Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue

Maxwell

RMCR has received multiple applications for Maxwell.  You may still appy with the understanding that he may not be available for adoption.

Hi there, my name is Maxwell. You may not know it yet, but you’ve been waiting your whole life to find a dog like me. I’m a young, handsome guy who’s on the small side – only three years old and barely weighing in at 20 pounds. You know what that means? I’m the perfect size for your lap, which, if I had it my way, is where I would spend most of my time. I arrived in Denver on a transport from Kansas. It was a long ride, but I hear folks in Colorado are real nice and I’m hoping I might get a chance at a life where I’m safe and loved forever.

My foster family doesn’t really know how I’ve gotten this far in life without finding a family who wouldn’t dream of parting with me. First of all, they tell me I’m cute as a button with my fabulous markings, soft coat and tiny stature (not to mention eyes that will melt your heart). Secondly, I’m about as sweet as they come. I love to cuddle and sit in laps and have my belly rubbed. It is my purpose in life to love you unconditionally. Third, I’m still full of puppy spunk without the hassle of needing to be trained. Playing ball is probably the most fun thing in the world, don’t you think? If you don’t have a ball, I love to wrestle and play with my people – it’s such a good time! Walks are good, too. My foster parents says I still need some work on my walking manners, but they say for a pup that probably hasn’t had any experience, I’m learning pretty darn fast. I would never dream of doing my outside business in the house and I certainly know not to destroy my home as well. I’m not a barker (for a while, my foster mom wondered if I even had a voice!) and I mind very well. Disappointing you probably upsets me more than it does you. I know what “no” means and you can bet that if you tell me once, I won’t do it again. All I want is for us to be happy together.

Are you ready for the icing on the cake? I get along with anyone and anything. Big dogs, small dogs, fluffy cats, hairless cats, tiny humans, big humans… You name it, I’ll adapt! So what do you say? I have been waiting a long time for a warm lap and someone who loves me as much as I love them. Do you have room in your heart and your home for the love of your life?

Maxwell is up to date on all vaccinations, is neutered and will be microchipped for you. If you are interested in meeting Maxwell, please complete an online adoption application.

Kula and Marley

Kula and Marley are bonded Cockapoos that are looking for a new home.  The kids have grown up and have moved out and the owner is working a lot of hours, so these two are being left alone for longer than she would like.  Also, financial issues are making it hard to keep them.

Kula is a seven year old male black Cockapoo.  Marley is a six year old female black merle Cockapoo.  They would need to be adopted together as they have never been separated.  These two are both house trained.  Both dogs are crate trained but Kula hates to be crated and is usually allowed to roam free within the home with no incidents.  Both enjoy human companionship and enjoy going on walks.  They are both altered and are up to date on their vaccinations until 2013.  They know several trick, including how to shake.  Marley also knows how to give a high-five and understands “wait”.

If you are interested in meeting these two, please make sure you’ve completed an online adoption application.

Cooper

Cooper is a beautiful golden colored male Cocker Spaniel.  He’s only 14 months old and is looking for a new home.  His current owner is surrendering him because she feels she’s too old to give him the attention he deserves at his age.

Cooper is neutered and will be up to date on his vaccinations and microchipped for you. He knows how to use a doggy door but still may need a little reinforcement on his house training.  Even without the doggy door, he seems to know to do his business outside.  He’s still young and will learn quickly.  He loves squeaky toys, chews, and going for walks outside.  He gets excited when people come to meet him and wants to be everyones friend.   He has beautiful white teeth.  He’s very confident and bonds quickly.

If you are interested in meeting Cooper, please make sure you’ve completed an online adoption form.

