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Serving the greater Sacramento valley and Sierra Nevada foothills

Featured Dogs

DOVE

May 23, 2022

DOVE saw to it that all four of her Bird Pups found great homes, and now it’s her turn. DOVE sports a short white coat with red ticking behind her ears and an ever so subtle red strip along the middle of her back. She is slight of build. At 45 lbs. she looks like she should put on a few pounds, but even three squares a day has not resulted in added weight. We don’t know what her DNA says, but we know she has a border collie heart and mindset. She is very active, loves to run and play with her buddy Perkins and whatever puppy we have added to the mix. She loves to pick up random sticks, branches or tennis balls and let them try to catch her to take it away. They don’t succeed but they have fun trying.

LAYLA

May 22, 2022

LAYLA Meet LAYLA! A sweet and cuddly 5-month-old puppy, LAYLA is 25 pounds with a semi-smooth beautifully marked coat. She is highly socialized and loves being with her humans, playing with toys, receiving hugs and kisses, cuddling on the couch and receiving belly rubs. We think LAYLA will stay on the petite side as an adult.

Cindy Lou

April 18, 2022

Say hello to our sweet little CINDY LOU. CINDY is a 25lb, 4m old BC mix female. She has a super soft smooth coat and a cute little white tip tail. CINDY loves her people and will follow her foster mom around the house, then settle at her feet or in her lap. She is a very cuddly, sweet girl! CINDY also loves other dogs and is very playful. She chases the cats in her foster home, but does not try to hurt them. She would do best in a home without cats, or with cats that are very dog savvy.

PERKINS

April 10, 2022

PERKINS is a friendly boy who wants to be included in all his family’s activities. He loves being around people and immediately perks up when you walk into his area. He is hoping for one of two things…its meal time or he’ll hear the words “Let’s go outside." He will rush to the door, tail wagging, just waiting for you to open it. The excitement doubles when you walk out that door with him. That way he can show off his “zoomies” skill, chase a ball or play with one of his dog buddies. His best bud right now is our little 10 week old baby girl Wren. They love to chase, wrestle and chew on the grass together. They also room together in a penned in area in our living room and really enjoy each other’s company. They have full access to our deck via the doggy door and use it so they can enjoy the indoors and the outdoors. Our dog savvy cats do not trust him, as he likes them way too much. For that reason he will need a cat-free environment.

Available Dogs

The following dogs are being fostered with our rescue organization. To see more photos and read a short bio of an available dog, click or tap on the the dog’s photo or Available link. We provide a brief description of their personality, training and behavior.

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Volunteer

We are always looking to expand our foster network and sometimes need help transporting dogs from one place to another. The common goal among our volunteers is the desire to help dogs not yet as fortunate as our own to find their forever homes.

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Donate

Would you please consider being a Friend of Rescue by donating to help in the care and well-being of our canine family? Virtually all of your donation is used for the veterinarian care and feeding of our dogs. We are a 100% volunteer organization for which no one receives a salary or stipend.

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Adoption Application

Having an application on file is your first step to finding your forever friend.

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Success Stories

This is where we revel in the knowledge that one of our charges has made their way from the plight of rescue, through the trials of fostering and adoption, and are now happily situated in their forever home. Please share the joy with us so we may share with our community by emailing us at info@norcalbcrescue.org.

CINDY

October 5, 2021

Here is Cindy enjoying their cabin and taking a trip to the Presidio for walks with Joseph. She is living the good life!

Roisin’s Success Story

May 29, 2021

From Mom Tara: We adopted Roisin (formally Kimber) January 2020 and she has been a wonderful addition to our family. She loves hiking, taking a dip in a stream or lake, rolling in the snow, and running along on bike rides (on no traffic roads/trails). She is so affectionate!!

Rascal Success Story

May 19, 2021

Rascal, adopted September 13, 2020, is still gaining confidence out in the big world. In the beginning, he was so nervous to even leave my front porch. We just kept "practicing" slowly and he is doing so well. We now go on long walks by the river and he loves meeting new people. But his favorite pastime is "PLAY BALL!

Jasper adopted 3-1-20

September 6, 2020

It has been 6 months now since we adopted Jasper, just wanted to give you a quick update. He loves quarantine, gained weight pretty quickly and had 3 teeth extracted in June (Including a canine!) Jasper completed his first training class last month and goes to a barn hunt every week, even finds the rats faster than our mutt Bold who has been doing it for a year now. I am hoping to thru-hike the Tahoe Rim Trail next year with him, so we did some trial backpacking trips this summer. He is great company on the trail and loves al the time outdoors

Successful Adoption Story – Ellie

June 21, 2020

We started right way with Obedience training and he was a star so we continued to AKC Good Citizen Certification and then AKC Novice Tricks. Practicing was his favorite part of the day! He began training for therapy dog, going into Rehabilitation facilities and Hospice and then Covid-19 came. We were not able to complete the training but Ellie eagerly continued the training at home.