California Paws Rescue · Bull terrier rescue · Palm Desert, CA
Site under construction. Rescue at full speed.
Big things are coming to California Paws Rescue, starting with a brand-new website. The dogs can’t wait for it, so everything that matters works right here: 36 bull terriers ready for adoption, upcoming events and the adoption application.
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What’s live while we build
- Adoptable dogsLive
- Adoption & foster applicationsLive
- EventsLive
- DonationsLive
- The all-new California Paws Rescue websiteIn progress
Long-termresident
Resident spotlight
Meet Ivory
Ivory is a compact, confident girl who holds her own with dogs her size and carries herself with the quiet self-assurance of a dog who knows her own worth. At around 30lbs she is one of the more portable bull terriers you will meet, with no reduction in personality. If you want a self-assured, appropriately sized companion with real character, Ivory is your girl.
- Ideal home
- An adopter with experience in slow introductions into a home with other dogs, or a single dog home.
- With dogs
- Selective
- With cats
- Not tested
- With kids
- Unknown
- Health
- Spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, wellness exam with bloodwork.
How to adopt a bull terrier
- 01
Apply
Tell us about your home, your schedule and your experience with bull terriers. Name the dog that caught your eye.
- 02
Interview & home check
A phone interview, then a home check.
- 03
Meet your dog
Once your home is approved, we set up a time for you to visit the rescue in Palm Desert and meet your match.
- 04
Bring them home
Out of state or in Canada? We work with trusted transport companies to get your dog to you.
Adoption donation
$600
A tax-deductible donation to the rescue. Every dog is spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and has a wellness exam with bloodwork.
The 3 · 3 · 3 rule
- 3 daysto decompress
- 3 weeksto learn your routine
- 3 monthsto feel at home
A rescue dog needs time to adjust. Every adopter agrees to give it.
Foster a bull terrier
You open your door. We cover the vet bills. Every foster frees a spot for the next dog in need, and you get to live with the breed before committing to forever.
Apply to foster
Come meet us
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FriOct 23
Fashion for a Cause
Willie's Modern FareCocktails 6 pm · Fashion show around 7:30 pm
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SatOct 24
No Tricks, All Treats
Golden Road Brewery10 am – 3 pm
New events are on the way. Follow @calpawsrescue to hear first.
All eventsFund the rescue
$20 shows your love. $100 feeds a bull terrier for a month. $400 takes a dog from a shelter to safety: wellness exam, spay or neuter, microchip and vaccines.
About us
Rescuing bull terriers since 2011
California Paws Rescue goes where bull terriers are hardest to find: kill shelters, the streets, the open desert. Many arrive injured. Some are blind or missing a leg. Every one of them gets medical care, time and training to start over, and a home that fits.
- 2011
- Rescuing since
- 1,000+
- Adoptions
- 36
- Ready for homes today