Riverbend Dog Rescue
DemoArchie
A nose with a dog attached
Would Archie suit your life?
Take the 2-minute quiz and we'll explain exactly how you'd fit together.
Adoption fee $300 · includes desexing, microchip, vaccination and worming.
About Archie
Archie is cheerful, sociable and will follow his nose anywhere, including under a gap in the fence. He loves kids, tolerates cats and has never met a sandwich he didn't consider his.
The home he's hoping for
A family with secure fencing and a lockable bin. He'll bay at the occasional possum, so close neighbours should be dog-tolerant.
“Food must be kept well out of reach. He has opened the pantry. Twice.”
A day with Archie
Sniff-walk (slow, very thorough)
Investigates the kitchen
Naps with the kids after school
Howls once at the possum, satisfied
At a glance
Rated by Riverbend Dog Rescue and his foster carer
- Energy
- Moderately active
- Owner experience
- Some experience helps
- Home
- Yard preferred
- Time alone
- Up to 4 hours
- Children
- Great with kids of all ages
- Other dogs
- Dog-friendly
- Cats
- Cat-tested
- House training
- House-trained
- Coat
- Sheds
Health & paperwork
What's already been done before adoption
- Desexed
- Vaccinated
- Wormed
- Heartworm prevention
- MicrochippedNo. 956000010000111
Rehoming organisation ID: R-DEMO-2480. Rescue listings must show this under state dog-supply laws.
What Archie will cost
An honest yearly estimate for a 13kg adult, so there are no surprises.
$164
a month
$10,475
over 5 years, all in
- FoodQuality dry food plus extras for a 13kg dog$920
- Routine vet careAnnual health check and booster vaccinations$290
- Parasite preventionFlea, tick, worming and heartworm$320
- Council registrationTypical desexed-dog fee; varies by council$65
- GroomingShampoo, brushes and the odd nail trim$90
- Toys, treats and beddingReplacing chewed things is part of the fun$280
Optional extras: pet insurance about $600/yr; first-year setup (bed, lead, bowls, crate) about $350. Estimates use typical 2026 Australian prices and vary by vet, council and brand.
How adopting Archie works
- 1Send an enquiry
- 2Application form
- 3Meet-and-greet
- 4Property check
- 5One-week trial
- 6Adoption finalised
Lismore, NSW
Northern Rivers rescue taking in pound dogs, flood-displaced pets and the occasional working dog who failed at working. Happy to adopt across the border into South East Queensland.