We nicknamed her ‘Fishy’ because this poor little pup was left tied to the gate of our Hobart Home one night, and when staff arrived to take her inside, they quickly discovered that she had a fishhook caught in her mouth.

An emergency trip to the vet to remove it, and then little Fishy went to foster care in the Ron Barwick Minimum Security Prison, where residents provide care to some of our dogs through the Pups on Parole program. This program is good for dogs and good for people – our Behaviour Trainer teaches the residents about dog care and training, and they give the dogs needing some extra support training and affection.

After a couple of weeks of care, Fishy was ready to be desexed and offered for adoption to her new home. Onwards and upwards little Fishy, we couldnt be happier for you.

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Gus being interviewed by Pete

Pete asks Dogs’ Homes alumna Gus ‘Where are you now?’

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AJ is transformed into the best Buddy

After staying with us for a whopping eight months, Beagle-Foxhound x AJ — who is now Buddy — was adopted from our Devonport Home at the end of October. After spotting AJ on our Facebook page, and noting our story about how Hounds tend to be the dogs that stay with us the longest, his new human, Kathryn booked an appointment to see him. She tells us what it’s like living with a fellow who seems to have thwarted ambitions to be a drug or quarantine sniffer dog.

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Loveable Odie lights up his family’s lives

Odie, a Shar Pei-Bulldog x, was adopted from our Hobart Home in March 2023 and has made the lives of his family members so much the richer with his goofy antics, smoochable face, and boundless capacity for love. “Odie’s funny and loving character lights up the room,” his human mum Cassandra says. “He loves connecting with new people at trade stores — it’s one of his favourite things. He even gets a bit cranky if he’s not been given a chance to make a new human friend.”

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