Dogs' Homes of Tasmania

Dogs' Homes of Tasmania Tasmania's largest not-for-profit dog welfare organisation, caring for about 3000 dogs every year.
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This is a space for sharing experience, stories, photos and important information about the DHOT. We welcome comments and thoughts on our work, but in doing so we would ask you to please respect the work of the Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania, our staff and our cause. Comments and posts that are deemed inflammatory or anti-social will be moderated appropriately and we would encourage people with any issu

es or concerns to contact the Dogs’ Homes on email [email protected]. At Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country of lutruwita/Tasmania and their enduring connections to land, sea and community. We pay respect to their Elders past and present for they hold the memories, knowledge, culture and hopes of Aboriginal Tasmanians”.

🎉 There's miles of smiles to be found in our adoptions gallery for November! And as always, we thank out food sponsor, S...
01/12/2025

🎉 There's miles of smiles to be found in our adoptions gallery for November! And as always, we thank out food sponsor, SavourLife, for sending the doggos off to their new homes with the food their tums are used to, ensuring a good start! 💩

🔊 We previously put the wrong words with the right Bruce pic or vice-versa. After a brief spell to go outside and tear o...
01/12/2025

🔊 We previously put the wrong words with the right Bruce pic or vice-versa. After a brief spell to go outside and tear our hair out in the pouring rain, we finally have it right this time! 🤦‍♀️

Could Bruce be the Boss of your heart? “Bruce is a very friendly, happy and social boy who can be a little bit unsure meeting new people but does warm up very quickly, especially if treats are involved,” staff say.

🐶 Name: Bruce
🔢 Age: 1 year
Gender: Male
📍 Location: Burnie Dogs' Home
🐕 Breed: Staffy x
⚖ Weight: 32kg
💰 Adoption fee: $430
💚 Status: On site

🐾 Click to learn more, including how you can adopt:

https://www.dhot.com.au/dog/bruce-4/

Could Una be the one for you? “She is a lovely girl who is affectionate and loves attention,” staff say. Sold! “Una is a...
01/12/2025

Could Una be the one for you? “She is a lovely girl who is affectionate and loves attention,” staff say. Sold! “Una is a typical Greyhound who likes to have zoomies in the yards in the morning and then will be snoozing in the sun or in her bedroom,” staff say. “She would enjoy the company of a calmer dog or another Greyhound.”

🐶 Name: Una
🔢 Age: 3
Gender: Female
📍 Location: Launceston Dogs' Home
🐕 Breed: Greyhound
⚖️ Weight: 35.5kg
💰 Adoption fee: $485
💚 Status: On site

🐾 Click to learn more, including how you can adopt:

https://www.dhot.com.au/dog/una/

🎉 Adopted today were Luna and Ollie in Hobart, and Burnie pup Cash! 🙌🔊 It’s time for our Friday Night Faces: all the dog...
28/11/2025

🎉 Adopted today were Luna and Ollie in Hobart, and Burnie pup Cash! 🙌

🔊 It’s time for our Friday Night Faces: all the dogs available for adoption at our four Homes around the state. Just click on a dog’s picture to see their location, and follow the links below. You’re welcome! 🙏

www.dhot.com.au/adopt-a-dog/hobart-dogs/
www.dhot.com.au/adopt-a-dog/launceston-dogs/
www.dhot.com.au/adopt-a-dog/devonport-dogs/
www.dhot.com.au/adopt-a-dog/burnie-dogs/

Every dog is desexed, vaccinated, microchipped, treated for fleas and worms, and has had a standard health check. Each dog has also been behaviourally assessed.

There’s a bear in there! Here's our very own version of Playschool's Big Ted. He's a Poodle-Golden Retriever x staff des...
28/11/2025

There’s a bear in there! Here's our very own version of Playschool's Big Ted. He's a Poodle-Golden Retriever x staff describe as a “bouncy boy”. “Ted has been very friendly with other dogs so may really enjoy a dog friend in his new home,” they say. He's not suitable for a home with kids under 12 years old until he gets his bounciness under control.

🐶 Name: Ted
🔢 Age: 2
Gender: Male
📍 Location: Hobart Dogs' Home
🐕 Breed: Poodle x
⚖️ Weight: 38kg
💰 Adoption fee: $430
💚 Status: On site

🐾 Click to learn more, including how you can adopt:

https://www.dhot.com.au/dog/ted-2/

Staff say Junior is a “real snuggly bug” — does that make him a Junebug? He certainly looks like he’s made for snuggling...
28/11/2025

Staff say Junior is a “real snuggly bug” — does that make him a Junebug? He certainly looks like he’s made for snuggling into. And if you click through to his profile you'll see he has an impressive handshake, too. He was a stray so his background is lost in the mists of time. We think he’s Staffy crossed with something larger. “Junior is so soft in his nature and seems gentle for a big pup," staff say.

