Our Weekly Falmouth Enterprise Column

By Anna Dos Santos
Friday, June 13, 2025

Join us at Bad Marths’s on Rt. 28 in East Falmouth on Wednesday, June 18, from 5:00 to 8:00pm for Yappy Hour and Raffle, a fundraiser for our organization. There will be a silent auction with lots of wonderful gifts donated by generous friends and local businesses as well as an opportunity to spend time with family and friends.

Dogs are also welcomed and you might be able to meet some of our dogs who are looking for new homes. Mark your calendar and hope to see you there!

We are not advertising Drako this week since he is recovering from surgery after swallowing 3 stuffed toys. He may have found an adopter at the vet hospital – everyone there loved him!

Chance, who recently arrived from Texas, already has several interested families, so he will likely be adopted very soon. Yeah!

Another dog that recently arrived from Texas is Captain, a Doberman mix who will be 2 years old very soon and weighs 46 lbs. He is currently underweight so we expect that his proper weight will be 55 to 60 lbs.

Captain is a little shy at first but warms up to new people pretty quickly and is very loving. He is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. Call us at 508-548-7742 if you would like to schedule a meet and greet for Captain.

We have been caring for Zoe, a medium sized sweetheart of a dog, while she recuperated from heartworm disease. In 2024 she came to us from Texas with the name of Autumn so regular readers of this column may remember her. Her new owners developed medically issues that prevented them from exercising her so she came back to us. The heartworm was discovered and we started the months long treatment process with Zoe which she handled extremely well.

She weighs about 42lbs, is fully vaccinated and spayed, and loves to be with people. She can be reactive to some dogs but will be a great addition to a family. Schedule an appointment to meet Zoe by calling 508-548-7742.

Blue Ridge Bear, or just Blue, is a beautiful black and white Malamute mix that needs a new home. Several months ago, the family was vacationing in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina and found Blue wandering and alone. After spending an extra 5 days searching for an owner with no success and finding a veterinarian to provide some care to Blue, they decided to bring him home to Cape Cod. Changing family circumstances have 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.

A few weeks ago, a stray dog, that was given the name Jack, came to the shelter and was never claimed, so we are assisting the Animal Control Officers in finding a new home for him. Jack is a large, happy dog that looks a bit like A Swiss Mountain Dog but we do not know his breed. The vet believes he is pretty young and healthy and has been vaccinated and neutered.

Jack will require a strong owner and some training to walk on leash properly but enjoys being with people. He can be reactive to some dogs but we have no idea how he reacts to cats or small children. Come and meet Jack by calling 508-548-7742 for an appointment.

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 definitely 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.