Our Weekly Falmouth Enterprise Column

By Anna Dos Santos

Friday, July 26, 2024

We quickly found a wonderful, new home for Marisol, the 10 year old yellow lab mix that was recently orphaned. Thank you to everyone that called and came in to meet her!

Chewy, our 8 year old beagle mix, had a great adopter lined up. Unfortunately the adopter found out about an upcoming change in his housing situation and realized he had to wait until his housing was stable before adopting a dog. So, Chewy is once again available for adoption.

If you want a loyal, happy, calm dog, Chewy is for you. He has been neutered, microchipped and fully vaccinated. He’s not a frequent barker but does occasionally demonstrate the distinctive beagle bark. Chewy would love to be part of your family, so call 508-548-7742 to meet him.

There are 2 11 year old Chihuahuas at the shelter, sisters ChiChi and Lalah. Both are less than 10 lbs, are spayed, vaccinated and are microchipped. ChiChi is a bit smaller than her sister and has short, mostly white hair.

Lalah has longer, wiry hair that is white with some swirls of brown. They enjoy playing with toys, walking and being carried around by volunteers. We are hoping to have them adopted together since they have been together forever. Come and meet them by calling us at 508-548-7742 for an appointment.

Kayla is a very sweet 16 month old, purebred Germans Shepherd Dog who was surrendered to us recently by an elderly couple with health issues. She did live with another dog but new dogs scare her. The owners did not know how she would be with cats or children.

Kayla enjoys meeting new people, loves to swim and play with her squeaky toys. She is not a large shepherd, weighing only about 55 lbs, but may still grow a bit. In her prior home, Kayla learned to walk on a leash and do a good “sit” and “down”. At the moment, she is not spayed but will be soon. Call us at 508-548-7742 to meet Kayla.

Another recent addition to our list of available dogs is Panda, a 7 month old, male Husky mix. He has a beautiful, fluffy, multi-color coat that will benefit from regular brushing.

Panda is an active, fun dog that loves to run around and play. Since he is only 7 months old, volunteers are working with him to develop more self-control and not jump up on people. Surprisingly, Panda walks well on leash and does not pull excessively. He will be neutered and microchipped soon. If you’d like to meet Panda, call 508-548-7742 for an appointment.

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 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.