Pet of the week: Meet Cooper.

The phrase “Gentle Giant” is a good way to sum up Cooper’s personality. This friendly Labrador Retriever mix, about a year and a half old, weighs almost 80 lbs. That’s pretty much the weight that you’d expect in a full grown Lab, but depending on what breed the mix side of his ancestry is, he may even grow a bit more over the next year or so. In any event, it’s safe to say that he’s going to be a big dog.

Cooper is very energetic, but fortunately he’s very gentle too. He’s also smart, and he’s slowly but surely learning some manners which make him a joy to be around despite his size; otherwise most people would probably have a hard time keeping their balance if he bumped into them with his full weight. Cooper loves everyone, and he should be great around children although, because of his size, a home with toddlers or small children might not be the best fit for him. But older children should be fine around him.

He likes other dogs and would probably enjoy the company of a doggie brother or sister. We don’t know for sure how Cooper is around cats, but when some of the neighborhood cats stop by while he’s out in the exercise yard, from inside the fence he doesn’t show any aggression toward them. With his gentle nature, he’d probably be fine living with cats too. Certainly we’ve not seen anything in his personality to make us think he’d regard them as either prey or toys, so whether they’d get along would probably be up to the cat.

Cooper is fairly clean in his kennel, but his forever family will need to be prepared to undertake housetraining him. However, if you’re willing to undertake that commitment, you’ll be rewarded with a delightful new addition to your family who would love to share years of fun and adventures with you.

This big lovebug is negative for heartworms, and he’s up to date on all appropriate shots and vaccinations, so he’s ready to become part of his furever family.

To request an adoption application, either email shorespca@gmail.com or stop by the shelter to pick one up between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

To view more photos of Cooper, click linkhttps://www.petfinder.com/…/spca-eastern-shore-inc-va226/:

Meet Lark!

What do you get when you mix a dilute tortoiseshell with a tabby? Why, Lark of course!This delightful little torbie kitten is about 4-5 months old, and, comparing her to other kittens of similar age, it appears that she’ll be a relatively small cat even when full-grown.

Lark is a sweet, energetic girl with a mind of her own, sometimes choosing to join enthusiastically in whatever kitten mayhem her roommates are engaging in and sometimes preferring to go off on her own to stretch out and relax in the nearest cat bed or bask in the sun on the windowsill.

More than one observer has been overheard leaving the cat room remarking, “That little striped one is a pistol!” Litterbox trained, spayed, and up-to-date on all age-appropriate vaccines, Lark is all ready to go home. She’ll be a loving and entertaining addition to her furever family.

If you’re interested in adopting Lark, you can request an adoption application either by stopping in at the shelter (Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) or sending an email request to shorespca@gmail.com.

The Eastern Shore Regional Animal Facility is full, so these dogs are in danger of euthanasia. Now is a great time to give one of these wonderful animals a forever home.

This is King, this week’s pet at the Eastern Shore Regional Animal Control Facility. He’s been at the shelter for a while now. He is super sweet and loves to be petted. King is about 1 year old.

For more information on adopting King, call/text Cpl. Sue Burdge at 757.710.5364 or call and leave a message at the shelter at 757.787.7091.

To donate to the shelter’s nonprofit fundraising arm, known as F.A.C.E.S., please mail donations to 18299 Killmontown Rd., Melfa, Va. 23410.

About our pet of the week, Butter & Bella

As far as Butter herself is concerned, she’s a big dog. This petite 7 lb. Chihuahua may look tiny and fragile, but she doesn’t seem to know that. Butter, along with her soulmate Bella, a Jack Russell terrier, is one half of a bonded pair, and the two of them can only be adopted together. (Paste this link in your browser’s address bar to see Bella’s photos and description: https://www.petfinder.com/…/spca-eastern-shore-inc-va226/)

Here at the shelter we’ve learned that if someone picks Bella up to carry her outdoors for some exercise and a potty break or up front to the lounge for some cuddle time with our volunteers, Butter very obligingly trails along behind so she can avoid being separated from her friend. But despite being barely half Bella’s size, Butter doesn’t hesitate to steal her best friend’s food if she can get away with it. At 5 years and 2 months old, she’s Bella’s senior by almost a full year, so maybe she just thinks that age has its privileges no matter what her relative size happens to be.

Both of the girls love to cuddle and ride in a car. They’ve lived in a home before and play well with children. Up to date with their vaccines, they’ll be going on the Neuter Scooter for spay surgery on Oct. 14 and will be ready to go to a new home after that.

Bella, a 12 lb. Jack Russell terrier mix, is half of a bonded twosome who must be adopted together. The other half is her best friend Butter, a Chihuahua barely half her size. (Paste this link in your browser’s address bar to see Butter’s photos and description: https://www.petfinder.com/…/spca-eastern-shore-inc-va226/ ).

