Rescue Crossbreeds for adoption and rehoming in the UK

As of 14 November 2026, 673 crossbreed dogs are listed for adoption in the UK on LocalPetFinder, from North Clwyd Animal Rescue, Fetcher Dog, Rescue Remedies, Angels 4 Dogs Rescue, Oakwood Dog Rescue, Many Tears Animal Rescue, Manchester & Cheshire Dogs' Home, Three Counties Dog Rescue, Last Chance Animal Rescue, K9 Crusaders Dog Welfare, Foal Farm Animal Rescue, Ashbourne Animal Welfare, Just For Dogs, Carla Lane Animals in Need, Chesterfield Animal Rescue, Freshfields Animal Rescue, German Shepherd Rescue Elite, Greenleaf Animal Rescue, Almost Home Animal Rescue NI, Jerry Green Dog Rescue, Animals In Need Northamptonshire, Cheltenham Animal Shelter, Doggy Dens UK Rescue, Dumfries and Galloway Canine Rescue Centre, Animal Care Lancaster Morecambe & District, Holbrook Animal Rescue, Homeless Hounds, Maxi's Mates, Thornberry Animal Sanctuary, Woodside Animal Welfare Trust, Destitute Animals Shelter, Doris Banham Dog Rescue, Midlands Dog Rescue, Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter, Northumberland Dog Rescue, Penny Jones Animal Hospice, Staffie & Stray Rescue, Stokenchurch Dog Rescue, Suffolk Animal Rescue, Wolfwood, All Creatures Great and Small, Animal Rescue Centre (ARC) Ottery St Mary, Animals in Distress (Torbay & Westcountry), Birch Hill Dog Rescue, Cliffe Kennels & Rescue, Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, Hull Animal Welfare Trust, Margaret Green Animal Rescue (Lincoln Farm), RATS Animal Rescue, St Francis Dogs Home, Teckels Animal Sanctuaries, Waggy Tails Rescue, West Wales Poundies Dog Rescue, Aireworth Dogs in Need, Birmingham Dogs Home, Cardiff Dogs Home, Dogs' Friends, Eden Animal Rescue, Forest Dog Rescue, Mrs Murray's Home for Stray Dogs & Cats, National Animal Welfare Trust Cornwall, RAIN Rescue, Assisi Animal Sanctuary, Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, East Midlands Dog Rescue, Friends of Birkenhead Kennels, Good Life Dog Rescue, Greenacres Rescue, Heathlands Animal Sanctuary, National Animal Welfare Trust Hertfordshire, Pro Dogs Direct, Wythall Animal Sanctuary, Barnsley Animal Rescue Charity, Brighter Days Rescue, Bryson's Animal Shelter, Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre, Easterleigh Animal Sanctuary, Forest of Dean Dog Rescue, Gables Dogs & Cats Home, German Shepherd Rescue South, Greyhound Gap, Linbee Dog Rehoming, Margaret Green Animal Rescue (Wingletang), Munlochy Animal Aid, National Animal Welfare Trust Bedfordshire, National Animal Welfare Trust Berkshire, Oak Tree Animals' Charity, Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary, Pawprints Dog Rescue, Paws A While Shelter, Perthshire Abandoned Dogs Society, Ravenswood Pet Rescue, S.A.R.A. – The Ann Prosser Foundation, Skylor's Animal Rescue, Wallace Kennels Dog Rescue, Windyway Animal Rescue, All Dogs Matter, Animal Connexions Rescue & Rehoming, Borders Pet Rescue, Dog Trouble Foundation, FAITH Animal Rescue, Hampshire Paws Animal Rescue, Happy Staffie Rescue, Hay Animal Rescue Team, Helping Yorkshire Poundies, Kent Greyhound Rescue, Norfolk & Suffolk Animal Trust, PACT Animal Sanctuary, Phoenix Rehoming, Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare, Rotherham Dog Rescue, Rushton Dog Rescue, Saving and Rehoming Strays, St Francis Animal Welfare, St Giles Animal Welfare, The Freedom Of Spirit Trust For Border Collies, The Kit Wilson Trust, Wadars, Warrington Animal Welfare, Wellingborough Dog Welfare, Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter and 3 other rescues. Each profile links to the rescue, and you apply to adopt with them directly.

As of 14 November 2026, North Clwyd Animal Rescue (at Trelogan): 32, Fetcher Dog (at Maidstone): 31, Rescue Remedies (at Smallfield): 26, Angels 4 Dogs Rescue (at Birchington): 25, Oakwood Dog Rescue (at Kingston upon Hull): 23 and Many Tears Animal Rescue (at Llanelli): 20, and 119 more. By age, that is 121 puppies, 410 adult dogs and 118 older dogs, plus 24 with no age given. The newest was added on 13 November 2026. Each profile links to the rescue, which handles the adoption.

