Grass Roots Rescue, 9 W Circle Dr, Milton, DE (2025)

08/30/2025

Summer is almost over, and I’m still on the hunt for my forever family. I’m an amazing senior who has lots of love to give! I’m already trained and ready to go! I’m super sweet and cuddly! My foster mom says the perfect family is out there and not to lose hope! Fingers crossed I will meet my family soon!

By the way, I’m miss Lottie Pop 😁 You can apply to adopt me at https://www.grrde.org/ and you can find my template here⬇️
https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2351467&name=Lottie+Pop

08/30/2025

Dog Name: Finn McMissile. 💙

Breed: Hound mix.

S*x: Male.

Age: 1.

Weight: 33lbs.

Medical Needs: None.

Housebroken: Doing great with a schedule. Will alert you by going back and forth between you and the door. He has also added sound effects when he needs to go out. 🤣

Crate trained: Yes, goes right in and gets a treat!

Good in the car: Yes, but a seatbelt and a harness are best. He sometimes thinks he has his own license. 😂

Good on a leash: Yes, for the most part. That hound in him gets his little sniffer going and he can get side tracked quickly but easily redirected.

Energy level: Puppy energy.

Need a fenced in yard: Not needed but he’d love to be able to let that little sniffer free roam. 🤣

Dog Friendly: Yes!

If yes, does your foster need another dog in its adoptive home? Not needed.

Cat Friendly: Not sure - no cats in foster home.

Kid Friendly: Yes.

If yes, what's the youngest child you'd recommend they be placed with? Any with proper supervision.

Special traits that make your foster special or that we need to know?

Finn McMissile is not only adorable but he is a ball of playful energy mixed with lots of sweetness. 💙 He came up on the ride to freedom van the end of July and when I picked him up he was just the sweetest. The whole car ride back to our house he placed his little head on my arm, as if he was so thankful for being saved. 🥹

Since his arrival he’s been loving the good life and settling in nicely! He is a fun loving pup who loves to play with all of his stuffed toys, playing ball, soft beds, his foster fur siblings, treats and meal times are some of his favs! In true hound fashion his little nose takes him some places and tries to get him in trouble. 🤣 That is a work in progress but I can say he is a ball of fun even if he enjoys keeping you on your toes. 😂 He can get the zoomies but he can also snuggle up on the couch with you or play with his toys. When he’s in play mode he is the absolute cutest! He looks like Dumbo mixed with a baby deer running around, it’s pure joy for him and you to watch! 😂😍

If you think you can handle all of this cuteness, and have the love and patience to help him be the best boy he can be... fill out an app today! He will be forever grateful and reward you with the sweetest hugs & kisses. 🥰

Fosters Location: New Castle, DE.

Application can be found here: https://www.grrde.org/adoption-application (if you already have an approved application on file email [email protected] and ask the app team to pull your app)

08/29/2025

This is Abel.

Abel would like you to meet some of his friends - they're sassy, and energetic, and at least one of them definitely needs a bath (🫣), but they've been by his side since he arrived in Delaware, all the way back in chilly January, his arrival tucked in between snowstorms.

Do you have dogs? Abel loves dogs, doesn't matter their size. The spastic ones sometimes earn his old-man grumbles, but all is quickly forgiven once they remember that, at almost 9 years old, he doesn’t get around with the same spryness as they do.

Do you have cats? He's very good at giving a friendly sniff before going on his way. Children? He loves to lay there and be petted and cooed over - but then again, who doesn't?

And at the end of the day, Abel's happiest place is somewhere warm and soft to sleep - preferably with you nearby, because he loves his people very, very much. He might not be able to see you, as he was born blind, but that nose of his will always guide him to where you are, and his happy tappy toes and excited whines will tell you exactly just how much he loves you, and how excited he is that you chose him.

You can apply to adopt Abel at grrde.org, and you can find his full template here⬇️
https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2270185&name=Abel

08/29/2025

Dog Name: Felix Duncan

Breed: Mixed breed

S*x: Male

Age: 10 months

Weight: 30lbs

Medical Needs: Chicken-free food

Housebroken: Yes. He is still learning to ring the potty bell but will do circles/ stand near door to go out

Crate trained: Yes, goes in crate when asked and receives treats. He will wait for okay to come out of crate when it is opened. There are times he will give some verbal protest when left in room alone but he does settle down. We have worked very hard to help him know the crate is his safe space and he will go in on his own at times to rest.

