’t be able to survive surgery to remove the tumors. We are now on a management plan to keep her comfortable and pain-free as we move into the hospice stage of her life.

If you can find it in your heart to donate to our girls’ vet bills, here’s how you can help:
PayPal us
https://www.paypal.me/SecondChanceCocker

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

We also take Venmo:
elizabeth.mazzetti@gmail.com

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Oops, Where Did That Growl Go?

Most people’s first reaction when their dog growls is to discipline them. If you do that often and harshly enough you will succeed to train the growl right out of your dog. But that is what we want, right? Absolutely not. That growl is information, it is your dog’s warning system. It tells us that your dog is severely upset about something and they need you to make it stop before they feel forced to bite. Lose the growl and your warning system is gone but the feelings behind the growl are still there and all they have left is the bite. Then someone is going to get hurt badly.

We figured out that our sweet Blue must have had his growl punished out of him because he goes straight to a bite when he gets riled up. On top of this he has the symptoms of PTSD. We are hoping that changing his medication will allow us to train him into an adoptable boy but we sure wish he had that growl back. PUPDATE: After working with Blue on the new meds for  week we see hope. He has a clear warning system before he bites unlike most dogs with this problem. We will have to wait for the perfect home but we think he is adoptable to exactly the right home..

We are a no-kill organization that means we are committed to finding a solution for Blue that includes a quality life while keeping the public safe.  So if we need it, that is where the Sanctuary will come in. There will be an area for our un-adoptable dogs. Only the volunteers who are qualified will be interacting with them.  They will have play groups, volunteers who play with them and give them lots of love but they understand their quirks and what will set them off so no one will get hurt. Being no-kill means having a solution for every dog possible as long as you can keep the public safe.

Help us maintain our Sanctuary spots for our un-adptables, who were made un-adop;table by their families and bad trainers.

It Is Raining Seniors!

Lordy, lordy it is raining senior Cockers here at Second Chance. Put on your rain boots and check out these little souls. They all need fosters or adopters!

Snaggie is 13 year old blind boy…great with other dogs and has the bad ears and a slight heart murmur but the sweetest personality you can imagine. And don’t you love that tooth?

Trudie is a sweet little patootie 10 year old who lost her human mommy and found herself in the shelter! While she is definitely not a cocker, we will call her an honorary cocker! She is most likely a long haired chi mix……but she is adorable and loves belly rubs!  She would be happy to cuddle all day with a nice walk around the neighborhood. Perfect lap dog for anyone.

Sam is another interesting mix, Cocker/Doxie with those cute short legs. He is about 12 years old. He is a little shy but generally a happy go lucky, mellow kind of guy.

Portia is about 9.5 years old. Portia is sweet, gentle, and never barks! In fact, she barely makes any sounds!!! She is a mellow girl who enjoys a calm home where she can just nap all day. Portia needs a home where she can just chill and enjoy the good life. Portia is good with other calm dogs and all people.

Scooter is a sweet 13 year old cocker mix (very short legs and only weighs about 18 pounds) He is 100% blind and is a ‘nervous’ little guy. He wanders a tiny bit, but not much. He needs a home tolerant of his lack of house training. He does fine with other dogs and likes a quiet calm home.

If you can’t foster or adopt can you help with their medical costs?

WINNIE PUPDATE

After her 3rd surgery to remove over 100 MORE foxtails from her little body yesterday, Winnie is happy to be back home with her foster mom. Winnie couldn’t stop her but from wiggling with excitement the moment she saw her. Winnie is also enjoying the cone-free life now! Her eye removal surgery was a huge success and she is no longer in pain from her infected, foxtail-pierced eyeball.
Winnie still has a long road to go though as her abscesses are still oozing and her body is still fighting infections caused by the countless foxtail tracks and bite wounds she was found with. We have pulled well over 500 foxtails from her in total, including several from her inside throat yesterday. Every day, she gets a little better though and her personality comes through more and more.
If you can find it in your heart to donate to Winnie’s vet bills, here’s how you can help:
PayPal us
Send a check to:
SCCR, PO Box 1419, Twain Harte, CA 95383
We also take Venmo:
elizabeth.mazzetti@gmail.com

Belinda’s New Adventure

Our sweet Belinda (aka Cookie and now Harley) went to her furever family today! We are so happy for her and couldn’t have asked for a better story to start her new life with.

The day we pulled Belinda from the shelter, we got a call from the incredible @larissawohl asking us if she could foster Belinda for us. Belinda reminded her of her black Cocker, Cookie. Belinda quickly became Cookie 2 and began to blossom and show everyone what a wonderful dog she is. Larissa worked so hard on Belinda’s training, socializing, and anxiety issues. Belinda even got to have a mini vacation with another awesome foster family after her spay which wouldn’t have been possible if she had been as anxious as she had been when she first came to us. We are so grateful to Larissa for helping Belinda become so much more confident and happy.

While Larissa was falling in love with Belinda so was the fantastic family that adopted Floyd from us back in February, 2019. They had recently lost their beloved Biscuit and Floyd was missing his friend. We all knew Belinda was the dog for them. To top everything off, Floyd was the first dog we were lucky enough to showcase on @homeandfamilytv and now Larissa was fostering his new sister. The stars couldn’t have aligned more perfectly. Floyd and Belinda are meant to be together.

We are so excited to see what’s in store for Belinda and Floyd next! Here’s to a happy life full of adventure and a wonderful adoption ever after!

Thank you for your support that makes happy endings like this possible.