Adopted

WHAT LOOKS LIKE A CAT, BUT ACTS LIKE A DOG? Meet Drew-Bear, an exceptional dog-like cat. Raised around dogs and puppies, he was kept away from other cats because as a kitten he tested positive for FIV and FELV. Although in recent years and subsequent tests, he has tested negative, we still recommend no other…

MADDIE LOVES CUDDLES. From Maddie’s foster mom: This beautiful girl is a three year old black shepherd mix. I’ve had the pleasure of fostering her for a couple months while she recovered from surgery on both knees for arthritis. After many weeks of crate rest, Maddie is doing great! Her mobility has drastically improved, she’s…

SANDY is a 6-month old female weighing about 20kg (44 lbs). She is smart, energetic and endearing. She currently lives harmoniously with a 7-year-old large male dog, a young rabbit and a parrot. She needs a patient, loving family, who can provide structure and discipline. She is slowly learning self- control, and how to curb…

URGENT PLEA! SADLY, GASTON IS AVAILABLE AGAIN AND NEEDS A HOME ASAP! Gaston is one part bichon frisé, one part woolly charm – and one part love of life. He is what the real estate industry might call a fixer-upper. Although there are no cracks in his foundations (his sturdy little legs get him where…

MILO THE MAGNIFICENT. This 19 month old beauty is not just a pretty face. He is kind and affectionate and smart and ready to please. Sadly, given up because of a divorce, he is none the worse for wear. He loves to be outside, although he needs work on leash walking. He likes playing with…

HUNTER IS A LOVELY YOUNG MAN. This very handsome 1 1/2 year old, 75 lb. Husky ’s family could no longer care for him. He is intelligent, affectionate and playful. He loves being close to his humans and sometimes, not knowing will crawl into your lap! In his exuberance, he tends to jump while excitedly…

ZOE IN WONDERLAND. Gerdy’s is welcoming a new addition to its nursery! Zoe is a three month old puppy, half Bichon Frise and half Maltese. She is crate trained and almost house trained to go outside. Sadly her owner realized she didn’t have time for this 4 pound darling so Gerdy committed to finding a…

THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN WHO HAD A CROOKED SMILE… Meet our Dennis, a happy-go-lucky Shih Tzu, approximately 8 years old. He loves, loves, loves going for walks…a few times a day. He is sweet, affectionate and likes snuggling along with belly rubs. Dennis gets along well with cats and dogs, big and small and…

LUKE IS A LUCKY GUY. Luke wasn’t with us more than a few days and was scooped up by a wonderful family. He is a gentle, 2 year old, well-mannered border collie, who is full of beans but never over-the-top. He needs a securely fenced yard, a family with a flexible schedule and willing work…

THIS BIG BEAR IS A LOVER. This 6 year old big boy, weighing in at 101 lbs. adores lots of attention and affection. Bear craves human contact and is looking for a BFF (best friend forever). Bear carefully selects his dog friends, loves his walks, has a surprisingly high energy level and his fave pastime…

ELMO, aka Lego, doesn’t understand how people can’t see what a fantastic boy he is! Is he too handsome, too charming, too loving, too playful and too perfect? From his sparkling black eyes to the tip of his tail, he is the most beautiful dog with an equally wonderful character. A Brittany Spaniel mix who…

WE COULD EASILY HAVE NAMED CASEY, MR PERFECT. Gentle, adorable CASEY is now ready for his loving forever home. This tiny 7lb., 10 year old male Yorkie was taken into Gerdy’s care after needing surgery to repair one of his legs. He is now fully healed and loves to roam around the garden with other…

AN ALLEY CAT THAT WANTS TO LIVE INDOORS, URGENT! Meet Charlotte. She’s a slightly scared, very gentle and cuddly alley cat who’s looking for a loving family. She might be around 8 yo and is currently receiving medication for a possible respiratory infection. She’s both Fiv and Felv negative. If you’d like to adopt her…

PUFF THE MAGIC BICHON.   This too-cute-for-words, male Bichon is tiny at 4 lbs. He is 5 years old and comes from a recent puppy mill seizure. Very scared at first when we took him in, he is now comfortable with most people and loves to be held and adored. He is great with small…

WONDERFUL WILLY.   Willy is a 2+ year old (D.O.B. May 2015) male, Labrador Retriever. He is a big boy who weighs about 105 lbs. and is currently on a weight loss regime. His target weight is 90 lbs. But, despite his size, he is very gentle with all people and with kids (he loves…

