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Four dogs of various heights and colouring sitting in a bath tub.

A woman with long blonde hair holding a brown Staffordshire bill terrier.

"I thought there was space to really advocate in a positive and fun way, that a $350 pound puppy is just as fantastic as a $3,000 breeder-bought dog."

One brown dog with three white dogs and a fawn in a fenced area.

"The legacy of Life of Pikelet is definitely the advocacy of rescue dogs in Australia,"
Ms Gibson said.

A brown dog lying on a brown couch, cuddling with a white and tan dog.

"If you're going to foster, you really want to find a rescue organisation that will match a dog to your lifestyle,"
Ms Gibson said.

"We're all semi-hysterical this time of the year because our back-up has gone,"
Ms Taylor said.

Two small dogs on a chair, one has white hair with fawn patches the other is a mix of grey, brown and white.

"If anyone has a choice about surrendering their dog to a pound or shelter, please don't do it just before Christmas — that dog has a much, much higher risk of being killed."

A woman with short hair wearing a grey shirt, holding a black and tan dachshund.

"It's a hard slog, but when you look in the eyes of an animal begging you to live, that's what you do,"
she said.

A black and tan dachshund wearing a colourful halter lead standing beside human legs.

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