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These adorable dogs are available for adoption in Providence, Rhode Island. To learn more about each adoptable dog, click on the "i" icon for fast facts, or their photo or name for full details.

Arnie

Australian Shepherd Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Male, 11 mos

providence, RI

Size

(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,

Story

ARNIE IS IN CT Arnie is a sweet, cuddly boy who is about 48lbs and 11 months old. He is looking for a family that is active as he is a higher energy boy, but also a family to snuggle with at night. He loves to play ball and other toy related activities outside, go on walks and had enjoyed doggy daycare when he was a southern pup. He is a good car rider and over all good boy! Given his higher puppy energy, we think he is better suited to a family with older children His foster family says he is through the puppy stages but still enough of a puppy that he can do goofy puppy things that makes them laugh. He is very food motivated and smart, so would take to any training a family does very quickly. Arnie is good at entertaining himself with a ball by playing soccer or bouncing it around on his own, very cute! At night he sleeps in a dog bed in the bedroom. . Arnie is crate trained, house broken, neutered and microchipped. He is up to date on all vetting. If you would like to make this fun loving pup a part of your family please email bigyellowgoose018@gmail.com for an application.

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Fancy

Mountain Cur Chiweenie

Female, 1 yr 6 mos

providence, RI

Size

(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,

Story

Sweet Fancy is ready to spread laughter, joy and love to your home! This perfect size 32 lb 1-1/2 year old girl is a great cuddler of people and other dogs, loves her walks and belly rubs and will happily be the co-pilot on all your errands! Fancy's mom says that this fun girl is so smart and eager to please. She loves to be by her side and snuggle at night on the sofa, but will also happily be part of the foster dog pig-pile! Fancy picks up new things very quickly and is up for any adventure. Fancy is house and crate trained. She is microchipped, spayed and up to date on all vetting. If you would like to make this wonderful girl part of your home please email bigyellowgoose018@gmail.com for an application

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Teddy

Labrador Retriever Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Male, 6 yrs

providence, RI

Size

(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,

Story

Sweet, funny, happy Teddy, how he sat in a shelter for almost a year and a half we will never understand! Luckily a wonderful foster family took him in and he is ready for his forever family. This boy is all about fun and snuggles! You can just see in his eyes how he loves to be a part of what is going on and tries to engage his people. He will throw his toys to you and then step back, all but holding his breath for you to throw it back to him. After romping with his foster siblings and people outside, he loves to snuggle inside with the family. Teddy is a fan of car rides, head out the window of course, walks and being a part of the action. During the day when his family is at work he is loose in the house and at night he likes to sleep in his bed next to his foster mom. Teddy is about 6 years old, 53 lbs and house broken. He is neutered, micro chipped and up to date on vetting. If you would like to make this sweet boy part of your family please email bigyellowgoose018@gmail.com for an application.

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Special Needs

Rosie

Treeing Walker Coonhound

Female, Adult

Providence, RI

Size

(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)

Details

Not good with kids, Good with dogs, Not good with cats, Needs special attention, Needs experienced adopter, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,

Story

Rosie is our sweet, anxious rescue TWC, from a shelter in Maine, 1.5 years old when we adopted in 2017. She's 10 years old but her breed's life expectancy is 16. In good health, very active still. She was picked up by animal control in the woods but had lived in a home of some sort. May have been trauma before adoption. She's been trained on recall (best using an e-collar with occasional refreshers) as she's had multiple stays with an experienced trainer. Food aggression- we have to keep all food out of reach, she will try to steal anything left out and may guard it and bite. She is also territorial with new people so we have to introduce them carefully, with a short list of people who can come in unannounced/unmanaged. We have a 2-year old, we have to manage them carefully, she has snapped at him and we are worried she will bite him, the main reason for rehoming. Her food aggression has gotten worse, now she often guards her own food after feeding. Needs experienced owner.

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Charlie

Catahoula Leopard Dog

Female, Puppy

Providence, RI

Size

(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered,

Story

adoption donation : $599 weight 38lbs Age 6 months Charlie is a sweet and friendly girl who loves everyone she meets. She was found abandoned at a truckstop in a rural part of Mississippi and luckily rescued by Wags. At the rescue, she is having a blast running and playing with all the dogs, she just loves other pups! In the house, she is mellow and chill and loves to follow her Foster Mom around. Charlie has been spayed and vaccinated and is ready to travel to the northeast as soon as the weekend of August 9th. Charlie is housebroken at Wags but like any rescue pup will likely need some training as she adjusts to a new home. She has beautiful and appeared to be a Catahola Leopard dog, very common in Mississippi and known to be very smart and loving dogs. Charlie is just the best, she will make a wonderful member of the family. Adoption donations are the only source of funding for the rescue. Adoption fee includes the transport from Mississippi, vaccines, microchip and spay and neuter. Most of our dogs are in Mississippi and come up by Transport, dogs are listed along the Transport route or in an area where we may have volunteers who can help transport the dogs. We do have some of our dogs in foster homes in the northeast, we always need foster homes! For more information on adopting any of our Wags dogs please email mariaeftimiades@yahoo.com July 24, 2025, 7:42 am

