We'd love to welcome Pimienta into the Fetch + Releash family on the next available flight. In order to secure a spot on the flight, he needs a committed foster-to-adopt family. As a foster-to-adopt family, you’ll be expected to take him home that same day. You will then have two weeks to get to know your new furry house guest before committing to adoption. At the end of two weeks, if you choose not to move forward with adoption, we simply ask that you continue to provide a safe and loving home until their new forever family can be found.
Each bio was created by our rescue partners based on their interactions with the dogs. Fetch + Releash has a full disclosure policy however we cannot guarantee a dog against parasites or diseases, nor can we guarantee a dog’s nature/behaviour. Many of these dogs are coming directly from the shelter and so you should expect there to be a transitional period. Be prepared to deal with common issues like potty training, leash walking, and socialization. Cat and kid safety assessments are often based on their personality and not necessarily on actual interactions.
Where possible, the majority of vetting will be completed prior to coming to Canada, however, foster-to-adopt families may be required to travel to our partner vet Mississauga, ON for further vet care.
During your foster-to-adopt trial, you’ll receive the support of a Fetch + Releash mentor to help you through the transition and answer any questions or concerns you may have.
Foster-to-adopt families will be required to pay a $200 deposit on the adoption fee and sign our foster-to-adopt waiver in advance. If you choose not to adopt, your $200 will be refunded to you within 30 days of your dog being adopted into a new family provided you see your pup through to adoption. If you choose not to see your dog through to adoption, you will forfeit your deposit.
Foster-to-adopt families will be expected to provide their own supplies. Visit https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/adoption-info for more info on mandatory supplies.
Pimienta / Male / 1 year old / 20 lbs / Terrier Mix / From Mexico
Pimienta is a young, tender-hearted boy who wants nothing more than to be someone’s very best friend. He was found abandoned in a vacant lot during a thunderstorm with his sister, shivering, scared, and begging for help. While his sister sadly did not survive, Pimienta did, and he carries both resilience and a deep capacity for love into everything he does.
Described by his caregivers as sweet, affectionate, and a little bit awkward, Pimienta is wonderfully social with people and friendly with other dogs, even if he is not entirely sure how to play with them. He tries his best, which often involves standing a little too close and making a strange howling noise. It is endearing. We try not to embarrass him by talking about it too much. With humans, he is all heart and happily curls up on laps, soaking in praise and fully believing he is the most handsome boy in the world. In your arms, he is still very much a baby.
Pimienta walks nicely on leash and has a low to medium energy level. He enjoys gentle activity followed by plenty of closeness and comfort. He is not crate trained and his house training is still a work in progress, but he settles well and responds beautifully to kindness and reassurance.
Pimienta is a distemper survivor and was treated in August 2025. As a result, he has mild residual tremors affecting his head and legs. He appears to be perpetually at an Anthrax concert. The tremors do not impact his quality of life, and he remains happy, affectionate, and engaged.
Pimienta would thrive in a home where he is deeply loved and allowed to leave his difficult beginning far behind. He is an inquisitive, genuinely sweet young dog who would do well in a larger, active family or with anyone willing to give him the affection and security he has always deserved.
Pimienta is ready for a future that includes soft beds, full hearts, and someone who never lets go of him.
If you’re interested in fostering with the intention of adopting, please apply atnhttps://www.fetchandreleash.ca/adoption-info#adoption-form
Pimienta’s adoption fee is $850. To learn more about our adoption fees and the foster-to-adopt process, please visit our FAQs at https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/about-us#about-faqs
Pimienta is available for Foster to Adopt!
We'd love to welcome Pimienta into the Fetch + Releash family on the next available flight. In order to secure a spot on the flight, he needs a committed foster-to-adopt family. As a foster-to-adopt family, you’ll be expected to take him home that same day. You will then have two weeks to get to know your new furry house guest before committing to adoption. At the end of two weeks, if you choose not to move forward with adoption, we simply ask that you continue to provide a safe and loving home until their new forever family can be found.
Each bio was created by our rescue partners based on their interactions with the dogs. Fetch + Releash has a full disclosure policy however we cannot guarantee a dog against parasites or diseases, nor can we guarantee a dog’s nature/behaviour. Many of these dogs are coming directly from the shelter and so you should expect there to be a transitional period. Be prepared to deal with common issues like potty training, leash walking, and socialization. Cat and kid safety assessments are often based on their personality and not necessarily on actual interactions.
Where possible, the majority of vetting will be completed prior to coming to Canada, however, foster-to-adopt families may be required to travel to our partner vet Mississauga, ON for further vet care.
During your foster-to-adopt trial, you’ll receive the support of a Fetch + Releash mentor to help you through the transition and answer any questions or concerns you may have.
Foster-to-adopt families will be required to pay a $200 deposit on the adoption fee and sign our foster-to-adopt waiver in advance. If you choose not to adopt, your $200 will be refunded to you within 30 days of your dog being adopted into a new family provided you see your pup through to adoption. If you choose not to see your dog through to adoption, you will forfeit your deposit.
Foster-to-adopt families will be expected to provide their own supplies. Visit https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/adoption-info for more info on mandatory supplies.
Pimienta / Male / 1 year old / 20 lbs / Terrier Mix / From Mexico
Pimienta is a young, tender-hearted boy who wants nothing more than to be someone’s very best friend. He was found abandoned in a vacant lot during a thunderstorm with his sister, shivering, scared, and begging for help. While his sister sadly did not survive, Pimienta did, and he carries both resilience and a deep capacity for love into everything he does.
