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St Francis Dogs Home in Newquay

St Francis Dogs Home is a dog rescue and rehoming centre for dogs and puppies who are in need of their forever home.
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St. Francis Dogs Home

St Francis Dogs Home is a dog rescue and rehoming centre for dogs and puppies who are in need of their forever home. In the absence of their own loving family, the team at St Francis nurture and love each animal and strive to find each one a new and loving family. Rehoming dogs is the ultimate aim and our success rate is high.

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Our Dogs

Dogs Looking for a Forever Home

We have plenty of dogs in our care who need a new, loving home. Find out more about them here!
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Otto

Weimaraner X Husky
  • 4 Years 1 Months
  • Male

Buddy

Lurcher X Boxer
  • 2 Years 1 Months
  • Male

George

Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  • 10 Years 0 Months
  • Male

Nala

Japanese Akita
  • 5 Years 4 Months
  • Female
  • Reserved

Kip

Labrador X GSD
  • 1 Years 0 Months
  • Male

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What We Do

The rescue sector has changed massively since the Coronavirus pandemic, creating a huge impact on dogs, and their owners, whether it’s through the lack of socialisation from the many lockdowns, or behavioural issues, including separation anxiety, from having become used to owners working from home. We recognised that more tailored support and help was needed to ensure we can find dogs the correct and best forever home and we launched our fostering model in November 2022. We work with trained and experienced fosterers to look after, and rehabilitate, its rescue dogs in their home until they are ready for rehoming, through using dedicated experts and behaviourists.

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Fostering

Our Fostering Scheme

Housing dogs in foster homes offers so many advantages over kennels.  It provides them with regular companionship which is an essential part of rehabilitation.

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Paddocks

Secure Dog Paddocks

Rent exclusive use of one of our three secure dog paddocks in Porth, Newquay. Providing a safe, private place for you to exercise, walk or train your dog/s.

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St. Francis Dogs Home

4 hours ago

St. Francis Dogs Home
Can you help us with George's medical bills? 🐶💙www.justgiving.com/campaign/georgethestaffyOur team acted quickly to support George when his owner passed away and found him a loving foster home, where so far, he's been settling in beautifully, especially with the 5 year old girl in the home, but now, George needs your help again with his medical bills 💔 Gentle George is in need of an extensive dental and aftercare to get him ready for adoption, which is going to cost our small charity over £600. Can you help us by contributing? To donate, follow the link: www.justgiving.com/campaign/georgethestaffyTo find out more about George and his adoption needs, please follow the link: stfrancisnewquay.org.uk/dog/george/ ...

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St. Francis Dogs Home

16 hours ago

St. Francis Dogs Home
** Foster or Foster to adopt home needed ** Meet Otto! He is a 4-year-old Weimaraner x Husky, male and neutered. He is a friendly boy who is looking for a new home due to his owner's ill health. Otto can take a little time to warm up to new people and build trust, so he will need a patient and understanding home that allows him to settle at his own pace. Once settled he is a loveable, comical, sweet boy.________________________________________Home CompatibilityChildren: 13 years + As Otto takes time to warm up to people, we would recommend older children in the home. He currently lives with children aged 1–6 years old. He is described as friendly with children in his current home. Dogs: Can be social and interested in other dogs but can be selective. He must be the only dog in the household.Cats: Not suitable to live with cats due to his prey drive.Home Alone TimeComfortable being left: Can be left alone for up to 4 hours.If you are missing a goofball in the family, Otto could be the chap for you. Please fill out a rehoming form. stfrancisnewquay.org.uk/adopt-a-dog-form/ ...

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1 day ago

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George and Gertie - a match made in heaven 💙 #happyadoptiondayOne of Queenies puppies, George (now named Buster), was recently adopted 🎉 He has landed on all four paws by being accepted by the family's resident dog, Gertie the Border Terrier. We wish them all the best of luck in their next chapter of life 🐶Do you have inseparable pets? Comment with photos of your bonded fur families, we'd love to see them. ...

