Pawprints dog rescue in Rugby has been rehoming dogs for almost a decade.
The rescue started as a Facebook group to help reunite lost and stolen dogs with their families, but many were left unclaimed.
Volunteers dedicated time to finding spaces in rescue centres for the dogs but when vacancies dried up, they were forced to take action.
Pawprints began fundraising and acquired their own kennels in 2012, and have rescued hundreds of dogs from being put to sleep.
Here are seven of their beautiful residents who have been struggling to find a forever home.
Saffy is an eight-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier cross who loves people.
Despite her age, when Saffy isn't cuddled up on the sofa, she loves playing and going for walks. Shes an energetic girl and loves to play football!
She loves her food and treats - she came into Pawprints very overweight and is still searching for that healthy waistline. New owners must be onboard with helping her lose weight, so that she can live a long happy, healthy life.
She would suit a quiet home where she gets all the fuss and attention she craves. She would need to be the only pet with access to a secure garden and no neighbouring or visiting dogs but she can live with teenage children.
She will need to be on-lead when walked as she is concerned by other dogs and may bark if worried. She is also on medication for on-going ear issues.
Check out those ears! Rosie is a one-year-old German shepherd cross akita and is a gentle giant who doesnt know her own size.
The pup weighs 30kg and gets a bit over excited when greeting new people and dogs, so will need teaching the correct way to approach them
She loves to play ball and plays on the small trampoline at the kennels.
Pawprints said: Rosie is still learning how to walk nicely on the lead and can be very strong and pull and this is an area that her new humans will need to ensure they can handle safely and securely whilst continuing her training in the home.
She needs an active home with humans that enjoy walking or running and will need both mental enrichment as well as physical enrichment. Due to her size and low amount of training she will need to be in a home with no other dogs or animals and with experienced teenage children only.
Rosie will benefit from humans that have experience in both large breeds and training to help her learn and grow into an adult dog.
Xena is a large bull breed cross between one and a half to two years old and loves cuddles on the sofa.
She came into Pawprints as an unclaimed stray and so the rescue has little history on her.
Shes a big girl and can be confident in some situations, but nervous by new people and strange things in others. The rescue says Xena is particularly worried of men, loud noises, fireworks and thunderstorms.
However, the young pooch has begun making friends and building trust with dogs and people at the kennels.
Pawprints said: She responds extremely well to kind, reward-based training with food and physical comfort, and is looking for new owners who have owned bull breed mixes before or are invested in learning more and continuing her training.
She would like a home in a quiet location and would like a patient and understanding family to grow with, and love forever.
Xena can be rehomed with teenage children and may be suitable to live with a dog pending introductions. She may also be suitable near horses, pending introductions, but not cats or small furries.
She is not housetrained and will need to have her time left alone built up very gradually until she feels safe and secure in her new home.
Xena will need multiple introductions to form a bond and will require further training to build her confidence.
Ex-racing greyhound Kirby is around two years old and has lived in the kennels for most of her life.
Now, shes looking for a patient owner with a comfortable sofa to settle down with.
Kirby will need toilet training, and to be muzzled when walking. She has no recall, so cant be walked off lead unless in a secure area.
Pawprints said: Kirby is a sweet girl and very loving, she would like a family with humans that are there for her most of the day.
She has been kennelled with another greyhound so could live with a well-matched canine companion, however she cannot live with anything smaller than herself, that goes for cats and any other animals too.
Kirby is gentle but can jump up when greeting you so could live with children who are over 12 years of age.
Coco is a six-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier cross American bulldog.
Coco is such a friendly dog and loves everyone she meets greeting them all with a very waggy tail and wiggly bum.
She would prefer a home with no other dogs or animals and will need further socialising with other dogs as is keen to learn more doggy etiquette.
She has no recall and would need to be walked on a lead. She can live with experienced teenagers and would like her new family to be home most of the time.
Pawprints said: When out and about she generally walks nicely on the lead with not much pulling and loves to play ball. She can get a little over excited during play so she does need further training in this area to understand doggy manners during playtime.
Coco will need further training in certain areas and will need an active home where she can get both mental and physical enrichment.
Four-year-old Izzy is another ex-racing greyhound who has been at Pawprints for the majority of her life.
Shes described as a sweet girl and very loving, and would like her new family home a lot of the day to keep her company.
Izzy is currently kennelled with Teejay and could be either rehomed with him or separately. She is unable to live with pets smaller than herself, like cats or rabbits.
Pawprints added: Izzy is looking for a home with an owner who has time and patience to help her with toilet training as she may have one or two accidents until she settles into her new home.
Izzy is used to being muzzled when out and about and has no recall so cannot be let off the lead unless in a safe and secure area.
She is gentle but can jump up when greeting you so could live with children who are over 12 years of age.
Teejay is currently kennelled up with Izzy for company. The five-year-old ex-racing greyhound is a sweet and sensitive boy looking for someone to help him build up his confidence.
He can be nervous around new people and in new situations, and will need someone patient to help him with his toilet training.
Pawprints said: Teejay is a sweet boy and once he gets to know you, he is very loving. He would like a family with humans that are there for her most of the day and is looking for a quiet home.
Teejay is currently kennelled with Izzy and could be either rehomed with her or separately but he would benefit from living with a well-matched canine companion.
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Due to Tejay's sensitive side he is looking for a quiet retirement home, living with children over 12 may be considered on a case by case basis.
He is used to being muzzled when out and about and has no recall so cannot be let off the lead unless in a safe and secure area. He is not suitable to live with smaller pets.
For more information on dogs at Pawprints Dog Rescue, visit their website.
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Seven dogs from Pawprints Dog Rescue struggling to find forever homes in Rugby - Coventry Telegraph
