Starting Over Dog Rescue

Adopt

Meet your new best mate.

Every dog on our books is living with a foster carer, not sitting in a kennel. What you see is what you get: real personalities, real routines, ready for a home of their own.

Meet our adoptable dogs

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Showing 55 of 55 dogs

Hadiya

Hadiya

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

16 weeks · female · medium

Meet Hadiya →
Chalamet

Chalamet

Staffordshire Bull Terrier x Australian Kelpie Mix

9 months · male · medium

Meet Chalamet →
Amarti

Amarti

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

7 months · female · medium

Meet Amarti →
Allevare

Allevare

Staffordshire Bull Terrier x Australian Kelpie Mix

2 years 5 months · male · large

Meet Allevare →
Botas

Botas

Australian Kelpie x Border Collie Mix

2 years 8 months · male · medium

Meet Botas →
Wishbone

Wishbone

Golden Retriever x Poodle Mix

1 year 4 months · male · medium

Meet Wishbone →
Eudoria Holmes

Eudoria Holmes

Siberian Husky x Australian Kelpie Mix

1 year 9 months · female · medium

Meet Eudoria Holmes →
Oddstick

Oddstick

Bull Arab Mix

15 weeks · male · large

Meet Oddstick →
Sidewinder

Sidewinder

Bull Arab Mix

15 weeks · male · large

Meet Sidewinder →
Ridoc Von Schwarz

Ridoc Von Schwarz

German Shepherd Dog Mix

4 months · male · large

Meet Ridoc Von Schwarz →
Cambria

Cambria

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

4 years · female · medium

Meet Cambria →
Barrymore

Barrymore

Labrador Retriever Mix

1 year 11 months · female · medium

Meet Barrymore →
Mallard

Mallard

Border Collie Mix

9 weeks · female · medium

Meet Mallard →
Cayuga

Cayuga

Border Collie Mix

9 weeks · female · medium

Meet Cayuga →
Drakkus

Drakkus

Australian Bulldog x Boxer Mix

8 years 3 months · male · large

Meet Drakkus →
Bufflehead

Bufflehead

Border Collie Mix

9 weeks · male · medium

Meet Bufflehead →
Muscovy

Muscovy

Border Collie Mix

9 weeks · male · medium

Meet Muscovy →
Enrico

Enrico

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

3 years 4 months · male · large

Meet Enrico →
Nyanza

Nyanza

Australian Bulldog Mix

1 year 10 months · female · large

Meet Nyanza →
Murgatroyd

Murgatroyd

Australian Cattle Dog Mix

1 year 5 months · female · large

Meet Murgatroyd →
Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly

Staghound Mix

8 years 11 months · male · large

Meet Buddy Holly →
Sicura

Sicura

American Bulldog x Mastiff Mix

3 years 8 months · female · large

Meet Sicura →
Bonview

Bonview

Bull Arab Mix

1 year 5 months · female · medium

Meet Bonview →
Kansha

Kansha

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

4 years · female · medium

Meet Kansha →
Gambino

Gambino

Mastiff Mix

9 months · male · large

Meet Gambino →
Kiss Chasey

Kiss Chasey

Border Collie x French Bulldog Mix

2 years 7 months · male · medium

Meet Kiss Chasey →
Bullfrog

Bullfrog

Mastiff Mix

8 years 8 months · male · medium

Meet Bullfrog →
Marley Spoon

Marley Spoon

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

13 years 5 months · female · medium

Meet Marley Spoon →
Solveig

Solveig

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

2 years 11 months · female · medium

Meet Solveig →
Reacher

Reacher

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

1 year 1 month · male · large

Meet Reacher →
Maude Ivory

Maude Ivory

Border Collie Mix

1 year 3 months · female · medium

Meet Maude Ivory →
Podrick

Podrick

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

1 year 1 month · male · medium

Meet Podrick →
Stirfry

Stirfry

Golden Retriever x Maremma Sheepdog

1 year 10 months · male · medium

Meet Stirfry →
Ponti

Ponti

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

1 year · female · medium

Meet Ponti →
Gillam

Gillam

Labrador Retriever

13 years 2 months · male · medium

Meet Gillam →
Debarkus

Debarkus

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

10 years 1 month · male · medium

Meet Debarkus →
Gaviscon

Gaviscon

Staffordshire Bull Terrier x German Shorthaired Pointer Mix

4 months · male · large

Meet Gaviscon →
Dubois

Dubois

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

6 years 2 months · male · medium

Meet Dubois →
Dinka

Dinka

Poodle x Labrador Retriever Mix

9 years 6 months · female · medium

Meet Dinka →
Tozzo

Tozzo

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

4 years 6 months · female · medium

Meet Tozzo →
Sesat

Sesat

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

4 years 2 months · female · medium

Meet Sesat →
Taradiddles

Taradiddles

Bull Arab Mix

15 weeks · female · large

Meet Taradiddles →
Hey Jude

Hey Jude

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

14 weeks · male · medium

Meet Hey Jude →
Yvie Oddly

Yvie Oddly

Cane Corso Mix

