Paws & Claws Pet Rescue

Paws & Claws Pet Rescue Our pets are housed at our residence. Please text number to set up a meet and greet with our pups.

09/08/2025

We wanted to pop in and say THANK YOU to everyone who has sent a donation recently! We will be able to get a couple more dogs ready to find their forever families now! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Words are really not enough but we hope you know how much we appreciate you! ❤️

Hank is a cool, chill dog most of the time. He does enjoy playing with his puppy friends but is also happy to curl up on...
09/06/2025

Hank is a cool, chill dog most of the time. He does enjoy playing with his puppy friends but is also happy to curl up on a rug or in a bed and nap. Hank is a great watchdog and is leery of strangers (he will bark up a storm letting you know someone who isn't supposed to be there is in the yard). He is kindof a standoffish dog with people he doesn't know but welcomes affection from those he does. He's a gentle boy who pretty much just minds his own business usually and doesn't get pulled into the fray of much. He does great in the house and does well with other dogs. If you like a dog who isn't needy and doesn't take a lot of "effort", Hank is a perfect match. He may not love you from the jump and he may announce his initial displeasure but he warms up pretty quickly and by the end of a week, you will think you had always been besties. Hank is a great dog and an easy dog to maintain. He definitely isn't one of those high maintenance pups who demands your attention every minute. Hank is not really fond of a leash..in fact, he hates it and getting into a car isn't all that easy either...he's a homebody....he reminds me of the grumpy Clint Eastwood character in Gran Torino..."get off my lawn"...I can hear Hank saying that...lol

Houdi got spayed and vaccinated last week so she is now on the hunt for her forever family. Houdi is one of the 5 poodle...
09/06/2025

Houdi got spayed and vaccinated last week so she is now on the hunt for her forever family. Houdi is one of the 5 poodles who came to us a few months ago, badly matted. Her skin was in bad shape underneath the coat so the vet did not spay or vaccinate her when she initially went in. She is still regrowing her coat in a couple of places but it's looking fantastic! Houdi enjoys romping outside with her friends, eating and lots of napping in between. She's just over a year old but has learned how to be a good girl inside (when they first arrived they had terrible house manners). Houdi is pretty much housebroken here now, although she does also have access to the outside all day and night. We can't guarantee that there won't be accidents in her new home until you get her adjusted to your routine but she has come a long way here since none of the poodles were housebroken when they arrived.Houdi can jump a 4 ft high fence so it is important that she has a secure yard and/or is leash walked when outside. She has gotten better on a leash and rides well in a car. Houdi is a loving girl and will make a wonderful companion.

Kirbie (formerly Tucker) has such a hard life these days...napping, playing with friends, cuddling with mom, comfy beds ...
09/06/2025

Kirbie (formerly Tucker) has such a hard life these days...napping, playing with friends, cuddling with mom, comfy beds and couches and more love than he ever could imagine! He's just a dog living his best life now and we wanted to share how happy he is! His mom is delighted and loves him very much! ❤️

Can we get 300 more likes/followers? If you haven't liked our page yet, please do so. We are only 300 away from 5,000 an...
08/22/2025

Can we get 300 more likes/followers? If you haven't liked our page yet, please do so. We are only 300 away from 5,000 and the more likes, support we can get, the more we can earn for the rescue and the more visibility we can get for our pups. Hit that like button and help to make a difference in our pup's lives or share...who knows who may decide to click that button!

08/19/2025

We love seeing our rescue alumni! No matter how many days, months or years it's been, please share your experience with us and how your pup is doing now! ❤️

08/18/2025

We haven't been getting many reactions lately and that just plain sucks because we can earn money thru FB for every share, like, and comment made. You don't have to come off with any cash of your own. You just simply have to interact. We have about 4,700 followers and maybe 20-30 of those people interact with our posts. I know we can do better.
As you know, times have been really getting tough for rescues and their animals. Many have had to close or move out of our area because there is just no support. It's sad because as soon as there are strays or puppies or dogs/cats that people can't keep anymore, it's straight to the rescue groups asking for help. We can't only exist for others convenience and we cant exist at all without help. I always feel like I'm preaching to the choir and my pleas fall on (mostly) deaf ears but this is the reality of rescue so if you can help without spending any of your own money, why wouldn't you? It's not hard to share a post, hit the like button or spend a minute to write a comment. That's money in our pockets to continue doing what we do to help the animals and you. Please consider interacting more! It might save a life!

