Our Weekly Falmouth Enterprise Column

By Anna Dos Santos
Friday, December 19, 2025

Lucky Julian, our tri-colored Terrier/Hound mix will be going to his new home very soon! We wish him a long and happy life!

Lucy is a very pretty 6 year old, Lab/Boxer mix whose owners have both become quite ill and can no longer care for her. She has silvery brown fur, weighs about 55lbs, is spayed and up to date on vaccines. Lucy is a bit fearful but does warm up after you share a few treats with her. She is much more comfortable with women than men, has not lived with cats, nor children. So far, she is very sweet and would make a great companion. Come and meet Lucy by calling us at 508-548-7742.

For the past many months we have been caring for 2 purebred Chihuahuas whose owner lost housing and has also been confronted with health issues, so the pups are now up for adoption. Wesley, a 4 year old, male with a white coat, weighs about 9 lbs, is neutered, microchipped and fully vaccinated. Zuzu is a 7 year old, 7lb female with a tan coat, who has been spayed, microchipped and is also fully vaccinated. Wesley has been living with Zuzu his whole life and they appear to be a bonded pair, so we would like them to stay together. This pair are happy dogs that love attention, love their walks and would love to be in home that gives them lots of cuddles. Come and meet Wesley and Zuzu by calling 508-548-7742 for an appointment.

Two older, very calm, sweet dogs need a new home because their owner cannot find housing that can take them all, a common occurrence here on the Cape. Lucille, the daughter, is 9 years old and had a Husky mother. Solstice, her father, is 11 years old is thought to be part Weimaraner and part Doberman. Both weigh about 75lbs, are fully house trained, have had training and are well behaved. They have lived with young children and cats but do prefer a quieter home environment. This is an owner to owner adoption where the dogs are temporarily with a family member (who cannot keep the dogs) while we search for a wonderful new family for them. If you’d like to meet them, please call us at 508-548-7742.

We are doing an owner to owner adoption for Boomer, a 5 year old Beagle. He loves people, children, and other dogs but can be very unhappy and stressed when the family needs to go to work and school. Boomer really needs to be in a home where someone is there most of the time. Then he is an absolutely wonderful companion. Interestingly, Boomer was fine being boarded at a local facility which shows that having people around is important to him. He is neutered and up to date on vaccines. Call us at 508-548-7742 to meet Boomer.

One of the fun things to do at the shelter is trying to identify the breed of our dogs. Since most dogs are a mix of multiple breeds, it can be a pointless exercise, but it’s an interesting exercise. Iggy came to us as a local surrender after the family broke up and neither partner could keep him. When looking at Iggy, it’s a good guess that he is a Coonhound, possibly a Treeing Walker Coonhound, based on his coloring and markings. His spots remind us of Pointers, so that could be part of his genetic makeup, too. In any case, as soon as you take Iggy for a walk, you know he is a scent hound, taking you for a tour of the grass, following who knows what scent he has identified. He’s a friendly dog, doesn’t react to the other dogs at the shelter, weighs about 70lbs and would really love to have a family that would walk him frequently. Call us at 508-548-7742 for an appointment to meet Iggy.

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.