Our Weekly Falmouth Enterprise Column

By Anna Dos Santos
Friday, October 31, 2025

Are you searching for a small, adorable, good natured pup? How about 2 of them? Come and meet Bert and Ernie, 2 Phalene Papillons that just arrived.

They are about 9lbs each, 6 months old, neutered and fully vaccinated. They are very friendly and really enjoy sitting in our volunteers’ laps. Call us for appointment at 508-548-7742 to meet them.

Cooper is a one year old female, wired haired terrier who arrived this week from Texas. She is super friendly and wants to meet all of our volunteers and visitors. At 33 lbs, she is a great size – not too big and not too small.

Cooper is spayed, fully vaccinated, microchipped and gets along with the dogs she’s met at the shelter. We think she would be a great family dog. If you’d like to meet her, call 508-548-7742 for an appointment.

Iris recently joined us at the shelter. She is probably a Chihuahua mix, around 3 years old, weighing about 14lbs and all white with a few tan speckles. Initially she is a bit shy when meeting new people but warms up within minutes. Iris has been spayed, fully vaccinated and microchipped. If you are looking for a calm, sweet dog, call us at 508-548-7742 to meet her.

Julian is a recent, local surrender who is a bundle of energy. He is a tri-colored terrier/hound mix who weighs about 45 lb, is about 8 years old, neutered and in good health. Running, chasing balls and playing with toys are his idea of fun. Since he is highly food motivated, we are using treats to help him learn to harness his energy and walk better on a leash.

Julian is a quick learner and has made great progress. He really wants to be a loved member of a family again, so call us at 508-548-7742 to meet him.

Liza is a 6 year old German Shepherd that was rescued from South Carolina by another organization. When her foster home arrangement fell through, we agreed to give Liza a place to stay and to help her get adopted.

She is a sweet dog, friendly with all of our volunteers and not reactive to the other dogs in the shelter. Liza weighs about 75 lbs, is up to date on vaccinations and has been spayed. If you would like to meet her, give us a call at 508-548-7742.

Nukka, which means “little sister”, is a 3 year old, long haired Alaskan Malamute. We are doing an owner to owner adoption where Nukka stays with her owner while we search for a new home.

As with most Malamutes, Nukka loves being outside and is happy to wander the neighborhood, so a tall fence is a must. Meeting new people, going for long walks, and eating are some of her favorite activities. She is house trained, vaccinated and spayed. Call us at 508-548-7742 to meet this beautiful dog.

Daphne is a small, sweet, 12 year old dog that needs a new home because her elderly owner could no longer care for her. She is part Jack Russell Terrier, mixed with other breeds and weighs about 15lbs.

Daphne is a very good walker, enjoys playing with her toys, is fully house trained and has been spayed. Her foster mom reports that she is a very easy dog to care for and is great company. In her foster home she is living with 2 cats with no problems. At the shelter Daphne has met multiple dogs and our observation is that she does not want to interact with most of them, so being an only dog would be fine with her. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet Daphne, call us at 508-548-7742.

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.