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Firework Pet Safety Tips
Independence Day can be a scary and often dangerous time for animals. Many of our pets fear the sight and sound of fireworks, as…
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Our $99 Dog Adoption Promotion
Have you heard the news? For a short time only, we’ve reduced the adoption fee for certain adult dogs to only $99! While we…
Groovy Pet of the Week: Hank!
Hi there! My name is Hank and I’m this week’s new groovy pet! Why groovy you ask? Well, it’s officially July and that means…
Five Reasons to Foster
Have you ever wanted to foster a pet before? You might be surprised to learn that there are many forms of fostering! Luckily, each…
Rainy Day Dog Training
Sometimes the weather doesn’t allow us to get out and exercise our dogs as much as we’d like. Sometimes the skies open up and…
Keep Pets Safe in High Heat
Summer is here in full swing and here in Maine, we’re experiencing a heat wave! Temperatures are estimated to climb to the mid 90s…
The Duke of Fun
Hi everyone! My name is Duke and it’s such a pleasure to meet you! If you want, you can call me The Duke of…
Elmer and Rico
On Fridays, we like to highlight our amazing foster families who do so much for our pets. We call them (appropriately) Foster Fridays! This…
Teaching Targeting
Have you ever heard of targeting? This simple but important training technique is a great foundation behavior for your dog to learn. Simply put,…
Traveling Companions
*Update: We’ve been adopted!* Hello everyone! It’s so nice to meet you! My name is Sir Felix Welix Bobelix, but you can just call…
Rabbit Litter Box Training
Have you ever wondered how to potty train a rabbit? Did you even know rabbits could be litter box trained? If this is news…
Thank You Rarebreed!
Are you excited for Woofstock?! Our family-friendly, dog-friendly, food and beer festival is little more than a month away! With over a dozen food…
Birthdays and Bubbles!
*WE WERE ADOPTED!* Hi there! Our names are George and Isabella and we’re two sweet doggos who are up for adoption here at AWS.…
They Did It!
You may recall a story we shared a few months back about local teams of dogs training to sniff out the invasive spotted lanternfly.…
Guinea Pig Family
Hello everyone! My name is Phoebe and I am a guinea pig up for adoption here at AWS. I also happen to be a…
Fundraisers and Supply Drives
Donating food and supply items from our wish lists makes a huge difference and supports our life-saving mission. We rely on donations to help…
The Magical Houdini
*I’VE BEEN ADOPTED!* Hello everyone! My name is the magical Houdini, but you can just call me Houdini. Unlike my namesake, I just moved…
Manny Needs You!
*Manny has found his foster-to-adopt family!*
Manny is a very special cat looking for a very special person (or people) to care for him.
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