Save Our Cocker Spaniels - SOCKS

26/12/2025

**Courtesy Post**
Urgent plea! Anyone in Tallahassee who can help FCCR? Please message their page.

✨FILLED = URGENT PLEA FOR TRANSPORT HELP TOMORROW✨

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO Laura and Mary for mmaking this run happen!!

Leg 1: Depart 12 Noon - From Tallahassee to Live Oak - FILLED- Thank you Laura Rutledge

Leg 2: Depart 1pm - From Live Oak to Jacksonville - FILLED

Leg 3: Depart 2:15Pm - From Jacksonville to St. Augustine - FILLED

FCCR Family - do we have anyone in Tallahassee who could help us get a pair of bonded 5 yr cocker sisters to Jacksonville tomorrow early afternoon? Meet in Tally around noon? PLEASE send us a PM with your phone number if you can help. Thanks.

26/12/2025

One last Christmas cartoon for your Friday Funny. We hope the wishes of all the furbabies came true. We would love to see photos.

25/12/2025

We hope you are enjoying the holidays with family, friends and fur babies.

23/12/2025

Foster Carlo is looking for a job.

🦌 WORK WANTED 🦌

Position: Treat Quality Control Director
Experience: Really? You need to ask?
Compensation: First choice of all toys & all the treats I can eat.
Additional Benefits: Reindeer games. Daily walks around “the pole”. Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends off. Access to Mrs. Clause’s kitchen. (That’s where all the yummy cookies are.)
Contact: CARLO at 1-my4-ever-home

23/12/2025

Our holiday Tongue Out Tuesday Star is Forever Foster TOBY. He’s just the cutest boy. We’re sure he’s on the Nice List and Santa Paws will be very good to him.

Toby came to SOCKS in Oct. 2022, four years ago. We think he was a breeder dump based on where a Good Samaritan found him. He was skinny, flea infested and blind. We discovered he was heartworm positive.

In Feb. 2023, Toby had cataract surgery. He was able to see again in one eye. We were so happy for him. The following April, Toby began losing g his sight. His retinal became detached due to the sudden onset of high blood pressure. Unfortunately, treating the high blood pressure did not result in him getting his sight back. We also discovered he has Pulmonary Hypertension as a result from the damage caused by the heartworms. Toby has both eyes removed the following Sept.

Being blind doesn’t stop this sweet boy from loving his toys, especially his ball. 🎾 He makes sure he is surrounded by them.

We love this boy and are happy that we can give him the love and care he deserves. If you would like to help Toby by sponsoring him, just message the page. It’s only $10 per month. You can cancel anytime.

23/12/2025

SOCKS Foster Polly is visiting Ms Sue while her foster parents are on vacation. Polly was estatic when she saw Ms Sue’s granddaughters so it was obvious she’s had a little girl in her life before coming to rescue. Polly is deaf but hasn’t missed a beat at the change of being at Ms Sue’s house. She’s already learned the routine and stays pretty close to Ms Sue. Did we mention that she loves belly rubs? Oh yeah! Her favorite! You really don’t think about her being deaf. ❤️Polly is 4 yrs old and available for adoption at saveourcockerspaniels.org.

23/12/2025

Keep SOCKS Foster Rusty in your thoughts and prayers today. He is being neutered today and most upset that he missed breakfast. 🤣❤️ He is such a sweet boy and continues to come out of his shell. He has decided that he loves, loves, loves petting and treats!

23/12/2025

Update: they removed a molar and he is home. We just need to get him back eating. Treasure has an eating disorder so getting him to eat is not easy on normal days. We have Entyce to help jumpstart that process.

Say a prayer for our Forever Foster Treasure. Last Friday he suddenly had a almost golf ball size lump show up under his eye. We rushed him to Dr Sprayberry and they lanced it and gave him some strong antibiotics and pain meds. They said this is typically from an abcessed tooth but they didn’t see a problem with his teeth. He’s still not himself, the lump is still pretty big and he is eating very little even though his foster mom Sue has cooked him all kinds of tasty food. So, back to the vet he went this morning for them to sedate and xray him to determine what’s going on. Ms Sue didn’t want to go into the Holiday weekend with him not feeling good. We will keep you updated! ❤️

22/12/2025

Alum CLEMENTINE & her fur brother Mikey

MIKEY: Hey Clemmy. Did you know that Santa Paws is coming soon?
CLEMENTINE: Sure do. I can hardly wait!
M: Me either. I hope we get lots of treats & toys.
C: Well, I’ve been a really good girl. So I’m not worried. But you…
M: Why do you say that? I’ve been a good boy too!
C: I know. I just wanted to ruffle your fur.
M: You better be careful. You’ll get moved to the naughty list.
C: Awe, Santa Paws knows I was just kidding. We’ll both be happy pups come Christmas morning. We’re bestest buds.
M: We sure are.

22/12/2025

Dear Santa Paws,
I’ve been a really good boy this year. Please be sure to leave lots of treats and toys for me. You can’t miss my stocking. It’s the only one hanging right there on the mantle.

Love & Licks,
Alum BRINKLEY (fka Hudson)

21/12/2025

Every dog lover (and all animal lovers) wishes for this. We have to keep trying, doing the best we can. We may not be able to change the world for all dogs, but surely for that one dog, the world will be changed for them.

20/12/2025

It is with broken hearts that we share 13-year-old Forever Foster BENTLEY , Bent, Bent-ka-bob, made his way to the Rainbow Bridge. He was another victim of cancer. What Judy, his foster mom thought was just a cough, turned out to be mets in his lungs from the cancer in his spleen. Along with other issues, things progressed the last few weeks and the bad days were outweighing the good ones. It was time to let him go.

Bentley was with Judy for about 18 months. He came to SOCKs from a shelter where his owners turned him in because they couldn't afford his medical issues. He had been with them since he was a puppy.

Bentley had horrible ears infections and had lost a good portion of this coat. We discovered he was sensitive to many foods. He even had to have a h**p collar and leash as he was sensitive to nylon. Once we got all of those issues addressed, he grew the most beautiful chocolate coat. He looked like velvet when he was just groomed. We even did a pretty good job of warding off the ear infections.

Bentley LOVED balls. The little squeaky ones were his favorite. He took a ball with him everywhere he went. Judy could spend hours throwing them for him down the hallway. He was her 33-pound lap warmer, always by her side. Bentley had a loud bark. The house will be way to quiet without him.

Thank you Melissa Webb for making the trip to rescue him from the shelter over a holiday weekend and Pamela Buchanan for being his first foster mom. Thank you to his veterinarians, his sponsors and all of our village.

Fly high sweet boy. You will always be a part of Judy’s heart. She will think of you every time she throws a ball for any dog. 🎾