Our staff has found that it’s as easy to just pick Bella up and carry her outside for some exercise and a potty break or upfront to the lounge for some cuddle time with our volunteers as it is to take the time to put a leash on her. Bella is quite content to ride along in someone’s arms, and Butter happily trots along behind to avoid being separated from her friend. At 4 years and 3 months old, Bella is the younger of the two girls by almost a year. Despite being almost twice Butter’s size, she sometimes is the victim of food theft by her older and slightly more assertive friend. On the other hand, she doesn’t hesitate to take possession of any toys that she finds lying around and collect them all next to her.

You’ll see in her photos that Bella has a condition called cherry eye in her left eye. It’s a benign cosmetic condition but can be corrected by surgery if it starts to bother her in any way.Both of the girls love to cuddle and to ride in a car.

They’ve lived in a home before and play well with children. Up to date with their vaccines, they’ll be going on the Neuter Scooter for spay surgery on Oct. 14 and will be ready to go to a new home after that.

In the meantime, if you have room in your family for this delightful duo and want to get a head start on the adoption process, you can go ahead and request an adoption application for Butter and Bella by contacting shorespca@gmail.com or by stopping at the shelter to pick up an application Tuesday-Saturday after 10am.

Meet Lark! What do you get when you mix a dilute tortoiseshell with a tabby? Why, Lark of course!

This delightful little torbie kitten is about 4-5 months old, and, comparing her to other kittens of similar age, it appears that she’ll be a relatively small cat even when full-grown. Lark is a sweet, energetic girl with a mind of her own, sometimes choosing to join enthusiastically in whatever kitten mayhem her roommates are engaging in and sometimes preferring to go off on her own to stretch out and relax in the nearest cat bed or bask in the sun on the windowsill.

More than one observer has been overheard leaving the cat room remarking, “That little striped one is a pistol!” Litterbox trained, spayed, and up-to-date on all age-appropriate vaccines, Lark is all ready to go home.

She’ll be a loving and entertaining addition to her furever family.

If you’re interested in adopting Lark, you can request an adoption application either by stopping in at the shelter (Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) or sending an email request to shorespca@gmail.com.

To see more photos of Lark click on link:https://www.petfinder.com/…/spca-eastern-shore-inc-va226/

In other news, Scotch was adopted!

Hello, I’m Bonnie and I am one of the sweetest dogs you’ll ever meet. I am still young, at around 3 years old, and I weigh 57 lbs. I’m a Heeler/Lab mix female.

My fur has beautiful black and silver marbling, subtle but eye-catching, and I love to roll over on my back for a friendly belly rub.

I arrived here at the shelter with heartworms, but the nice folks here made sure I got treatment for them, and that treatment will be over this week!

I’ve also been spayed now. I’m really excited because that means I’m all ready to go to my forever home. Will it be at your house? We could have a great time together!

You can get an adoption application by stopping into the shelter or by emailing shorespca@gmail.com.

Click on the link below for more photos of Bonnie:https://www.petfinder.com/…/spca-eastern-shore-inc-va226/

Hi, I’m Scotch and I’m a 4-year-old Hound. I’m a bit underweight now, but I still, weigh 55 lbs, so I’ll be a little heavier when I gain some weight.I am a sweet, gentle boy who really enjoys people’s company and getting attention.

I seem to be ok with other dogs, as most hounds are kept together in kennel environments. I enjoy counter surfing and let my nose lead me into trouble when it comes to trying to always get people food, which seems to be a hound trait we just have to learn our boundaries on.

I’ll need a fenced yard for my safety, or to always be walked on a leash, otherwise, I’ll run for miles following a scent. Already neutered and up to date on vaccines, I’m also negative for heartworms and have started prevention.

Visits with me can be done after being approved for adoption; you can email shorespca@gmail.com to request an application, or stop in at the SPCA to pick one up.

Click below to see more photos of Scotch:https://www.petfinder.com/…/spca-eastern-shore-inc-va226/

I’m Cookie, a young terrier, just a little under two years old and I weigh only 21.8 lbs. I think it would be perfect if I went to a home with young children because we’d really have fun playing together. Here at the shelter, I enjoy the times when I get to go into the lounge with the staff and volunteers, There are always lots of toys in there for me to play with, and, best of all, I get to be petted and told what a good girl I am and how cute I am. What girl doesn’t enjoy a compliment?

If you took me home, we could play, or we could go for a walk. You wouldn’t even have to teach me to walk on a leash because I already know how to do that.

I’d love to meet you and get to be friends. I know we’d have lots of good times. You can get an adoption application by stopping in here at the shelter or by emailing shorespca@gmail.com.

What are you waiting for? I can’t wait to start my new life! To see more photos of me click my Petfinder link:https://www.petfinder.com/…/spca-eastern-shore-inc-va226/