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These adorable dogs are available for adoption in Virginia. To learn more about each adoptable dog, click on the "i" icon for fast facts, or their photo or name for full details.
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Black Mouth Cur/Labrador Retriever

Female, 3 mos
Fairfax, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,
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Hi, my name is Dora & I'm lucky to be here. My momma was found as a stray & the lady who found her was trying to be responsible, so contacted a rescue for help in getting her spayed. But then asked if they would spay her if she was already pregnant. Long story short, the lady at the rescue said she didn't want anyone to abort the babies since my momma was close to delivering, so said she would take my momma & let her have her babies first. I was born a week later & have had a wonderful, loving home & been very happy with comfy beds, fun toys, delicious treats, lots of food & fun playmates. But now, the nice lady says it's time for each of us to get our own furever homes where we will contine to be loved & cherished. Dora has not been around many children but she gets along well with everyone and loves cats. She was raised in a stress free home where everyone around her is happy! Dora has been exposed to peepee pads. But as a puppy she will not understand the change. Puppies only know where to go because that is what they are taught. In a new environment you will have to define the acceptable spots for potty times. RPACI is a non profit rescue, and currently possess our 501C3 to operate as such. Please visit us on Facebook: Rebecca's Paws and Claws in Remlap and our website: www.rpacirescue.org. All dogs from this rescue are transported from Alabama to the Pennsylvania/ New England/ Virginia area and delivered in Pennsylvania, Virginia and RI. Each dog will come fully vetted. Price also includes transportation and a Health Certificate as required by law. There is a 100.00 deposit required at the time of adoption to secure the transport crate. The remainder of the fee will be paid once you pick up the dog. Naturally the 100.00 comes off the total owed at pick up. It will be refunded if for any reason you decide you do not want to adopt, unless the transport has already left.with the dog. To get a application please email: saveapreciouspaw@gmail.com You can also visit our website Rpacirescue.org to fill out an adoption application

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Cammie

Black Mouth Cur/Labrador Retriever

Female, 3 mos
Fairfax, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,
Story
Hi, my name is Cammie & I'm lucky to be here. My momma was found as a stray & the lady who found her was trying to be responsible, so contacted a rescue for help in getting her spayed. But then asked if they would spay her if she was already pregnant. Long story short, the lady at the rescue said she didn't want anyone to abort the babies since my momma was close to delivering, so said she would take my momma & let her have her babies first. I was born a week later & have had a wonderful, loving home & been very happy with comfy beds, fun toys, delicious treats, lots of food & fun playmates. But now, the nice lady says it's time for each of us to get our own furever homes where we will contine to be loved & cherished. Cammie has not been around many children but she gets along well with everyone and loves cats. She was raised in a stress free home where everyone around her is happy! Cammie has been exposed to peepee pads. But as a puppy she will not understand the change. Puppies only know where to go because that is what they are taught. In a new environment you will have to define the acceptable spots for potty times. RPACI is a non profit rescue, and currently possess our 501C3 to operate as such. Please visit us on Facebook: Rebecca's Paws and Claws in Remlap and our website: www.rpacirescue.org. All dogs from this rescue are transported from Alabama to the Pennsylvania/ New England/ Virginia area and delivered in Pennsylvania, Virginia and RI. Each dog will come fully vetted. Price also includes transportation and a Health Certificate as required by law. There is a 100.00 deposit required at the time of adoption to secure the transport crate. The remainder of the fee will be paid once you pick up the dog. Naturally the 100.00 comes off the total owed at pick up. It will be refunded if for any reason you decide you do not want to adopt, unless the transport has already left.with the dog. To get a application please email: saveapreciouspaw@gmail.com You can also visit our website Rpacirescue.org to fill out an adoption application

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Bailey

Border Collie

Female, Adult
Lovingston, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
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Story
You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.   Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.    April 21, 2025, 6:59 am

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Black Mouth Cur/Labrador Retriever

Female, 11 mos
Fairfax, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,
Story
RPACI is a non profit rescue, and currently possess our 501C3 to operate as such. Please visit us on Facebook: Rebecca's Paws and Claws in Remlap and our website: www.rpacirescue.org. All dogs from this rescue are transported from Alabama to the Pennsylvania/ New England/ Virginia area and delivered in Pennsylvania, Virginia and RI. Each dog will come fully vetted. Price also includes transportation and a Health Certificate as required by law. There is a 100.00 deposit required at the time of adoption to secure the transport crate. The remainder of the fee will be paid once you pick up the dog. Naturally the 100.00 comes off the total owed at pick up. It will be refunded if for any reason you decide you do not want to adopt, unless the transport has already left.with the dog. To get a application please email: saveapreciouspaw@gmail.com You can also visit our website Rpacirescue.org to fill out an adoption application

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Catahoula Leopard Dog/Labrador Retriever