3 years 1 month · female · large

Meet Yvie Oddly →
Yenu

Yenu

Staffordshire Bull Terrier x American Bulldog Mix

13 weeks · male · medium

Meet Yenu →
Jemota

Jemota

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

1 year 1 month · male · medium

Meet Jemota →
Sweet Caroline

Sweet Caroline

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

14 weeks · female · medium

Meet Sweet Caroline →
Anna Sun

Anna Sun

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

14 weeks · female · medium

Meet Anna Sun →
Laputa

Laputa

Australian Kelpie Mix

7 months · female · medium

Meet Laputa →
Waleed

Waleed

Labrador Retriever x Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

1 year · male · medium

Meet Waleed →
Kazam

Kazam

Australian Kelpie x Great Dane Mix

1 year 8 months · female · medium

Meet Kazam →
Montoya

Montoya

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix

4 years 10 months · male · large

Meet Montoya →
Sombr

Sombr

Golden Retriever x Poodle x Australian Kelpie Mix

4 months · male · medium

Meet Sombr →
Hippolyta

Hippolyta

Mastiff x Australian Kelpie Mix

4 months · female · medium

Meet Hippolyta →
Squinny

Squinny

Bull Arab Mix

15 weeks · female · large

Meet Squinny →

The process

From application to adoption

  1. 1

    Apply

    Found a dog who sounds right for your family? Submit an application through the link in their adoption profile and tell us a little about the home you can offer.

  2. 2

    Chat with the foster carer

    If your application is shortlisted, the dog's foster carer will give you a call. They know the dog best and will talk honestly about their personality, needs and day-to-day life to see whether you could be a good match for each other.

  3. 3

    Meet the dog

    If everyone is happy to go ahead, we'll arrange for you to meet the dog and their foster carer. This gives you, your family and the dog a chance to spend some time together.

  4. 4

    Make it official

    If it feels right on both sides, we'll complete the adoption paperwork and arrange for your new dog to come home.

Frequently asked questions

I submitted my application. What happens next?

Once your application has been submitted, it will usually take a few days for our foster carers to review it. Dogs receiving a large number of applications may take a little longer.

If your application is shortlisted as a potential match, the foster carer will contact you for a short phone interview.

How much does it cost to adopt a dog?

Adoption fees vary depending on the dog and are shown in each dog’s adoption profile.

Every dog is desexed, microchipped and up to date with vaccinations before adoption. Adoption fees contribute towards this veterinary care and help us continue supporting other dogs waiting for their chance to start over.

I want to adopt a puppy but I don't see any on the website. Is there a waitlist I can be added to?

We often have litters of puppies but do not post them on our website until they are at least 8 weeks old and ready for adoption.

Due to the number of applications we receive on a daily basis, we are unable to keep a waitlist for dogs of a specific breed. Please continue to check our Adopt section of our website to view available rescues and submit an application when you see a dog you would like to adopt and is suitable for your lifestyle.

Do you adopt dogs interstate?

Absolutely! We regularly consider interstate applications.

The only catch is that we don’t send dogs to people they’ve never met. We think such a big decision deserves a proper introduction first.

If you’re happy to travel to Victoria for a meet and greet, please mention that in your adoption application. We’d love you, your family and any resident dogs to meet your potential new family member to make sure everyone gets along and it feels like the right fit.

Not every dog is suited to interstate adoption. Some of our senior dogs, puppies or dogs with medical or behavioural needs are better off staying closer to home, so we’ll always make that decision based on what’s in the dog’s best interests.

I need to re-home my dog. Can you take them into your rescue?

We take in owner surrenders on a case-by-case basis. However in the last few years we have been inundated with requests and simply don’t have the resources to help everyone. If you are looking to rehome your dog, please send us a detailed email with as much information on the dog as you can provide, including any and all medical records and some photos. We will get back to you as to whether we can assist or with recommendations of other rescues to try and reach out to.

Not ready to adopt? You can still change a dog's life.

Foster carers are our biggest need: you provide the couch, we cover the costs. Or make a donation that goes straight to vet work and fresh starts.