California Paws Rescue

12/24/2025

Twas the night before Christmas, the rescue was still,
But fifty-plus Bull Terriers dreamed with such will.
Curled into blankets, noses tucked tight,
They waited with hope through the long winter night.

Ivory and Marvin slept softly, side by side,
While Spud dreamed of laughter he’d feel deep inside.
Calvin lay peaceful, Turkey sighed low,
Just five hopeful hearts—so many more so.

They dreamed not of riches, nor glitter nor gold,
But hands that would hold them and homes for them to grow old.
Of voices that’d call them, of doors opening wide,
Of being someone’s joy, their reason, their pride.

The rescue stayed quiet, yet warmth filled the air,
For love was already alive in there.
Each wag, each soft sigh, each thump in the night,
Was faith that their futures were loving and bright.

So as Christmas draws near, hearts shining just right,
And stars glow with promise throughout the night,
That somewhere tonight, beneath stars shining bright, A Bull Terrier’s waiting turns to delight

12/22/2025

Here is Brent working with Tigger, the CPR dog of the day. Tigger is about 4 yrs old and weighs 45lbs

12/20/2025

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12/18/2025

12/15/2025

For years we have always fed our dogs a raw healthy balanced diet. We had very low vet bills very little stools in the yard because there were no fillers and it wasn’t processed food.
We recently because of the expense for feeding 55 to 60 dogs, raw food decided to go to kibble.
We had a lot of our allergy dogs on FARMINA pet food -Ocean. Other others were on Lamb formula
We have had about 10 to 12 dogs with black bloody stools since starting on the food. My own dogs I have them on the ocean and had major bloody stools that would come and go. We were in the process of getting them off this brand and onto another. Yesterday we had to rush Sandy to the emergency vet to be hospitalized due to very black thick bloody stools and she wasn’t eating. She was so sick that we had to euthanize her last night. The reason I am writing this is that if you have experienced this, please let your pet food store know. I had recommended this food to several people because we thought it to be a very good food
Some dogs have done well on it and then all of a sudden they break out with bloody stools. It is a pattern, not a coincidence because besides some of our dogs at the facility, some of our fosters have experienced the same thing. I have notified the distributor today to get in touch with the manufacturer of FARMINA. Please check your bags at the very bottom. These bags were manufactured in Serbia. If you find this is the case you should return it to your pet food store . Someone in our office ordered a bag from Amazon and it smelled so bad that she sent it back. Our bags of food did not smell bad though. It is very unfortunate that a dog lost her life last night and we just had blood work done in October and her blood work was perfect. This information is meant to be helpful and to just investigate in case you have experienced the same thing


12/13/2025

Welcome Holly- Going to be a new mom.
Pulled from the Merced shelter last week. Holly is currently being fostered awaiting the baby to come. Had ultra sound done and they could only see 1 pup. Holly was very neglected with skin problems, worn teeth, dry eye, and ear infections. What a sweetie this one is though. She will need to be spayed and dental after puppy is born. If you would like to donate to her journey to help her please go to https://californiapawsrescue.org/donate.php

12/08/2025

The real day to day life behind a rescue organization and their dogs. When we take dogs from the shelter, it is our commitment to keep these dogs, Care for them no matter how long they live with us until they’re adopted. Somewhere these dogs have been failed by people. It’s always the people that keep failing these dogs. We know that bull terriers are not for everyone, and we have declined more applications than not. The reason a lot of adoptions work out is because their commitment is for life of the dog. They’re not willing to throw their dog back to the rescue when something goes wrong. Whether it’s hard or easy, they need to be treated as you would treat a family member and figure it out . We try to be there for support, give them basic training, but since we don’t have ready-made dogs, it does take work on any ADOPTER”s part. Our contract specifically states that the dog must come back to us if they can no longer keep the dog however that doesn’t mean immediately. We are always pretty much full to capacity, so time has to be given and person needs to hold onto that dog until we get room or a foster, there has to be some cooperation and work. These dogs deserve a second chance without somebody else failing them again. When a dog is returned to the rescue after living in a home for months or years , it’s very difficult for the mental well-being of the dog and prohibits the rescue going out and saving any more dogs that are going to be euthanized. We look for solid people and not people to use dogs like trying on a pair of shoes only to return . Our contract does state also that if you are having issues with a dog, you need to get a Trainer that is one of the stipulations in our contract. Below are just a few of our successful adopters where the dog did have issues and they worked with them or got a trainer and they worked through it now they’ve got a great dog. The brindle boy below did not have issues, it was worse he had cancer, and she committed to giving him a great life until his last day .
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12/05/2025

Play day at the facility. All waiting for their forever homes. Xilo, Gracie, Mac N Cheese, Cowboy, Rudy, LisaMarie