The Dog Rescue Network is northern San Luis Obispo County's most active large and medium sized all breed, and mixed breed dog rescue effort. We've been here since August of 1997, rescuing as many deathrow dogs as possible.
Old Timers in the winter get the couch
Or in front of the fireplace
Adorable Sparkle was rescued off the kill-list at the Merced pound. Hundreds of thousands of these lives are ended every month in this country because people buy a pet rather than adopt a pet. If you buy a dog, rather than adopt, you are contributing to this cycle. Every breed of dog is available through rescue. Why not save a life instead of buying one??
Support the Dogs with your Purchase of ArtTile Check out my Ebay storefor all the available designs. http://stores.ebay.com/California-Handmade-Tiles Here are a few examples. All proceeds support the rescue.
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We are located in Atascadero,CA., approximately 2 hours north of Santa Barbara, and 3 hours south of San Francisco. If you are outside of our immediate area, check the pounds and shelters of your community. Thousands die every week. We cannot save them all. Any dog you adopt from the pound is a life saved.
To adopt a dog from us you MUST answer all the questions on the "Application" page. This helps us determine which dog might be the right fit for your family.
We require that any dog you adopt from us must be allowed to sleep in the house at night. Not the garage. The house. Our dogs are crate trained for this purpose.
You must have a fully fenced yard, attached to the house, with closing gates, in order to adopt from us. You MUST exercise your dog everyday for AT LEAST 30-45 minutes. The dogs are just getting warmed up at 10-15 minutes, and need to go longer in order to drain their energy, and remain well behaved. This exercise needs to be controlled. That is, on leash, or running along side you. Throwing the ball for a dog is "twinkie exercise" It is not controlled, and does not show leadership. "Twinkie exercise" should be done in conjunction with controlled exercise. Either before on leash exercise, to drain enough energy that you can better control the dog while on leash. Or after on leash exercise, as "dessert" for being well behaved on the walk. The best thing to spoil you dog with is exercise. Just look at the smile on their face when you are done!
Greta Beans, Maisy, and Willa just back from a good pack walk with my friend Leah Bauer-Booker, behaviorist of Attaboy Dog Obedience and Behavior. At the time this picture was taken, Leah was 7 months pregnant, and living with 6 cats. At 9 months pregnant, Leah walked her pack for ONE HOUR, just 3 1/2 hours before going into labor. The new baby will be joining in on pack walks too!
Want a well behaved dog? One that can live with cats, other dogs, kittens, and babies too? Just exercise them until they smile!
Everyone MUST sit and chill before we'll go past our street.— Ashlie Burke-Pit Stop Bully Rescue. Trained by Leah Bauer-Booker of attaboy dog obedience and behavior
You don't have to be a "Dog Whisperer" to get these results. Just practice what he teaches. Any one, ANYONE, can do this.
Real men-are kind to animals. They do not kill them for sport, or for employment(anyone who works at a kill-facility). They work to save these worthy lives.
I encourage everyone to check your local pound when looking for a new family member. These dogs (and cats) are in the most jeopardy. They have suffered the biggest betrayal as their owners have left them to die. On average, 79% of all animals that go to the pound are put to death. In some communities, like LA Counties, it is over 95%. If looking for a dog to rescue, including a pure breed, go to the website www.petfinder.com to find a rescue group close to you. They list rescued dogs in foster care, and those left at the pound, throughout the United States.
You can also do a websearch for a particular pure breed. There is no need to EVER buy a dog. In this country we kill over 7 MILLION animals every year. 30% of those killed are pure breed. Why are breeders creating more, when there are so many put to death every year. Simple. To line their own pockets with $$$.
Especially when you consider that they have very little investment in the puppies they are selling. Deworming-$5.00. One DHPP vaccine-$5.00-$7.00. And then they sell them for $500.00-$1200.00!!! How do they justify this except to profit huge dollars from selling these little lives!
Our Available Dog List is kept current. We take the dogs off the list as soon as they are adopted.
Springtime Dogs out in the sunshine 
Old Timers in the winter get the couch
Or in front of the fireplace
Batchelder Adaptation Old English Rabbit Aprox 4x4
Teal Blue Chilis Aprox 4x4
Apple Blossoms-Sold 36x42 inches
Everyone MUST sit and chill before we'll go past our street.— Ashlie Burke-Pit Stop Bully Rescue. Trained by Leah Bauer-Booker of attaboy dog obedience and behavior
Real men-are kind to animals. They do not kill them for sport, or for employment(anyone who works at a kill-facility). They work to save these worthy lives.