OCPoundhounds Small Breed Rescue - San Diego Chapter

OCPoundHounds Small Breed Dog Rescue is a licensed non-profit charitable organization, that has been recognized as both a California and Federal 501(c)(3) . We are proudly listed on GuideStar.org. We are an all-Volunteer run organization with no paid Members and NO FACILITY. We have been rescuing small breed dogs in Southern California since 2005 and have been in rescue for over 11 years and rely solely on foster homes. Headquartered in Orange County, CA our all volunteer-run, foster-based group specializes in rescuing Small Breed / Toy dogs (primarily Pomeranians, Chihuahuas, Papillions, Chinese Crested and Japanese Chins) that have been placed on the euthanasia lists in the local LA and Inland Empire high-kill shelters. OCPoundhounds rescues dogs they feel have the best opportunity for being rehabilitated and re-homed with “Homes-For-Life” by dog-parents committed to giving an OCPoundhound a forever home, usually a 10 to 15 year commitment. Once we rescue a dog. we specialize in socializing, positive reinforcement behaviour training and meeting all veterinary needs while in our care. We keep a dog in our rescue organization for as long as it takes for us to make the right placement match between the dog and the adoptive pet parents. The adoption donation which is asked for a rescued OCPoundHound, cash and gift donations are 100% tax deductible. These pay for a dog’s veterinary care, such as spay and/or neuter, dentals, vaccinations, micro-chipping, shelter fees and other medical care, such as kennel cough, flea/tick infestations, demodex mange and various other illnesses like parvo, distemper, and injuries, which need extensive and multiple veterinary visits. Some of our rescued dogs coming out of the shelter system need hundreds, even thousands, of dollars worth of veterinary care to make them adoptable. 100% of the Adoption Donation requested is used for our rescues. Some need less care and others are more medically-involved. Owner Surrendered dogs of our breed specialization (Pomeranian's, Papillons and Chinese Crested) are accepted, and are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. We believe owning a dog is a life-long commitment, but there are always extenuating circumstances. Owner-surrendered dogs have to be spayed or neutered and vaccinated before being accepted by OCPoundHounds to assist with placement, or a donation made to affray these costs.