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Jade

Black Mouth Cur

Female, Puppy

Providence, RI

Size

(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered,

Story

adoption donation : $699 weight 40 lbs Age 8 months dob. 1/10/25 Jade is an adorable mixed breed pup who seems to be some kind of black mouth cur mix. . She is a gentle and sweet and loving girl who is just a delight. Jade and her sisters Josie and Journey were part of a group of puppies that were sadly being given away for free at a local Walmart in Mississippi. The woman who runs the rescue Wags of Monroe County couldn’t bear to see these puppies going to people with no vetting and so she scooped up the remaining three girls. Since then, the puppies have thrived, they love to run and play with all the dogs at the rescue and then cuddle up together in a puppy pile to nap. They have all been spayed and have their vaccinations and are all healthy happy girls. Jaden and her sisters are still in Mississippi, but ready to come up to the northeast in mid October on the transport truck that leaves every Friday from Tupelo. We know these girls will all make wonderful family dogs, but are fine to consider a foster to adopt. Jade is such a gentle, calm girl, we know she will be a loving member of the family. Adoption fee includes the transport from Mississippi, vaccines, microchip and spay and neuter. Most of our dogs are in Mississippi and come up by Transport, dogs are listed along the Transport route or in an area where we may have volunteers who can help transport the dogs. We do have some of our dogs in foster homes in the northeast, we always need foster homes! For more information on adopting any of our Wags dogs please email mariaeftimiades@yahoo.com October 13, 2025, 8:23 am

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Dog shelters and rescues in Providence, Rhode Island

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Rescue

Wags of Monroe County - RI Transport Stop

18 Sylvan Lane, Providence, RI 02901

Pet Types: dogs

Rescue

Double Dog Rescue

providence, RI 02901

Pet Types: dogs

Rescue

New Rattitude - Rhode Island

Providence, RI 02901

Pet Types: dogs

Rescue

Wonder Paws Rescue - Providence, RI Transport Stop

Providence, RI 02903

Pet Types: cats, dogs, small animals

Rescue

Australian Shepherds Furever -Rhode Island Chapter

Providence, RI 02903

Pet Types: dogs

Shelter

Providence Animal Rescue League

34 Elbow St., Providence, RI 02903

Pet Types: cats, dogs, rabbits, small animals

Rescue

Ozark Mutts and Stuff, Inc R.I

Providence, RI 02903

Pet Types: cats, dogs

Rescue

Defenders of Animal, Inc.

Providence, RI 02903

Pet Types: cats, dogs, farm animals

Rescue

Almost Home

PO Box 6111, Providence, RI 02940

Pet Types: dogs

Shelter

Belinsky Animal Hospital

1177 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907

Pet Types: cats, dogs

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Cairn Terrier Canaan Dog Cane Corso Cardigan Welsh Corgi Carolina Dog Catahoula Leopard Dog Caucasian Shepherd Dog Cavachon Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Cavapoo Chesapeake Bay Retriever Chihuahua Chinese Crested Chinook Chiweenie Chow Chow Clumber Spaniel Cockapoo Cocker Spaniel Collie Coonhound Corgi Coton de Tulear Curly-Coated Retriever Dachshund Dalmatian Dandie Dinmont Terrier Doberman Pinscher Dogo Argentino Dogue de Bordeaux Dutch Shepherd

English (Redtick) Coonhound English Bulldog English Cocker Spaniel English Setter English Shepherd English Springer Spaniel English Toy Spaniel Entlebucher Feist Field Spaniel Fila Brasileiro Finnish Lapphund Finnish Spitz Flat-Coated Retriever Fox Terrier (Smooth) Fox Terrier (Toy) Fox Terrier (Wirehaired) Foxhound French Bulldog

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

Kai Dog Karelian Bear Dog Keeshond Kerry Blue Terrier Kishu Komondor Kuvasz Kyi Leo Labradoodle Labrador Retriever Lakeland Terrier Lancashire Heeler Leonberger Lhasa Apso Löwchen

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

Texas Heeler Thai Ridgeback Tibetan Mastiff Tibetan Spaniel Tibetan Terrier Tosa Inu Treeing Walker Coonhound Vizsla

Weimaraner Welsh Springer Spaniel Welsh Terrier Westie, West Highland White Terrier Wheaten Terrier Whippet Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Xoloitzcuintle/Mexican Hairless

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