MINI MINDY IS MIGHTY.   Rescued from a recent puppy mill seizure, Mindy has come a long way. In a short time she has come out of her shell and is a happy, friendly and sweet girl. Silent so far, she asks for little except for wanting to cuddle in a human’s lap or to…

CHARLY IS A PERFECT BOY.   Just 7+ months old, this amazing combo of Labrador and Beagle is perfect in every way. He is sweet, affectionate, playful and great with dogs and humans of all ages. His former family who adopted him as an 8 week old pup has 6 children and only as he…

TYSON HASN’T NOTICED THAT HE’S MISSING A LEG 🙂 This is Tyson, he’s only about a year and a half old but he’s been through more trauma than anyone should experience in a lifetime. He was abused as a puppy and lost his back leg. He has a heart of gold but has a little…

GHOST, A SENIOR BICHON WAS HIT BY A CAR, AND NEEDS A FOSTER HOME FOR A MONTH ASAP.   This poor little Bichon was hit by a car and brought to an emergency vet. The owners didn’t have money for emergency veterinary care and decided to abandon him. His pelvis was fractured and he needed…

THIS GREAT BIG NEWFIE GUY NEEDS A FOSTER OR A FOSTER-TO-ADOPT HOME ASAP.   Marius was bought as a puppy by an elderly lady and because of her age and his size, they were a terrible match. When he was 4 years old and she was 90, she gave him up to Gerdy’s. Marius lived…

MINDY HAD BOTH EYES REMOVED.   Found abandoned in a dog park and brought to Gerdy’s with eyes so badly infected, they had to be removed. She is approximately 7-8 years old, bichon x. She is a real sweetheart, super friendly and quickly learning how to survive sightless. Her current foster family is very much…

EAT, PLAY, LOVE…PRETTY WELL DESCRIBES TEE’S NEEDS.   A 1-year old, 75 lb. mostly labrador mixed with shepherd, Tee has been tossed around a bit but his morale has not really been affected and he is still a very goofy, happy guy. He was adopted as a pup by an elderly man who months later…

BE ONE OF HERO’S HEROES.   Gerdy’s newest Hero comes in the shape of a 1 1/2 year old German Shepherd who was found struggling on the highway. He was rushed into one of our vet clinics which asked Gerdy if she would “take on” the medical care of this woeful soul. Being Gerdy, of…

Buddy is an affectionate and social cat who enjoys being near his human. He is good with children and by no means temperamental. He is in good health, neutered and microchipped. An indoor cat only, he is approximately 4 years old. Please CONTACT US and tell us something about yourself. Please include your phone number.

DODGER IS A REAL BENJI LOOK-ALIKE.   This 10 year old terrier mix (maybe Wheaten terrier) is still in great shape. He is easy to look at and easy to have around. Nice with dogs, cats, humans young and old. Still active at his age, he adores walking and to be social—meeting and greeting. His…

THIS TEN YEAR OLD TEDDY BEAR IS GOING STRONG.   Adopted, returned, adopted and returned at local shelters, this brute was thankfully transferred to Gerdys and quickly scooped up by one of Gerdys Cocker Spaniel lovers. He is charming and sweet and defies his 10 pus years. He gets along well with other dogs and…

MY OH MAYA!   This one year old working breed was bought by someone who had no time in his life to give her the training and exercise that she required. She was unsocialized and isolated most of the day. In spite of the loneliness she experienced, Maya is one very happy dog. She is…

27 LB., FLUFFY-FACED MAIZY, WILL BE TARGETED IN MONTREAL BECAUSE OF HER LOOKS.   Maizy’s owners moved away and left her with friends to re-home her. Only 7-8 months, and an unusual mix of a boxer and some kind of wire-haired terrier, she is diminutive in size and full-grown will probably weigh only 32 lbs.…

RILEY is the latest addition to the Gerdy family of Rescues and Adoptions. He is about 2 years old, neutered and vaccinated. Riley is now getting used to living indoors but when given the chance, will try to go out. This sweet little fellow needs someone with patience who can show him life on the…

YOUNG CHARLOTTE WOULD MAKE THE BEST RUNNING PARTNER.   This super-affectionate 1+ year old girl has already given birth to, and nurtured a litter of 10 puppies. Found as a stray and luckily brought to the SPCA with all her babies, Charlotte is now a free girl and ready to be part of a loving…

