Category: Adoptions

Regular visitors to this site will know that Brittanys are my very favourite breed, which is why I am desperate to find a home for this beautiful lady. She is 8 years old and is in need of a very special home. Her life has been rather horrid up to now and she needs a forever home with a person or couple who have the time and patience to restore her faith in humanity. She is very timid but once she know she has a good home and a very loving owner, she will gradually get over the past and give her affection willingly. A fenced in escape proof garden is ESSENTIAL and walks in the garden must be on lead until she has settled in. Freedom in the garden can only be tried if the owner is in the garden with her. If not then she must be attached.

If this seems daunting then she is not the girl for you, but if you are serious about her and can give her the time and patience needed, please get in touch. She is l’Oreal (worth it !).

Ulky is a 13 month Spitz who is a very affection lad once he feels comfortable with you. Used to living indoors, he is quite happy to be the only dog a calm household where there are no excitable young children.

Ado

This year old Beagle is an affectionate, lively lad, ripe for training, perhaps for truffle hunting ?! In any case he needs exercise in the form of long walks and will need a fenced in garden.

Adoption fee applies

5/1/2025 Poor Urbain has been waiting for over a year now to find his forever home. Who knows why he sees other dogs comes and go, but it never seems to be his turn. In order to give Urbain a bit of a push, Danielle is offering him for a donation rather than the full adoption fee, in the hope that there might be a great home out there for him with someone who has tons of love but less money to give.

Urbain is a nine month energetic young lad who needs a little more education but is keen to learn and please. A sort of Berger mix, we think he will be perhaps on the bigger side of medium and ideal for an active couple or family with older children (because he might be a bit ‘over the top’ for young ones) who will give him the excercise and love enough to turn him into a brilliant dog pal.

5/1/2025 In order to give Takar more of a chance of finding his forever home, Danielle is offering him for a donation rather than the full adoptin fee, in the hope that there is a home out there somewhere with more love to give than money.

UPDATE 22/10/24 This lovely boy has been patiently waiting at the refuge for just about a year now. He sees other dogs come in after him and go out befor and just cannot understand why. Is he not handsome enough ? Err, noooo ! He is gorgeous. It is my birthday next month and what a fab present it would be to see him off to a happy home.

Fabulous Takar is an 11 month Shepherd/Dalmation (I kid you not !) mix. He is a lovely boy, ok with other dogs, cats, children and is just in need of a little more education. Takar has lived inside and outside and would need a home preferably with a closed in garden and where he would not be left alone. A great dog for a family who are willing to help him in his aim to be the best ! Chipped vaccinated and neutered, adoption fee applies.

Please note that Poorpaws, being full of unhomed dogs, has joined forces with La Mere aux Betes, a private refuge run by Danielle Diczy and situated in Castelnau Montratier, Lot. Danielle’s experience with, and knowledge of, all kinds of animals, their care and education, is phenominal. Danielle has closed her website page, transferred to doing everything on facebook and all dogs wanting to come into Poorpaws will go to La Mere aux Betes. I will continue to post the dogs on the Poorpaws adoption page, but you may like also to get all the latest news from Danielle’s Facebook page.

 

My friend Rowan who is the President of the SPA at Carcassonne, received this ‘letter’ from a lovely lady who had recently lost a much loved dog who had been rescued from the refuge.  Many people say to me when their dog dies, that they could never have another as they cannot stand the pain when the dog goes.  Read this Last Will from a dying dog and once you have put the tissues away, open your heart and home to a rescue dog.