Bo

Bo is a lovely five year old neutered Cocker Spaniel.  He has had chronic ear infections, but is in good health otherwise.  He is house trained, good with dogs his size and smaller but is scared of dogs bigger than him.  Here’s what his foster mom added: 

Bo – is PERFECT! Sweet, loyal, cuddle bug. He will insist on cudding with his forever mommy/daddy! His little nub of a tail is a non stop wag! He will let you know when he needs to go potty – He will stand by the door and whine a little bit. He is such a happy boy and took to his foster family (dogs and humans) in under a second. He gets along great with other dogs. He was exposed for a short time to a cat and pretty much ignored him. So I think he would be fine in a family with cats. He was great with my older nieces and even my 2 1/2 year old nephew didn’t scare him. He does growl a little bit when chewing on a toy or bone if another dog comes close. I haven’t seen him react more then growling though. We currently have him on Avo-derm brand food and suggest that he stay on that food for the rest of his life. Bo has dry skin but since he has been on the Avo-derm he seems to be doing MUCH better! She also believes that is also helping with his cronic ear infections! Oh, and you should see what he does for treats!  He turns in circles and rolls over!  It’s so cute!

Bo is current on his vaccinations and RMCR will ensure that he is microchipped for you.

If you are interested in adopting, make sure you have completed an online adoption form.

Popcorn

Hi!  I just arrived from Utah and the name on the paperwork that came with me says my name is Popcorn.  I’m not sure that’s right, but hey, I’ll let you call me anything if you’ll let me come live with you!

I was abandoned when my owner died, so the rescue doesn’t know a lot about my history and the paperwork doesn’t offer very much information.  It says that I’m eight years old, but I think I’m a bit older.  Don’t tell anyone, but I think I’m a bit overweight, too.  I don’t move very fast, but I’m happy to follow you around so that I can stay right beside you!

I’m neutered and up to date on my vaccinations.  I’m also microchipped.  I’m going to get my teeth cleaned and I have a bit of an ear infection.  I don’t hear so well either, but I’m a big love bug and wish that you would give me a nice new home and love me forever!  I’m house trained and I do well on a leash.  I can go up and down the stairs slowly and I’m trying to understand this thing called a doggy door.  It still confuses me!  I love a big fluffy dog bed and will sleep on it all night long.  I’m not too keen on toys, but I love to be scratched and petted.

If you want to meet me, please fill out an online adoption application.

Matty

Matty comes to us from Kansas, where she was abandoned in an apartment when her owners moved. She arrived at the animal shelter in a terribly matted condition, scared and sad. No one came looking for her, and so after being groomed to get rid of her dirty, matted coat, she came to RMCR to await her new home. Matty is a super sweet little girl of about 25 pounds. Her coat is now coming in soft and white, with patches of tan. She has a little snub face with big brown eyes, reminiscent of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. 

Matty sleeps through the night on her dog bed, and loves to curl up on the couch to get love. Matty does tend to be a bit of a ‘hall monitor’—meaning she likes all the other doggies to be quiet and well behaved! When they aren’t she’ll run over and chastise them by barking and hopping about. Her little tail is wagging, but other dogs could see it as aggressive. So for that reason, she probably shouldn’t go to dog parks. She mostly gets along with her cocker foster brother, but would probably be happiest as an only dog.

Since Matty was abandoned, we don’t know her exact age, but we estimate between 8-9 years old. This does not mean she’s old!! Cockers live to be 14-16 years, so Matty has lots of life and pep left in her. Matty has been spayed, had her teeth cleaned, is up to date on her vaccinations and will be microchipped. She is house trained (no doggie door!) and walks well on a lead. She loves to go for walks and she likes stuffed squeaky toys. She likes all people, but prefers a quiet home; so small children may be too loud and energetic for her. Matty is a wonderful little girl who deserves more than being left behind in an apartment—she deserves a forever home! Can you be that home?

If you are interested in Matty, please complete an online adoption application.

Toby

This is Toby.  Toby is a four year old buff neutered male.  He was surrendered by his owners due to health issues and is looking for a new home.

Toby was an only dog, however he does enjoy the company of other canine companions.  He is neutered, microchipped and up to date on all of his vaccinations.  He is crate trained and house trained.  He enjoys playing with his toys!

His previous owners had small children and he was very gentle with them.  He has not been around cats, so we don’t know how he would react to them, so perhaps a cat-free home is best.  He rides well in the car.  Toby would be a wonderful addition to any home.

If you are interested in meeting him, please make sure you’ve completed an online adoption application.

