This two-year-old German Shepherd HARLEY spent 1.5 YEARS in the shelter longing for freedom and a forever home. Yes, you read it right, an ENTIRE YEAR AND A HALF this dog suffered being kenneled at the shelter. Harley was about to give up hope when our ‘Adopt a Long-Term Shelter Resident’ program suddenly began to […]

Congratulations are in order for young Winnie! After enduring a long, lonely YEAR at the shelter, this two-year-old Pitbull has been adopted into a loving, forever home! As per the partnership between Washington County Animal Shelter and Chain Free Dogs, Winnie’s new family, having liberated a long-term shelter dog, was awarded free fencing. We so appreciate […]

This half blind terrier mix, LUCAS, was locked up at the shelter for 349 days. Yes, you read it right, Lucas suffered THREE HUNDRED FORTY NINE DAYS in a kennel, feeling hopeless, bored and lonely. Recently, Lucas had a phenomenal stroke of luck: He was ADOPTED! It was a good-hearted military veteran who sprung Lucas […]

KAIN, this GINORMOUS four-year old Great Dane mix, was surrendered to the Washington County/Johnson City Shelter 720 days ago. Do the math: that is TWO WHOLE YEARS! Despite Kain’s having languished behind bars all through his puppyhood, he has developed into a strong, friendly, extremely good-natured fellow. Kain’s lonely shelter life is behind him now. […]

This pretty gal, MAISY, only two years old, had been stuck at the shelter for EIGHT LONG MONTHS — nearly half her life! Recently, the universe took notice of Maisy’s loneliness and dispatched a knight in shining armor to the rescue. A military veteran (and his son) were chosen for the mission, and they carried […]

A marvelous family has opened their hearts and home to not one, but TWO Washington County/Johnson City shelter dogs. Check out the three happy smiles in the canine family photo! TANK, the young and handsome German Shepherd, was adopted last year. JESSABELLE is the pretty Husky. Jessabelle had languished over TWO YEARS at the shelter […]

WATCH THE 5-SECOND VIDEO to see Lola finally freed, after two years’ captivity! LOLA spent over two years in the shelter, unwanted. Passed over by potential adoptors, as if every Pit Bull is nothing but a dangerous killer. Lola’s despair suddenly came to an end when someone came along and saw the REAL Lola: not […]

This beautiful two-year-old Moses was dumped at the Johnson City shelter in very poor health–skinny and bald from a bad skin condition. The shelter staff doctored him up, of course, but poor little Moses did not get adopted from the shelter for 479 days! That’s way too long for a dog to be homeless! At […]

This very handsome four-year-old Pitbull mix named KANE spent a YEAR of his precious life locked up at the Johnson City animal shelter. Lady Luck took notice (it’s about time!) of Kane’s predicament and sent him a nice family seeking to adopt a dog. Even better, Kane’s new family has three kids for Kane to […]

Time to celebrate! After many long, lonely and utterly BORING years, KYLO finally got adopted from the Unicoi County Animal Shelter! Surrendered THREE YEARS AGO by his owner, KYLO has been rescued into a kind and loving forever home. Just look at KYLO’s photo! This delightful “floof” is just BURSTING with glee! His smiling face says it […]