Adopting a Cocker Spaniel

If you are thinking of adopting a Cocker Spaniel for the first time click here for some excellent general information on the Cocker Spaniels.

All CSRBC dogs currently available for adoption are listed below as well as on Petfinder.com. This link will open in a new window. All CSRBC dogs have been seen by a veterinarian either in Maple Ridge or Langley BC.

Our adoption application is available to download from our site. You can fill it out and either mail or fax back to us.

If you are planning to adopt a Puppy Mill survivor from CSRBC or elsewhere, please read the Adopting the PuppyMill Survivor article on the "A new start on Life" site.

You also may want to seriously consider fostering a dog who has lost its home. If so, please check out our fostering page.

As CSRBC only adopts out dogs to homes in BC and occasionally Washington state, if you are not from these regions, please click on the link below to search for your Cocker Spaniel.

Before the adoption can take place, this is what has to happen:

1. application is filled out and faxed in.
2. it gets approved by 2 directors
3. I call, or email, the applicant to ask questions and answer theirs.
4. I do the reference checks
5. a home check is done by me, if it is near by, or another rescue volunteer that I recruit, if the applicant doesn't live close by.
6. a visit with the dog is arranged between the applicant and the foster home.
7. if all goes well with the visit, adoption takes place in a day or so from the visit.
8. We ask that the applicant go home after the visit and think about bringing the new family member home. Many things can go through their minds from past dogs that they miss to realization that they are too busy to who knows.
9. We touch base the next day to see what the applicant has decided to do.
10. Then we go from there.

So..you're wanting a purebred puppy...

Are you wanting to purchase a purebred puppy but are worried about paying too much for a poorly bred pup? Here is a questionnaire to take with you when you meet or speak to the breeder. Print this off and before you go to see the puppies, ask the breeder the first question on the list. This will save you time, money and gas.

If you need the names of reputable Cocker Spaniel Breeders in Canada, please contact Carol at 6047163647

Courtesy Postings

This is the section where we post the Owner Surrenders as a courtesy. All those interested must fill out an application and fax it in to me between 9 am and 9 pm only.
The application can be found HERE.

Diego is 4 years old and has a wonderful temperament. He has no health issues, presently and as far as the owners know, has had nothing that normally affect Cockers ie: ear and skin problems.

In these pictures, he is wearing his anxiety coat as he does suffer from anxiety. He needs no medication for this, just an owner who understands anxiety and how to diminish it, in dogs.

We would like a home for him where the owners are home most often. He can be left alone for no more than 4 hours at a time.

The most appealing thing about him, his owner says is, "he is the sweetest boy who always wants to be with people and is extremely affectionate and happy."

His owner is an older gentleman who is having health issues. Diego is living temporarily with his daughter.

If he goes to a home close to Abbotsford/Langley/Surrey, he has free training for life.