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Hi! My name is Squirrel, and I am so ready to meet my fur-ever family!
My big foster fur sister and I can play for hours, and every second of it is so much fun! Everything that she does, I do. She is such a good teacher and friend, and we get along so well. She has taught me a lot of manners. Like, I remember when I first came home, I used to jump on people, but now I don’t do that much anymore. One thing she hasn’t taught me to do is bark, and I think my foster mom loves that. My big fur sister barks a lot to protect me, so I guess I don’t see a reason to bark. Although I love my goofy big dog sister, I am looking forward to spending my life with you.
I love, love, love my toys. All kinds of toys really. I will fetch and play and chew on any toy you have all day long. I even have cloth squeaky toys and I am very gentle with those, but I prefer harder rubber toys. Anything that bounces that I can chase after really catches my attention. Did I mention I love toys?! Just make sure you put away anything that you don’t want chewed on, because I think everything in the house is a toy, and I don’t want to tear up anything that doesn’t belong to me.
Did you say walk? Yes, please. I love my walk time because I have quite a bit of energy that I need to get out. I call this energy love, and that is why I have so much of it. Now, I could use some leash training if you know how to teach me. I just think I get so excited about everything outside that I cannot slow down and I want to pull my foster mom everywhere and show her all the really cool things outside. I am very interested in cats, birds, and squirrels (I think that is where I got my name from) so make sure you hold tight to my leash!
I am house-trained and I love my dog door, so if you have a dog door, that is a big plus! I love going out and laying in the sun whenever I want, or swimming in the little pool I have in the yard. I feel so comfortable in my kennel. That is my place to relax and escape. My foster sister does not like my kennel, so I get it all to myself. I don’t need to sleep in your bed at night unless, of course, you let me. However, just be warned, if you let me sleep in your bed, I won’t stop cuddling! I love to cuddle! I will cuddle into every tiny space there is. I am so sweet and love to burrow my head under blankets, pillows, legs, really anywhere. So, you have been warned!
As I said earlier, I don’t bark, but I do whine (at least
Hi! My name is Squirrel, and I am so ready to meet my fur-ever family!
My big foster fur sister and I can play for hours, and every second of it is so much fun! Everything that she does, I do. She is such a good teacher and friend, and we get along so well. She has taught me a lot of manners. Like, I remember when I first came home, I used to jump on people, but now I don’t do that much anymore. One thing she hasn’t taught me to do is bark, and I think my foster mom loves that. My big fur sister barks a lot to protect me, so I guess I don’t see a reason to bark. Although I love my goofy big dog sister, I am looking forward to spending my life with you.
I love, love, love my toys. All kinds of toys really. I will fetch and play and chew on any toy you have all day long. I even have cloth squeaky toys and I am very gentle with those, but I prefer harder rubber toys. Anything that bounces that I can chase after really catches my attention. Did I mention I love toys?! Just make sure you put away anything that you don’t want chewed on, because I think everything in the house is a toy, and I don’t want to tear up anything that doesn’t belong to me.
Did you say walk? Yes, please. I love my walk time because I have quite a bit of energy that I need to get out. I call this energy love, and that is why I have so much of it. Now, I could use some leash training if you know how to teach me. I just think I get so excited about everything outside that I cannot slow down and I want to pull my foster mom everywhere and show her all the really cool things outside. I am very interested in cats, birds, and squirrels (I think that is where I got my name from) so make sure you hold tight to my leash!
I am house-trained and I love my dog door, so if you have a dog door, that is a big plus! I love going out and laying in the sun whenever I want, or swimming in the little pool I have in the yard. I feel so comfortable in my kennel. That is my place to relax and escape. My foster sister does not like my kennel, so I get it all to myself. I don’t need to sleep in your bed at night unless, of course, you let me. However, just be warned, if you let me sleep in your bed, I won’t stop cuddling! I love to cuddle! I will cuddle into every tiny space there is. I am so sweet and love to burrow my head under blankets, pillows, legs, really anywhere. So, you have been warned!
As I said earlier, I don’t bark, but I do whine (at least
Our shelter has more than 500 available cats and dogs every day! For pets at the shelter: Adoptions must be completed in-person at the shelter. AAC is open for adoption walk-ins every day from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. A shelter pet’s availability can change at any time, so we recommend choosing a few favorites. For pets in foster: Go to www.AustinAnimalCenter.org to find the pet's profile and click that pet's pink “Adopt Me” button. This will prompt you to complete an adoption questionnaire. Submitting an application does not hold the animal for you.
We have dozens of animals that won't be listed online yet because they're still in their stray hold period, but can be pre-adopted at the shelter in case their owner doesn't come for them.
Adoption Fees:
$80 cats & kittens up to 6 years old
$80 dogs 6 months to 6 years, 30 lbs and up
$100 dogs under 30 lbs and/or under 6 months
$30 small animals
No fee for senior pets 7 years and older
Our shelter has more than 500 available cats and dogs every day! For pets at the shelter: Adoptions must be completed in-person at the shelter. AAC is open for adoption walk-ins every day from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. A shelter pet’s availability can change at any time, so we recommend choosing a few favorites. For pets in foster: Go to www.AustinAnimalCenter.org to find the pet's profile and click that pet's pink “Adopt Me” button. This will prompt you to complete an adoption questionnaire. Submitting an application does not hold the animal for you.
We have dozens of animals that won't be listed online yet because they're still in their stray hold period, but can be pre-adopted at the shelter in case their owner doesn't come for them.
Adoption Fees:
$80 cats & kittens up to 6 years old
$80 dogs 6 months to 6 years, 30 lbs and up
$100 dogs under 30 lbs and/or under 6 months
$30 small animals
No fee for senior pets 7 years and older
The Austin Animal Center is open for adoptions every day from 11:00am to 7:00pm. We're closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Thanksgiving Day to give our staff some time with family.
Interested adopters should come to the shelter during business hours to meet with a counselor start looking for a pet who'll be a good fit. Our counselors and volunteers are happy to help with that process.
The Austin Animal Center is open for adoptions every day from 11:00am to 7:00pm. We're closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Thanksgiving Day to give our staff some time with family.
Interested adopters should come to the shelter during business hours to meet with a counselor start looking for a pet who'll be a good fit. Our counselors and volunteers are happy to help with that process.
More about this shelter
Austin Animal Center is the largest open-intake animal shelter in central Texas and we work very hard to try to save 90% or more of the thousands of animals we shelter every year. We always need volunteers and both monetary and in-kind donations to help us in our sheltering and prevention activities. Visit our website to find out how you can help!
Austin Animal Center is the largest open-intake animal shelter in central Texas and we work very hard to try to save 90% or more of the thousands of animals we shelter every year. We always need volunteers and both monetary and in-kind donations to help us in our sheltering and prevention activities. Visit our website to find out how you can help!
