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Puppies and dogs in Connecticut

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These adorable dogs are available for adoption in Connecticut. To learn more about each adoptable dog, click on the "i" icon for fast facts, or their photo or name for full details.

Yam

Cattle Dog

Female, 1 mo

Wolcott, CT

Size

(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,

Story

APPLY FOR YAM ’m Yam, a lovely Heeler mix celebrating my birthday on December 3rd! With my impeccable looks and sharp intellect, I’m a catch for sure. As of now, I weigh in at 4 lbs, and I’m projected to grow into a medium-sized gal when I reach adulthood. I’m all set to find my forever family because I’m spayed, current on my vaccinations, and I even come with a stylish microchip! I thrive on keeping my mind engaged with puzzle games, and I also delight in playing and catching up on my beauty sleep! I enjoy sharing all these activities with other dogs, kids, and even friendly cats, if they’re up for it. As a clever little lady, I’m eager to find a family that will keep my brain active and take me on fun adventures. Just thinking about it makes me excited! I really hope my new family finds me soon; I can hardly wait! ADOPTION FEE: $663 ADOPTION FEE INCLUDES: Alteration, Microchip, Vaccines APPLICATION: Click here to apply IF YOU HAVE OWNED A PET IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, PLEASE CALL YOUR VET AHEAD OF TIME TO ALLOW RESCUES TO SPEAK TO THEM ##2634276##

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Yukon

Cattle Dog

Male, 1 mo

Wolcott, CT

Size

(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,

Story

APPLY FOR YUKON Hey there! I’m Yukon, a cheerful heeler mix born on December 3rd! Right now, I’m a little guy at about 5lbs, but I’m going to grow into a medium-sized dude when I’m all grown up. Soon, I’ll be heading in for my neutering, and I’m all caught up with my puppy vaccinations, deworming, and microchip—yay! As your typical puppy, I’m bursting with energy and zoomies! I just love to play, take a nap (or 20), and then just rinse and repeat! I enjoy fun games that make me think, and I absolutely enjoy going on different adventures! I get along nicely with other dogs, cats, and kids. I would absolutely love a family who can spend time with me, teaching me everything from potty training to awesome tricks! So, what do you think? Would you like to make me a part of your family? I promise we’ll have a total blast together! ADOPTION FEE: $663 ADOPTION FEE INCLUDES: Alteration, Microchip, Vaccines APPLICATION: Click here to apply IF YOU HAVE OWNED A PET IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, PLEASE CALL YOUR VET AHEAD OF TIME TO ALLOW RESCUES TO SPEAK TO THEM ##2634275##

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Tater Tot

Cattle Dog

Male, 1 mo

Wolcott, CT

Size

(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,

Story

APPLY FOR TATER TOT Hi there! I'm Tater Tot, a charming heeler mix born on December 3rd. Right now, I’m an adorable little peanut weighing in at about 5 lbs, I will be a medium sized gentleman when I grow up. I’ll be neutered soon, too, and I’m all set with my puppy vaccines, deworming, and microchip! I’m your typical friendly, playful pup, always ready for a romp, a cozy nap, and then back to playing! I really enjoy games that challenge my brain, and going on exciting adventures would be amazing! I get along with other dogs, cats, and kids, and I’m hoping to find a loving family who will spend time with me and teach me all about life—whether it’s potty training or showing off some cool tricks! I hope my forever family doesn’t keep me waiting too long! ADOPTION FEE: $663 ADOPTION FEE INCLUDES: Alteration, Microchip, Vaccines APPLICATION: Click here to apply IF YOU HAVE OWNED A PET IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, PLEASE CALL YOUR VET AHEAD OF TIME TO ALLOW RESCUES TO SPEAK TO THEM ##2634274##

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Russet

Cattle Dog

Male, 1 mo

Wolcott, CT

Size

(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,

Story

APPLY FOR RUSSET Hey there! I’m Russet, a heeler mix born on December 3rd. Right now, I tip the scales at about 5lbs, but I’ll grow into a medium-sized fella when I grow up. I’m scheduled for neutering soon, and I'm all set with my puppy vaccinations, deworming, and microchip. I’m your typical puppy, full of energy! My favorite activities include frolicking, catching some Z's, and doing it all over again! I thrive on fun games that challenge my brain, and I’d be thrilled to explore the world on adventures with you! I get along wonderfully with other dogs, cats, and kids. I would absolutely adore a family who can spend quality time with me, teaching me everything from potty training to cool tricks! So what do you say? Would you like to make me a part of your family? ADOPTION FEE: $663 ADOPTION FEE INCLUDES: Alteration, Microchip, Vaccines APPLICATION: Click here to apply IF YOU HAVE OWNED A PET IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, PLEASE CALL YOUR VET AHEAD OF TIME TO ALLOW RESCUES TO SPEAK TO THEM ##2634277##

