05/07/2026
Good Evening Ridgeback Rescue Community,
An Apology & A Thank You
Firstly, we want to say we're sorry.
To everyone we haven't yet had the chance to call, visit, check in with or properly follow up with this year... please know we haven't forgotten you. We will get there, and we truly appreciate your patience.
When we welcomed 2026, we genuinely thought it might be a slightly gentler year. Instead, it has become one of the busiest and most challenging years Ridgeback Rescue has ever experienced.
Not only have we taken on more dogs than ever before, but many of the cases have been incredibly complex. Dogs have needed extensive rehabilitation, behavioural assessments, specialised training, long-term kennelling, carefully matched foster homes and far more time than a typical rescue would require.
Rather than moving from one successful adoption to the next, we've often found ourselves juggling multiple urgent cases all at once. As one emergency was beginning to settle, another would arrive needing immediate attention. Every decision became about helping the dog with the greatest need in that moment, knowing another family or foster was patiently waiting for us to catch our breath.
There have been some emotionally exhausting days this year. Days where we questioned how we were going to fit everything in or whether we'd find the right solution in time. Yet somehow, together, we've always managed to get there.
And that's because of all of you.
To every foster carer, adopter, volunteer, transporter, trainer, supporter, donor and every single person who has shared a post, offered advice, sent an encouraging message or simply believed in what we do... thank you.
Quite simply, we could not have achieved what we have this year without you.
Along with that gratitude comes another apology. To those still waiting for a phone call, a follow-up message, an adoption check-in or simply a chance to catch up, we're sorry it's taken longer than it should have. It has never been because you weren't important to us. It has simply been the reality of one urgent case arriving before we had finished the last.
Over the coming weeks, we're determined to catch up on those conversations and reconnect with everyone we've unintentionally kept waiting. We ask for just a little more patience while we work our way through everything.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for standing beside us through what has been an extraordinary first half of the year. Your kindness, encouragement and support have carried us through moments when we genuinely weren't sure how we were going to keep going.
We hope the second half of 2026 brings a little more breathing space—not just for us, but for all of you too.
With gratitude 🙏
The Ridgeback Rescue Team 🐕🐾♥️
Homes Found So Far in 2026 💞
Freya • Scooby • Sophie • Nala • Kelli • Aggas • Harry • Winston • Lilly • Flash • Ralph • Jazz • Rouge • Kizzy • Zeuss • Chai • Reme • Hugo • Boulder • Lilly • Lenny • Bruiser • Coco • Delilah • Spuddle • Princess • Neema • Bear • Bandit • Nala • Koda • Shebi • Jack • Ghost • Maggie • Koda • Warren • Ruby • Astro
Currently in Progress
- Zuma - Victoria
Still Looking for Their Forever Homes
Marley – Ridgeback Cross – Victoria
Luluz – Purebred – Victoria
Currently in foster care undergoing rehabilitation after an incredibly difficult start to life.