Poor Rufio found himself homeless on the street, hungry for food and attention, at the tender age of 10 months. Fortunately a caring family brought him into their home and had him neutered, vaccinated and microchipped with the intention of keeping him because he is so sweet. Then a family member proved to be severely…

A REAL MIRACLE CAT.   Mattea and her brother were tossed from the 10th storey of an apartment building in downtown Montreal (the police are aware of the culprit). Her brother did not survive the fall onto the concrete pavement below. Mattea however landed in a garbage bin and is here to share her story.…

Abandoned at a high-kill Quebec pound and scheduled for euthanasia, Gerdys just couldn’t say no to saving this lovely lady. Kayla is a 4 year old Lab/Shepherd cross who loves everything including dogs, cats and kids. She is energetic, affectionate and although sometimes timid with new people, she warms up quickly. She particularly loves to…

This adorable 8 year old foxhound, was found wandering in the woods. Bo is undergoing some medical treatment and needs to relax. We are unable to sterilize him at the moment and therefore he would do best with a securely fenced yard where he could get the fresh air and minimal exercise required. Bo is…

BELLA IS BELLISSIMA.   Lovely Bella is a young (2 years old), sweet active Bichon mix (we think with Jack Russell) who is a super, all around dog. Bella is an athlete with lots of spunk and drive to play, fetch and frolic. She is also a mastermind escape artist who needs a seriously secured…

POODLE LOVE.   Only 1 1/2 years old, this apricot Poodle tops the charts in utter cuteness and sweetness. He is playful, affectionate, walks nicely on the leash and good with all humans young and old and all dogs. He is a little prince who loves his creature comforts—snuggling up on the sofa or curled…

THE BEST JACK RUSSELL EVER!   Just a week before we agreed to take Theo into Gerdys Rescue, he was in a high kill shelter and scheduled for euthanasia because they had run out of space. We are thrilled to have saved this little life. He is a funny, sweet guy. Like most Jack Russell…

DUSTY’S LUCK TURNED AROUND.   Found wandering on the road in terrible condition, this cutie got lucky and was picked up by someone who knew Gerdy from years ago. He had conjunctivitis in both of his eyes, a mass on his tail and one on his abdomen and was missing many of his teeth. Clearly…

BEAUTY BECAME A MOM AT 7 MONTHS OLD !   How cruel does it get? This little 8 month old kitten has already had a litter of kittens. She was brought into a rural pound where, while nursing her babies, they continued the cruelty by giving her 2 more kittens to feed. She became weak,…

DOUBLE TROUBLE.   Take a look at these 2 impossibly adorable chihuahua pups. Meet Lewis and Murphy, just 4 months old. Treated like kings by their former owner but had to be surrendered because of severe allergies. They are smart,learn quickly, are almost housetrained, love to play and be boisterous as well as be snuggly.…

SADLY, BEAUTIFUL NALA NEEDS TO BE RE-HOMED.   At 4 years old Nala finds herself looking for a new family. She was found abandoned mid-winter, in a field with her brother when she was only 5 weeks old and has been with the family who rescued her ever since. She is great with the humans…

PLEASE GIVE MEADOW A RETIREMENT HOME.   This senior, 11 year old, Golden Retriever has been through a lot. She has been with Gerdys Rescue for a very long time. Meadow was found abandoned and in terrible shape in her home after her human passed away. She was then left tied up outdoors for days…

MEET LOVER BOY…DESPERATE FOR A HOME.   Here he is! The sweet bundle of love who was brought us sick and emaciated… Well look at him now!! Happy and healthy and weighing in at a cuddly 57 pounds! A far cry from the skinny 42 pounds he was when he came to us! Redd, a…

HENDRIX HAS A KIND SOUL AND A CONTAGIOUS ENERGY.   Hendrix hails from Nunavut. He lived in a house up there with a gentleman from the time he was a pup until several months ago. Sadly, the person could no longer care for him. He was brought to Quebec through a rescue group. We think…

CHICO, SMALL BUT MIGHTY.   This little 6 year old bundle of spunk will surely light up your life. A truly sweet dog is in need of a loving and nurturing forever home. Chico is happy playing with family members, human or canine, or simply cuddling on the sofa. Chico loves to go wherever his…