Hank, Spooky and Amira are all great friends.For some reason though, they are all a bit skittish, particularly Amira. Sh...
08/10/2025

Hank, Spooky and Amira are all great friends.For some reason though, they are all a bit skittish, particularly Amira. She was found as a feral pup in the woods with her siblings (all adopted)and has always retained some of that wild, untamed behavior. She would probably do better in a home with more one on one, as they all would. We just can't provide that sort of individualized attention here with all of the dogs that we care for. Amira likes to run in the opposite direction when she sees people but is getting better. Playing hard to get is fun for her and she does make us work to give her loves although she will allow it, a bit uncomfortably for her, once we get her. She used to growl and try to bite but that has stopped. She does follow us(at a distance) and will come inside the house. She also knows her name and will respond to it. We wont give up trying to win her over and she is always available for adoption to anyone who loves a challenge (we actually love these types of dogs-once you get that trust completely, its so rewarding)and can give her that one on one. Hank and Spooky are more shy, standoffish, particularly Hank. He loves attention once you get him but he's not the kind of dog who will immediately come to you for it and he is wary around strangers. He will bark and keep his distance...not great behavior for meet and greets...lol. He's gentle and friendly though and is a pretty mellow guy. He does well in the house and has adored AC this summer! Spooky is more outgoing than the other two, but is still shy. She also loves getting loved on and also does well in the house. Spooky is also pretty chill most of the time. All of the dogs do enjoy playing with their friends outside but with the heat, they have wanted to be in more and inside usually means lounging around sleeping. All of the dogs are great and if you like a dog who is not clingy and who kindof does their own thing most of the time, these dogs are perfect. They are all young..still under one year old and they are all medium sized. Hank is the biggest of the three.

Gunner is a small dog looking for his forever home. He was 11-12 pounds at his vet visit about a month or so ago. He has...
08/04/2025

Gunner is a small dog looking for his forever home. He was 11-12 pounds at his vet visit about a month or so ago. He hasn't gotten much bigger, if any. He's still a pup and estimate him to be around 6-7 months old now. He gets along great with other small dogs (haven't really had him around the big dogs for safety). He is also kid friendly. He has done well in a crate overnight but we don't guarantee fully housebroken. Gunner is a playful, snuggly (we think) rat terrier mix.
His story: Gunner was originally picked up by one of our friends and rescue colleagues at the flea market. He and his siblings were being given away much too young and were infested with intestinal parasites. She managed to get 3 of them and got them dewormed and old enough to bring to us to place. His two sisters arrived first because our friend had thought she found a home for Gunner. His sister's were both adopted and then she asked us to take Gunner. His placement was not working out as the lady could not deal with two puppies at the same time (she already had another when she took Hunner, presumably to be a playmate). So...Gunner ended up coming to us. He has been patiently waiting for someone to pick him as their forever love ❤️

08/03/2025

We are in the final stretch of paying our vet bill off and moving forward with getting the rest of the dogs who are still waiting, vetted. We had an appointment for Thursday to get 2 dogs done but were told that unless we paid off the $499 we still owed, they were not providing services. That puts us in a catch 22 because we pay the majority of our bill with the funds we receive from adoption fees. We can't adopt the dogs out unless they are ready to go. It's very upsetting that we are being nickeled and dimed by this new "management" after working with this clinic for the last 20+ years without issue. We now find ourselves having to ask for help more often and we really have not enjoyed doing that. We feel that everyone always seems to want money and we have always tried very hard not to be one of those groups. Unfortunately, we are now backed into a corner by this management/corporation if we want to continue to help the terrible problem we have in our area with strays, owner surrenders and animals suffering. So we find ourselves begging the public to help us so that we can help the dogs here. We, financially, are not rich people and never have been. We have always operated on a shoestring and a prayer but it seems those days are gone with rising costs, greedy corporate takeovers and a huge lack of compassion for the overwhelming suffering in our area. We are asking for any help you, the public, can provide. We already have lost numerous rescue groups in our area and we hope that we won't be another casualty of this world we currently live in.
If you can or want to help us pay this bill down, you can contact our vet directly at 352-493-2000 to apply a donation to our account. We also have cash app, venmo and PayPal.
Cash app: $pawsandclawspups
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BlackJack has been adopted! He and his mom and canine sister will be enjoying the beach and life together! BlackJack had...
08/03/2025

BlackJack has been adopted! He and his mom and canine sister will be enjoying the beach and life together! BlackJack had come a long way in a short time here with us and it will only get better now that he has a family to call his own! Congrats to BlackJack and his family! We wish you many wonderful years together and look forward to updates on BlackJack!

These 2 pups joined the rescue family a couple of weeks ago. They have completed their 2 week quarantine and are integra...
08/03/2025

These 2 pups joined the rescue family a couple of weeks ago. They have completed their 2 week quarantine and are integrating well with the other dogs. The pups are very friendly and love to get underfoot because they just want to be where you are! They are not quite ready to go yet but hopefully, will be soon. They should fit well into any family environment as puppies, generally, are blank slates that can be molded to fit whatever your home situation is.

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616 N Main Street
Chiefland, FL
32626

Telephone

+13522153260

Website

http://pawsnclawspetrescue.org/

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