⭐️Now introducing our sophisticated, handsome, and lovable big boy Bruce!⭐️
Bruce is an approx. 2 year old extra large mixed breed that came to us after being found roaming on #10 north of Brandon this October.
Although he has never been claimed and ended up in our adoptable stream of animals, it's clear that Bruce has had a home with some training in his past. He never goes to the bathroom inside, walks like a dream on a leash, has good recall, and came to us already knowing to sit and shake a paw.
Bruce is not suited for a home with small pets or small livestock, as he has shown to have a high prey drive and will give chase if given the opportunity to do so.
Bruce is also selective with other dogs, and has shown some same-sex aggression towards other males in the shelter, so he would need a proper introduction to ensure that he would get along with any current household dogs prior to being adopted.
Despite his shortcomings with other animals, Bruce absolutely adores his people! Generally well-mannered and gentle, Bruce hasn't entirely realized just how large and gangly he is when he jumps up to give hugs, but he has been getting better at that recently.
Bruce has been tested around kids and has shown to be gentle and polite with them, however due to his size would be best suited to a home without very small children.
Bruce is an incredibly loving, low energy dog who believes that all dogs should be lap dogs (even if they're bigger than their humans!) and loves cuddling up with his favourite volunteers.
If Bruce seems like the perfect fit for you and your home and you'd like to set up a meet and greet, please fill out an adoption or foster application at the links below!
Adopt: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
Foster:
https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog
#adoptme #adoptashelterpet #shelterdogs #fosteringsaveslives #westman #brandon
🐶Paws Crossed community- meet Gracie!🐶
Gracie came to us last summer on an AC call through no fault of her own. She very quickly warmed her way into the hearts of all of our volunteers (even the ones that aren't generally dog people!) because she is very much the embodiment of the perfect family dog.
Gracie is quick to learn whatever our volunteers try to teach her, has shown interest but not aggression towards smaller animals, and has had no issues sharing fences with our other K9 Court residents.
Gracie is the sweetest girl with the best manners who just wants to please and give love to her people, and would do fantastic in a home with children who would give her the love she deserves!
If you've been searching for the perfect dog to add to your family, Gracie might just be the for you!
To set up a meet and greet, fill out our adoption or foster forms listed below:
https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog
#shelterpets #shelterdogs #brandon #adoptme #adoptashelterpet #fosteringsaveslives #westman
🌟Senior dog seeks loving home to live out his golden years in:🌟
Wallace is an approx. 7 year old Beagle/hound mix who came to us this past summer after being found roaming on Veterans Way.
Wallace was withdrawn and depressed when he arrived at the shelter, obviously missing his former home and confused about why he was suddenly in this strange place without his people. Yet despite multiple postings on BALA, no owners came forward to claim this gentle boy and he is now searching for his true furever home to make his last years his best years.
After some time to decompress and adjust to life at the shelter, Wallace has shown us that he is a well mannered man who loves soaking up all the love he can get, but is perfectly content to just be near his person without requiring constant attention from them.
Wallace loves going for walks in new areas and is usually so busy with his nose to the ground sniffing that he can't be bothered to pull on the leash when he gets to go off property on field trips.
Despite his years, Wallace still has a lot of energy in him when it comes to playing in the yard where all the smells are and would do best in a home where he would be able to be walked daily and/or have a big yard to explore and sniff to his heart's content.
Wallace is an overall A+ good boy who doesn't deserve to live out the rest of his years in a shelter environment, and we're keeping our paws crossed that the perfect foster or furever home will fall in love with our resident crooner as much as we have, and give him the opportunity to make the rest of his life the best of his life.
If you'd like to meet Wallace, fill out an application today and we will get in touch to set up a meet and greet.
Adoption applications: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
Foster applications: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog
#foreverhomes #shelterdog #fosteringsaveslives #foster
⭐️⭐️Cuddle bug alert!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
We at Paws Crossed would like to introduce quite possibly the most loving dog you could ever meet!
Bear came to shelter in May 2024 along with shelter alumna Rosie after they were found roaming and emaciated.
