Whoo hoo... this is a BIG Puppy!! Mastiff AVAILABLE for Adoption!!

Hard to believe that these Gentle Giants are not even 5 months old yet!!  We have 3 beautiful, pure breed Mastiff pups available for adoption!!  These wonderful pups are owner surrender and looks like we may be getting their Mom soon too!

Here is a great link for breed information http://www.terrificpets.com/dog_breeds/Mastiff.asp  We ask that you know the breed before submitting an application.  These can be the most wonderful companions, but they grow up to be really BIG dogs!!

We have three available, all males mostly black with some white markings (one has wonderful white markings on his legs).

Shots have been started, they have been wormed, will be micro chipped and neutered.  Adoption cost for these big boys is $350, if you would like an application, please contact us @ PAWSRESCUE@YMAIL.COM

Hope is available for adoption!!! (Dobie MIX)

Hope came to us from Madera, she was very pregnant and really unsure of what was happening.  She happily delivered healthy babies (picture is of Hope the night she delivered her angels, look closely and you can see the babes in the picture).  Pups are weaned and Hope is ready to have a home of her own. 

Hope is a great dog, house trained, good with kids of all ages, cats and other animals.  She is mid-sized (about 45 lbs), supper affectionate and young, we suspect she got pregnant on her first heat, she is only about a year old. She does need basic training, although very well behaved, she lacks formal training (sit, etc..).

Her mix is a mystery, she definitely has some Dobie in her, but the rest is up to speculation, she has a very short, tight coat. 

If you are looking for a mid sized young dog, Hope is worth your consideration, she is active but not hyper, actually a great energy level!!  She is very well rounded, never snapped or showed teeth when caring for her babies, in fact if you picked one up, she just licked your hand. 

Hope will be spayed prior to going to her new home, she will also be micro chipped, already has been wormed and had her DHPP

Adoption cost for Hope will be $300

Yay!! We have been adopted!!

Mr. Wiggles is a BOXER mix and available and his adoption cost is only $50

Look at this face!!  Who can resist such a cute boy?  Mr. Wiggles is a supper sweet 1-2 year old who is looking for his very own home.  Saved from the CCSPCA, he is such a happy boy, thus the name "Mr. Wiggles", his whole rear end wiggles when he wags his stumpy tail.  This is a great dog who just needs a home.  He would be an excellent dog for the active or semi active family or single.  He loves going on walks, would be an excellent hiking/camping partner and more than anything, he just wants to please his people. 

Mr. Wiggles is current on all of his shots (including rabies) has been neutered and micro chipped.

His adoption cost is only $50, you just can't beat that!!

To request and application for Mr Wiggles, please send an e-mail requesting an application to PAWSRESCUE@YMAIL.COM

Leona has been adopted!!!!

Leona came to us from CCSPCA in Fresno.  She was nursing babies and in HORRIBLE condition!  She was so matted that it is a miracle her babies could even nurse.  See smelled of rotting flesh, you could not see her face and long story short she was a train wreck!  She was afraid of people and and totally unsocialized.

We took here to be groomed and found an embedded collar, open sores with MAGGOTS in them (yes, maggots!!), embedded foxtails and other debris! 

We are very happy to say that she is doing great now!  After being groomed, she felt a lot better and settled down, pups were weaned and placed into good homes.  After working with Leona for an additional 2 months she became the friendly, playful pup we knew she could be.  Leona has been spayed, adopted and is thriving in her new home with her Lhasa brother.

Congratulations Leona, we are so thrilled that you have a home to call your own and a new brother to play with!!

We are going to be on TV again!!!

Tune in Friday morning @ 8:00 AM to  KAZV-TV, comcast 195 and Charter and broadcast channel 14.  If you have Dish or Direct you will not be able to access the program so please call you provider and tell them you want KAZV-TV !!

We will be bringing in a few of our adoptable pets and being interviewed by the host George who is just wonderful!!!

Don't fry your dog........

Fall is approaching and so many of us want to take our dogs with us when we run to the store or make other trips in the car.  Although the weather is cooling down, it is still too hot to bring our faithful companions along for the ride.

There are some very startling statistics about how quickly the inside of a parked car can heat up - severe heatstroke is only minutes away, and death not far behind for dogs left in parked cars during warm weather.
Most of us know that we shouldn't leave dogs in parked cars in the height of summer, but cooler Spring and Autumn temperatures can prove to be as deadly.
Here are some sobering facts, courtesy of the The Humane Society of the United States:

• Your dog's normal temperature is approximately 101F (38C) - at a temperature of 105F (40C) your dog will be suffering moderate heatstroke and at 108F (42C) dog heatstroke can be severe and potentially deadly;
• When it's 85F (29C) outside, the inside of your car can reach 102F within 10 minutes; 20 minutes later and the temperature is likely to be 120F;
• Even when it's only 72F (22C) outside, the car can heat up to 105F within 30 minutes;
• Leaving the car windows open has a negligible effect on both the inside temperature and the rate at which the car heats up;
• Your dog is designed to conserve heat and only has sweat glands on his paw pads and his nose;
• Your dog regulates his temperature by panting - expelling warm air and inhaling cool air. In a hot car he will be breathing in hot air and so fighting a losing battle against heatstroke.
• Even if you get your dog out of the car and cool him down, he may have suffered long term damage to his brain and internal organs.

Frightening isn't it?