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Spud

Cattle Dog

Male, 1 mo

Wolcott, CT

Size

(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,

Story

APPLY FOR SPUD Hey! I’m Spud—the tiniest (and dare I say) cutest potato you’ve ever met! My birthday is on December 3rd, I'm currently weighing in at a whopping 5 lbs of pure cuteness and mischief! Picture this: me as a dashing medium-sized gentleman in the future, strutting my stuff like a supermodel on the runway. And guess what? Soon I’ll be a “gentleman” in the most literal sense—getting neutered, because who needs more little Spuds running around? I’m all set with my puppy vaccines, deworming, and microchip, ready to conquer the world (or at least the living room)! I’m your friendly neighborhood goofball—always up for a wild romp, a delightful snooze, and then, you guessed it, back to being a furry whirlwind! I love games that keep my brain busy—like “catch the sock,” which I invented myself—and oh boy, adventures are my JAM! Let’s go on a quest… to the park! I’m a socialite, and I get along with other dogs, cats, and kids—basically, anyone willing to share their toys! I’m on the lookout for a family who will shower me with love, teach me the ways of life—from potty training to dazzling them with my top-notch tricks (which may or may not include sitting on command and looking ridiculously cute). So, if you’re in the market for a little bundle of joy, don’t keep me waiting too long! ADOPTION FEE: $663 ADOPTION FEE INCLUDES: Alteration, Microchip, Vaccines APPLICATION: Click here to apply IF YOU HAVE OWNED A PET IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, PLEASE CALL YOUR VET AHEAD OF TIME TO ALLOW RESCUES TO SPEAK TO THEM ##2634278##

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Goldie

Labrador Retriever

Female, Adult

Windsor Locks, CT

Size

(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)

Details

Good with kids, Good with dogs, House-trained,

Story

Meet Goldie! Goldie is an ~1.5 year old lab mix, weighing about 65 lbs. This spirited sweetheart, originally adopted from a Mississippi shelter in February 2025, has an incredible story of resilience and second chances. Though her past was a bit rough—spent tied up in a yard before being rescued —Goldie is now thriving and living her best life! Having left her past behind, today Goldie runs and plays with her foster friends, proving that nothing can hold her back from happiness. Goldie is still warming up to new people, but her big heart has plenty of love to give once she knows she’s safe! She’s a cautious explorer and, with a little patience, she’s ready to embrace all the fun life has to offer. Goldie is crate trained, has excellent indoor manners, is a wonderful walking companion on a leash, and loves to be a copilot for car adventures! She gets along splendidly with other dogs, so having a furry buddy in her forever home would be just the ticket to help her feel even more at home! Goldie is spayed, UTD on vaccinations, microchipped, and on monthly preventatives. Now she just needs a family to call her own. Join Goldie on her journey of love, laughter, and living life to the fullest! Apply online at https://petstablished.com/adoption_form/60814/generic ##2634371##

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Shelters & rescues in Connecticut

There are animal shelters and rescues that focus specifically on finding great homes for dogs in Connecticut. Browse these rescues and shelters below.

Here are a few organizations closest to you:

