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Available Dogs
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Available Dogs Table of Contents
Page 1:	NBCR&P Dogs
Page 2:	3rd Party Assisted Adoption Program
Page 3:	Dogs at Shelters (this page)

(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 and 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 has not been around children much, though when exposed she tends to give them 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!! *We believe there is no such thing as a "responsible breeder," and that those two words are mutually exclusive of each other. For instance, we wonder how many of the 14 dogs referred to above will eventually go the way of Juaquin. The breeder will never know, 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 will be enough of a spiritual awakening to give them some heart.
(12/03/07)	Leo, #41862, is 5 yr old, 40-75 pound male, black, white and brown Greyhound/Catahoula Leopard Dog mix who was found as a stray. Leo is fun and frisky. He has lots of energy and loves to run like crazy. His ideal home should include an active person who can give Leo the vigorous daily exercise he needs - like a long run or hike. Leo is a VERY smart boy who knows commands like 'sit', 'down' and 'stay'. He walks well on leash and is very sweet, gentle and easy to handle. For more information, please contact: Sacramento SPCA 6201 Florin-Perkins Rd. Sacramento, Ca. 95828 916:383-7387 Shelter hours are: Tuesday - Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and some holidays
(04/23/08)	Billy, #12152 is an 8 month old, 30lb. male Australian Cattle Dog mix. Little Billy is as cute as they come, and with that endearing tilt of the head when you talk to him or when his attention is caught by something curious, he's just over-the-top adorable! Billy can be quite a handful, however, for he appears to have had no training or boundary-setting (and has a bit of that innate Cattle Dog nippiness, which we are happily beginning to curb). In order to give Billy a better chance at finding his forever home, we have implemented a consistent training program to help him learn good canine manners. The progress Billy has made from his daily training jaunts with volunteers and staff is becoming more apparent with each day. As we continue to work with Billy, we're hoping an adopter will come along who will recognize Billy's potential to be a fantastic companion. This person should have some previous dog handling skills and be willing to continue Billy's training regimen. Billy gets along quite well with other dogs; however, we recommend a home where he is the only dog so that he can get all the love and attention he needs. For more information, please contact: Katherine O'Connor Berkeley Animal Care Services 2013 Second St. Berkeley, Ca. 94710 510-981-6600 KOConnor@ci.berkeley.ca.us

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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.
Alameda County: http://www.tvar.org TriValley Animal Rescue 925:803-7043 Amador County: http://www.amadorshelter.petfinder.org Amador County Animal Shelter 209: 296-6856. Calaveras County: www.calaverashumane.org. Calaveras County Humane Society 209:736-9417 http://www.co.calaveras.ca.us/departments/sheriff/sheriff_animalcontrol.html Calaveras County Animal Control 209:754-6509	Marin County: http://www.marinhumanesociety.org Marin Humane Society 415:883-4621 San Francisco County: http://www.sfspca.org/site_map.shtml San Francisco SPCA 415:554-3000 http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/acc San Francisco Animal Care and Control 415:554-6364 Sacramento: http://www.saccityshelter.com Sacramento County Animal Care and Regulations 916:808-7387 http://www.sspca.org Sacramento SPCA 916:383-7387	Sonoma County: http://www.theanimalshelter.org Sonoma County Animal Care and Control 707:565-7100 http://www.sonomahumane.org Humane Society & SPCA of Sonoma County 707:542-0882 http://www.petalumaanimalshelter.org Petaluma Animal Shelter 707:778-4396 http://www.healdsburgshelter.org Healdsburg Animal Shelter 707:431-3386 http://www.rpanimalshelter.org Rohnert Park Animal Shelter 707:584-1582 http://www.petslifeline.org Sonoma Valley 707:996-4577

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