Good in the car: Yes. In a sedan he likes to look around and out the windows; lays down while in our minivan.

Good on a leash: yes but will pull when scared or smelling something extra good.

Energy level: Felix has many different speeds. He can be cool and calm and self entertained with a toy, to butt tucked zoomies, and then back to cool and calm and self entertained with a toy again in the same minute. He does require some energy outlet but he is pretty chill for a young dog.

Need a fenced in yard: No. he would do okay with leashed walks and outdoor time along with dog park visits. He does love running around and playing fetch in fosters fenced yard. He also loves being outside just laying in the yard or on a deck.

Dog Friendly: Yes!!! He loves the two foster dogs in home and every single dog he meets! He is happy, goofy, playful, and respects their queues. He is very respectful with dogs that tell him they want space.

If yes, does your foster need another dog in its adoptive homes? No - but Felix does get a lot of confidence from them when it comes to meeting new people and new experiences. So if you have an active home with guests coming and going often- he would do best with another dog in that environment. If you are single or live a quieter lifestyle with no other pets and looking for a boy who will just melt into you and love you like no other- he can be that too.

Cat Friendly: Yes, but he can be loud and mischievous towards them trying to inact play. Felix has a good recall and cats in foster home just ignore him. He will chase and agitate if cats are at all skiddish. He backs away if cats give a hiss.

Kid Friendly: yes with slow introduction.
If yes, what age do you recommend: 10 or older. Felix gets easily overwhelmed by new people and small kids can be a lot for a pup like him.

Special traits that make your foster special or that we need to know about them:

We see more personality come out of him daily! Felix Duncan lived in a kennel in a shelter for months of his life. Despite being so fearful that he couldn’t even walk originally, he bonded with foster mom and has been making strides with his confidence every day.

Felix is a dog that can be slow to warm up to people and needs patience and understanding while he goes through his process of getting comfortable. He is extremely intelligent and in the first week in foster home he learned to sit, lay down, and crawl. He is happy all the time once he is comfortable. He loves to melt into you for lovins. He is not the dog you adopt because he is “so cute.” He is the dog you adopt because you respect his story and need for time to decompress and adapt to a new environment.

Felix loves fetch, and also loves to swim, we have learned. He has such a laidback personality that he would make a great pet no matter if you have no pups or you already have five dogs.

Fosters Location: Landenberg, PA

Application can be found here: https://www.grrde.org/adoption-application (If you already have an approved application on file, email [email protected] and ask the app team to pull your application)

08/29/2025

Your doorbell replacement is ready!

Coffee is a small chihuahua mix with a heart still learning to trust. At first she can be a little “spicey” with new people – a quick nip here, a warning growl there - but it’s not out of meanness. It’s just her way of saying, “Please go slow with me.”

Once Coffee realizes you're safe, she melts into the most devoted little shadow. She will curl up in your lap (without invitation) and gaze at you as if you are her whole world.

Coffee needs a patient, dog-savvy home that will give her the time and gentle guidance she deserves. In return, she will give you loyalty, laughter and the joy of watching a misunderstood pup blossom into the best version of herself.

With love and understanding, Coffee will prove that sometimes, the spiciest dogs turn out to be the sweetest. 💜

https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2349427&name=Coffee

Application can be found here: https://www.grrde.org/adoption-application (if you already have an approved application on file email [email protected] and ask the app team to pull your app)

08/28/2025

We asked our group, on a scale of 1️⃣ to 5️⃣ to rate some of the important attributes of their fosters so their potential families could learn some more about them 🥰 here's what they had to say about Inanna!

Dog Name: Inanna
S*x: Female
Age: 2-4 years old
Breed: Mixed Breed

❤️Cuddliness: How snuggly are they?

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️- Inanna lives for a good cuddle. She sometimes prefers to cuddle then play with her foster siblings.

🧡Borkiness: How vocal are they?

🧡🧡- She’s a pretty quiet girl. She doesn’t bark in the house or on walks. She is vocal when she plays with other dogs and in her crate at times.

💛Pigginess: How messy are they?

💛- She’s very clean!

💚Friendliness: do they like people?

💚💚💚💚💚- She’s very friendly. A little shy when meeting new people but warms up very quickly.

💙Bounciness: How energetic are they?

💙💙💙- She’s a good mix of play and cuddle.

💜Snooziness: How often do they sleep?