Max

Hi there – my name is Max!  I’m told that I’m around eight years old, but I dare you to prove it by spending a day with me!  I love to play and run around and act like a puppy.  And I really love my toys.  As you can see in my pictures, my favorite is a blue squeaky toy and a tennis ball.  I even fell asleep with the tennis ball still in my mouth in one of the pictures!

I was taken to a boarding facility when my owner had to go into the hospital and then he never came to get me.  I was sad, but the folks at the animal hospital fell in love with me and played with me a lot!  The didn’t think it was fair for me to spend the rest of my life there, so they called the rescue and asked them to find me a new home.  Until you come to take me to your house, I’m living with a couple of other dogs and cats.  I think they’re fun, but I’d rather have a forever home!  I’m super sweet!  I’m house trained, too!

I’m neutered, whatever that means, and have had all of my shots.  I’m also microchipped.  That means I’m ready to come live with you.  Wouldn’t that be fun!

If you’d like to meet me, the folks at the rescue ask that you fill out an online adoption application.  See you soon!

Gidget

This is Gidget!! Isn’t she cute?! Look at that freckled little face! She was abandoned by her owners, and ended up in the Rawlins WY shelter, where she spent two long months. She arrived at the shelter dirty, matted and scared, with ear and eye infections. She was shaved down and bathed, and got some medicine for her ears, and after two months an awesome volunteer there made it his mission to get her into a rescue. And that’s how she came to RMCR!

Gidget settled right into her foster home, and got along with her foster Cocker brother immediately. She is very curious and affectionate and loves to be near you to see what you are doing. She is playful and loves her squeaky ball and nylabones. She naturally thinks that anything you are eating, she should get to eat too and will stare at you with starving puppy eyes. She rides fairly well in the car and walks very nicely on a leash. She knows come and sit and is learning “get down” (off the furniture, etc). She is housetrained but still getting used to a schedule after being in the shelter for so long. We don’t know how she is with cats.

She has been spayed and had her teeth cleaned. She is up to date on all her vaccinations and tested negative for heartworm. She weighs 24 pounds, and her shaved coat is becoming soft and healthy once again. She will be undergoing surgery for a cherry eye, (prolapsed eyelid) but this does not affect her vision and should heal just fine. RMCR will also microchip her. Since she was abandoned, we don’t know exactly how old she is, but we estimate approximately nine or ten years old, based on her health and activeness. Even at nine or ten years, she does not act like an ‘old dog’—she is feisty and perky! Cockers live fourteen to sixteen years on average, and she has many years left to play and go for walks and be your very best friend!

If you are interested in meeting Gidget, please make sure you have completed an online adoption application.

March 9, 2012 

Update on Gidget McGidgerson!!  Since coming into the Rescue, Gidget has gone to the vet and been on medication for the inflammation of her cherry eye.  The inflammation has resolved, but due to having had a cherry eye her whole life, she has permanent dry eye.  She will require one prescription eye drop twice daily for life.  These drops are about $25 a month, available online.  Surgery to repair her cherry eye will not fix her dry eye and has a high rate of failure, so we have decided not to subject to her that unnecessary procedure.  Her vision is very good and her eye doesn’t bother her.  After about a week in her foster home, Gidget remembered what it is like to live in a house instead of a shelter kennel, and has had no more potty accidents in the house!  She is good for about 8-9 hours loose in the house (no doggie door!).  She loves to watch the fish, go for walks, steal her foster Cocker brother’s ball, and make us laugh with her antics.  She gives kisses and cuddles and is a wonderful little dog full of life and pep.  Gidget wants to be your best friend!

Abby

Abby is a ten year old owner surrender in the Denver metro area that is looking for  a new home.  Changes in family dynamics, financial issues and allergies are forcing the family to look for  a new home for this cutie in her senior years.

Abby is spayed, crate trained, house trained, and leash trained.  The rescue will ensure that she is up to date on her vaccinations and will microchip her for you.  She has had obedience and home training and knows several commands.   Abby would make a great companion for a family without young children.

If you are interested in meeting Abby, please make sure you’ve completed an online adoption application.