The rehoming centre, on York Road, is currently home to 87 dogs - and the charity is determined to find homes for as many of them as possible ahead of the festive season.
It comes after Dogs Trust revealed it has received more than 32,000 handover enquiries so far this year from owners no longer able to care for their dogs. In 2024, the charity has also found new homes for more than 6,000 dogs across the UK.
Kelly Walker, Manager at Dogs Trust Leeds, said: “Christmas is fast approaching, and we are hoping to find forever homes for as many dogs as possible ahead of the festive season. While the Dogs Trust team will make sure that the dogs in our care over Christmas are well looked after, with festive treats and gifts galore, we all know there’s nowhere quite like home.
“We are certain that there is a fantastic forever home for each and every one of our dogs, and we’d like to see as many as possible settled in their new happy places ahead of Christmas.”
We visited the rehoming centre earlier this week to meet some of the 87 dogs looking for their forever homes, which you can see in the video attached to this article. Here are 15 pictures inside -
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Rory's home must be adult only and somewhere he can be the only pet, as he needs a peaceful, calm and consistent routine for him to settle. A secure garden would be great for him to play off-lead and practice his housetraining. | Jonathan Gawthorpe
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Rory has made lots of friends at the centre because he is so much fun. He's smart too, and already knows some great tricks. As his confidence grows, adopters will see what a friendly dog he is too. He walks beautifully on a lead and is becoming increasingly social with other dogs. | Jonathan Gawthorpe
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If you're looking for a very affectionate, loyal and loving dog, and you are around all the time, you might be Rory’s perfect match. | Jonathan Gawthorpe
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The team are also hoping to find a forever home this Christmas for one-year-old Staffy Crossbreed Rolo, who has had quite a rough start to his short life. He arrived at the centre with with a broken leg, but following surgery he's now all healed up and ready to make a new start. | Jonathan Gawthorpe
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Rolo will need an adult-only home where he'll be the only pet, as his training is still ongoing and too many distractions will make it more difficult for him to settle. He'll need a secure garden to burn off energy and finish his housetraining. | Jonathan Gawthorpe
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Rolo's adopters must understand that due to his previous injury, he won't be a dog who can go for long walking adventures and will need to keep him busy in other fun ways, like with training. He does enjoy gentle walks though. | Jonathan Gawthorpe