Our Weekly Falmouth Enterprise Column

By Anna Dos Santos
Friday, July 11, 2025

As we expected, Captain, our Doberman mix, was adopted last week. In addition, Ramen, our Bernadoodle, found a new family that loves him and he is going to live happily ever after with them!

If Australian Shepherds are your favorite dog breed, come and meet Lily, a 30lb, 2 year old mini-Aussie that was surrendered to us recently through no fault of her own. She is a very sweet, but shy pup that is afraid of new people. Lily is slowly getting comfortable with the volunteers at the shelter and she will need a person or a family that will be patient with her. In her previous family, there were 3 children and another dog and she was very playful and happy with them all. Soon she will be spayed and up to date on all vaccines. Call us at 508-548-7742 to meet Lily.

Recently, we reported that Jack, a Swiss Mountain Dog look-a-like, had been adopted. Unfortunately, the family had a pet Chinchilla that Jack was excessively interested in. To keep their small pet safe, Jack was returned. But, we did learn that Jack was very calm with their young son and behaved extremely well otherwise. Since Jack was an unclaimed stray, we don’t know any of his history but do know he’s a big dog that loves people, is healthy and fully vaccinated. Call us at 508-548-7742 to schedule an appointment to meet Jack.

Blue Ridge Bear, or just Blue, is a beautiful black and white Malamute mix that needs a new home. Changing family circumstances led his family to do an owner to owner adoption through us. Unfortunately, Blue’s new owner developed some medical issues that will keep from providing the exercise Blue needs, so we are again looking for a new home for Blue. He is about 2 years old, weighs about 55 lbs and is very friendly. He enjoys walking and going to the dog park, is up to date on vaccinations and has been neutered. As with most Northern breed dogs, Blue enjoys being outside, even in the cold, so a fenced yard would be a very nice feature of his new home. If you’d like to meet Blue, call us at 508-548-7742.

If you are looking to give a warm, loving home to a senior dog, come and meet Otis, a senior Husky mix. His former owner believes Otis is about 15 years old, but he acts like a younger dog. The vet thought Otis could be as young as 12! In any case, Otis is moderately active and has a pretty mellow disposition. He passed his physical exam with flying colors. He has been vaccinated and neutered. If you would like to meet Otis, please call us at 508-548-7742.

We have a smart, white fluffy dog that is looking for a new, loving home. Monet is an 8 year old American Eskimo Dog who will be happiest in a home with no children, no other dogs and no cats. Monet is an excellent walker who enjoys meeting people when he is out and about and usually ignores other dogs he meets. One of his favorite things to do is go for car rides. Except for being a little overweight, Monet is in excellent health, neutered and fully vaccinated. Call us at 508-548-7742 to make an appointment to meet Monet.

Monetary donations are always needed here at the shelter so we can continue caring for the dogs in our custody and help low income dog owners pay for veterinary care and dog food. Our goal is that with our help, many more dogs will stay healthy - or get heathy - and live longer and happier lives.

The Cape Cod Foundation provides grant funding to us and we are supremely grateful for their support. Unfortunately, our costs exceed our grant support. If you would like to help provide medical care for the dogs in our care and in our community, donations by check (PO Box 438, Falmouth, MA 02541) or or via PayPal are always welcomed.

Friends of Falmouth Dogs holds state license #0183.