Alumni Books Available! You can purchase a copy of our Alumni Book at the shelter. For $35 you get a full color book filled with photos and stories of dogs adopted from the Friends of Falmouth Dogs. See Inside.

Buy a Brick:  Buy a remembrance brick for our Memorial Garden walkway. By purchasing a brick, you will be helping to improve the lives of the abused and abandoned dogs left in our care.

Announcement: We have a new page on our site with photos and information about the dogs.

T-shirts: We have our special 20th anniversary T-shirts for sale. They are blue and were designed by Howlingbird especially for our 20th year. They can be purchased at the shelter during our hours.

Our Weekly Falmouth Enterprise Column

By Barb Schneider

Friday, September 3, 2010

Our faces were all smiles this past week as we celebrated Pippi getting that so-deserved forever home. She has waited patiently since the beginning of 2010 and finally it happened!

Watching one of the volunteers with Merlin, our 100-pound boxer mix, yesterday made me smile, but actually feel sad at the same time. My first photos of Merlin are from January, just before Pippi arrived on the scene. That means we have had a very large dog for eight full months, and yet Merlin isn't destroying his bed or doing anything wrong.

He is simply big. He loves to ride in the car. He loves air conditioning. He loves to be one-on-one with a person. He loves to have a tummy rub. He loves his favorite volunteers, but they both have other dogs and he should be an only dog. So Merlin stays at the shelter, month after month. He is very strong, and excited to go for a walk. He will pull to get outside, but he doesn't pull once he is out there. He will sit and wait to go out, however. So he shouldn't be in a home with children who are going to be in and out of the door or trying to walk him.

But he should be in someone's home—he isn't a bad dog. Nor is Mike, the Lab mix, and he has now gone from being 8 months old to being a year old and still hasn't found a home, even though he has good qualities. He, too, would be best in a home without small children and with his being the only dog, but certainly someone out there fits that combination.

We are still hoping for a call from anyone who could help us care for Munchkin, the American bulldog mix who needs knee surgery (it is heartbreaking for all of us to watch Munchy as she eats or drinks sitting with her legs off to the side to avoid the pain), or for Harley who simply needs one injection for diabetes in the morning and one at night. Both these dogs are so easy to have around. We need just two compassionate families out there in a position to take in one of these two sweet dogs for either foster care or as an adoption. Munchy needs to be in a home without other pets, so she can be kept relatively inactive while she heals from the surgery and we can't schedule the surgery until we find her post-op home situation.

This week P is for pug and for poodle. We have one adult pug, Major, that would be an easy fit into most homes. He is in foster care right now but can be seen by simply calling ahead to request a visit. And Lexi Lou, a standard poodle, is still in her home but needing to be an only dog in someone else's. Both these dogs can be seen by calling us to make an appointment.

We hope you will get over to the Barnstable County Fairgrounds Sunday between 3 and 10 PM for the Music and Scallop Festival. Besides great music and food, the proceeds from the event go to help build the Falmouth Dog Park. So check out www.falmouthdogpark.com for advance ticket information, stop at the Falmouth chamber, Eight Cousins, or Uptown Dog Cape Cod, or simply buy one at the door. The event is covered, so it will be held rain or shine.

Please think about giving to our medical fund. As you read about our guests, you might note that we are spending thousands of dollars helping dogs live healthier, pain-free lives.

Our “guests” are always changing. Stop in or call for an update. We are open from 10 to noon every day except Sunday when we are open from 1 to 3 PM. We are also open from 4 to 6 PM on Mondays and Thursdays. And visit us at www.friendsoffalmouthdogs.com.

Here is a dog from our bulletin board—Athena. She is an American bully, a mixed breed. She will be a great couch companion for someone. Athena is 5 years old. Walks great on leash. Eager to please so easy to train. She seems to want to avoid confrontations with other dogs. Mostly she prefers dogs smaller than she is. Her foster mom says she has a lot of bulldog in her personality. Call us to find out more about her.
 
 
 

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