1/12Three-year-old Golden Retriever Max is from Golden Retriever Rescue in Bargo, NSW. She may be blind but her heart is overflowing with love — grr.org.au — Picture: Jonathan Ng
Finding forever homes for rescue dogs
Every year, tens of thousands of dogs are abandoned to shelters, facing an uncertain future and the very real risk of being put down. Not sure if you should adopt? This gallery is for you.
2/12Six kelpie pups up for adoption at the Australian Working Dog Rescue centre at Ballan, Victoria — workingdogrescue.com.au. Picture: Rob Leeson
3/12Meet Triton, an RSPCA rescue dog who took to the snow like a duck to water at snow4kids at Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands. Picture: AAP/Steve Pohlner
4/12Floss from CQ Rescue on Queensland’s Central Highlands — cqpetrescue.com.au
5/12Miley, from Dog Rescue Newcastle — dogrescuenewcastle.com.au
6/12Flynnie the rescue dog (far right) with playmate pals Leroy and Raven. Help the RSPCA on the Gold Coast by visiting their Op Shop — rspcaqld.org.au/rspca-op-shops/labrador — in the aptly named Labrador. Picture: Caragh Nelson
7/12Rescue dog Dozer with his new mum Georgia Morris ahead of the RSPCA’s Million PawsWalk in May 2019. Register for 2020 at millionpawswalk.com.au. Picture: Tricia Watkinson
8/12Three of the wags from the Victorian Dog Rescue 2020 calendar: Clyde, Indi and Ellie — victoriandogrescue.org.au — Picture: Manuela Cifra
9/12Kim McTeigue with her rescue dog Max. Through her and husband Michael's business SavourLife dog food they have donated more than $1 million to help rescued dogs find a new home. Picture: Toby Zerna
10/12James Elliott and Tayla Johnston cool off with their rescue dog Juddy at Port Melbourne Beach. Check out the RSPCA’s Adoption Q&A rspcavic.org/adoption/adopting-from-us — Picture: Jason Edwards
11/12Oscar is a male wolfhound (or is that floofhound?) cross. A gentle giant who was after a calm, adult household through the victoriandogrescue.org.au in June 2019.
12/12Caeleigh Smales with her rescue dog Dusty, promoting National Pet Adoption Day in 2019. Picture: Eugene Hyland
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