Adopted: Mollie

Hi! I’m Mollie, an incredibly friendly and easygoing 8 year old female Chocolate Lab mix! Quick Facts: Breed: Chocolate Lab mix Gender: Female Age: 8 years old Size: 60 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? No! Kids? Yes! Loves people! Great with other dogs! Loves to chase a tennis ball! Whoo-hoo!! Not good with cats, sorry! Just arrived on 11/12 More info coming soon. If you are interested in adopting me, please fill out an online adoption application and live close to Ithaca , Syracuse, Binghamton, Rochester, or Elmira. We do home visits on every applicant, and can’t do home visits where we don’t have local volunteers.

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Adopted: Maggie

Hi! I’m Maggie and I’m so much fun! Quick Facts: Breed: Great Pyrenees Gender: Female, spayed Age: 7 years old Size: 75 pounds (thin) Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? Probably! History No one knows what my previous situation was, only that I ended up stray and was taken to a very icky, very depressing, high kill shelter in KY. I thought that might be the end of everything for me, but a wonderful KY rescue lady heard about me and said she would take me and get me to a great rescue in NY, and just like that… my life turned around completely! I caught a ride up and joined my fabulous Ithaca-area foster family, and life has never been better! Personality I just love people so much!!! I love to meet them and love it when they pet me! I jump around with total joy when the…

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Adopted: Nali

Hi! My name is Denali but everyone calls me Nali, and I am an energetic and loving Husky girl!! Quick Facts: Breed: Husky Gender: Female, spayed Age: 3 years old Size: 50 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? Untested, so 8+ Nali is not a CDR dog. This is a courtesy posting. To apply to adopt Nali, fill out an adoption application and we will forward it to her mom. History I am from Utica NY, and was adopted when I was ~ 10 weeks old and have been with my mom since then. When I was just over a year old and coming back from a fun afternoon at the dog park, I was attacked by another dog while I was on the leash (and thus couldn’t escape). I do not have any medical complications resulting from this incident but ever since, I am very nervous about…

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Adopted: Violet

Hi! My name is Violet and I am the sweetest girl! Quick Facts: Breed: Black Lab mix Gender: Female, spayed Age: 7 years old Size: 55 pounds (but thin) Good with… Dogs? Yes Cats? Yes! Kids? 10+ calm History I used to have a family, and lived with other dogs, but my owners ran into hard times, couldn’t feed us very well (I was very skinny) and eventually had to surrender us to their local shelter in Kentucky. That was very sad and also very scary, because I heard a lot of people say that the shelter was overcrowded and that older dogs never get picked for adoption. I just hid my head under my paws and waited for the end to come. But wow, how life can change on a dime! The shelter staff saw what a total sweetheart I was, and when CDR contacted them with an opening…

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Adopted: Sweetpea

Quick Facts: Breed: Shepherd/Beagle mix Gender: Female, spayed Age: 4 years old Size: 35 pounds Good with… Dogs? No Cats? Curious/interested Kids? 16+ Hi! My name is Sweetpea and I am the happiest, most fun little girl around! History I was found as a stray and landed in a rough, dismal shelter in Tennessee. Luckily a wonderful rescue worker there knows about Cayuga Dog Rescue, and knew they would want to rescue me! I hopped a ride on the Canine Underground Railroad and made my way all the way to Ithaca to the CDR foster program! I love my new life, getting to meet new people, playing with all of my cool new toys, and relaxing on my comfy dog bed. It’s been so much fun!! Personality I am a happy, friendly, enthusiastic little love bug! I have a lot of joyful enthusiasm and can be really affectionate with the…

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Adopted: Jenni

Jenni Quick Facts: Breed: Australian Cattle dog Gender: Female, spayed Age: 1 year old Size: 25 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? ? *1 year old, female Australian Cattle dog pup! *Extremely sweet, playful, full of happy energy! *Jenni is deaf! She is smart and will do a great job learning hand/visual commands from you! *Terrific with other dogs and also with cats! *Higher energy breed, needs strong daily exercise and mental stimulation! Super fun breed, loving, loyal, smart and athletic! If you are interested in adopting me, please fill out an online adoption application and live close to Ithaca , Syracuse, Binghamton, Rochester, or Elmira. We do home visits on every applicant, and can’t do home visits where we don’t have local volunteers.

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Zoey

Hi! My name is Zoey and I am so sweet and easygoing, everyone just wants to kiss and cuddle me all day long! Quick Facts: Breed: Beagle mix Gender: Female Age: 11 years old Size: 40 pounds (will be 30!) Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? Yes! 5+ Hi all, Very sad news to share.  Our incredibly sweet little epileptic beagle girl zoey, whose seizures had previously been controlled well with medicine for the past 3-4 months, had to be rushed to Cornell ER late last night for the second time this week with uncontrollable seizures. The Cornell docs were able to stabilize her with IV medicines the first time this happened, a few nights ago, but she seized again a day later, and then last night went into nonstop seizures for hours that they could not fully stop despite massive amounts of IV valium and IV phenobarbitol.  I…

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Adopted: Goldie

Hi! My name is Goldie and I am the sweetest, most laid back, easygoing girl around! Quick Facts: Breed: Beagle/Basset mix Gender: Female, spayed Age: 8 years old Size: 25 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? Yes! 5+ History Somehow, I landed in a high kill shelter in KY, and no one came to claim me which is bad news in a high kill shelter. Luckily, my amazing sweetness got me noticed by the shelter workers who contacted a KY rescue person who then contacted CDR! With an open CDR foster home whose people love beagles and bassets, the stars aligned and I was whisked off on the Doggy Underground Railroad transport to my amazing foster home in Ithaca! I am SO glad to be here! Personality I love people! All sorts of people—basically, anyone who gives me soft things to lay on and who wants to pet…

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Adopted: Tilly

Hello! I’m Tilly! Quick Facts: Breed: Great Pyrenees Gender: Female, spayed Age: 8 years old Size: 65 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? Likely Incredibly sweet, gentle soul. Quiet, loving, gentle, gentle, gentle. Good with dogs and cats! Loves calm and gentle people! More info coming soon! Update: Tilly needs 2 surgeries to remove all of her infected mammary tissue. Poor girl!! These are major surgeries, but she will feel so much better once she is all healed up. Please send wishes to Tilly for a good and speedy recovery! And if you could possibly donate toward these surgeries, we would be very grateful! If you are interested in adopting me, please fill out an online adoption application and live close to Ithaca , Syracuse, Binghamton, Rochester, or Elmira. We do home visits on every applicant, and can’t do home visits where we don’t have local volunteers.

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Adopted: Sierra

Sierra Quick Facts: Breed: Lab mix Gender: Female, spayed Age: 4 years old Size: 70 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Maybe? Kids? Yes! 4 year old spayed, female Lab mix! 70 pounds of love! Incredibly friendly! Super affectionate! Loves to cuddle and snuggle! Great with people and great with other dogs! Does the “happy feet dance!” Just arrived on 6/11, more info coming soon! If you are interested in adopting me, please fill out an online adoption application and live close to Ithaca , Syracuse, Binghamton, Rochester, or Elmira. We do home visits on every applicant, and can’t do home visits where we don’t have local volunteers.

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