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Welcome to Mid-Michigan adopt-a-pet! We are glad you found your way here!
 
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We currently have several adult dogs that are owner releases that are housetrained and looking for a loving home.  I am now listing dogs by their intake ID number instead of kennel number.  If you go to the shelter to inquire about a dog you see on the website, ask for it by this ID number to ensure you are getting information about the correct dog. 
(Dogs of the week are half the normal adoption fee)

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

Bruno is looking for a new home. Not good w/ cats.
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Call Susan at 616-296-1323

What a joy!  Bruno will make you smile and he will make you laugh.  He will win your heart as he has mine.  But Bruno can not live with cats, so I need to find a home for him.  In the short time he has been with me he has been housebroken and crate trained. We are also working on some manners.  He catches on quickly.  Bruno is blind most likely form a progressive degenerative retinal condition.  You would never know he was blind though. He plays with his tennisballs and kong, and found the couch all on his own.  He has also learned how to open the closet door that contains his food, so like I said, you would never know he was blind.  We walk everyday, he loves it and does really well.  Bruno gets along great with my other dog.   Bruno was found as a stray.  He is about 6 years old, 75 pounds and in very good health.  He is current on all his vaccines, heartworm negative and on heartworm preventative.  Bruno is very gentle and has a great temperment.  He will give you kisses, sleep at your feet and be your best bud.

Special Needs Dogs

PLEASE can someone help these great dogs find a safe, healthy forever home!!
For more information please contact the Shelter at 773-9721 and ask for either Toni or Cindy!

This is Stella
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Stella is a 5-8 yr old Fox Terrier who is diabetic and will need insulin for the rest of her life.  She gets along with cats and dogs also.  She takes her shots with out complaint and loves to cuddle and be held.

Available Now
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Kiki is a young Lab mix that has kidney problems. She will be on medicine for the rest of her life.

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Dogs at the Isabella County Animal Control Shelter
1105 S. Isabella Rd. Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
Sat. 9 am - 2 pm, closed Sunday
Phone: 989-773-9721
Updated: March 14, 2010
 
All animals will be spayed or neutered prior to adoption. 
 
All dogs and puppies are $150. This includes license($6), county fee($15), HATS fee for medical charges that include spay/neuter, heartworm test,  vaccinations($119)and microchip($10).
(Dogs of the week are half the normal adoption fee)
 
It really is a good deal. Try to get all that done for that price. Keep in mind there are no guarantees. 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 visit the shelter as soon as possible. Euthenizing is done when space requires, therefore tomorrow may be too late. 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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Available 3/18. Knows Sit and stay.
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ID 9124 "Fresno" 1 year old male Golden Retriever mix. Walks nice on leash.

Available 3/17
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ID 9147 7 month old female Beagle Terrier mix.

Contact shelter for availability
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Male Lab mix puppy

Available 3/16
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ID 9132 "Frenchie" 2 month old male Bulldog mix

Available 3/20
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ID 9163 "Kush" 1 year old female Pitbull mix

Available 3/18
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ID 9123 "Sherman" 2 year old male Lab mix

Available Now
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ID 9149 "Maudie" 8 year old female Boxer mix

Contact shelter for more info on this girl.
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Available 3/24
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ID 9159 "Buddy" 4 year old male Chocolate Lab mix

Available Now. Very affectionate.
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8937 "Leslie" female Beagle mix

Contact shelter for more info.
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"Blossom" female Hound mix

Available Now. Very active.
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8933 "Shasta/Haze" 5 month old female Pitbull mix

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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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Read "The Journey" "In Their Words" and "How Could You"? essays here

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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
 

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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
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Help homeless pets at Gratiot Animal Control HelpFurryFriends.com

If you are thinking about adopting a dog, it is a good idea to bring any other dogs that will live with the dog to the shelter beforehand to make sure they get along.  Also, bring any children that will be around the dog to make sure the dog will behave properly around them.  This will prevent a dog from having to be returned for not working out in his new family. 

if you need more info or adoption date
call Isabella County Animal Control
(989)773-9721
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There is a need for foster homes for injured, sick or debilitated animals. Contact the vet tech, Shelley, at the shelter for more info. 989-773-9721  

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 LEASHES, LEASHES, LEASHES and collars. Often when a dog gets adopted, leash and collar goes too. We 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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Available Now (heartworm positive)
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ID 8981 "Wally" 8 year old male Akita/Chow mix. Loves belly rubs.

Contact shelter for availability
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ID 9154 "Angel" female Setter Lab mix

Available Now
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"Rosco" 4 month old male Border Collie mix

Available Now
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ID 3144 "Tonya" 3 month old female shepherd mix.

Available 3/16 and 3/19
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ID 9137 "Duke" 3 month old male Beagle mix & ID 9138 "Drayden" 3 month old male Rottweiler mix

Available Now
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ID 9126 "Matches" 2 year old male Beagle mix

Available Now (heartworm positive)
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"Blackmore" male Black Lab mix

Available 3/13
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ID 9091 "Bruno" 1 year old male Pitbull mix

Contact shelter for more info.
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"Buddy" Male Lab mix puppy

Available 3/10
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ID 9083 "Carlton" 4 year old male Hound mix

Available Now. Good indoor dog.
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"Cinnamon" 1 1/2 year old female Pitbull Pointer mix

Available 3/17
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ID 9119 "Patrick" 1 year old male Cocker Spaniel mix

Available Now
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ID 9015 "Jackson" 1 year old male Pitbull mix

Available Now
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8877 "Houston"1 1/2 year old male German Shorthair mix

FOSTER DOGS
Ask about all of these dogs that are in foster homes at the shelter. 

Available Now
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Contact Toni about this female Chihuahua at 989-330-5117

Available Now
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Contact Toni about this male Chihuahua at 989-330-5117

Currently in a foster home, she is having puppies.
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8799 "Rainey" 1 year old female Pitbull mix

Available Now-Contact shelter for info.
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"Winnie" female Pitbull mix

Scooter (Foxy) in foster home
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click this photo for more about Scooter and contact info

Adopted or claimed the week of 3/1/10
Billy
Harley
Blanca
Cherish
DJ
Oslo
Biloxi
Victoria
Lulu
Duke
Rocky
5 Sheepdog Lab puppies
Marco
Mick
Hookah
 
Adopted or Claimed the week of March 8, 2010
Noche
Levi
Robin
Dilly
Lab Boxer mix puppies
Mack
Pippen
Reno
Maggie

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