Tag: senior dogs

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 

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Molly, our HALO Valentine

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.             

Molly, our HALO Valentine
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   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

DorieThis 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.

IMAG0199Buddy 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

AnnieTalia 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.”

Gilly-4We 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

Happy Thanksgiving From SCCR!

1380422_743114329047576_823159349_nWe at Second Chance want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and to tell you how thankful we are for all of you!

Nubian says he is thankful for his foster dad’s slipper but is really hoping that this holiday he will find a home.

Good Bye To Our Friend Maureen Murray

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Maureen with her first Cocker, Champ

We are sad to say we had to say good bye to Maureen Murray, one of our best adopters and foster moms. She passed away last week and we are so sad to lose her.  Maureen was a true Cocker mom, she had over 15 Cocker Spaniels over her lifetime.  We know she adored her current  “kids” Sweetie Pie” and “Goof” both SCCR alumni.  They are coming back to us so we can find them places to live out their lives in comfort and love.  We so appreciate that Maureen made sure they were taken care of before she had to leave us. Thank you Maureen for being a great Cocker mom right up until the end.

SCCR Halloween Cocker Costume Contest

Molly the copWe are holding a super duper Halloween Costume Contest for cockers this year. Molly is our spokesCocker and will be policing the contest. Molly wants to see some wild and crazy cockers in costume. For a $25 or more donation for our senior cockers you can enter your favorite picture of your cocker in costume and win some fabulous prizes:

1-Make a donation of $25 or more towards our Sanctuary Program to care of our senior cockers

2-Send the picture of your cocker in costume to elizabeth.mazzetti@cox.net

3-go to the SCCR facebook page and vote for your favorite

We will be posting all the contestants on our facebook page and you can vote for your favorite.  The contest ends        Oct 31st and winners will be announced on Nov 1.  The winners will have the most votes.

Prizes

Picture Frame and Trio of Cockers
Picture Frame and Trio of Cockers
Family of Cockers
Family of Cockers
Gift Certificate
Gift Certificate
Pet Drinking Fountain
Pet Drinking Fountain

Romeo Is A Real Heartbreaker

RomeoRomeo was only 12 weeks old when his family called us and said they wanted to find him a new home because he was blind. He had juvenile cataracts and was having trouble adjusting. When we met Romeo he was afraid to come out of the crate and he flinched when anyone got too close. He had nightmares when he was sleeping where he cried and whimpered.

Romeo 4The first thing we did was make an appointment with our eye specialist in Arroyo Grande. We have to wait until the 25th to see her but in the mean time we started working on his self confidence and training him to deal with the world as a blind boy. He has learned to come when called, to navigate strange places and meet new people. He has learned to deal with stairs, door ways and walking on and off leash. He now loves to go for off leash beach walks, meeting new dogs and people. The nightmares have subsided and now he loves to tease the other foster dogs in the house.

We can’t wait to schedule his surgery so he can see again but until then he will be a well adjusted boy and will enjoy his puppy months instead of living in fear of the black world around him.

Donations to help Romeo see again

An Unlikely Pair

Bella Maria & RoscoeBella Maria is an older woman who has fallen for a younger man. She and Roscoe lost their human family when they were taken to the shelter but they vowed not to be separated and managed to convince the shelter staff to beg us to take them both. They are adorable together. They sleep together, they check in with one another all the time and they share food bowls.

0704130836dBella Maria is about 8-10 yrs old and a purebred Cocker girl while Roscoe is only 3 yrs old and a Maltese /Shih tzu who looks just like a Muppet and snorts when he is excited. She is a sweet gentle soul and he is silly and full of himself.  Roscoe has cataracts but she takes care of him and he watches out for her. When they came in we could tell no one took very good care of them for a long time. Bella’s nails were grown into the pads of her feet, several of her teeth were abscessed and their fur was matted and filthy. But as long as they were together they were happy.

0704130836bWe got them both cleaned up and gave Bella Marie a dental and pedicure. Now Bella Marie and Roscoe desperately need a foster home while they are waiting for their forever family to find them. Can you help?

Make Your Reservations Now!

The Sacramento SCCR Cocker Picnic is coming up fast on Saturday, June 22nd. . .

Picnic Time? Yahoo!You can purchase your tickets online now or send us an email to RSVP and buy your tickets at the door.

The SCCR Santa Barbara Picnic is scheduled for Saturday, July 20th.  You can reserve your spot for that picnic now too.

Time, place and directions for both picnics on the website.

We can’t wait to see you all there with your “cocker kids”!

We Love This Little Princess

RoxyGood Afternoon Elizabeth,
Well, it’s safe to say that I was truly smitten with that little red and white face.  My husband had to go to his parents house in the morning at the last minute.  So, my sister and I made the road trip together.  It took us a little longer but we finally made it.  Once I laid eyes on her it was settled.
She slept in the backseat of my car and didn’t move the entire trafficky way home.  My husband met us at the car and he instantly fell in love.  She is sleeping soundly with her pink blanket and is slowly meeting Chiriaco her older brother. In keeping with the name scheme of all my family cocker spaniels..her name is Chehalis…but we still call her Roxy.  Chiriaco is actually called Scooter..my little girl before her was Cheyenne–but we always called her Pookie or CheyChey Get the picture? It runs in the family. My parents two Cockers -Chiquita and Cherry Coke.
We love this little Princess.  She will go to the groomers at 10am tomorrow and I will send you a picture.  Thanks again for all your help.  This little girl was exactly what we were looking for!
She loves to cuddle and is enjoying going for her walks.  Thanks again!
Susan

Promise Me

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Promise today

Elizabeth—

… Hard to believe we are coming up on nine years this year come Mother’s Day! I can’t tell you how much Promise means to me. I thank God that you do what you do. Here is a current picture of Promise with her pack sibling, Boomer, adopted a couple of years ago. You can see the old picture of her in my original email(see below).

People still stop me on the street to pet her and they are amazed she is now going on 11 because she looks and acts like a puppy. Her coat is soft and glossy and she is a very good little girl for the most part. She has a love of life that is contagious; makes me want to get up in the morning and greet the day and I can’t help but smile when I watch her prance on our walks.

She has really helped with Boomer. He was so anxiety ridden when we got him that he was on sedation medication to help him deal with wind and rain and thunder and gun fire and almost you name it. He didn’t wag his tail for months and he was overweight and had stress alopecia and hot spots, so he was completely shaved down. He has lost 30 lbs and has been drug free for a year now. He now looks like a normal golden and even wags his tail when we go for walks. He defers to Promise in all things and I can see him watching her for clues on how to respond.

Thank you. Love to you and yours.

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Promise when we got her in

Terry