Panda is a sweet, 3 year old 70 pound red tri boy who was spending 10-14 hours a day in an apartment while his owner worked 2 jobs. Owner felt so bad that he asked us to take him.

This boy has been cherished and it shows. He has chased cats, and also loves to fetch! He has good house manners, likes the car and walks ok on a leash.

Fostered in Grass Valley.

Arlo is only 5 months old and has already lived in 2 homes. Sadly, no one took him to a vet, or on leash walks or anywhere. He's afraid of new things, can be quite stubborn, but is loving with me. He needs to be neutered and learn leash manners before he can be adopted. Volunteers to help socialize him would be appreciated.

Fostered in Grass Valley.

Jackie is a pudgy, compact red tri boy who came into the shelter as a stray. Jackie is uber friendly and a bit hyper, and loves everyone he meets. He also plays fetch! Currently he's over 40 pounds and we hope to get him down to 35 pounds.

Fostered in Grass Valley.

Holly and her pups lived under a storage container at a dump in Clear Lake. We were called and got the little family to the Sanctuary. Holly was full of ticks and has more than 30 embedded foxtails. Her puppies are about 5 weeks old and are nursing and eating out of a bowl. Mama Holly's pups need 3-4 weeks for vet care before they can be adopted. Holly needs about 7-8 more weeks before she can be adopted.

Fostered in Grass Valley.

Katie was picked up twice by Animal Control trotting along Highway 50 near Placerville. The owner said she had just received her from a man at a gas station 3 hours prior. Owner was homeless and a bit disoriented, and gave Katie up to Animal Control. We were called immediately as Katie was extremely scared at the shelter.

We bathed her and found her to be a delightful, enthusiastic girl who wants to be a house dog. She also shows signs of separation anxiety and broke out of a crate in my SUV on the way home from the shelter - she wanted to lie in the back seat! She also hopped a 4 foot fence to get closer to me.

Katie's DNA results came back:
52% Aussie, 13.4 Supermutt, 12.8 Border Collie, 7.5 Shetland Sheepdog, 6.6% Chow Chow, 4.3% Collie, 3.4 German Shepherd.

She's mellow, smart, about 47 pounds, housebroken, and healthy. Our vet estimates she's 3-6 years old. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Tessa was dumped near a dog park in Sacramento. The folks tried to follow the car to get a license plate, but couldn't. Tessa came to the people who took her home. She had recently had puppies. We took her in and learned quickly that she's quite adept at climbing 6 foot chain link fences and opening levered doors. This girl is as Velcro as it gets!

Tessa is about 18-24 months old, 35 pounds and friendly as can be. She stayed with a family with toddlers and did great with them! This girl is desperate for love and will snuggle on the sofa if you let her. She jumps up relentlessly for attention so beware!

Fostered in Grass Valley.

Ami will be 2 years old on May 6 and was purchased as a puppy to be a service dog, but she did not have the temperament for it! She's energetic, headstrong, 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 A LOT of head strong thrown in - she tests me most of the time.

Ami needs an experienced herding dog owner as well as daily running exercise. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Chance is a sweet, young Border Collie we rescued from the Tulare County shelter. He had a double break in his left femur which we had repaired by a wonderful orthopedic surgeon at Loomis Basin VCA in Loomis. He is all healed and runs and jumps like he should! See his X Rays here

He's sweet, comes when called, knows sit and seems housebroken. Chance is about 2 years old, 45 pounds, quite affectionate and likes other dogs. He's learning to sit, come and stay. He will counter surf if given the opportunity! He crates easily, is food motivated and travels in the car beautifully.

Chance is still timid around other dogs and people when on leash walks and has nipped strangers. He is improving in his foster home, but for sure he should live in a quiet, adult only home. He likes his foster brother, Finley who is a NCAR Aussie and enjoys relaxing or playing tug with him! Fostered in Half Moon Bay.

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 2-3 years old. Maddie 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.