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My name is Chance!

Posted over 8 months ago | Updated over 3 months ago

My basic info

Breed
American Bulldog
Color
White - with Brown or Chocolate
Age
Young
Size
X-Large 101 lbs (46 kg) or more (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Pet ID
21476308-D250054

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Purebred
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My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.

 2nd Chance 4 Life Rescue is primarily a sanctuary for senior and medically needy dogs.  Every once in awhile you will see younger dogs but for the most part our dogs live out their life at the ranch at the request of their previous owners or their owners families.  We have many sponsorship dogs.  Our sponsors love to keep in touch and know how their sponsored fur buddy is doing :)
When we have foster families we are thrilled to be able to take adoptable younger dogs :)  So if you have ever thought about becoming fosters please feel free to go to our foster/volunteer page and fill out an application.
The Ranch located at 737 Taylor Rd., Windsor, PA is always looking for dedicated volunteers that will commit to at least a 2 hour shift per week at the rescue.  Volunteers work in play yards, help with laundry and feeding.  Some enjoy landscaping or carpentry projects and some like to bake for the healing center visitors :)
Thank you for supporting our mission of caring for the elderly and medically needy souls that need us!


Chance came to us after sitting/laying on a concrete kennel floor with a "breeder" who didn't know what to do with a puppy that couldn't use his back legs :(  We were contacted and although we typically do not take large dogs we felt the need to help.
We had him with 2 different vets both saying he would never walk again, even our medical director did not hold out any hope.  We just knew we had to try so the Director started researching and working on his back legs and then we started using a cold laser wand and a wheel chair and within months Chance went from the chair to what we called "wonky walking" and now he races around the field!!!
Chance is a typical bulldog doing what he wants and he is big so making him do anything is definitely not easy LOL.  He has learned the hand signal for sit and he will do it on command because he knows he gets a treat :)
He is good with most dogs but we have found he is not fond of shihtzu's.  At the ranch he lives with cats coming in and out and has no interest in them.  Now if they gave him a hard time I'm pretty sure it would be game on!
Chance may as he gets old need to revert back to a cart so we are looking for a home with either no stairs or only 1 or 2.  
I do not suggest Chance for small children he is WAY to rambuncious and for some reason very fixated on them.
If you have the right setup for a dog like Chance please fill out an application





Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.


Please fill out an adoption application:
Adoption application (Dog)
Adoption Application (Cat)

 

Please understand we do not adopt out dogs to families with children under the age of 5. We do not adopt dogs to renters. Some dogs will have fence requirements while others may not.

A pet is a lifetime commitment. The dogs and cats in our system find themselves there, for the most part, because their humans did not have the same loyalty to them as they did to their owners. We do not take the adoption process lightly, and will do everything in our power to make sure the animal is placed correctly the first time around for your sake and theirs. Thank you for choosing to adopt not shop!



September 28, 2025, 4:05 pm
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
21476308-D250054
Contact
Email
Address
PO Box 549, Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Donation

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

If you have questions concerning a specific animal, PLEASE fill out our application and the foster parent will be in touch. You can not email or call us before filling out our application.
Our adoption donation ranges from 250 - 500 depending on the age of the dog and breed.
We require the potential adopter to meet the dog and introductions must be made if the adopter has other pets.
We do not adopt out to families with children under the age of 5.
You must own your own home.
If the dogs page says requires fence it must be a physical fence
When you go to our site www.2ndChance4LifeRescue.org and click on the dog you are interested in you will see under the dogs photo a line that says "wont you consider adopting me" click on the adopt button and the application will come up.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

All of our dogs are in foster homes. We have no shelter or kennel. AFTER your fill out our application, the foster will contact you.

More about this rescue

2nd Chance 4 Life Rescue is a foster network. Our goal is to find our precious little ones their "forever families" where they will live out the rest of their lives. Your dog is a part of your family and should be treated as such. You don't give away your children and neither should your loyal pet be dispensable!
All our dogs must be altered before adoption. Spay/Neuter is the only way to stop the senseless overpopulation we have now. Our hope is one day with education we will live in a society where shelters are not a necessity and no animal will die just for lack of space!

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