Described by his caregivers as sweet, affectionate, and a little bit awkward, Pimienta is wonderfully social with people and friendly with other dogs, even if he is not entirely sure how to play with them. He tries his best, which often involves standing a little too close and making a strange howling noise. It is endearing. We try not to embarrass him by talking about it too much. With humans, he is all heart and happily curls up on laps, soaking in praise and fully believing he is the most handsome boy in the world. In your arms, he is still very much a baby.
Pimienta walks nicely on leash and has a low to medium energy level. He enjoys gentle activity followed by plenty of closeness and comfort. He is not crate trained and his house training is still a work in progress, but he settles well and responds beautifully to kindness and reassurance.
Pimienta is a distemper survivor and was treated in August 2025. As a result, he has mild residual tremors affecting his head and legs. He appears to be perpetually at an Anthrax concert. The tremors do not impact his quality of life, and he remains happy, affectionate, and engaged.
Pimienta would thrive in a home where he is deeply loved and allowed to leave his difficult beginning far behind. He is an inquisitive, genuinely sweet young dog who would do well in a larger, active family or with anyone willing to give him the affection and security he has always deserved.
Pimienta is ready for a future that includes soft beds, full hearts, and someone who never lets go of him.
If you’re interested in fostering with the intention of adopting, please apply atnhttps://www.fetchandreleash.ca/adoption-info#adoption-form
Pimienta’s adoption fee is $850. To learn more about our adoption fees and the foster-to-adopt process, please visit our FAQs at https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/about-us#about-faqs
Please visit https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/adopt for more information on our adoption fees.
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Additional adoption info
To adopt one of our dogs, please fill out an application at https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/adoption-info#adoption-form. Although we do our best to reply to all inquiries within 72 hours, please remember we are a volunteer-run organization. We appreciate your patience.
If we think your application has potential to be a good fit, a Fetch + Releash volunteer will contact you to set up a time to speak over the phone and conduct the home visit. In addition to the phone interview and home visit, we also require personal, veterinarian, and landlord reference if applicable.
After the phone interview, home visit & reference check, you will then be granted a private meet and greet with the dog.
After the meet and greet, the adoption committee will then review your completed application and make a final decision.
To learn more about our adoption process and fees, please visit https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/about-us#about-faqs.
To adopt one of our dogs, please fill out an application at https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/adoption-info#adoption-form. Although we do our best to reply to all inquiries within 72 hours, please remember we are a volunteer-run organization. We appreciate your patience.
If we think your application has potential to be a good fit, a Fetch + Releash volunteer will contact you to set up a time to speak over the phone and conduct the home visit. In addition to the phone interview and home visit, we also require personal, veterinarian, and landlord reference if applicable.
After the phone interview, home visit & reference check, you will then be granted a private meet and greet with the dog.
After the meet and greet, the adoption committee will then review your completed application and make a final decision.
To learn more about our adoption process and fees, please visit https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/about-us#about-faqs.
Fetch & Releash is a 100% foster based rescue. To minimize the disruption to the lives of the dogs and our foster families, and to ensure their safety, only applicants that have completed the interview portion of the adoption process will be granted a private meet and greet with the dog. Please visit https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/about-us#about-faqs to learn more about our adoption processes.
Fetch & Releash is a 100% foster based rescue. To minimize the disruption to the lives of the dogs and our foster families, and to ensure their safety, only applicants that have completed the interview portion of the adoption process will be granted a private meet and greet with the dog. Please visit https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/about-us#about-faqs to learn more about our adoption processes.
More about this rescue
Established in 2016, Fetch + Releash is a volunteer run dog rescue dedicated to saving dogs in need. Our foster dogs come from a variety of different backgrounds such as shelters, strays and surrendered pets, both locally and abroad. Through our network of volunteers, foster homes, trainers and veterinarians, we strive to give every dog the loving forever family they deserve. As a foster-based rescue, our dogs live in private homes across the Greater Toronto Area where they receive the love and attention they need to ready them for adoption.
A dog is a lifetime commitment and not to be discarded due to health, lifestyle change or inconvenience. Some of the top reasons dogs end up in shelters are lack of training, lifestyle changes (i.e. new baby, marriage), relocation, cost of dog ownership, not enough time for pet etc. Our goal is to ensure our adoptive families are well versed in the realities of dog ownership and ready to make a lifetime commitment.
Established in 2016, Fetch + Releash is a volunteer run dog rescue dedicated to saving dogs in need. Our foster dogs come from a variety of different backgrounds such as shelters, strays and surrendered pets, both locally and abroad. Through our network of volunteers, foster homes, trainers and veterinarians, we strive to give every dog the loving forever family they deserve. As a foster-based rescue, our dogs live in private homes across the Greater Toronto Area where they receive the love and attention they need to ready them for adoption.
A dog is a lifetime commitment and not to be discarded due to health, lifestyle change or inconvenience. Some of the top reasons dogs end up in shelters are lack of training, lifestyle changes (i.e. new baby, marriage), relocation, cost of dog ownership, not enough time for pet etc. Our goal is to ensure our adoptive families are well versed in the realities of dog ownership and ready to make a lifetime commitment.
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