Ruff Times Rescue

21/12/2025

Update- Star found a home

💔 Help Needed for Sweet Star 💔

Owner recently passed away, and their beloved dog, Star, is now in need of a new forever home. This has been a heartbreaking situation, and unfortunately, family members are unable to keep her due to rental restrictions.

⭐ About Star
• Around 5 years old
• Spayed
• Dog friendly
• Mellow, quiet, not a barker
• Unsure if she’s fully up to date on vaccines
• Has the cutest heart-shaped spot and matching heart-shaped nose ❤️

Star is a sweet, easygoing girl who has already lost her person and now just needs a safe place to call home. Please share to help her find the loving family she deserves.

If you or someone you know may be interested, please tag them and have them send us a message and we will send it to the right person

***courtesy post***

29/11/2025

28/11/2025

On next door

25/11/2025

Update, I can home for Thanksgiving❤ I'm safe now thank you

I'm lost, scared and hungry. Please if you see me call my mom, her name is Kate and she is worried sick. I live in the area near Magnolia park off Hancock. Please help. Kate's phone number is 352-630-7799

21/11/2025

Ring app shows large mastiff running loose in Clermont, Victoria Estates. Sorry this is all the information they gave.

21/11/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/1C2bEKCCRi/?mibextid=wwXIfr

It happens in a split second. You’re driving home, thinking about dinner, the radio, the day… and then suddenly a young deer is on the road with no time to react. 🌅

Most drivers don’t realize how often this happens or how silent and defenseless these fawns really are. They freeze because that’s what nature taught them. They blend in. They don’t understand headlights, speed, or asphalt.

But they pay the price.
Every year, countless deer are struck simply because we’re moving too fast through the places they live.

If you travel rural roads especially at dusk or dawn please ease off the gas. Look ahead. Expect wildlife.

A few seconds of slowing down can save a life. 🦌💔
Wildlife crosses here. Please slow down.

16/11/2025

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26/10/2025

Rest in peace my Rudy Toot💔 my heart is crushed and the air is heavy. Your presence lingers.

15 years was not enough but soon we’ll have eternity. I’ll see you over there. Run into heaven, say hi to Marmi 🙏🕊️

Rudy’s story:

I get a call one day at the rescue to pick up a stray. I pull up to the coolest Rastafarian dude holding Rudy in mid air with one hand.

His whole body was shaking. He had a dog bite wound on his neck and a little jellybean bandana.

I couldn’t grab him fast enough. It was love at first sight.

I held him the entire night and the rest was history. I tried to find his home, as the guy mentioned he was a stray. We spent the next day hanging out at Kings Ridge because someone thought they recognized him from there, but nothing came of it. He also oddly enough was never adopted at the rescue, and one day it occurred to me, he was mine.❤️

He was a handful for such a little guy. One day at waterfront park, he did not want to leave and jumped out of the car window as we were exiting the parking lot. He never missed a meal and usually took everyone else’s. He could jump sooo high and I know he’s giving God a run for his money right now.🕊️

04/10/2025

Beagle needs home!

I’m Autumn. I’m a lazy to the bones senior beagle (13) looking for a new forever home. I would be happiest in a home with no small children or other pets. I am fully house trained and crate trained if you prefer when you leave the house.

I do have food aggression with animals and small children. Because of my food aggression with my toddler human sister, I’m looking for a new home without children. I’m easy to care for and get a little too excited on a leash occasionally so may pull on the leash. I attend boarding and daycare occasionally when needed at pet paradise and get along okay with other dogs in the group setting but one on one I’m more of a people person and I don’t always like other dogs.

I am up to date on all shots, take heartworm meds and no health problems. I eat hydrolized protein dry food for management of a**l glands.

**Autumn is not a Ruff Times Rescue dog we accept no liability for any outcome as a result of this post. We are simply trying to help network.**

03/10/2025

Ocala! Lost pup! Please share! Person who Found Pup will reply to post. This is not a Ruff Times Rescue dog we are simply sharing and accept no liability.

29/09/2025

Sweet Puppy Looking for a home! Male/vaccinated/crate trained/dog friendly

Not our dog we are simply sharing the info. Someone texted this to me and they will watch Facebook and reply to anyone commenting. **We except no liability again. This is not our dog.**

22/09/2025

Therapy dog is in desperate need of a home. I received the text below with these pictures. If you respond on Facebook, the people who have the dog will reach out to you.

“hi Melanie this us Diane T. I know u and Dana from rough times rescue
im in desperate need 9f some help
this is a sad situation like most.
a friend of mine is helping a lady thats adopting a teenage boy from an abusive situation. unfortunately the only place that is giving her an apartment will not let him keep his support dog. so...im wondering if you can share her information.
she doesn't Ike being alone and not sure if she likes other dogs. she's stressed with everything thats going on.
my friend said she's about 25lbs not as big as she looks”

***Disclaimer this is not a Ruff Times Rescue dog. We’re posting to help network and accept no liability as a result of this post.