With the rescue that has the dog. Today the crossbreed dogs on this page are with North Clwyd Animal Rescue, Fetcher Dog, Rescue Remedies, Angels 4 Dogs Rescue, Oakwood Dog Rescue, Many Tears Animal Rescue and 118 other rescues. Open a profile and apply to that rescue: each one runs its own application, home check and adoption fee. We don't rehome animals ourselves.

Any dog the rescue lists as a crossbreed, or as a cross or mix of two breeds, for example "Collie cross" or "Labrador x Staffy". A cross of a named breed also appears on that breed's page, so a Staffy cross is on both.

Mostly the name. The Royal Kennel Club says crossbreeds with nicknames combining their parents' breeds, such as Labradoodles and Cockerpoos, are often called "designer dogs". They are still crossbreeds. A dog of three or more breeds, or of unknown breeds, usually has no known family tree at all.

They describe the generation of a cross. The Royal Kennel Club says puppies of two separate breeds, such as a Pug and a Jack Russell, are an F1 cross; puppies of two F1 dogs are F2; and an F1 dog bred back to one of the original breeds produces F1b puppies, the "b" standing for backcross. With an adult rescue dog this matters less, as you can see what the dog is actually like.

Often, but not always. Battersea says dogs of mixed, unknown ancestry are less likely to suffer from inherited diseases associated with specific breeds, though that does not mean they will never develop health issues. The Royal Kennel Club says puppies of two unrelated parents tend to be healthier, but crossing two breeds that share a problem, such as two flat-faced breeds, can still pass it on. Ask the rescue what vet checks this dog has had.

Battersea says lots of dogs of no single breed can live longer than some pedigree breeds. That is a general pattern, not a promise for one dog, and a rescue dog's age and health matter more than its background.

With a puppy it can be hard to say. The Royal Kennel Club says crossing two very different breeds can make it difficult to know how big the puppies will grow. With an adult rescue dog you already know its size, and the rescue can tell you.

It depends on the dog. The Royal Kennel Club says a crossbreed's coat can be difficult to predict, and that a mix of two very different coats, such as a Standard Poodle's and a Labrador's, may give a hybrid coat that needs extensive grooming. Ask the rescue about this dog's coat and grooming needs.

Yes, if they have a short nose. Dogs Trust says any dog can experience BOAS (brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome), "especially crossbreeds with shortened noses", and The Royal Kennel Club says crossing two flat-faced breeds can still produce puppies predisposed to breathing problems. Ask the rescue what the vet has found about this dog's breathing.

We only list dogs with rescues, so there is nothing to buy here: every crossbreed on this page is adopted for the rescue's fee. If you decide to buy, Dogs Trust's breed guides suggest talking to your vet, and say some practices offer pre-purchase consultations covering likely health conditions and rough costs. With an adult rescue crossbreed, the rescue can tell you how big it grew and what it is like to live with.

It depends on the dog, not the breed. Today the rescues mark 271 of the 673 crossbreed dogs listed in the UK as able to live with children. Where a profile says nothing, ask the rescue what age of children the dog could live with.

Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months and £275 for a puppy under six months, Dogs Trust charges £300 for a puppy or adult dog in England, Wales and Scotland, and Blue Cross fees start from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over and £335 for dogs aged 1 to 7. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

No. We don't list animals for sale. Every crossbreed dog on this page is with a rescue or rehoming centre. Rescues rehome animals rather than selling them, usually for an adoption fee: for example, Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months and £275 for a puppy under six months, and Dogs Trust £300. The fee usually goes towards vet work already done, such as neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations. If you searched "crossbreed puppies for sale", the crossbreed dogs here are the rescue route: you apply to the rescue and pay its adoption fee, not a sale price.

Usually not. UK rescues normally ask for an adoption fee, which pays towards neutering, microchipping and vaccinations. Many rescue fees are under £500: Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months, Dogs Trust £300, and Blue Cross from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over. An animal offered "free to a good home" is usually a private advert rather than a rescue. All dogs in the UK must be microchipped by 8 weeks old, and in England, Wales and Scotland a dog can't pass to a new keeper until it is chipped, so ask to see the microchip details.

Yes: 121 puppies of the 673 listed in the UK are 12 months or under by the listed age.

Yes: 118 crossbreed dogs of the 673 listed in the UK are aged 7 or over by the listed age. Some rescues charge less for older dogs: Blue Cross fees start from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over.

This page lists every crossbreed dog with the rescues we list across the UK, each with its town. For a city, see crossbreed dogs in Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brecon, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Cambridge, Canterbury, Cardiff, Carlisle, Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Ipswich, Kendal, Kingston upon Hull, Leeds, Lincoln, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Wales, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Perth, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Preston, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea, Taunton, Truro and Worcester. You can also search by postcode with the pet finder on our home page to see what is closest to you.