🐶 Name: Junior
🔢 Age: 6 Months
Gender: Male
📍 Location: Hobart Dogs' Home
🐕 Breed: Staffordshire Bull Terrier x
⚖️ Weight: 20kg
💰 Adoption fee: $430
💚 Status: On site

🐾 Click to learn more, including how you can adopt:

https://www.dhot.com.au/dog/junior/

Handsome Dusk promises fun times from dawn until dusk and beyond! Doesn’t he have the dearest little face? Click through...
28/11/2025

Handsome Dusk promises fun times from dawn until dusk and beyond! Doesn’t he have the dearest little face? Click through to his profile to see more of him. “Dusk loves chew toys and other toys but sometimes they don’t remain intact,” staff joke. “He hasn’t enjoyed wearing a lead or harness but has been slowly getting better. He’s toilet trained and likes to keep his pen clean, and enjoys zoomies in the yards.”

🐶 Name: Dusk
🔢 Age: 7 Months
Gender: Male
📍 Location: Hobart Dogs' Home
🐕 Breed: Cardigan Welsh Corgi x
⚖️ Weight: 15kg
💰 Adoption fee: $430
💚 Status: On site

🐾 Click to learn more, including how you can adopt:

https://www.dhot.com.au/dog/dusk/

What a cute bunch of little Aussie battlers we have here! The “Aussie food” pups are Bull Arab-German Shepherd crosses. ...
28/11/2025

What a cute bunch of little Aussie battlers we have here! The “Aussie food” pups are Bull Arab-German Shepherd crosses. If you click through to their profile you'll see girls Vegemite who is mostly black, of course, and her sister Parmi, who is white with a patch over one eye and black ears. Their brothers, slightly spotty Lamington and Frankfurt (what the?) are virtually identical with their white coats. “They love to sit on your lap for snuggles,” staff say.

🐶 Name: Aussie food pups
🔢 Age: 2 Months
Gender: Mixed litter (M/F)
📍 Location: Devonport Dogs' Home
🐕 Breed: Bull Arab x
⚖️ Weight: 5kg
💰 Adoption fee: $530 each
💚 Status: On site

🐾 Click to learn more, including how you can adopt:

https://www.dhot.com.au/dog/aussie-food-pups/

Do you like your dogs rather large and jowly? Sam weighs the same as a small adult human and his jowls look like you cou...
27/11/2025

Do you like your dogs rather large and jowly? Sam weighs the same as a small adult human and his jowls look like you could hoist them up to provide shelter from the sun on hot days. He’s Ridgeback-Mastiff x whose surrender info inform us “he farts a lot”. Oh, Sam! “Sam is a lovely big boy,” staff say. “He’s easy to walk on a lead (big boy bonus!) and is used to using a harness."

🐶 Name: Sam
🔢 Age: 4
Gender: Male
📍 Location: Devonport Dogs' Home
🐕 Breed: Rhodesian Ridgeback x
⚖️ Weight: 49kg
💰 Adoption fee: $430
💚 Status: On site

🐾 Click to learn more, including how you can adopt:

https://www.dhot.com.au/dog/sam-3/

My, my, what a darling little girl we have here! Could you go mad for Maddie? She’s a Mastiff x but we’re not sure what ...
27/11/2025

My, my, what a darling little girl we have here! Could you go mad for Maddie? She’s a Mastiff x but we’re not sure what the “cross” is. She does look a lil Border Collie-ish at this stage but pups, like life itself, can be an ever-changing mystery. “Maddie is a very confident and happy girl who loves snuggles and attention,” her foster carer says. “She’s very cheeky and knows what she wants!”

🐶 Name: Maddie
🔢 Age: 3 Months
Gender: Female
📍 Location: Burnie Dogs' Home
🐕 Breed: Mastiff x
⚖️ Weight: 7.5kg
💰 Adoption fee: $530
💚 Status: Foster care

🐾 Click to learn more, including how you can adopt:

https://www.dhot.com.au/dog/maddie-2/

🎶 Hey now, hey now! You might be thinking: is that Australian and New Zealand music icon Neil Finn? You’d be right! It w...
26/11/2025

🎶 Hey now, hey now! You might be thinking: is that Australian and New Zealand music icon Neil Finn? You’d be right! It was a Crowded House in more than one way tonight when a litter of our puppies scored VIP invites to the band’s Hobart show. We’d already christened one Finn, in honour of New Zealand’s most beloved musical brothers. The band, crew and support staff got naming rights for the other dogs, calling one Bean and the other, Seymour. So now we’re paying homage to another set of musical brothers — Crowded House’s own co-founder Nick, and his brother Mark, of Hunters and Collectors fame. The dream isn’t over, it’s just beginning for these Staffy-Bulldog x kids! It’s only natural that our fans will feel something so strong for the pups, you’d want to fly from a distant sun to fall at their feet and create your own private universe where your pup will be singing You Better be Home Soon. Speaking of soon, that’s when the pups will be available for adoption from our Hobart Home. 🐾

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101 Scotts Road
Risdon Vale, TAS
7016

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+61362435177

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This is a place for sharing experience, stories, photos and important information about the Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania. We ask all participants to respect the work of the Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania, our staff and our cause. Comments and posts that are deemed inflammatory or anti-social will be moderated appropriately and we would encourage people with any issues or concerns to contact the Dogs’ Homes on email [email protected]