💜💜💜- Inanna enjoys her naps and cuddles.

🤍Lickiness: Do they give lots of kisses?

🤍🤍🤍🤍- Inanna will definitely smother you with some kisses.

Fosters Location: Delmar, MD

Application can be found here: https://www.grrde.org/adoption-application (if you already have an approved application on file email [email protected] and ask the app team to pull your app)

08/28/2025

Calypso: Goddess of beauty and the sea, as mercurial as the tides-

Okay, okay, maybe not in this case. But truly, how much difference can there be between a goddess who controls the literal ocean and an 11 week old puppy?? Come on, the chaos practically writes itself!

And then there's Monroe, who might as well be her own goddess of the waves, since we're pretty sure that she only stops romping and running... when she's asleep 🤣 Y'know, typical puppy behavior.

Are you looking for a fun, feisty new personality to grace your everyday life with? A puppy with a whole world of possibilities to get their paws into? Do you thrive on the chaos of growing up because the reward of cuddles and limitless devotion more than make up for 3am potty time and teaching The Youth(TM) how to be productive members of doggy society??

If your answer to any of the above is "Yes," then Calypso and Monroe wish to humbly and enthusiastically put their paws in the air for considerable, so apply today at grrde.org and you, too, can have your own gremlin in training!

You can check out their full templates here⬇️

https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2474671&name=Calypso

https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2474670&name=Monroe

08/28/2025

❤️Thankful Thursday❤️

Thank you so much to Yarn & Bone in Dover, as well as Milford Tractor Supply, for their generous donations of food to our doggos! We're sure their grateful barks are even louder than we are! 😂🐾

Thank you so much!

08/27/2025

Dog Name: Sansa

Breed: Cane Corso

S*x: Female

Age: 11 months

Weight: 75lbs

Medical Needs: Sansa has dry flaky skin due to allergies, we are currently treating with a chicken free diet and daily allergy medicine.

Housebroken: Yes, Sansa has never had an accident inside

Crate trained: Yes, however Sansa does not like the crate and will try to escape just to lay on the couch. We currently have her in an industrial crate so she’s unable to escape.

Good in the car: Sansa is terrified of the car. She needs to be lifted in and she will not move a muscle.

Good on a leash: Mostly Sansa walks directly next to you. If she gets excited or scared she’ll pull, but if you stand still and reassure her she typically calms down with ease.

Energy level: Medium, she is a large dog so she benefits from a daily walk and loves to play, but she’s also content laying down for most of the day.

Need a fenced in yard: Not necessary if you’re willing to walk with her. Due to her fears she needs to be leashed at all times outside.

Dog Friendly: Extremely friendly to dogs around her size, shes a little TOO friendly with small dogs, i can’t tell if she loves them or hates them.

If yes, does your foster need another dog in its adoptive homes? Sansa would benefit from having other dogs in the home to teach her how to be a dog.

Cat Friendly? Untested, but she walks past the local street cats unbothered. I think she may run after a cat if it ran past her.

Kid Friendly: Extremely, Sansa would benefit from having kids in the home.

If yes, what's the youngest child you'd recommend they be placed with? Any age with proper supervision. She has been gentle with infants and children.

Special traits that make your foster special or that we need to know about them?

Sansa had a rough upbringing and she’s still so young. She is still learning house noises and gets scared easily. Her mains fears are motorcycles, bikes, and trucks. However she is the sweetest most perfect angel. Sansa has an incredible temperament and demeanor. She’s so gentle with kids and loves to jump and play with dogs. She’s quiet all day long and prefers to cuddle up on the couch. She is truly a gentle giant.

Fosters Location: Camden, DE

Application can be found here: https://www.grrde.org/adoption-application (if you already have an approved application on file email [email protected] and ask the app team to pull your app)

08/27/2025

Tomorrow, these cuties will be at Golden Poppy in Dover from 3-6 for the Puppies at Poppy Shop and Adopt event! Let us help you have a fun evening - and find your new best friend!

If you're looking to adopt, please submit your application ahead of time at grrde.org, and make sure you bring the whole family along for any potential meet and greet! That means your current dogs too!

We'll see you tomorrow!

08/27/2025

Dog Name: Spencer

Breed: Mixed

S*x: Male

Age: 6 mos.

Weight: 30lbs.

Medical Needs: None

Housebroken: Yes, if let out on a regular basis. His foster home has a pet door which he utilizes independently.

