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Page 1: Our herding dogs in foster care
Page 2: 3rd Party Herding dogs available for adoption
Page 4: Older and Disadvantaged Dogs and Cats in Public shelters
For more information about any of the dogs listed below, please contact the shelters directly
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Rest in peace, Juaquin
(5/6/02) NO LONGER AVAILABLE |
In Memory of Juaquin: Juaquin was a 3-year old spayed female blue merle ASCA Australian Shepherd. Her owner died when she lived on a houseboat in Sausalito. She was used to going to the dog park every morning and hanging out on the docks the rest of the day. Juaquin was a vocal herder and very much a one-person dog that had not been around children much, when exposed she tended to give them a wide berth. She was cautious around strangers but Juaquin was very affectionate once she knew you. EUTHANIZED/was surrendered by owner. Her breeder* had 14 dogs and could not possibly make room to take Juaquin back in. *Thus, our mantra: Don't Buy! Don't Breed! Rescue!!
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*We believe there is no such thing as a "responsible breeder," and that those two words are mutually exclusive of each other. We wonder how many of the 14 dogs referred to above will eventually go the way of Juaquin. The breeder will never know about her other dogs, the money's in the bank, another notch in litter tally, don't look back. Breeding is not about the love of animals -- it's a skewed mix of commerce, ego, entitlement, and inhabiting the planet with no real sense of community or responsibility. This might help: How about for every puppy a breeder sells, he or she donates a day at a shelter on kill-day to get up close and personal with euthanasia. Maybe watching a dog die at the end of a needle, or in a gas/decompression chamber will be enough of a spiritual awakening to give them some heart. |
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These dogs are in the most danger of being euthanized. They need your help now! |
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12/31/2011 |
1 year old Daisy needs a very "dog savvy" person who has a keen interest in training. She is available for adoption or foster. After just a few days with Daisy, she will melt your heart as she has mine. Please contact: Suzanne Kernek <SKernek@sonomahumane.org> Prior Breed Experience Suggested For: Children 16 years & older Daisy is an ACD thru and thru. She likes to be in control; but responds well to strong, consistent, and fair leadership. Daisy was found on the road and has been in foster or office foster for 2 months. Daisy has learned many hand cues; sit, down. go to bed, wait, come, touch, positive signal marker, and a release. A trainers dream! She is very intelligent and a quick study. Daisy is very well-behaved for an adolescent. She does push boundaries and need a consistent, strong, leader to set her down the right path. Once she knows what you want she is eager to do her best. Daisy will need to be monitored with other dogs until pack order is agreed upon. She is not happy to take a backseat and may very well want to be the one not only in control but in charge. Daisy is very busy exploring anything of interest. She loves food stuffed toys and puzzles and figures them out in rapid speed. She is very quick to develop games to play with herself using whatever she can find; she will empty out the toy box looking for just the right object for her next game. Daisy does not actively guard resources from other dogs; but she will control their movement to keep them for accessing resources; including 'her' people. Daisy is very much the Australian Cattle Dog in so many ways as well as being an adolescent, and deaf, all making her a very special adoption. Her new family should be experienced with cattle dogs or herding dogs at the very least. A strong background or interest in positive reinforcement training is a must. Experience with deaf dogs a plus. For more information about this animal: Suzanne Kernek <SKernek@sonomahumane.org> Sonoma Humane Society 1 |
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Tadd is an energetic boy. He has had some training, but would benefit from more. He plays well with other happy dogs but if a dog comes up growling at him he reacts similarly. He did not seem interested in shelter cats and he is fairly easy to handle. Would do best with children ages 8 and older. I am a male, blue ticked Australian cattle dog and
Labrador retriever. Sonoma County Animal Care and Control at (707) 565-7100 Ask for information about animal ID number A271778
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I am in strays. If my people do not come for me, I will soon be up for adoption. I am a female, black and white Pit Bull Terrier and
Border Collie. For more information about this animal, call:
Email: 3 |
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Nice Aussie he was friendly when meeting other dogs and ok with shelter cat he was easy to handle he kind of knows sit and would would benefit from continued training and daily playtime come visit with him. I am a male, tricolor Australian shepherd. For more information about this animal, call:
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Busy boy. He was friendly when meeting other pets and fairly easy to handle. He would do best with children ages 8 and up he would benefit from continued training, knows sit but that's about all, he would do best with active family I am a male, black and white border collie. For more information about this animal, call:
Email: 5 |
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I am an owner release in strays. If my people do not come back for me, I will soon be up for adoption. I am a female, black and white Border Collie. For more information about this animal, call:
Email: 6 |
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I am an owner release in strays. If my people do not come back for me, I will soon be up for adoption. I am a neutered male, black Labrador retriever and
Border Collie. For more information about this animal, call:
Email: 7 |
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I am in strays. If my people do not come for me, I will soon be up for adoption. I am a female, brown brindle Catahoula leopard hound
and Labrador retriever. For more information about this animal, call:
Email: 8 |
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2/5/2012 |
Gomez Gomez is an active, compact, confident little guy who thinks life is fantastic! He is not shy about sharing that enthusiasm with the people or dogs he meets. With carefully chosen playmates who like to play as much as he does they are a joy to watch! Gomez can get rather mouthy when excited or ignored. This mouthy behavior is not aggressive; it’s his way of communicating. However, his new adopter should work with him to redirect this behavior. Figure on at least two strenuous work-outs per day along with retrieving some balls. If you are an active, experienced dog owner who appreciates an interactive working dog, take a look at Gomez - he may be the perfect dog for you!
Adoption Center: (415) 506-6225 Email: Tricia Breen tbreen@marinhumanesociety.org 9 |
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There are many more dogs available. Please call us and
we will gladly discuss your adoption options and help you decide which dog, if any, is
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| Below are several shelter Web site addresses which are good resources for finding that perfect pet. An animal in a shelter is considered to be in a high-risk situation because of space limitations. The less room there is in a shelter, the higher the probability of euthanasia. Many of the dogs in our care are "11th-hour rescues" from death row in kill facilities. For this reason, we encourage you to consider shelter adoptions first, because we can't possibly pull all the dogs that need to be saved. The animals in our care are, at least, safe, while animals in shelters face a less hopeful fate. | ||
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Alameda County:
http://www.tvar.org Amador County:
http://www.amadorshelter.petfinder.org
Calaveras County:
www.calaverashumane.org.
http://www.co.calaveras.ca.us/ Lake County:
Animal_Care_And_Control.htm |
Marin County:
http://www.marinhumanesociety.org San Francisco County:
http://www.sfspca.org/site_map.shtml
http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/acc Sacramento:
http://www.saccityshelter.com
http://www.sspca.org
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Sonoma County:
http://www.theanimalshelter.org
http://www.petalumaanimalshelter.org
http://www.healdsburgshelter.org
http://www.rpanimalshelter.org
http://www.petslifeline.org
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