Our next adoption will be Saturday, February 18th at our NEW PetSmart location 6370 North
Point Parkway - Alpharetta - Georgia - 30022 - Please join us there!
Our Featured Pet: Everett!! / ADOPTED!!
Hi everyone, my name is Everett. Thanks to Cobb County Animal Services, I have relocated to a lovely foster home. I'm not sure why my mom and dad abandoned me on the streets. It was especially hard to survive because I am deaf. My foster mom says I am the perfect boy. Let me tell you a little more about myself. I am neutered, heartworm negative and current on all my shots. My health is good. I am 8 years old. I do have a condition called hypothyroidism. I take a pill every day to make my thyroid work right. The pills aren't that expensive according to my foster mom who works for a vet. I am a little on the heavy side right now. I love to eat but I'm not food aggressive. I share with everyone. I have never met a dog , cat, child, or adult I didn't like. I get along with everybody at my new foster home. Julia is my favorite. We have a lot in common, she was abandoned at a Motel 6. Their stories make me feel better about my circumstances. I enjoy riding in the car, it's much easier than dodging cars when I was abandoned on the road. I am housebroken. I love my tennis balls and Julia. I will miss her when I find my forever home. Come see me at our next adoption.
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Please note we are also in need of serious and committed individuals and families who want to make a difference in the lives of Cocker Spaniels by volunteering as a foster. Fostering is a commitment to provide a stable, loving home for cockers rescued from neglectful or abusive situations or from euthanasia due to overcrowding at local shelters. Rescue is the only thing that stands between a shelter dog and certain death if they are not adopted from the shelter. Fostering can be a challenging commitment, especially for those animals who have come from abusive or neglectful situations. Dogs bark, whine, have accidents, get sick, stressed, anxious and display other challenging behaviors. We really need people who are genuinely willing to help and are committed to the extent that they can deal with these challenges and roll with the punches, so to speak. If you are not sure that you can commit 100%, then this calling may not be for you. The real reward comes from providing a dog in need with patience and consistent care, good food and a stable and loving environment to enable them to love and trust again and prepare them for their wonderful forever home.
If you are interested in fostering, or would like to find out more, please contact us. Your mileage, food and toys for your pups are tax deductible.
You may also consider sponsoring a rescue even if you cannot adopt. Any help you can give to the breed is greatly appreciated. Monetary donations, food, blankets, heartworm preventative, etc., and mileage may be tax deductible as a charitable donation. Please give us a call at 678.318.1451 or send an email to: cocker4you@gmail.com.
Please Help Our Special Needs Cocker Spaniels!
WE ARE IN NEED OF DONATIONS FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS COCKERS.
We have had more than 200 heartworm positive dogs in the last five years. Prior to that, SCSR treated six, maybe seven, dogs for heartworm disease in any 12-month period, so the last few years have been extraordinarily stressful in every possible aspect, including, and especially, financially. We would like to say thank you to those kind souls who have given donations to help treat our many heartworm positive dogs. We are extremely grateful for your generosity and support. If you would like to contribute to our heartworm fund or to our Special Needs Funds, as several of our rescues have had major surgery recently, you can make a tax-deductible donation through PayPal by clicking on the tab below.
Please consider doing your online shopping by going through the iGIVE.com website. It has 475 stores/shops/merchants (like HSN, Lands End, Drugstore.com, QVC, JC Penney, PetSmart, Petco, WalMart, Spiegel, Barnes and Noble, Ebay, Verizon Wireless and more) at which we all frequently shop online. All you have to do is click on the link above and register with an email address and little else. A percentage (ranging from one-half of one percent to 27%,depending on the merchant) of your purchase will be donated to SCSR.
Who We Are
Southeast Cocker Spaniel Rescue was started , due to the HIGH number of cockers being found in Georgia shelters and also a large number of cockers in puppy mill and backyard breeder situations. There was a definite need for a cocker rescue in Georgia. We are a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization and all persons involved with our organization are volunteers. They are not paid for their time, gas, dogfood, or any other expenses.
If you have any questions regarding SCSR please feel free to contact one of the Executive Board Members. President Matt Pickett at mattspickett@yahoo.com, Vice President Barb Ayers at barb0611@bellsouth.net, Secretary Victoria Garner at vickigarner@yahoo.com, or Treasurer Pat Royer at adamscdca45@aol.com.
Adopting a Friend
Our adoption fee is $275.00, and $300.00 for puppies under one year of age, which helps defray the cost of spaying or neutering, vaccinations, grooming, heartworm check, and fecal check. All of the cockers are then started on both heartworm and flea prevention There is an adoption application to fill out, contract and release form. We screen all dogs to determine disposition and test them with men, women, and children before an adoption takes place. We do require that our Cockers are kept as inside pets. We do accept owner turn-ins with a $50.00 donation. All owner surrenders must be current on vaccinations, heartworm preventative, and no known temperament issues (no bitters please). To fill out an application please log onto our web site, www.southeastcockerspanielrescue.org.
Note to Potential Adopters
It is important to understand that dogs coming into rescue have either been separated from their owners and picked up as a stray; are owner turn-ins, rescued out of backyard breeder situations or from abusive or neglectful owners. Most are traumatized, unsure of themselves and/or of new people and have experienced a great deal of instability over a period of several weeks or months. We ask, when adopting a dog out of rescue, that you have realistic expectations and give yourself and your new cocker friend the opportunity to get to know one another and become familiar with each others routines--AT LEAST TWO WEEKS. It is important to understand that these pups are finding themselves in yet another new situation and need to be given the time and the chance to feel safe, comfortable and secure. They will not come to you perfect, but with patience and the time to have the chance to make the transition to your household, they can turn out to be the perfect friend for you!
Southeast Cocker Spaniel Rescue, Inc. 150 Saddle Tree Way
Sugarhill, Georgia 30518
678.318.1451
Email:
cocker4you@gmail.com
