Paws Crossed Animal Shelter & Adoption Centre

07/22/2025

We're so happy that Jake is FINALLY living it up as an absolutey spoiled, and completely loved, companion animal ❤️

Today was Jake’s first day of play at our Muttessori Enrichment Academy! What a happy, handsome boy! We also fitted him for a Rocky Mountain Dog harness, although he is still deciding on which colour he looks sharpest in! ❤️

07/21/2025

Like the foam on a cappuccino, Forbidden's adoption today was the perfect topper for a fantastic weekend that saw four of our long time residents officially find their furever homes!

Forbidden (now Gus) was the last remaining of the Forbidden Flavours litter that arrived as tiny little kittens last summer, and we're so thrilled that he now joins his siblings as an official PawsX alum!

We'll miss his snuggles, but are so happy that he's off to live it up as a spoiled house cat now!

07/21/2025

"A senior and two puppies walk into a bar..."
"Ouch!....the vet bill."

We are so thankful for the donations to Clarence's care and supplies to help our new puppies!
With the intake of Clarence, Buffy and Willow, we still need to ask for help.
We have other animals who have recently entered our care such as:
Ellie, a golden mix who was found roaming and no longer wanted.
4 momma cats and over a dozen kittens who cost hundreds each month to feed and vaccinate and neuter/ spay.
Our vet bill grows with each intake, and so does support for our shelter. We are grateful for all your help. Every donation helps us provide care for current and incoming animals like Clarence, Ellie, the Momma's, and Buffy and Willow.
If you aren't able to make a monetary donation, PLEASE like, comment and share to help spread the word. Community makes our goals happen, and we have an amazing community!

07/21/2025

🎶 Midnight Concerts & Potion-Making: Semi-Feral Foster Life 🐶

On Buffy and Willow's fourth full day living in their foster homes, we wanted to share a few things our first-time puppy fosters have learned about living with semi-feral puppies:

•🚻 Bathroom Door: Rule #1 – Never leave a new puppy unattended in the bathroom—unless you wanted a “mystery potion” made from your $40 serum.

• 🎤 Midnight Serenades: Rule #2 – Sleep happens in 3-hour installments, punctuated by puppy opera at midnight, 3 AM, and 5 AM.

• 🕰 The Countdown Is Real: Rule #3 – You have approximately 6.4 minutes from “last bite” to “code brown outside” before disaster strikes.

• 🧸Toy Law: Rule #4 – A toy’s value increases by 1000% if it has already been thoroughly slobbered on by their sibling.

• 👥 Personal Space? Never Heard of It: Rule #5 – Expect a shadow to follow you everywhere… until you try to pet it.

• 🍕 People =Scary. Snacks =LIFE: Rule #6 – People are terrifying. Snacks are religion. Pepperoni is the holy grail.

•🥼 Lab Coat Optional: Rule #7 – Every empty room is a potential science lab. (Goodbye, foundation bottle.)

• 🐾 Drool Is the New Black: Rule #8 – Fostering comes with a strict dress code: hair, drool, and the occasional paw print.

• ☯️ From Zoomies to Zen: Rule #9 – Chaos is temporary. Trust-building is forever.

• 🧡 Heart-Melting Moments: Rule #10 – Even on no sleep, there’s nothing better than watching them start to believe that humans can be safe.

Fostering semi-feral pups is chaotic, messy, and sleep-depriving… and we wouldn’t trade it for the world.

07/21/2025

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07/21/2025

If you've ever stopped by the shelter, you will have seen Padme, nibbling the grass, hopping about and stretching out on her tummy in the sun. Now she has found her furever family with another bunny for her new companion. We are so excited for her!

07/20/2025

After 719 days with us at the shelter, we are so thrilled to announce that our longest canine resident spent the night in his new furever home last night! Jake is proving that he is the bestest good boy and soaking up all the love from his new family- and his new doggy brother, who could almost pass as his twin!

07/19/2025

748 days. Our longest feline resident.
It's a big day! Nacho Mama has finally found her furever home! This loveable and cuddly cat came to us so plump! She must have been pregnant. We called her Mama. Alas, she was just well fed and very round in the middle and she was known as Nacho Mama.
She has so much love and cuddles to give her new family! Our volunteers will miss her many head boops and loud loving purrs.

07/19/2025

Puppy Alert! 🚨Two New Tails Have Arrived!

Like and follow our page to watch Buffy and Willow's journey unfold!

When we agreed to take in two 12 week old puppies on Thursday, all we knew was that they were in urgent need of placement. An SOS went out to our volunteers, and two incredible fosters stepped up without hesitation—despite never having raised puppies before and already sharing their homes with senior dogs who can be a bit… selective about new friends.

What we didn’t expect was the reality that greeted us when the sisters arrived: Buffy and Willow were closer to 13-15 weeks old, and weren't just puppies in need of basic training- it was clear that they'd had limited human contact in their short lives and were absolutely terrified of people. We've since come to learn they were two of a litter of four first spotted abandoned in the Neepawa area in early May, somehow surviving for nearly two months on their own- two more in a long line of shelter dogs abandoned in the middle of nowhere.

Now, our first-time puppy fosters are learning the ropes of puppyhood while taking on the delicate work of socializing two semi-feral pups—teaching them that the world isn’t so scary and that gentle hands can be trusted.

These girls won’t be ready for adoption as quickly as we first hoped, but the small changes we’ve seen in just 36 hours give us all the hope in the world.

And in a heartwarming twist, Ludo—a big-hearted Rottie/Boxer/Super Mutt and proud PawsX alum—is already stepping up as “Grandpaw” to Willow, while Koda, a dignified Akita pound rescue, is learning to be Buffy’s very own Emotional Support Dog.

A very special thank you goes out to Aubrey from Franky’s Walk and Train , who is working closely with our fosters to set Buffy and Willow up for success!

Every cautious sniff, every tentative wag reminds us: second chances change lives—both theirs and ours.

📩 Donations toward Buffy and Willow’s care and vetting can be sent via e-transfer to [email protected].

Help us celebrate their journey by sharing their story. ❤️

07/19/2025

🎉📣We just hit 2,900 followers on Facebook! 📢🎉This is huge for us! Something we hear a lot is, "I didn't even know about you".
Following us, liking our posts and sharing does SO MUCH for our ability to help animals and find them homes. If you can do one thing to help us please like and follow!
We promise it's worth it. 😉 We have some very big things coming and you won't want to miss it.

07/18/2025

Stay tuned for an exciting update to come in the near future...

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07/17/2025