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Welcome to Mid-Michigan adopt-a-pet! I'm glad you found your way here!
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The shelter will be closed Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5 for the holiday.

The shelter is EXTREMELY full again. Please consider adopting!!!

Thank you to all adopters, you make ALL the difference!
 
Don't forget to check out the dogs that are in our foster homes at the bottom of the page!
 
Many of the dogs that are available are owner surrenders. These dogs are used to being in homes and will make great companions! Give an older dog a new lease on life!

Please adopt a dog...  
~it matters to the one you save~

Updated 6-11-08
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Dogs at the Isabella County Animal Control Shelter
1105 S. Isabella Rd. Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Hours: Mon - Fri 7:30 am to 5:45 pm
Sat. 9 am - 2 pm, closed Sunday
Phone: 989-773-9721
Updated: July 3, 2008
 
All animals will be spayed or neutered prior to adoption. 
 
All dogs are $140. This includes license($6), rabies vaccine($10), county fee($15), HATS fee for medical charges that include spay/neuter, heartworm test and vaccinations($109).
 
Puppies(under 14 weeks) are $134, same charges apply except license and rabies vacc. They will also be spayed or neutered.
 
It really is a good deal. Try to get all that done for that price. Keep in mind there are no guarantees. These dogs are at the shelter because people don't want them or they are strays and haven't been claimed. HATS works very hard to care for and vaccinate dogs but there may be health issues with a dog the shelter has no way of knowing about. The risk is yours. I say it's worth it.
 
There may be more dogs than these photos show
due to animals in quarantine or arriving during
 the week. There also may be less due to
 adoption and euthenizing. I try to update weekly.
 Thanks for looking!
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(note: if you want to adopt a pet from the Isabella County Animal Shelter, please be sure to pick them up before Thursday morning, this is the day they euthenize. They do try to keep them as long as possible but their time is limited.) Please call the shelter for verification if you are driving any distance.
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kennel 1 Chocolate Lab Mix puppy, M, available now!

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kennel 1 Lab Mix puppy, M, available 7/3 if not claimed

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kennel 2 "King" Golden Retriever Mix, 1 yr, M, available now!

Very sweet girl ready for retirement!
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kennel 3 "Abbey" Black Lab Mix, 7 yrs, F, spayed, available now!

Seems to be housebroken!
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kennel 4 "Bo" Black Lab, M, available now!

Bo is ready for his new home!
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Bo has been patiently waiting at the shelter since May 14...

Sweet & fun-loving boy! Will be a great companion!
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kennel 5 "Timber" Beagle/Hound Mix, M, neutered, available now!

Loves to run around the yard!
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kennel 6 "Ralph" Yellow Lab Mix, M, available now!

Knows sit & shake, likes kids, not good w/cats
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kennel 7 Stray Husky, F, spayed, available 7/9 if not claimed

kennel 8 Stray Basset Mix, M, available 7/8 if not claimed
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kennel 9 "Molly" Beagle/Basset Mix, F, available now!

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Molly is very playful and loves to run in the yard!!!

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kennel 10 Stray German Shepherd Mix, 3 yrs, F, available 7/10 if not claimed

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kennel 11 "Hunter" Lab/Beagle Mix, 3 mos, F, available now!

Loves to play ball! Very sweet boy!
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kennel 12 "Bugsy" Black Lab, M, available now! Housebroken!
Bugsy has patiently been waiting for his new home since May 1. He is a great boy! Please come meet him and see if he is the perfect addition to your family!

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kennel 13 Stray Rottweiler Mix, 2 yrs, F, available 7/10 if not claimed

Very shy boy!
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kennel 14 "Montego" Rottweiler Mix, 5 mos, M, available now!

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kennel 15 "Jack" Beagle pup, M, available now!

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kennel 16 Stray Black Lab Mixes, 1 M, 1 F, available now!

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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. - unknown

He Created You

I looked at all the caged animals in the shelter...the cast-offs of human society. I saw in their eyes love and hope, fear and dread, sadness and betrayal. And I was angry. "God," I said, "this is terrible! Why don't you do something?" God was silent for a moment and then He spoke softly. I have done something," He replied. "I created you." ~The Animals' Savior Copyright Jim Willis 1999

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Tips for you
 
1.never feel sorry or spoil  your dog
because he was homeless and in the shelter
 
2.before you enter your house with your new dog,
take him or her for a long walk
so the dog can bond with you
 
3.watch the dog whisperer on
national geographic channel Fridays at 8pm
 
4. don't give your dog onions or grapes (raisins too)
they are toxic to dogs, chocolate is bad for dogs too
 

adopted, claimed or rescued week of 6/16 - 6/22
Nikita #1
Levi #2
Tara #3
Kennedy #7
Pumpkin #11
Sugar #14
Amber #16
Blake #18
Angle #19
Scooby #20
Luna #28
Chloe #28
Otto #29 (claimed by owner)
Buddy #31
Rollie #32
 
8 other dogs were adopted or claimed by owner that didn't make it on the website!!!
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adopted, claimed or rescued week of 6/23 - 6/29
Nadia #2 (claimed by owner)
Dobe #2
Lucy #5
Mr. Big #6
Mallory #14
Gisel #15
Petey #16
Frisbee #17
Beth #18
Queen Ann #27
Missy #28
Shadow #30!!!!!!!
Princess !!!!! (was fostered)
Tessie (was fostered)
Sadie (was fostered)
 
1 dog died
 
8 other dogs were claimed by their owners
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adopted, claimed or rescued week of 6/30 - 7/6
Australian Shepherd puppies #7
Josey #7
Roofus #8
Sandy #11
Dandy #15
Pickles #20
Serena #21
Hans #22
Tia #23
German Shepherd Mix puppies #28
Hannah #32
 
Euthanized
Dino #10
Tex #13
Betty #16
Sherlock #24
Bongo #31
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Here in this house.........................