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St. Francis Dogs Home

2 days ago

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Our Halloween Dog Hamper Closes Tomorrow at midday!! 🚨🎃ow.ly/eQ6z50ZXx74You've only got a few hours until our spooktacular Halloween Dog Hamper competition closes. The hamper is packed full of goodies your canine companion friend will love, at only £1 per ticket! 🎃🕸️What's inside? 🍂 A soft & cosy autumn blanket🧟 A zombie skeleton squeaky toy⚡ A Frankenstein ball & rope toy👻 Spirit & Spook dog chews🦌 A medium deer antler🦷 2 x Pedigree Dentastix🐸 A frog crinkly & squeaky toy🐾 A LickiMat✂️ Plus a 50% OFF dog grooming voucher from Zoomie Groomies! 🛁🐶How to enter: Simply grab your raffle tickets here! 👇ow.ly/eQ6z50ZXx74Every ticket purchased helps St Francis Dogs Home provide essential vet care, warm beds, patient training, rehabilitation and loving new homes for dogs who have been abandoned, surrendered or neglected.Your support helps give these beautiful souls the second chance they deserve.📅 Closing date: Thursday 29th October at 12pm🎉 Winner announced: Thursday 29th October at 5pm, selected using a random number generator, and the lucky winner will be contacted by email and phone.Treat your pooch and help a rescue dog at the same time. Every ticket makes a difference, so please spread the word amongst your friends, family and pages you may follow.If you need any help, or have any questions, please email fundraising@stfrancisnewquay.org.uk#Halloween2026 #SupportRescue #CharityRaffle #WinIt #PetGiveaway #Cornwall #Dogs #RescueDogs ...

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3 days ago

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🏠 George is looking for his forever home! (Or a foster-to-adopt home.)George is a 10-year-old Staffy who has come into our care after his beloved owner sadly passed away. Understandably, he has been very sad and unsettled, as he isn’t used to being on his own.He is currently in one of our very kind and loving foster homes, where he has slowly started to find his feet again and is feeling a little happier. Now, he’s ready to find his forever people! ❤️George is a sweet and sensitive soul who loves people and is gentle with everyone he meets. He enjoys following his favourite people around and having a quiet snuggle on the sofa. 🧒He could live with calm and sensible dog-savvy children aged 5+🐶He would need to be the only dog in the home🐱He has not lived with, or been around cats so his compatibility with them is unknownGeorge needs a bit of reassurance in the car as he can be vocal during car journeys, and may howl or whine. He walks nicely on the lead, but he can be fairly strong if or when he pulls, so he would need a reasonably fit and capable handler.He is housetrained, and can be left for short periods of time once he has had time to settle in to his new home. Unfortunately, George hasn’t been walked much recently due to his late owner’s poor health. Combined with his age, this has resulted in some loss of muscle mass in his hind legs. He would benefit from gentle, short but frequent walks initially to help gradually rebuild his strength and muscle tone.George also requires some dental treatment, which St Francis would be happy to cover. After going through a very sad and unsettling time in his life, all George really wants is a loving and understanding home where he can feel safe, secure and cherished, and receive the love and companionship he craves and deserves.If you think you could be the perfect match for George then please complete the rehoming form by clicking on this link:stfrancisnewquay.org.uk/adopt-a-dog-form/ ...

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4 days ago

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Sometimes we take on dogs that come from very loving homes, but circumstances mean that they cannot stay with their families 💔Willow, the Dachschund x French Bulldog came to us after her relationship with the other dog in the home broke down. We've been working hard to build our foster family network so that we can support more dogs, and thankfully, we managed to place Willow into a foster home whilst we learn more about the type of home and family that she'll need when she's ready for adoption 🐶You can see all of our dogs that are looking for homes by following the link: stfrancisnewquay.org.uk/our-dogs/ ...

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