Rescue

Bad To The Bone K9

Milford, CT 06461

Pet Types: dogs

Rescue

Friends of Rescue Transport to Milford, CT

Milford, CT 06460

Pet Types: cats, dogs

Rescue

Australian Shepherds Furever - Connecticut Chapter

Milford, CT 06460

Pet Types: dogs

Rescue

Rookies Rescue, CT

Milford, CT 06460

Pet Types: dogs

Rescue

New Haven County Non-Profit Rescue

Orange, CT 06460

Pet Types: dogs

Rescue

WTFarm Rescue - CT

Milford, CT 06460

Pet Types: cats, dogs, farm animals, horses

Rescue

Furry Friends Foster and Rescue Inc

Milford, CT 06460

Pet Types: dogs

Rescue

Connie’s Canine Rescue - CT Transport Stop

Milford, CT 06460

Pet Types: dogs

Rescue

Pack Leaders Rescue of Orange CT

55 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT 06477

Pet Types: cats, dogs

Shelter

SARAH Inc

P.O. Box 707, Stratford, CT 06614

Pet Types: cats, dogs

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Popular dog breeds

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Affenpinscher Afghan Hound Airedale Terrier Akbash Akita Alaskan Klee Kai Alaskan Malamute American Bulldog American Cocker Spaniel American Eskimo Dog American Hairless Terrier American Pit Bull Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier Anatolian Shepherd Aussiedoodle Australian Cattle Dog Australian Kelpie Australian Shepherd Australian Terrier Basenji Basset Hound Beagle Bearded Collie Beauceron Bedlington Terrier Belgian Laekenois Belgian Malinois Belgian Shepherd Belgian Tervuren Bernedoodle Bernese Mountain Dog Bichon Frise Black Mouth Cur Black and Tan Coonhound Bloodhound Blue Lacy/Texas Lacy Bluetick Coonhound Bolognese Border Collie Border Terrier Borzoi Boston Terrier Bouvier des Flandres Boxer Boykin Spaniel Briard Brittany Brussels Griffon Bull Terrier Bullmastiff Cairn Terrier Canaan Dog Cane Corso Cardigan Welsh Corgi Carolina Dog Catahoula Leopard Dog Caucasian Shepherd Dog Cavachon Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Cavapoo Chesapeake Bay Retriever Chihuahua Chinese Crested Chinook Chiweenie Chow Chow Clumber Spaniel Cockapoo Cocker Spaniel Collie Coonhound Corgi Coton de Tulear Curly-Coated Retriever Dachshund Dalmatian Dandie Dinmont Terrier Doberman Pinscher Dogo Argentino Dogue de Bordeaux Dutch Shepherd English (Redtick) Coonhound English Bulldog English Cocker Spaniel English Setter English Shepherd English Springer Spaniel English Toy Spaniel Entlebucher Feist Field Spaniel Fila Brasileiro Finnish Lapphund Finnish Spitz Flat-Coated Retriever Fox Terrier (Smooth) Fox Terrier (Toy) Fox Terrier (Wirehaired) Foxhound French Bulldog German Pinscher German Shepherd Dog German Shorthaired Pointer German Spitz German Wirehaired Pointer Glen of Imaal Terrier Goberian Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Gordon Setter Great Dane Great Pyrenees Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Greyhound Halden Hound (Haldenstrover) Harrier Havanese Horgi Hovawart Husky Ibizan Hound Icelandic Sheepdog Irish Setter Irish Terrier Irish Water Spaniel Irish Wolfhound Italian Greyhound Italian Spinone Jack Russell Terrier Japanese Chin Jindo Kai Dog Karelian Bear Dog Keeshond Kerry Blue Terrier Kishu Komondor Kuvasz Kyi Leo Labradoodle Labrador Retriever Lakeland Terrier Lancashire Heeler Leonberger Lhasa Apso Löwchen Maltese Maltipoo Manchester Terrier Maremma Sheepdog Mastiff Miniature Bull Terrier Miniature Dachshund Miniature Pinscher Morkie Mountain Cur Munsterlander Mutt Neapolitan Mastiff Newfoundland Norfolk Terrier Norwegian Buhund Norwegian Elkhound Norwegian Lundehund Norwich Terrier Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever Old English Sheepdog Olde English Bulldogge Otterhound Papillon Parson Russell Terrier Patterdale Terrier (Fell Terrier) Pekingese Pembroke Welsh Corgi Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Pharaoh Hound Pitsky Plott Hound Podengo Portugueso Pointer Polish Lowland Sheepdog Pomeranian Pomsky Poodle (Miniature) Poodle (Standard) Poodle (Toy or Tea Cup) Portuguese Water Dog Presa Canario Pug Puggle Puli Pumi Rat Terrier Redbone Coonhound Rhodesian Ridgeback Rottweiler Saluki Samoyed Schiller Hound Schipperke Schnauzer (Giant) Schnauzer (Miniature) Schnauzer (Standard) Schnoodle Scottie, Scottish Terrier Scottish Deerhound Sealyham Terrier Shar Pei Sheepadoodle Sheltie, Shetland Sheepdog Sheppit Shepsky Shiba Inu Shih Poo Shih Tzu Silky Terrier Skye Terrier Sloughi St. Bernard Staffordshire Bull Terrier Sussex Spaniel Swedish Vallhund Texas Heeler Thai Ridgeback Tibetan Mastiff Tibetan Spaniel Tibetan Terrier Tosa Inu Treeing Walker Coonhound Vizsla Weimaraner Welsh Springer Spaniel Welsh Terrier Westie, West Highland White Terrier Wheaten Terrier Whippet Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Xoloitzcuintle/Mexican Hairless Yorkie Poo Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier

Cairn Terrier Canaan Dog Cane Corso Cardigan Welsh Corgi Carolina Dog Catahoula Leopard Dog Caucasian Shepherd Dog Cavachon Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Cavapoo Chesapeake Bay Retriever Chihuahua Chinese Crested Chinook Chiweenie Chow Chow Clumber Spaniel Cockapoo Cocker Spaniel Collie Coonhound Corgi Coton de Tulear Curly-Coated Retriever Dachshund Dalmatian Dandie Dinmont Terrier Doberman Pinscher Dogo Argentino Dogue de Bordeaux Dutch Shepherd

English (Redtick) Coonhound English Bulldog English Cocker Spaniel English Setter English Shepherd English Springer Spaniel English Toy Spaniel Entlebucher Feist Field Spaniel Fila Brasileiro Finnish Lapphund Finnish Spitz Flat-Coated Retriever Fox Terrier (Smooth) Fox Terrier (Toy) Fox Terrier (Wirehaired) Foxhound French Bulldog

German Pinscher German Shepherd Dog German Shorthaired Pointer German Spitz German Wirehaired Pointer Glen of Imaal Terrier Goberian Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Gordon Setter Great Dane Great Pyrenees Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Greyhound Halden Hound (Haldenstrover) Harrier Havanese Horgi Hovawart Husky

Ibizan Hound Icelandic Sheepdog Irish Setter Irish Terrier Irish Water Spaniel Irish Wolfhound Italian Greyhound Italian Spinone Jack Russell Terrier Japanese Chin Jindo

Kai Dog Karelian Bear Dog Keeshond Kerry Blue Terrier Kishu Komondor Kuvasz Kyi Leo Labradoodle Labrador Retriever Lakeland Terrier Lancashire Heeler Leonberger Lhasa Apso Löwchen

Maltese Maltipoo Manchester Terrier Maremma Sheepdog Mastiff Miniature Bull Terrier Miniature Dachshund Miniature Pinscher Morkie Mountain Cur Munsterlander Mutt Neapolitan Mastiff Newfoundland Norfolk Terrier Norwegian Buhund Norwegian Elkhound Norwegian Lundehund Norwich Terrier Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever

Old English Sheepdog Olde English Bulldogge Otterhound Papillon Parson Russell Terrier Patterdale Terrier (Fell Terrier) Pekingese Pembroke Welsh Corgi Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Pharaoh Hound Pitsky Plott Hound Podengo Portugueso Pointer Polish Lowland Sheepdog Pomeranian Pomsky Poodle (Miniature) Poodle (Standard) Poodle (Toy or Tea Cup) Portuguese Water Dog Presa Canario Pug Puggle Puli Pumi

Rat Terrier Redbone Coonhound Rhodesian Ridgeback Rottweiler Saluki Samoyed Schiller Hound Schipperke Schnauzer (Giant) Schnauzer (Miniature) Schnauzer (Standard) Schnoodle Scottie, Scottish Terrier Scottish Deerhound Sealyham Terrier Shar Pei Sheepadoodle Sheltie, Shetland Sheepdog Sheppit Shepsky Shiba Inu Shih Poo Shih Tzu Silky Terrier Skye Terrier Sloughi St. Bernard Staffordshire Bull Terrier Sussex Spaniel Swedish Vallhund

Texas Heeler Thai Ridgeback Tibetan Mastiff Tibetan Spaniel Tibetan Terrier Tosa Inu Treeing Walker Coonhound Vizsla

Weimaraner Welsh Springer Spaniel Welsh Terrier Westie, West Highland White Terrier Wheaten Terrier Whippet Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Xoloitzcuintle/Mexican Hairless

Yorkie Poo Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier

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