Despite being clearly let down by people before coming to PawsX, Bear has an incredible capacity to love and trust everyone he meets.
In fact, while searching our media of Bear to create his feature video, we realized that we had plenty of photos of him curled up on volunteers giving hugs and very few videos of him playing and exploring in the yard. We briefly considered waiting until we could get more video before posting his feature, but ultimately decided that what we had was the most genuine showcase of Bear's personality.
There is no greater joy in the world for Bear than to be snuggled up with his person, yet he is still a man with manners, and is so polite and gentle about climbing his paws onto your shoulders to give hugs that we generally can't help but let him. (Especially because he does listen and will refrain from climbing on his people if told not to).
While we all absolutely adore our Bear and his hugs, we know that he is destined to be living up life curled up on a couch beside his people soaking up all the love.
If Bear sounds like the perfect fit for your home, applications for adoption or foster can be found at the links below:
Adoption: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
Foster: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog
#foreverhomes #adoptdontshop #shelterdog #animalprotection
Since our formerly 'unadoptable' Red has been living up life as a changed dog since finding the perfect fosters-turned-adopters willing to take a chance on him, we're hoping to be lucky enough to find another lucky pot of gold by finding little Dot's unicorn adopters (or fosters)!
Dot was found roaming in the spring surviving off of garbage with her siblings Yacko and Wacko and has unfortunately not adjusted well to life in the shelter environment.
Dot is an absolutely sweet girl with a lot of love to give, but struggles with severe separation anxiety and requires an experienced owner willing to work with her on helping build her confidence in order to help her become the fantastic house dog we all believe she has the potential to be with the right person helping her.
We won't try and sugar coat it- Dot needs a lot from whoever takes a chance on this sweet girl. She is not at all housetrained and has broken out of the most reinforced kennels we had when left alone due to her separation anxiety.
Dot's home will ideally have someone that is home often to work through her separation anxiety, without small children, and willing and able to work on socializing and training her in all aspects.
The unfortunate reality of life in the shelter for dogs like our Lil Red and Dot is that shelter life can never offer the amount of time and consistency needed for these dogs to gain the confidence to become their true, amazing selves.
A simple post requesting deer scraps spread far and wide and led to Red finding his unicorn adopters at the end of the rainbow, so now we're asking for help from the community again in sharing this post the same way to help us find Dot's unicorn adopter or fosters that will help her find her own pot of gold to live the life she so greatly deserves.
Adoption applications: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
Foster applications: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog
#adoptashelterpet #adoptdontshop #shelterdogs
With Maddie recently finding her furever home, Stormy has taken over the title of our longest shelter resident, at 557 days in shelter now.
A Great Pyrenees mix, Stormy was found running scared in one of the RM's we serve as Animal Control for during a storm, and while we feel he could do great as a farm dog, his fear of thunder and lightning means that he'd need a safe space to be able to retreat to to hide out during storms (in the shelter when he's outside he's taken to opening his kennel gate and letting himself into our laundry room to hide away and it seems to work for him!)
Stormy is one of our older residents as well, at approx. 4-6 yrs old but don't let his age fool you- once he's comfortable with his people he can play like the best of them!
Due to his size, Stormy is not recommended for a home with small children, as he sometimes forgets his large size when he gets into his playful and cuddly moods and likes to lean his full weight into you for all the loving!
Overall, Stormy is a chill man who walks beautifully on leash, allows cats once he knows they're friendly, and is generally unbothered by other dogs, making him the perfect couch potato for your home.
Adoption application: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
Foster application: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog
#adoptashelterpet #animalrescue #shelterdogs #adoptdontshop #adoptme
Woofing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Howl-adays from all our K9 Court residents!
We also want to extend our warmest wishes to all our volunteers who work tirelessly 365 days a year to ensure the health and wellbeing of all our residents. It warms our hearts to see the devotion and dedication of each one of you to the wellbeing of our pound and shelter residents!