I will never know the loneliness I hear
in the barks of the other dogs 'out there'.
I can sleep soundly, assured that when I wake
my world will not have changed.
I will never know hunger,
or the fear of not knowing if I'll eat.
I will not shiver in the cold,
or grow weary from the heat.
I will feel the sun's heat, and the rain's coolness,
and be allowed to smell
all that can reach my nose.
My fur will shine, and never be dirty or matted.
Here in this house...

There will be an effort to communicate with me
on my level.
I will be talked to and, even if I don't understand,
I can enjoy the warmth of the words.
I will be given a name
so that I may know who I am among many.
My name will be used in joy,
and I will love the sound of it!
Here in this house...

I will never be a substitute for anything I am not.
I will never be used
to improve peoples' images of themselves.
I will be loved because I am who I am,
not someone's idea of who I should be.
I will never suffer for someone's anger,
impatience, or stupidity.
I will be taught all the things I need
to know to be loved by all.
If I do not learn my lessons well,
they will look to my teacher for blame.
Here in this house...

I can trust arms that hold, hands that
touch...knowing that, no matter what
they do, they do it for the good of me.
If I am ill, I will be doctored.
If scared, I will be calmed.
If sad, I will be cheered.
No matter what I look like, I will be considered
beautiful and thought to be of value.
I will never be cast out because I am too old,
too ill, too unruly, or not cute enough.
My life is a responsibility, and not an afterthought.
I will learn that humans can almost, sometimes,
be as kind and as fair as dogs.

Here in this house...

I will belong.
I will be home.

Anonymous
if you need more info or adoption date
call Isabella County Animal Control
(989)773-9721
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tip: for those of you without highspeed,
if you see a red x instead of photos,
hit refresh on your browser bar
and it will load the rest of the photos.
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The shelter is in need of collars and leashes. Often when a dog gets adopted, a collar and leash goes too. They could also use pet carriers and crates of any size, so animals can be taken to vet. If you have one you aren't using anymore why not donate it shelter? Everyone would be so grateful!
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kennel 17 "George" St Bernard, M, available 7/6 if not claimed

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George is a super sweetheart with one blue eye & one brown eye

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kennel 18 Stray Black Lab Mixes, 1 M, 1 F, available now!

Romi is used to living in a home. Very sweet boy!
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kennel 19 "Romi" Black Lab Mix, M, neutered, available now!

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kennel 20 "Benelli" Yellow Lab Mix, F, available now!

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kennel 22 Stray German Shepherd Mix, F, available 7/8 if not claimed

kennel 23 Stray Lab Mix, 1 yr, M, available 7/8 if not claimed
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Used to living in a home! Great dog!!!
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kennel 25 "Max" Boxer Mix, 2 yrs, M, available now!

Very sweet boy!
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kennel 26 "Quillen" Husky Mix, 3 yrs, M, available now!

Very playful girl!
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kennel 27 "Maggie" Lab/Hound Mix, 7 mos, F, available now!

kennel 28 German Shepherd Mix puppy, F, available now!
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Used to living in a home!
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kennel 29 "Cane" Hound Mix, 1 yr, M, available now!

He is a very sweet & affectionate boy!
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Cane LOVES to have his butt scratched!!!!

Very sweet girl!
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kennel 30 "Minnie" Lab Mix, 5 mos, F, available 7/7 if not claimed

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kennel 30 Stray Boxer Mix, 9 mos, F, available 7/8 if not claimed

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kennel 31 Stray Retriever Mix, M, available 7/12 if not claimed

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kennel 32 Stray Chocolate Lab Mix, M, available 7/12 if not claimed

Very sweet and calm girl! Read more in dog blog!
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kennel 33 "Cheyanne" Spaniel Mix, F, spayed, available now!

Cheyanne is housebroken!!!
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Scratching the right spot brings her to her knees:)

This sweet girl is waiting for her forever home!
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kennel 34 "Cricket" Doberman Mix, F, spayed, available now!

She is also housebroken!
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Cricket is a high-energy girl who LOVES to play ball!!!!

Foster Dogs

Very playful pup! Housebroken! 989-773-9721
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"Sydney" Plot Hound, 1 yr, F, spayed, available now!

Very calm, sweet boy! Seems to be housebroken!
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"Rex" Beagle mix, M, available now! Call shelter for more info! 989-773-9721

Contact Toni at 989-772-2847 for more info!
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Pudge is a cutie available for adoption now!

Contact Joe at 989-506-3974
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"Copper" Beagle, 10 yrs, M. Loves to be around people, loves walks.

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Meet Ruby, she and 2 other littermates(who since have found homes) were found by a nice young man in a closed box on the side of the road. Imagine the possible horror facing these pups if that nice young man hadn't come along to save them. Ruby is possibly a shep-terrier-other mix who will probably be a medium dog(knee high). This sweet pup is living in a foster with other dogs and cats, gets along fine. She is a little nervous about being alone due to being abandoned in a closed box but she is improving. Ruby gives kisses, loves to be held and petted. She fetches and loves rope chew toys and tug of war with the other dogs. Her foster moms are working on crate/potty training. She needs a fenced in yard and it would be great if someone was home with her during day or other dogs with her in the house. If you can give a loving home to Ruby please contact Julie or Leslie by email below, please include your phone #.
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STILL AVAILABLE!needs a loving forever home!
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This is "Koli"- click photo for more info about this sweet girl or email to: adopt_koli@yahoo.com

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