CURRENT ADOPTABLES
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Anyone that has had the opportunity to adopt an abused or neglected dog will understand what a powerful thing it is. Seeing them transform into a confident and joyful pet will absolutely fill your heart.
These moments of growth are matched only by the devotion they will show you when they come to understand you are their hero and have given them life.
Rocco has spent too much of his young life in a crate, and is STOKED to be free and living with a family. He is a super loving, super affectionate boy with a pile of energy. He can be a little bit neurotic/busy so we would like to place him with a very active couple.
We do not recommend Rocco for young children despite the fact he LOVES kids. Due to his extended time in a kennel, he has developed resource guarding over toys and food, which can be managed by adults and older kids. The guarding extends to other dogs, so while he is amazing meeting dogs out and about, he can guard food and toys in the home. We would place him in a home with a firm, confident dog that would help him with boundaries.
Rocco can keep up to bikes, skis and runners - his recall is spectacular. He will make someone a perfect best friend.
Rocco
2.5 year old
Pointer Mix
male - 55lbs
Kids: older
Dogs: yes
Cats: maybe
Nelson, BC
Status : Home trial
Dougie
8 month old
Kelpie Mix
male - 40 lbs
Kids: yes
Dogs: yes
Cats: yes
Winlaw, BC
Status : Available
Dougie also comes from a CATF clinic in Alberta. He was so scared during the vet exam that we had to deconstruct his crate around him. His first days in foster care he would pee when approached. But a few weeks in and he is starting to dog! He ADORES other dogs and really needs them to regulate so we won't consider a dog-free home at this time. Dougie is very sweet and has massive potential to be an amazing family pet, he just needs someone patient to wait for him to come around. He is now leash-walking, jumping in and out of the car on his own, and house trained. He is super food motivated. Dougie does have naughty puppy moments and needs to be crated when unsupervised else he will find the food and gather your shoes.
Taz was clearly loved by someone before we stumbled across him. He comes to us from a group in Alberta, where he was at shelter for quite a while. He is sweet, affectionate, and has loads of training. He walks well on leash and is good off leash as well. He is a gentleman meeting other dogs (he CAN get excited a bark a bit, especially from inside a car) and we believe he would be good with cats.
He does the Rottie purr if you pet him vigorously. He knows several commands and is good left alone in the house aside from potential counter-surfing (RIP butter).
He is a fairly low energy dog and a little on the chubby side.
Taz
6 year old
Hound Rottie Mix
male - 65lbs
Kids: yes
Dogs: yes
Cats: likely
Rossland, BC
Status : Available
Poppy's Puppies
8 weeks old
Kelpie Anatolian Mix
2 females
Orange and Black & Tan
Kids: yes
Dogs: yes
Cats: yes
Rossland, BC
Status : Available
Queso is not a Mexican street dog but was named such because she resembles one. She comes from a community outside of Red Deer where she has been a mumma at least one time. Never again!
Queso is a very affectionate, happy dog who will show her belly to every stranger she meets. She's a wonderful size as well - just big enough to not get eaten by coyotes but small enough to carry.
She may have been picked on on reserve as she will bark at dogs she sees from a distance. She is not aggressive when meeting, just cautious. She has not spent time off leash, but has been good in a crate.
Queso
2 year old
Absolute Mutt
female - 20 lbs
Kids: yes
Dogs: yes
Cats: maybe
Nelson, BC
Status : Available
Minnie
2 year old
Shepherd Hound Mix
female - 45lbs
Kids: older
Dogs: yes
Cats: maybe
Fruitvale, BC
Status : Available
Minnie and Queso were buddies on the same property. They were both surrendered at the Maskacwis CATF clinic after having puppies. Minnie is a little on the timid side but does seek out human company once she feels safe. She has a great energy around dogs and is generally calm. She hasn't been exposed to things such as walks in her short life and is so far content to find a patch of shade to lie in out in the yard. This may change as she decompresses so we want potential adopters to anticipate at least a moderate-energy dog moving forward.
Sumo comes from a community outside of the Red Deer area. He was surrendered to a spay/neuter clinic run by CATF. We have since discovered several metal pellets in his body so in addition to just surviving on his own, he was being shot at.
Somehow, Sumo loves people. He's very affectionate and greets everyone with genuine joy. He was great at the clinic, surrounded by dogs, but we have discovered his "greet" of other dogs needs training. He is quiet and approaches with a tail wag, but then will initiate some aggression to "test" the reaction. Once this is out of the way, he is friendly. This is a common learned mechanism among roaming dogs. Luckily he's quite small and not very intimidating. Sumo does have a head-tilt so may have suffered inner-ear damage at one time.
Sumo
1.5 year old
Border Collie/
Staffy Mix
male - 35lbs
Kids: yes
Dogs: yes
Cats: unkown
Revelstoke, BC
Status : Available
Baby
2 year old
Boxer Staffy Mix
female - 50lbs
Kids: yes
Dogs: yes
Cats: yes
Calgary, AB
Status : Available
Baby is another dog we pulled from a CATF clinic outside of Red Deer. She was just so scared in her crate, she wouldn't move. She has pieces missing from both ears so was clearly getting picked on by roaming dogs. Despite this, she is the SWEETEST, most gentle girl. She loves other dogs as well, and is mild mannered with cats. Her foster describes her as the "perfect" companion animal. She is so happy to just be safe and warm that she does not require a pile of exercise. We don't usually advertise dogs in the city, but due to her calm nature (doesn't need hours of running) we feel she would be fine in an urban setting.
