Helping Yorkshire Poundies and Thornberry Animal Sanctuary are working hard to look after these pups while they wait for their forever homes.
But it’ll be lonely this Christmas for these 26 bright-eyed dogs in South Yorkshire.
But who knows, maybe their new family is right around the corner and they’ll spend Christmas 2026 curled up on someone’s sofa.
Who could resist beautiful Matilda, an 11-year-old Staffy with the saddest picture ever. At her ripe old age she is looking for a retirement home where she can get “lots of company, snoozes and only short potters out.”
Or there’s Pandora, a great big crossbreed with floppy ears who “loves to play, loves walks and loves life.”
You can find a link to their adoption pages in each of the pictures below.
In the meantime, enjoy having a look at these 26 endearing pups and see if you could fit them in your home in 2026.
21. Skye, the Staffy cross who will 'make you smile every day'
"Skye is a 5 yr old Staffy cross (possibly Whippet) who would love to find an active home where she’ll get to play fetch to her hearts content! Skye is toy mad and looooves to play – she’s a pro at dropping the ball, and will bark for it to be thrown for her again (and again, and again!). She’s such a lovely girl who loves to cuddle on the sofa after a hard day at play! Skye is definitely a girl who will be your absolute best friend and will be a very loyal companion. She would like a home where she’s not left for very long periods, but she does curl up and settle when left on her own after some initial unsettled wandering around – she would also settle in a cosy crate as she quite likes to have a little ‘den’ as a safe cosy place for a snooze. Skye walks well on lead and loves to have a good run on her long line. She is very keen for squirrels and small furries, so she’s a no to living with cats or little dogs – she may be able to live with a larger breed neutered male, but would be very happy as the only dog. Skye is fully housetrained and is a very good girl around the house, and also travels well. She’s a proper little character who will make her new family smile every day." - https://helpingyorkshirepoundies.co.uk/female/skye-2/ | Helping Yorkshire Poundies
22. Hope, the 'little bit wonky' crossbreed
"Hope is a 2 yr old medium sized Crossbreed who is searching for a very special forever home. She is the sweetest girl who is shy at first, especially of men, but soon warms up and is so loving and affectionate. Here’s where Hope needs a special and understanding home: she scuffs her back paws when she walks, and is a little ‘wonky’ when she’s walking sometimes – she has had a CT scan with our vets, which shows that she has a problem with a disc in her lower back – this will be something that she needs management for for example walking her on soft surfaces, non slip mats around the house for example. She doesn’t appear to be in any pain and is a happy, playful young girl, but she might need pain relief on/off in future if she needs it. She really is the most wonderful young girl who has been dealt some bad luck in her early years, and desperately needs to find a special home who know and love the more ‘wonky’ rescue dogs." - https://helpingyorkshirepoundies.co.uk/female/hope/ | Helping Yorkshire Poundies
23. Ren, a 'special little lady' Chihuahua
"This special little lady is 10 year old Chihuahua Ren. She is a typical Chi who is full of character, adores her people, is cheeky, knows what she wants, but is also very sensitive and needs someone to understand her. She has come a long way from the skinny, flea infested and worried girl who arrived with us from stray kennels, and now needs to find her happy ever after. Ren needs a Chihuahua (or small breed) experienced home who understand nervous rescue dogs – she is worried meeting new people, but it doesn’t take her long to trust, and when she does, she adores her person and loves nothing more than a cuddle on the sofa. Little Ren can be a bit ‘spicy’ with handling that she doesn’t like (mainly with the vet!), and will snap. She would love a quiet home with a garden that is secure for a little one! She can live with another calm, smaller dog, but would also be very happy on her own so that she gets all the attention. - https://helpingyorkshirepoundies.co.uk/female/ren-2/ | Helping Yorkshire Poundies
24. Patsy, the 'chunky' Bully Breed
"Patsy is a gorgeous medium/large sized bully breed – around 33kg, so is quite a chunky girl but is very chilled out and easy going. We do not know her exact age, but estimate her to be around 4 yrs old. Patsy would fit in perfectly to a calm/quiet household – she is such a good girl who is very easy and undemanding around the house – she just needs a calm, confident person to understand her. She walks perfectly on lead and does not pull at all and is very low energy, so just needs a couple of shorter walks per day. Patsy could live with the right dog – a large breed male who is very confident and will give her boundaries, but we think she will do best as the only dog. Patsy is clean in the house, is absolutely fine to be left alone for a few hours, and is generally very low energy, but can get easily excited for eg with visitors, so would suit a less busy household. She thrives on a good routine. She will need a home with direct access to a private secure garden that she can sunbathe in to her hearts content and lounge around chomping on her beloved tennis balls! Patsy will be a dream for the right home – she has tons of character and really deserves to find her forever home with someone who ideally has Bully experience (or larger breed savvy) who will give her life after clearly having such a rubbish start to life." - https://helpingyorkshirepoundies.co.uk/large/patsy/ | Helping Yorkshire Poundies