Dakota is a sweet, overweight 6 year old Black tri girl whose owner died. Shes very friendly, had a TPLO surgery and a dental recently and is pushing 70 pounds! She needs to lose at least 15 pounds. Dakota lived her whole life with her sister Bailey (see below) and the two are bonded. Dakota is housebroken, spayed and utd on shots. Its really dreadful how overfed she was. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Bailey is a 6 year old black tri who is a bit head shy at first meeting, but will warm up quickly. Bailey is Dakotas sister (see above) and is also at least 15 pounds overweight. She had not been to a vet since she was spayed at 1 year.so weve provided all the vet care she needs. Bailey is bonded to her sister so I try to have them out separately just to build her confidence. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Maddie wound up on someones door step in Madera, CA. She stayed at the overcrowded Madera shelter for 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! Shes independent, gladly sniffing and wandering around. She adores being petted and wants my attention, and plays hard with the other young Aussies here. Maddie is about 43 pounds and beautiful. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Daisy is a 2 year old black bi Miniature American Shepherd with her tail. She's 33 pounds, loves children and very playful and confident with all dogs. She has learned to play "catch me if you can" with me, but will sit on command and then rolls over when I leash her! She was purchased as a puppy and now the family has to move to a place that doesn't allow dogs. Daisy will be spayed on November 4 and ready for adoption thereafter. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Marty is a 2 year old black bi with his tail. He's just a delight! He's loving, playful with other dogs and walks well on a leash. He has had 2 homes already which didn't work out due to human challenges, so we're finding him the perfect forever home.
Marty is about 42 pounds, UTD on shots and neutered. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Razzle is an 11 year old red merle who was adopted from NCAR when he was just 9 months old. He was chosen because of his drive and age. For 9 years he performed with a dog performance group. Video below is the day he was adopted! Razzles owner retired and is no longer able to care for Razzle so we have him up for adoption. Razzle is crate trained, 100% healthy, energetic and still likes to fetch balls. (although we roll them now to prevent jumping)

Razzle is not comfortable or playful with other dogs, he prefers humans and alone time. He's healthy, although his vision and hearing are not 100%. We're looking for a home where he can be an only dog with a yard for exploring and playing fetch! 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. Mookie is very 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.           

We have 2 remaining puppies - Yuki and Suki who are now 5 months old and have all their shots, including Rabies and are microchipped.  See below.     

Yuki is Mookie's pup - she was born 4/5/24 so she's almost 7 months old. She's loving and quick to learn and needs a home of her own now!  Yuki  a short-haired girl who weighs about 42 pounds now. Yuki is very curious and athletic . Here's her DNA results:
32% German Shepherd Dog 10% American Staffordshire Terrier 8% American Pit Bull Terrier 8% Siberian Husky 7% Rottweiler
Yuki is reactive to new people like her Mom and needs an experienced person to guide her into adulthood.   Yuki has all her puppy vaccines, Rabies and microchip and will be spayed in mid November. Fostered in Grass Valley. Application required.

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.