Crate trained: Yes, goes right in for a treat. He eats, sleeps, and stays in his crate when foster parents are away.

Good in the car: Yes, sits or lies quietly on seat.

Good on a leash: Improving. He is learning how to walk on a leash, but still does some moderate pulling.

Energy level: Medium. Spencer plays chase with his dog buddies and wrestles with them for a bit, then he conks out for a while.

Need a fenced in yard: It would be beneficial for his zoomies, but not necessary as long as he has frequent leashed walks.

Dog Friendly: Yes

If yes, does your foster need another dog in its adoptive homes? No, but would be beneficial. He has always been with other dogs, so if no other dogs are in the home it will take an adjustment period.

Cat Friendly? He has a puppy interest in them, but he is learning not to mess with them. A swipe from a dog-savvy cat and he yelps like the puppy he is. His foster home has a dozen cats hanging out inside or out, so he is around them and has yet to put his paws on one. He still shouldn’t be trusted alone with one.

Kid Friendly: Yes, he loves kids and not mouthy at all. He does have excited energy, so the “Off” command is needed with wee ones.

If yes, what's the youngest child you'd recommend they be placed with? Any, with appropriate supervision (leashed) to keep him from jumping on them in his excitement.

Special traits that make your foster special or that we need to know about them?

Spencer has a sweet, quiet disposition. While outside he loves chasing our resident dog (who is teaching him how to play), finding a toy or twig to chew on and run around with, and chasing after a ball - which he occasionally brings back to you. He loves being rubbed with a lavender or vanilla/coconut scented wipe, and will come up for a hug … like an arms around him while he stands on his hind legs type of hug.

He is fostered with two senior dogs (16 years old), his brother, and a retriever. He is gentle with the seniors, and loves to wrestle with his brother and the retriever. He is curious, so he’ll need activity, chew bones, and assorted toys to keep him from roaming around and getting into potential trouble.

He is new to family life, so he will need structure and training to be integrated into your family in a healthy, happy relationship that enriches your life and brings you and your family years of joy and devoted love.

Fosters Location: Harrington, DE

Application can be found here: https://www.grrde.org/adoption-application (if you already have an approved application on file email [email protected] and ask the app team to pull your app)

08/26/2025

Dog Name: Hank Ellington

Breed: Boxer Mix

S*x: Male

Age: 11 months

Weight: 40lbs

Medical Needs: None

Housebroken: He's on a strict schedule to prevent accidents and still spending his unsupervised time crated. He seems to be catching on though!

Crate trained: When he arrived, he had no concept of separating where he poops from where he sleeps. He's doing so much better now - he's been alerting when he needs to go out and only has the occasional accident overnight when foster mom oversleeps.

Good in the car: He wants to help drive. It's best to tether him or crate him to prevent him from "helping"

Good on a leash: Improving daily!

Energy level: High

Need a fenced in yard: No

Dog Friendly: YES

If yes, does your foster need another dog in its adoptive homes? No

Cat Friendly? If you even accidentally make a noise that sounds like a hiss, he will run away

Kid Friendly: Hasn’t been around kids in his foster home

If yes, what's the youngest child you'd recommend they be placed with? Will need to test him

Special traits that make your foster special or that we need to know about them?

Hank came to us very timid and shut down. He would drop to the ground and refuse to move when put on a leash. He was skinny, loaded with parasites and overwhelmed.

Its been a few weeks now and this puppy has BLOSSOMED. He's made huge progress in his crate training, is catching on to house training and has started to learn to be better mannered (the boxer in him thinks his paws should be on you), and has done amazing on the leash.

Hank has the memory and focus of a goldfish. His expression is more often than not one of befuddlement. And like feeding time at the fish tank, he will immediately go to where dinner is being served.

For being a bit of a goober, he's shown instances of intuitive intelligence. He figured out the doggie stairs. He learned to open the door. Once his foster mom didn't latch his crate correctly, so he called her back only to immediately return to his crate to wait for her to close the door.

He loves to play with the other dogs in the house and takes correction well from the ones that don't want to play. More than playtime with other dogs, though, he wants human attention. He thinks he's a lap dog- a very squirmy, exuberant lap dog.

Overall, he's just an incredibly sweet, high energy goober of a puppy who wants affection and attention.

Fosters Location: Grasonville, MD

Application can be found here: https://www.grrde.org/adoption-application (if you already have an approved application on file email [email protected] and ask the app team to pull your app)

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