Stumptown Strays

Thanks again to our friend for another adorable photo session with a couple of The Potato Puppies. Thanks also to the 15/10 Foundation for their generosity as both Crinkles and Chip will come with a $500 training stipend.

Our Crinkles is a people person who is both adventurous and smart. She was the first to practice her husky howls and still likes to sing. Chip is the smallest and we worried about him for weeks. But Chip is as tough as he is loving. Their adoptions fees are each $400.

Read more about the puppies on our website where you can also find the application to adopt. https://www.stumptownstrays.org/dogs/potato-puppies 💙🐾

The Potato Puppies, our 7 week old shepherd-malamute mixes, would like to introduce a little chaos into your life. Living room too tidy? Shoes annoyingly where they should be? Let the Potato Puppies help. They'll happily rearrange your bookshelf while putting tiny holes in your toes.

Orphaned at just hours old, our team of volunteers worked very hard to bottle feed the potatoes. It took heaps of formula to get the puppies from kiwi sized to watermelon sized. We're pretty confident that our potatoes will be the biggest ones at the farmer's market - based on their DNA tests, they should be 60-80 pounds fully grown.

Speaking of big, our Samosa is a tank. If she were a human, she'd be on the rugby team. Samosa is the goofiest and most confident; she's also the first to pass out.

Jojo is the adventurer. She's the most comfortable in a new space and is the most likely to practice her northern breed voice.

Ruffles is equal parts sweet and smart. The most sensitive of the group, Ruffles is likely thinking big thoughts.

The puppies will be available for adoption after they're spayed on July 25th. They have been dewormed and microchipped and are current on their vaccines. The puppies have been socialized to lots of people and lots of other dogs. Their adoption fees are $400.

It will be a requirement for the adopter of any Potato puppy to enroll in training. We weren’t kidding when we said they are chaos agents -just like every puppy ever. Thanks to the 15/10 Foundation, the puppies all come with a $500 training stipend! So really, there’s no reason NOT to take them to class.��Have the time (and room) for one of our Potatoes? Apply to adopt on our website! https://www.stumptownstrays.org/adoption-application 💙🐾

ADOPTED!

Basil, our 2 year old chiweenie, came to us after presumably being hit by a car. He had multiple injuries to his pelvis, his left foot, and his p***s AND he contracted pneumonia at the shelter. Yikes. After weeks with us, he was finally healed up and ready to find his own forever home.

He needed a special home that would give him lots of time to decompress and potentially help him in other ways with his anxiety in the future. Jennifer and her family previously had a chiweenie that sounded similar to Basil and were ready to give him a wonderful home with all the support and love he needed. We were thrilled for him to find his match! Basil LOVES everyone in his home and they all think he’s super sweet. He’s working on his training and getting to spend time doing fun things he’s enjoyed - like sitting in the outfield at a baseball game! And of course, as always most importantly, he gets so much love and snuggles.

Congratulations Basil! 🐾💙