Pound Paws Rescue

Pound Paws Rescue Otago/South Canterbury
Reg Charity CC60695
Bank: 06-0941-0528819-00
For receipts: [email protected]
Save Lives - Stop the Breeding - Spay/Neuter

25/07/2025

👉 TRANSPORT NEEDED PLEASE for George and Wag from Amberley/Rangiora/possibly ChCh to Waimate/Oamaru. From Tuesday next week.... can anyone help? Thank you! :)

👉 Hi everyone, it's looking good for George and Wag, will confirm more tomorrow.  Appreciate the support!Foster Career N...
24/07/2025

👉 Hi everyone, it's looking good for George and Wag, will confirm more tomorrow. Appreciate the support!

Foster Career Needed - Urgent

George, 18 months old, Collie. A friendly great natured, active young dog. Great with kids, good with cats, dogs, chooks, stock. If you can help, please message us before end of Friday.

Located Amberley.

👉 Hi everyone, it's looking good for George and Wag, will confirm more tomorrow.  Appreciate the support!Foster Career N...
24/07/2025

👉 Hi everyone, it's looking good for George and Wag, will confirm more tomorrow. Appreciate the support!

Foster Career Needed - Urgent

Wag, 18 months old, Collie. A happy, fun, very energetic boy. Very responsive to training. Loves kids, good with cats, dogs, chooks, stock. If you can help, please message us before end of Friday.

Located Amberley.

24/07/2025

* UPDATE - ALL SORTED - THANK YOU!

🙏 Needed Please....
A bag of Satiety or Metabolic for a hip dysplasia rescue. Located Oamaru.
If you can help, please let us know, many thanks!

Send a message to learn more

👉 Hi everyone, it's looking good for George and Wag, will confirm more tomorrow.  Appreciate the support!👉 Please contac...
22/07/2025

👉 Hi everyone, it's looking good for George and Wag, will confirm more tomorrow. Appreciate the support!

👉 Please contact us before Saturday if you can help.

* URGENT * On behalf of, we have not met them. Active Collie experienced FOSTER CARERS NEEDED.

These 2 are littermates of pups that we got in. They had already been homed by the owner but were brought back to them 3 months ago. They've had no luck in finding them homes.

Information we have been given:

Located Amberley

2 male Border Collies, 18 months old.
Father is a working dog, Mum pet/working (now spayed). Need to be off the property by Saturday or at least have a definite date early the following week.

One with tongue out is Wag, full of energy. Loves tummy rubs, loves kids, quick learner, listens very well.

Under table is George he loves kids, likes going for long runs, very loving and very full of energy. Not had as much training.

Both have been around our kids/cats/chickens/stock. Both under basic command sit, come, outside.

* Need to be vaccinated, chipped, neutered which PPR will do. Seeking foster care, they will come with food and anything else needed. If interested in helping, please message us ASAP. (Foster carers will need to complete an application form to help us make a suitable match). Thank you.

21/07/2025

❤️️ Fundraising 🖤

We are seeking donations of items for our fundraisers, including vouchers for goods or services or new items (doesn't need to be dog related).

✨️ Donations of all values are genuinely appreciated! Thank you! ✨️

❤️ For your viewing pleasure, happy dogs in their forever homes. If you have adopted a dog from us, feel free to send us...
20/07/2025

❤️ For your viewing pleasure, happy dogs in their forever homes.
If you have adopted a dog from us, feel free to send us photos! 😍

👉 Foster carer needed - Located Timaru Short video in commentsGinger's owners reached out for help to find him a new hom...
18/07/2025

👉 Foster carer needed - Located Timaru
Short video in comments

Ginger's owners reached out for help to find him a new home asap. He is 1 year old, Border Collie/Huntaway. They got him at 4 weeks old from a farm.

A volunteer met Ginger today, this is her feedback:

Ginger was lovely and friendly and he is all about a good cuddle.
He dreams of being an indoor dog.
He's not had any training, knows his name but nothing else.
He would benefit from an experienced Collie owner who is willing to put the time and effort into training, potentially even dog sports (agility/Rally-O).
Reportedly good with kids
Tendency to jump fences if they aren't high enough.
Up to date on Vax.
Neutered.
Microchiped.
Had to leave before I took him home with me! He's just lovely.

Please message us if you can help with foster care.

❤️ Our most beautiful natured, delightful deaf pup Whetū has had some very unusual behaviours, he's been struggling, it'...
18/07/2025

❤️ Our most beautiful natured, delightful deaf pup Whetū has had some very unusual behaviours, he's been struggling, it's something we haven't seen before.

He had a specialist appointment this morning and he most likely has a Liver Shunt (have a google). He will be going for an ultrasound next week to explore the extent of this.

If anyone is happy to donate a bag of Royal Canin Liver Diet (Hepatic) we would be very grateful. 🙏 Edit to add... ohh he has also put in a special request for antlers or hooves for chewing - he loves them!

Whetū is fostered in Christchurch. His foster family have been amazing. ✨️🐾

17/07/2025

* All sorted *
We are needing transport for pups from Timaru to Christchurch from Thursday next week. Can anyone help please?

❤️ Happy Friday!  It's been another busy week, with lots happening.  Will reply to messages/emails asap, thanks for your...
17/07/2025

❤️ Happy Friday! It's been another busy week, with lots happening. Will reply to messages/emails asap, thanks for your patience. 🤩 Pictured is Candy in her lovely handmade jacket, 1 of a few kindly donated by Janette in Oamaru. ✨️🐾

❤️ Eddy (was Joey) was in the Oamaru Pound, we needed to find him a foster carer, a super one was found in Christchurch ...
17/07/2025

❤️ Eddy (was Joey) was in the Oamaru Pound, we needed to find him a foster carer, a super one was found in Christchurch (thanks Bex!). He was eventually adopted to a fabulous couple... here's an update!

