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My name is Chester!

Posted over 2 years ago | Updated over 3 weeks ago

Adoption process
1

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2

Meet the Pet

3

Sign Adoption Contract

Adoption fee: $25

This helps Austin Pets Alive! with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Husky
Color
White/Merle
Age
4 years 3 months old, Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
55 lbs (current)
Sex
Male
Pet ID
126192

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Chester is the kind of dog who stays with you. Not because he’s loud or demanding, but because he’s been through so much and he tries so hard and you can just feel how badly he wants his person.

He hasn’t had an easy start. Life has been chaotic, loud, and honestly pretty unfair to him. But even with all of that, there’s this sweetness in him… this gentleness that peeks through when he feels safe.

This Christmas, what Chester wants more than anything is a calm, steady home where he can finally exhale. A place where it’s just him and his humans — no other dogs, no cats, no little kids — just people who have the patience and heart to give him the soft landing he’s earned ten times over.

When Chester trusts you, he gives you these quiet moments that feel like magic. He checks in with you. He leans his whole weight into you. He looks at you like you’re the one safe thing in his world. And honestly? It makes you want to be better for him.

He’s goofy, loyal, sensitive, and tries so hard to get it right. He just needs someone who will meet him where he is and love him through it.

If you’ve been thinking about adopting a dog who will appreciate every ounce of kindness you give him, Chester is waiting. Patiently, bravely, and with his whole heart.

This boy deserves to spend Christmas in a home, not a kennel.

If you think you might be his person… he’s ready. 🎁❤️
Shelter

Contact info

Pet ID
126192
Contact
Phone
Address
1156 West Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78703

Their adoption process

1.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

Take a look at our Available Dogs page or our Available Cats page, depending on which kind of pet you’re interested in! Make note of a few d

2.

Meet the Pet

Visit our shelter locations every day from 12-6 to meet our on-site animals or get matched with an adoptable pet. New pets everyday!

3.

Sign Adoption Contract

Our application is more like a conversation. Come meet us today!

Additional adoption info

We are open to the public to visit available animals at our adoption locations. Visit us daily for same-day adoption or meet our dogs and cats.

Click the 'adoption inquiry' button in an animal's profile or email adopt@austinpetsalive.org with the name you’re interested in for the next steps on setting up your meet & greet.

If you need help finding the right match email matchmaker@austinpetsalive.org for dogs and catmatchmaker@austinpetsalive.org for cats with a short description of what you’re looking for and what your home environment is like.

Go meet their pets

Open 7 days a week from 12 PM - 6 PM.
Please inquire through an animal profile or by emailing adopt@austinpetsalive.org if you are interested in meeting one of our available animals.

Town Lake Animal Center
1156 West Cesar Chavez
Austin, TX 78703

Tarrytown Cat Adoption Center
3106 Windsor Road
Austin, TX 78703

Tarrytown Dog Adoption Center
3118 Windsor Road
Austin, TX 78703

More about this shelter

Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is a nonprofit animal shelter and rescue organization pioneering comprehensive, innovative programs designed to save the most at-risk homeless companion animals and educate others to do the same through its American Pets Alive! nationwide education and outreach division.

A leader in No Kill sheltering in America’s largest No Kill city, APA! helps more than 10,000 dogs and cats annually in Central Texas and beyond get a chance at the life they deserve.

To learn more about APA!, visit austinpetsalive.org.

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