Paws Across the Water

27/11/2025

🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP 🚨

PAWS community! We need you! Luffy needs you! (Update: $1,960.00 raised so far)

We don’t like to ask our community for financial support unless we are asking on behalf of a dog who really needs it. Luffy is such a dog.

Luffy is one of the sweetest rescue dogs we’ve had, and unsurprisingly, already has an adopter lined up. He was at his routine pre-adoption vet appointment when we made a number of heartbreaking and completely unexpected discoveries about his health. The most alarming of these discoveries was that Luffy had a cancerous mast cell tumour on his paw.

We consulted with a surgical specialist who determined that two toes and a portion of the bones above them needed to be removed to ensure Luffy would be cancer free.

Luffy has come out of surgery like a champ and faces a long and involved recovery. Fortunately, he is a very brave little guy. He’s also lucky to be supported by an absolute village of caring and dedicated people: his vets at two veterinary clinics, Toronto Animal Health partners, his surgical specialist Dr. Hart, an incredibly devoted foster, Sonia, and a loyal driver and friend, Ali.

Luffy has had a bout of bad luck with his health, but he’s been blessed in his friends and supporters. We are asking you to consider joining this dedicated group by contributing some money to offset his vet bill of $7 393.72 to date. We want to get Luffy recovered and home for the holidays. We want to continue to help dogs like Luffy. None of this is doable without your help, and we know that the PAWS community is one of the most generous around. With Giving Tuesday on the horizon, please consider giving whatever you can spare to help pay Luffy’s vet bills.

OPTIONS FOR DONATIONS:

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/paws-across-the-water-inc/ Immediate tax receipts for donations $20 and over as we're a registered charity.

If you prefer to etransfer, please include your name, address and email address in the comments and we'll send you a tax receipt for donations $20 and over. The email is [email protected]

Paypal is also an option - just search Paws Across the Water. You can contribute using a credit card via this method. Include your address in the comments, for a tax receipt.

A CONTRIBUTION OF ANY AMOUNT IS MUCH APPRECIATED!

We'll keep you updated on our progress reaching this goal, and Luffy's recovery.

26/11/2025

🥰 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION 🥰

Pelusa | 2 years | 40 lb | GTA

As you call tell from her big smile, for Pelusa ball is life ❤️

More info on her here: https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/46452025-toronto-ontario-irish-wolfhound-mix

Apply to adopt her here: https://form.jotform.com/pawsacrossthewater/adoption-application

24/11/2025

🥹 THIS SWEET GIRL IS BEING OVERLOOKED 🥹

Katrina | Healthy, spayed and vaccinated | GTA

Here are some reasons why she's a wonderful dog:

🐾 Her size -- 35 lb and petite.

🐾 Her age -- 4 years old, and past the puppy shenanigans

🐾 Her looks - stunning!

🐾 Her temperament -- quiet, affectionate, happy to do her own thing too, very well behaved

🐾 Her energy level - loves to do zoomies in the yard and go on walks but low/medium energy overall.

🐾 Lived with cats and dogs but also well suited as an only dog.

She's a lovely companion. Now she just needs a wonderful forever home!

Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/pawsacrossthewater/adoption-application

22/11/2025

🥰 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION 🥰

Pelusa | Approx 2 years old | 40 lb | GTA

Pelusa is a very playful dog, who loves her toys! It's so rewarding to see dogs relax and start to play with toys after a hard start in life. Thanks to her foster home, she's learning how to live a worry-free life, and her fun loving personality really shines.

To adopt Pelusa, apply here: https://form.jotform.com/pawsacrossthewater/adoption-application

21/11/2025

Our sweetest girl, Lucy, was profiled by The Koala this week, thanks to the efforts of our volunteer, Dina. We really appreciate the shares! We need to find this girl the best home. Please reach out if she's of interest to you. She's an absolute doll, who had a hard start in life.

17/11/2025

🥰 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION 🥰

Pelusa | 40 lbs | 2 years old| Fun and affectionate personality | GTA

This beautiful girl with striking looks sticks to a strict balanced daily schedule of 50% cuddles and 50% play. She loves to run around and play with her toys, chase balls, and chew sticks. Once she's got her energy out, she's happy to snuggle for hours. She even gives hugs by wrapping her paws around your leg! She's not shy about showing her love and is very sociable and sweet.

Pelusa was found with a litter of puppies and it's only now that she's having the opportunity to live life to the fullest. She's still working on her leash skills and learning about life in a home environment.