Four Years of Fast Eddy 🐾

It’s hard to believe that next week marks four years since we adopted Eddy.

Eddy is our second dog. After losing our last dog, I started following Pound Paws on Facebook — and when I came across a post about Eddy, I thought he might be a good fit. He was being fostered in Christchurch at the time, so we packed up and made the six-hour drive from Queenstown to meet him. Needless to say, we didn’t return home alone.

From the moment we met him, we knew he was an absolute lunatic — but I’ve honestly never met a smarter dog in my life.

During the week, Eddy has a full-time job just like the rest of us. Every morning, he heads to the office with my partner. His key responsibilities include: checking that all staff are doing okay, hoovering up any crumbs after smoko, and politely requesting pats and ear scratches. He even has his own office bed! Somehow, despite his busy schedule, he still manages to squeeze in a lunchtime walk.

On weekends, he transforms into full adventure mode. He comes hiking, biking, skiing — you name it. He even has his own backpack and sleeping bag!

It took him a couple of years to get into swimming, but once he figured it out, we couldn’t keep him out of the water — even when it’s -3°C outside.

The local neighbourhood kids call him “Fast Eddy” because he’s often spotted zooming after sticks, balls, rabbits… and occasionally chasing jet boats!

For a dog who wasn’t originally allowed on the furniture, he now spends most evenings lounging on the sofa or stretching out in front of the fire. Tough life.

He’s certainly got us wrapped us around his little paw — and we wouldn’t change a thing.

A huge thanks to Charlie and Pound Paws for letting us adopt this absolute legend of a dog.

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Davey was found at Mount Misery (North Otago) tied to a fence in March, 2015, aged 9 years. Most likely a lost/abandoned pig hunting dog. He was painfully thin, had infected puncture wounds under his neck, deep scars over his body. Davey also had broken Canines with the roots exposed. He was very hand shy and desperate to be loved. I fostered, then adopted him. He could easily jump a 6ft fence, but only to get to me, so we always leave him inside if he needs to be left on his own. He is loved, well fed, healed, and enjoys sleeping by the fire. He guards the property and the car.... but when out and about, he is friendly, calm and approachable. Davey is great with children, other dogs and farm animals. He is a great mentor and very tolerant of the numerous foster dogs coming through our doors. We later found out more history about him, his real name was “Razzle” he had several pig hunting homes (some very rough handling and neglect) and had also produced several litters, we were told that he was worth a couple of grand in his prime days. About a year later, 7 dogs were uplifted from a property due to severe neglect and brought into the pound, they were emaciated, I always thought that a couple of them looked like Davey, and yes, they were some of his off spring :( Dogs usually end up in the pound through no fault of their own. They get 7 days for their owner to claim them. Many are unclaimed and by law are able to be destroyed. Times are changing and many council pounds have adoption processes and rescue organisations that they work in with to help give the dogs a second chance. Dogs that arrive at the pound can be very stressed, bored and lonely. Some arrive skinny and afraid. Others are full of bouncy, enthusiastic energy and just need mental/physical stimulation, time/training, and dedicated owners! Pound dogs are not bad dogs, they have usually been failed by their owners by not having the basics provided for them. Many were pampered as puppies (or not) but when they get older and bigger, the novelty wears off, and it’s the dogs that pay the price. Many miss out on vital socialising, basic daily enrichment and safe containment. We rescue the dogs that are able to be released into our care and take over legal ownership. All of our dogs are de-sexed, vaccinated, wormed, flea treated, micro-chipped and registered. There is an adoption fee/donation for each dog to help us with these costs. We temperament test our dogs and have an adoption process to help us match them up to the home that best suits their needs - it's never first in first served. We sometimes work in with a behaviourist if required for dogs with special needs. The adoption process includes an application form, a property visit to ensure safe containment, meetings with the dog and their foster home carers. A two week trial period is given. We want our dogs and their new families to be completely happy. Some dogs have special medical requirements. We’ve had dogs arrive off farms with untreated broken legs which require amputation, we’ve had an untreated ruptured eye that needed removing, entropion eyelids requiring surgery, lameness requiring x-rays, skin conditions, ear/eye infections, heart conditions, blind dogs, deaf dogs. If a dog has a good nature, we want to do our best ensure they get the chance they deserve and we will do whatever is possible to help them. Foster homes are crucial to our rescue. We have a small team of experienced foster homes - most of which are out of town. We are always looking for new foster homes with good dog experience, safe, secure fencing and someone home during parts of the day. All food and vet care is provided (also crate/blankets if required). We also help dogs in the community. All to often young puppies and dogs of all ages are posted on the facebook pet pages with not much thought put into where they will end up. We want to encourage the de-sexing message where-ever we can! Due to back-yard breeding and over-population, there are thousands of puppies and dogs all over NZ that will not get a chance for life because there are not enough good, lifelong, responsible homes available.....yet the breeding continues at a HUGE rate. Many of our pups and dogs come from farm properties. We’ve also helped a few pigs, sheep, goats and chickens find loving, save, forever homes that are able to provide them all the quality care they deserve for their natural lifespan. ⭐️ We have updated our wish list!

Items we would love: Adaptil calming products Rescue Remedy Snuffle feeding mats Good quality dry food (Adult and Puppy - medium/large breed) Kongs, toys, treats, chews Collars Worm/flea treatments

Your support is greatly appreciated. Pound Paws Rescue Non Profit Organisation 06-0941-0488095-00 https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/pound-paws-rescue https://poundpawsrescue.weebly.com/