Hand Me Down Dog Rescue was established in 2016, when a red shelter Australian Cattle Dog came into my life. I have always been enchanted by this working dogs, their smarts, high energy, and how loyal they become with their people. As a child I was always rescuing animals, so it only made sense too start helping these breeds! As I do mainly focus on working dogs, I do take in other breeds that need help. I spend a lot of time making sure I find these dog's the right fit, they normally need active lifestyles, and someone too challenge their smart brain. Working dogs are not for everyone, and you must provide exercise, and training daily. We pull a lot of the dogs from high kill shelters around California, and do take owner surrenders on special occasion. Our rescue is very small, volunteer, and foster based. We have no facility too keep our dogs, so we are limited on how many we can take in. We do our best to help when we can. We can also provide a lot of resources with owners struggling with their dog, as training, daycare, boarding, vaccines, or even the best diets for them. We also only run on donations, we couldn't do this without the donations we get in too care for the dogs. If you'd like to help with the rescue dogs, your donation is very much appreciated.
Hand Me Down Dog Rescue is here to help you find the right fit for your family. All of our dogs go to their new homes spayed/neutered, fully vaccinated, micro-chipped, de-wormed, flea treated. Adoption fees vary by dog. Our rescue also does home visits as part of our adoption process. This is simply to ensure that the adoption is going to be successful. We will request photo's/video's of your home, and it is recommended to send them along with your application. Pick up arrangement's will be adopters responsibility. We do allow a 14 day trial period, but adoption fee will be considered a donation towards the care of other animals in the rescue if dog is returned. Pet's are a lifetime commitment and we do our best to place them in the best fitting home's possible. It may take 3-5 days for us to review your application, and a submitted application does not guarantee approval for adoption.