Female, 3 mos
Fairfax, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,
Story
Hi, my name is Charlotte & I'm lucky to be here. My momma was found as a stray & the lady who found her was trying to be responsible, so contacted a rescue for help in getting her spayed. But then asked if they would spay her if she was already pregnant. Long story short, the lady at the rescue said she didn't want anyone to abort the babies since my momma was close to delivering, so said she would take my momma & let her have her babies first. I was born a week later & have had a wonderful, loving home & been very happy with comfy beds, fun toys, delicious treats, lots of food & fun playmates. But now, the nice lady says it's time for each of us to get our own furever homes where we will contine to be loved & cherished. Charlotte has not been around many children but she gets along well with everyone and loves cats. She was raised in a stress free home where everyone around her is happy! Charlotte has been exposed to peepee pads. But as a puppy she will not understand the change. Puppies only know where to go because that is what they are taught. In a new environment you will have to define the acceptable spots for potty times. RPACI is a non profit rescue, and currently possess our 501C3 to operate as such. Please visit us on Facebook: Rebecca's Paws and Claws in Remlap and our website: www.rpacirescue.org. All dogs from this rescue are transported from Alabama to the Pennsylvania/ New England/ Virginia area and delivered in Pennsylvania, Virginia and RI. Each dog will come fully vetted. Price also includes transportation and a Health Certificate as required by law. There is a 100.00 deposit required at the time of adoption to secure the transport crate. The remainder of the fee will be paid once you pick up the dog. Naturally the 100.00 comes off the total owed at pick up. It will be refunded if for any reason you decide you do not want to adopt, unless the transport has already left.with the dog. To get a application please email: saveapreciouspaw@gmail.com You can also visit our website Rpacirescue.org to fill out an adoption application

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Popcorn

Poodle (Miniature)

Male, 1 yr 3 mos
Lorton, VA
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained,
Story
PLEASE READ: If you are interested in meeting and/or adopting, please apply online at www.catdogfriendrescue.com. Please do NOT call or send inquiries via Adopt A Pet or PetFinder as we are a small rescue and cannot handle a large influx of inquiries and phone calls. You can email us at acatsfriendinc@gmail.com if you have questions, but if you would like to be considered for adoption, you must fill out an application. Please note if you are applying for a kitten under six months of age, you must have another friendly kitty in the home or adopt another kitten. Additionally, unless otherwise indicted that this animal is a purebred, all of our animals are rescues and the "breed" selection is a best guess based on their apperance as we have no way of knowing their specific breeds.  Out of state adoptions (outside Virginia/DC/Maryland) do require three years of excellent past or current veterinary references. We look forward to hearing from you!  Adoption Fee includes spay/neuter and microchip insertion.  Please note these are not pedigree animals and we have no way of attesting if any of them are hypoallergenic and as such cannot adopt to homes with allergies. ##2369611##

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Shelters & rescues in Virginia

There are animal shelters and rescues that focus specifically on finding great homes for dogs in Virginia. Browse these rescues and shelters below.

Here are a few organizations closest to you:

Shelter

Culpeper County Animal Services

10144 James Monroe hwy, Culpeper, VA 22701

Pet Types: cats, birds, dogs, rabbits, reptiles, small animals

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Humane Society of Culpeper

P. O. Box 1224, Culpeper, VA 22701

Pet Types: cats, dogs, horses, small animals

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Nirvana Ridge Ferret Rescue

19524 Swamp Poodle Ln, Brandy Station, VA 22714

Pet Types: dogs, small animals

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Jeepin For Paws

Rixeyville, VA 22737

Pet Types: cats, birds, dogs, farm animals, rabbits, reptiles, small animals

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The Jadie Bug & Tobster Foundation Inc

Elkwood, VA 22718

Pet Types: cats, birds, dogs, farm animals, horses, rabbits, reptiles, small animals

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K-9 Rescue of the Eastern Shore-Bealeton, VA

Bealeton, VA 22712

Pet Types: dogs

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Barkshire Woods~ Chapter of United Humanitarians

Bealeton, VA 22712

Pet Types: cats, dogs

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All Fur Animals Rescue, Inc

Locust Grove, VA 22508

Pet Types: dogs

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Orange County Animal Shelter

11362 Porter Rd, Orange, Orange, VA 22960

Pet Types: cats, dogs

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Rikki's Refuge

PO Box 1357, Orange, VA 22960

Pet Types: cats, dogs, farm animals, horses, rabbits, reptiles, small animals

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German Pinscher German Shepherd Dog German Shorthaired Pointer German Spitz German Wirehaired Pointer Glen of Imaal Terrier Goberian Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Gordon Setter Great Dane Great Pyrenees Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Greyhound Halden Hound (Haldenstrover) Harrier Havanese Horgi Hovawart Husky
Ibizan Hound Icelandic Sheepdog Irish Setter Irish Terrier Irish Water Spaniel Irish Wolfhound Italian Greyhound Italian Spinone Jack Russell Terrier Japanese Chin Jindo
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Maltese Maltipoo Manchester Terrier Maremma Sheepdog Mastiff Miniature Bull Terrier Miniature Dachshund Miniature Pinscher Morkie Mountain Cur Munsterlander Mutt Neapolitan Mastiff Newfoundland Norfolk Terrier Norwegian Buhund Norwegian Elkhound Norwegian Lundehund Norwich Terrier Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever
Old English Sheepdog Olde English Bulldogge Otterhound Papillon Parson Russell Terrier Patterdale Terrier (Fell Terrier) Pekingese Pembroke Welsh Corgi Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Pharaoh Hound Pitsky Plott Hound Podengo Portugueso Pointer Polish Lowland Sheepdog Pomeranian Pomsky Poodle (Miniature) Poodle (Standard) Poodle (Toy or Tea Cup) Portuguese Water Dog Presa Canario Pug Puggle Puli Pumi
Rat Terrier Redbone Coonhound Rhodesian Ridgeback Rottweiler Saluki Samoyed Schiller Hound Schipperke Schnauzer (Giant) Schnauzer (Miniature) Schnauzer (Standard) Schnoodle Scottie, Scottish Terrier Scottish Deerhound Sealyham Terrier Shar Pei Sheepadoodle Sheltie, Shetland Sheepdog Sheppit Shepsky Shiba Inu Shih Poo Shih Tzu Silky Terrier Skye Terrier Sloughi St. Bernard Staffordshire Bull Terrier Sussex Spaniel Swedish Vallhund
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