Sadie was adopted from us as a youngster – she’s now 9 years of age and weighs approximately 37 pounds. Sadie’s owner could no longer care for her, so we took her. Sadie is friendly and loves fetch and car rides. She can be reactive through fences and barriers, but is mostly a happy girl. She’ll do best in a quiet, adult home without cats. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Taza is a big black tri boy who loves any person he meets. He becomes scary when he sees a dog on the other side of the fence…he becomes a different dog! He’s a big boy at 55 pounds, and would do best in a country setting. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Indy is a beautiful blue merle boy with his tail. Hes 52 pounds, about 2 years old, sweet and loving. He came into the El Dorado County shelter as a stray and because he tested positive for heartworm, we were asked to rescue him.

We are currently treating Indy for Heartworm which will take another 2 months and visits to our vet in Penn Valley. If you live near Grass Valley and are interested in fostering or adopting Indy, please contact me to discuss his treatment plan. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Chance is a sweet Border Collie we rescued from the Tulare County shelter in early March. He had a double break in his left femur which we had repaired by a wonderful orthopedic surgeon at Loomis Basin VCA in Loomis. Chance is done with rehab and runs around happily!

He's sweet, comes when called, knows sit and seems housebroken. He's about 15-18 months old and 40 pounds. He has shown that he's distrustful of strangers and will bare his teeth sometimes. I think the perfect home for Chance is with a woman and a playful dog. As his confidence builds I've seen his personality come out. He's kind of funny! Fostered in Grass Valley.

Ami is 15 months old now and was trained to be a service dog, but she did not have the temperament for it! She's energetic, curious and loves fetch!                         
Ami's temperament is GO GO GO and I think she'd make a great herding dog, or could excel at Agility. She's about 35 pounds, has a pretty red merle coat and loves having fun, with some head strong thrown in! Ami requires daily running exercise. Fostered in Grass Valley.

We rescued Briar from an illegal breeding operation in WA. Shes a 3 year old mini black tri weighing about 22 pounds, is spayed and utd on vaccines.
She lived in an outside run with other dogs including Forrest (adopted in March)  She's timid, is becoming housebroken, and likes to run! She comes to me when called, but then runs off to play "catch me if you can!"   

Briar is very loyal to her person and very shy around strangers.   

Maddie NCAR 
 
Maddie wound up on someones door step in Madera, CA. She stayed at the overcrowded Madera shelter or a week, but no one came for her. We gladly took her to the Sanctuary and learned quickly she does not respond to the come command! She's independent, gladly sniffing and wandering around.
She adores being petted and loves children. She play with the other young Aussies here and is crate trained. Maddie is about 40 pounds and would be very happy living outside with ther dogs with access to a barn or covered area to sleep in. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Mookie was found on a doorstep in Manteca in March. For weeks, neighbors tried to find her owner and refused to bring her to a shelter. On April 5, Mookie delivered 7 puppies! We were asked to help, and no other rescue group would take the little family, so Mookie and her 6 girls and 1 boy came to us.

   
Mookie IS NOT an Aussie! Here's her DNA:  19% American Staffordshire Terrier,    16% German Shepherd,    15% American Pit Bull Terrier,  11% Rottweiler,  9% Australian Cattle Dog.

She's mostly Guard dog with herding dog too. Mookie is reactive to dogs and strangers....she will do best living in a non urban environment in a quiet home.
Mookie LOVES to fetch and play with toys. She walks on a leash but does alarm bark. We believe Mookie is 2  years old.           

Mookie is doing well in training . She's loving, crate trained and learning all kinds of behaviors to help her calm down. She is READY FOR A HOME OF HER OWN!
We have 1 of her puppies - Yuki who is almost 9 months old who is spayed, microchipped and ready for her forever home!                    See below.     

Jasper is an 8-9 year old Aussie/BC mix who we adopted to a ranching family in 2017. The family is selling their ranch and moving with their toddler to WA to be near grandparents.

Jasper is not great with their 3 year old and will not do well in a condo with patio. Jasper does best with women, can be aloof with men and nippy with small kids.    

Hes crate trained, LOVES the car and  can be outside night and day, does well with livestock, and with a little training, could be helpful with herding. Jasper is a good boy, just had a tough past before he came to us. He's 50 pounds, easy to manage if you follow his sensitivities. A ranch environment would be perfect for Jasper. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Rumor is a 34 pound, 5 year old blue merle who had to be trapped in September, 2021 during the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County. She would not come to anyone and was living off the land for at least 2 weeks before being trapped. She is quite skittish and very smart - an accomplished escape artist! On 9/20/21, she gave birth to three puppies at the Sanctuary. Her puppies have found great homes, and now it's Rumor's turn.

She wants to roam so fencing in her home must be bullet-proof. She's very playful with all dogs, terribly afraid of new people and needs to be introduced on leash. Rumor has been on Prozac for 5 months and it lessens her anxiety. We're looking for a home where she can play with dogs, not get out of her yard, and with a person who will take her on leash walks and introduce her to a non-threatening world. Fostered in Grass Valley.