Meet our dogs.
Peanut
This is Peanut. He is an approximately 11 months old, American Stafordshire Terrier/Border Collie. He weighs about 40 lbs, is neutered and up to date on vaccines.
Peanut was found in an equipment yard, starving, covered in tics and fleas. He was brought back to health by a lovely family and then placed in a home in Kamloops, where he thought he would be in his furever home. After getting to his new home it was discovered he can't live with cats and pushes around his dog sister. He loves playing with her but has a few resource guarding issues and can really put her in her place. Because of this, Peanut needs a new home, with no cats, dogs or small children.
Peanut is a quick learner but still needs a bit of training. His leash skills are improving. He knows leave it, sit, lay down and has good recall. He does like to jump up and needs some training on that. He is crate trained. He loves chew toys, running, treats and kongs. He has alot of energy and can be quite clumbsy and goofy!
Peanut is sweet and wants as much attention as he can get! He has some fears but they are getting better with proper exposure, such as loud sounds, and other dogs. His uncertainty with dogs is getting better as he has more good interactions with dogs. He has a general uncertainty when out in the world but is getting more brave everyime he's out.
If you feel like you Peanut may be a good fit for you, please fill out an adoption application on this website. Please note we give priority to applicants in Kamloops and neighbouring communities.
Lady
Please meet the incredibly sweet “Lady”. Lady is ready to start her fabulous new life! She will need a very patient, gentle transition to her forever home, but she is worth it!
Before coming to Ruff Start, Lady lived her life as a backyard breeder in California, having litters of puppies and spending much of her time in a kennel . Lady’s previous owners were made to surrender her to a shelter because they had too many dogs. She is now free to live a life she deserves. She can go back to being someone’s baby, instead of having them.
Lady is a six year old cocker spaniel. She weighs about 25 pounds. She has been spayed and has had a dental at our vet. Lady has a luxurious soft coat. She is housetrained, and will let you know with soft barks or pants if she needs to go outside.
Lady was extremely nervous and timid when she came to Ruff Start five months ago. She has since been decompressing in foster homes, and has slowly come out of her shell. Her favourite thing is to cuddle up against her person. She is more trusting of women, but with patience, she learned to trust her foster dad after a few weeks. She will cuddle up to him when her foster mom isn’t available. Lady gets along very well with the other dogs in her foster home.
Lady enjoys short walks. She was not used to going for walks before she came to us, and did not like to be on a leash. She is now starting to enjoy walks, and even gets excited when she sees the leashes come out. She trots along happily. She can’t go for really long walks (yet), so a slower paced person/family would be great for her. She enjoys car rides.
Lady needs to be in a quiet home where her people are there most of the time. She needs a backyard. She loves to sleep in bed with her people, but will also sleep in a dog bed nearby.
If you feel like you might be a great fit for Lady, please fill out an adoption application on our website, kamloopsruffstartrescue.com.
Please note we give priority to applications in Kamloops or neighbouring communities