She's fun and spunky, and responds well to redirection. She's sociable, adaptable, and very playful. She likes to sleep on her back with all four legs up in the air and her pink belly pointed to the sky! If you're looking for a dog who will add some energy, humour, and adventure to your life, Pelusa is your girl.

She's great as a second dog if the other household dog is also playful, but might annoy a senior or low-energy dog as she wants to play. She's not suited to a home with cats, as she's too inclined to chase them.

Pelusa is affection and good vibes on four legs! If you'd like to warm up your home this winter, apply now: https://form.jotform.com/pawsacrossthewater/adoption-application

Our thanks to The Doggy Did It - Pet Photography for the lovely photos!

15/11/2025

🥰 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION 🥰

Katrina | 4 years old | 35 lb | Toronto

While Katrina is low/medium energy overall, she does love her zoomies around her foster's yard!

Find out more about her here: https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/46299575-toronto-ontario-rat-terrier-mix

Apply to adopt her here: https://form.jotform.com/pawsacrossthewater/adoption-application

14/11/2025

🥰 LUCY NEEDS A FOREVER HOME 🥰

On these chillier days she knows her favourite spot in her foster home! Clever girl.

We can't believe that this wonderful and very easy dog isn't drawing interest! She's an incredible dog. Are people overlooking her because she's vision impaired? What a mistake that would be.

Read more about her here: https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/46128167-toronto-ontario-redbone-coonhound-mix

Apply to adopt her here:
https://form.jotform.com/pawsacrossthewater/adoption-application

12/11/2025

😢 HOW CAN THIS SWEET GIRL STILL BE AVAILABLE? 🥲

Iris is looking for her forever home, preferably in a quieter area and with a dog companion. She's the gentlest girl who is so happy to play with her doggy companion and cuddle up to her humans. Let's find her the BEST forever home!

Read more about her here: https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/45466570-toronto-ontario-labrador-retriever-english-shepherd-mix

Apply to adopt her here:
https://form.jotform.com/pawsacrossthewater/adoption-application

(In case you're wondering, that's a Tractive GPS tracker on her collar. All of our dogs wear them, for additional safety

12/11/2025

‼️ SCAMMER ALERT ‼️

Yesterday a person posed as a Paws representative, offering information on a dog via a private message, when in fact she has nothing to do with us. This has happened to other rescues too, to the point that people have even collected adoption fees on behalf of the rescue, where in fact they are scamming.

If you want more information about a dog in our care, please contact us directly. You can message via a DM to our page or send a message via our website -- www.pawsacrossthewater.ca

Please advise us if anyone contacts you supposedly on behalf of Paws Across the Water, so we can investigate further.

It's terrible that people do things like this, so please advise us if you see something on our page that doesn't seem right. We might have missed it, and the sooner we can block the person the better.

We need fosters in any living arrangement. Help save a life and become a foster today.

11/11/2025

WE REMEMBER

We remember the people and animals who gave their lives for our freedom, and honour those who have served or are still doing so.

Poster credit: Deb Austin, used with permission.

10/11/2025

😍 BEAUTIFUL KATRINA IS AVAILABLE 😍

Katrina (Kat) | 4 years old | 35 lbs | Extremely sweet | GTA

Katrina is sweet as pie and easy like Sunday morning. She's gentle and loving, low to medium energy, housebroken, and shows no signs of separation anxiety or resource guarding. She lived in a home with many cats and dogs, so she is generally quite chill around other animals, though she prefers the company of calm animals who won't get in her face. She'd be happy as the only dog in the home or with a compatible, calm cat or dog. She has a low prey drive.

Katrina loves to go for walks, do zoomies in the backyard and get scratched around her ears and neck. She's an expert cuddler but also happy to just chill nearby. She's a very easy dog to have around, and has a very balanced and calm temperament.

Katrina would fit in so easily with a loving new family. She catches onto routines quickly, loves to tuck in for a sleep on her dog bed, and enjoys walks and outdoor times. She's a quiet gal so who is best suited to an adult home, or home that includes older children.

If you can offer Kat soft places to rest, chill walks, lots of scritches and snugs, and a home and family to call her own, then please apply at the link: https://form.jotform.com/pawsacrossthewater/adoption-application

📷 A huge thank you to Dorothy Puddester of Hooves and Paws Photography for these lovely photos of our gorgeous girl.