#dog #Christmas #shelterdog #animalrescue #adoptashelterpet
Merry Catmas! ... Christmas.. from all of us at PawsX! Shelter alumni, Harbinger, Prophecy and Runt DMC are glad the tree is FINALLY UP as of yesterday. Watch till the end to see how it held up until this morning.
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This is the difference that fostering can make for our shelter dogs ❤️
Red arrived at Paws Crossed over a year ago as a stray that needed to be trapped in order to be brought in due to his extreme fear of people, and it was quite obvious he'd had little to no human interaction.
In his time at the shelter he made some progress; we saw him grow from fleeing when people were near, to greeting certain volunteers. He had a number of volunteers over his time at shelter who would make extra time to work with him but, as often happens, life would get in the way and he would have to start over with a new buddy. He made slow progress, but regressed a little each time his volunteer changed.
Consistency is key to unlocking the potential and creating safety for these dogs, and a foster home is the best source of consistency and confidence building in dogs like Red, who may never have reached "adoptable" status without amazing humans willing to consistently offer him the support, education and love he so desperately needs to thrive.
Although we have the space at the shelter to accommodate all 13 adoptable dogs in our care currently, Red is the perfect example of why we are always searching for fosters for our animals to give them the chance to thrive and come into their true personalities so that they can find their perfect furever homes.
If you'd like to help make a difference for one of our animals, you can apply to foster by clicking the links below:
Dog fostering: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog
Cat fostering:
https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Cat
Hello PawsX community! We'd like to take some time to introduce you to another of our long time residents going into their second winter at the shelter this year:
Izzy is an approx. 3 1/2 year old Belgian Malinois mix who has been with us for 480 days now, after being brought in with her house sister Chloe through no fault of their own.
Izzy is a whole lot of spunk packed into a smaller dog needing a home that will let her burn off oodles of energy daily (which won't actually require much, as she is quite content to run around the yard tossing her favourite chew toy around and playing fetch with herself- occasionally she even lets the humans throw it for her!).
When she's not bounding around the yard or practicing her parkour skills in her run, Izzy is an incredibly sweet, loving girl who will soak up all the love and cuddles she can get with her people.
We're asking our community to share this and help us get Izzy matched with a foster or adopter home that will give her the opportunity to experience all the joys of life in a home.
Adoption applications: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
Foster applications: https://new.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog?fbclid=IwY2xjawG8uolleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdfvMReg3PZV2l9wtb8GErX8WuFA63_Sw4iP8m94rr8LQjrVh-xuE9z_Og_aem_X4kX6et6GY4Td0Hfftrqqg
What do we do when it's minus a million degrees outside but our dogs still need quality enrichment time?
We snuffle of course!
With Maddie finally finding her furever home recently, we at the shelter have renewed hope that Chloe's own unicorn adopter (or foster) is out there somewhere.
Chloe has been with us for 477 days now, after being brought in with her house sister Izzy (watch for her in a feature post in the near future!) through no fault of their own.
While Chloe may never be a contender for the title of Smartest Shelter Dog, what this goofball lacks in brain cells, she makes up for in hilarious antics that will keep you laughing all day.
Chloe is also an incredibly sweet and loving dog who believes that no dog should ever be held back from being a lap dog just because of their size, and loves to curl up and relax with her favourite human any chance she gets.
Although she previously shared a home with Izzy, they had to be separated at the shelter due to fighting. While she coexists with her shelter neighbors peacefully in her run and hasn't shown aggression to the dogs that she shares a fence with, Chloe has shown that she is very aggressive towards other dogs when any barriers are removed and as such is looking for a unicorn home where she will be the only pet.
We're asking our community to share this and help us get Chloe matched with a foster or adopter home that will give her the opportunity to experience all the joys of life in a home.
Adoption applications: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
Foster applications: https://new.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog?fbclid=IwY2xjawG8uolleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdfvMReg3PZV2l9wtb8GErX8WuFA63_Sw4iP8m94rr8LQjrVh-xuE9z_Og_aem_X4kX6et6GY4Td0Hfftrqqg
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