Adopted: Teddy

Hello! My name is Teddy! I have overcome a terrible start in life and now just want to be your very best friend! Quick Facts: Breed: Pitbull mix Gender: Male, neutered Age: 2 years old Size: 55 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? I’m curious! Kids? 12+ Instagram? Follow me! My insta account is @teddybullpitbull History I had a very, very rough start to my life. For the first two years of my life, I was imprisoned in a crate on my owner’s back porch. I was starved (literally, check out the picture) and made to lay in my own filth. It was horrible. All of this changed on April 19, when my first owner was charged with criminal animal abuse. I was surrendered and brought to a local city shelter, where I began the healing process. At first, I was a skeleton puppy, with long yellow claws, open sores,…

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Adopted: Jaxon

Hi, Jaxon here. I’m young, handsome and athletic. Quick Facts: Breed: Great Dane/Pit Bull mix Gender: Male, neutered Age: 1 1/2 years old Size: 70 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes and No Cats? No Kids? Yes 10+ Jaxon is not a CDR dog. This is a courtesy posting for Amster Dog, who will make all decisions about his adoption. To apply to adopt Jaxon, fill out an online application at Amster Dog. Get all the details at Amster Dog.

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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: Henry

My name is Henry and I am a goofy, lovable, affectionate, friendly, and very smart puppy! Quick Facts: Breed: German Shepherd Gender: Male, neutered Age: 10 months old Size: 65 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes Kids? Yes! 8+ Henry is not a CDR dog. This is a courtesy posting for Henry’s current owners, who will make all decisions about his adoption. To apply to adopt Henry, fill out an online application and we will forward it to his current owner. History Before living here I lived with another family who had five kids! My littermate still lives with them and is learning to be a service dog! My current mom needed a service dog, too, so I came to live with her here and have been training to be her service dog which has been pretty fun! Personality I’m told that I have a ridiculously awesome personality. That…

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Adopted: Lucy Goosey

Hello! My name is Lucy and I am the world’s best tennis ball fetcher! Quick Facts: Breed: Beagle mix! Gender: Female Spayed Age: 8 years old Size: 50 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Unknown Kids? Ages 10+ Lucy is not a CDR dog. This is a courtesy posting for Lucy’s current owners, who will make all decisions about her adoption. To apply to adopt Lucy, fill out an online application and we will forward it to her current owner. Background I was born July 1st 2007 in a kill shelter in Ohio and was then transported to Rochester NY by a rescue. I stayed at a foster house until I was old enough to be put up for adoption. My current momma adopted me from the rescue when I was 16 weeks old and we’ve been together ever since. My dog-momma was a beagle but since I was born…

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Adopted: Lucky

Hi, my name is Lucky and I am a super loving and handsome gentleman! Quick Facts: Breed: Belgian Malinois Gender: Male, neutered Age: 7-8 years old Size: 65 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? 8+ History I was born in California, and was adopted from a shelter in the town of Lompoc when I was about a year old. I don’t remember anything about being a little puppy, but I was healthy and happy, and when I went to live on the ranch, those were the happiest days of my life! I had a 10 year-old boy who loved to play with me, a pack of 6 girl dogs who bossed me around (but were nice too), and I lived with cats in the house and out in the barns. I loved tagging along on horseback rides, and chasing gophers and squirrels. After a few years though, my…

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Adopted: Adele and Taylor Swift

Hello! We are Adele (black) and Taylor Swift (tan) and we are the two cutest, sweetest dogs ever! Quick Facts: Breed: Cocker Spaniels Gender: Female Age: 5,8-9 years old Size: 30-35 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? Yes 6+ History We were originally owned by a hoarder in a southern state. Icky, yuck, not a good situation! But luckily they lost their home so all of us dogs and cats were surrendered to the local shelter, which was the start of a much better life! We are awesome girls! We are so happy in our fabulous foster home and so excited to find our own forever home soon! Personality We are adorable!! And are very bonded with each other. We groom each other, lick each other, snuggle next to each other and take care of each other! This is Adele speaking now…let me tell you about myself! I…

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Adopted: Sally

Hello! My name is Sally and I just might be the sweetest Beagle on the planet! Quick Facts: Breed: Beagle Gender: Female, spayed Age: 5 years old Size: 32 pounds Good with… Dogs? Yes! Cats? Yes! Kids? Yes! 9+ History I was rescued from a high kill shelter in Kentucky and was so fortunate that the nice people at CDR were able to take me in. I’m much happier in my foster home but I’d love to find my forever home – are you the family I’ve been waiting for? Personality I absolutely love being with my people! I can be petted for hours and hours, or basically, as long as you feel like petting me. Sometimes I will sit back on my hind legs or stand up on my hind legs to ask for petting, which I am told is super duper cute! I don’t climb up in laps,…

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Adopted: Layla

My name is Layla, and I am a hilarious, incredibly good-natured, affectionate lovebug! Quick Facts: Breed: Boxer/Lab mix Gender: Female spayed Age: 5 years old Size: 55 pounds Good with… Dogs? No Cats? Nope! Kids? 12+ Yes! Layla is not a CDR dog. This is a courtesy posting for Layla’s current owners, who will make all decisions about her adoption. To apply to adopt Layla, fill out an online application and we will forward it to her current owner. History I was adopted by my current family when I was just old enough to leave my mom (the Lab) and dad (the Boxer), and I have lived with them ever since.  Life was great up until a few months ago when I suddenly decided that I am not very fond of my nosey older sister dog. Personality I’m Layla! Hi! Hi! Hi! Super glad to meet you! I’m told I’m…

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