Coastline Canine Rescue
DemoPip
Small dog, enormous personality
Would Pip suit your life?
Take the 2-minute quiz and we'll explain exactly how you'd fit together.
Adoption fee $380 · includes desexing, microchip, vaccination and worming.
About Pip
Pip is seven kilos of pure confidence. She'll fetch until your arm falls off, then curl up in the smallest possible ball on your pillow. Small doesn't mean low-energy, and Pip is living proof.
The home she's hoping for
An active owner who wants a little dog with a big engine. Fine in a unit with daily outings. No cats, please.
“Will dig if bored. Loves snuffle mats.”
A day with Pip
Ball at the park
Patrols the balcony
Training tricks (she can 'bang' and play dead)
Pillow time
At a glance
Rated by Coastline Canine Rescue and her foster carer
- Energy
- Active
- Owner experience
- Some experience helps
- Home
- Apartment or house
- Time alone
- Up to 4 hours
- Children
- Kids over 5
- Other dogs
- Selective with dogs
- Cats
- No cats
- House training
- House-trained
- Coat
- Sheds
Health & paperwork
What's already been done before adoption
- Desexed
- Vaccinated
- Wormed
- Heartworm prevention
- MicrochippedNo. 956000010000112
QLD supply number: BEN-DEMO-4220. Rescue listings must show this under state dog-supply laws.
What Pip will cost
An honest yearly estimate for a 7kg adult, so there are no surprises.
$132
a month
$8,655
over 5 years, all in
- FoodQuality dry food plus extras for a 7kg dog$620
- Routine vet careAnnual health check and booster vaccinations$290
- Parasite preventionFlea, tick, worming and heartworm$240
- 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 $480/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 Pip works
- 1Send an enquiry
- 2Phone chat with the foster carer
- 3Meet-and-greet at the foster home
- 4Home check
- 5Two-week trial
- 6Adoption finalised
Burleigh Heads, QLD
A foster-based rescue on the southern Gold Coast. Every dog lives in a volunteer home before adoption, so carers know their quirks, their favourite walks and exactly how they behave when the doorbell rings.