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Baxter

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 2 yrs
Centralia, IL
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
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✨ Meet Baxter ✨Okay, Baxter’s eyes deserve their own paragraph. 😍In the right lighting, the tops of his irises are BLUE and the bottoms are a gorgeous sandy brown. It’s one of those things you almost have to see in person to believe. This boy is STUNNING.But those eyes aren’t even the best thing about him.Baxter is incredibly affectionate. When he walks up to you, he immediately drops his head down like, “Alright, you know what to do…” 😂 He is ALL about those ultimate neck scratches and soaking up every ounce of attention you’re willing to give him.We believe Baxter is only about 1–2 years old, so he’s got plenty of youthful fun in him. He’s athletic, playful, happy, and ready for adventures—but he’s also the kind of dog who genuinely wants that connection with his person.He’s handsome. He’s loving. He’s fun. And he’s sitting here waiting for somebody to realize Baxter might just be the dog their family has been missing. ❤️Come meet him. And seriously… look at those eyes in person. 👀💙🤎#MeetBaxter #AdoptBaxter #AdoptDontShop #ShelterDogs #RescueDog #ForeverHome #MarionCountyAnimalControl #SouthernIllinoisDogsThank you for taking the time to look at our precious "pound puppies" If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly at 730-272-1071. We would love to help connect you with your new best friend.
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Clover

Australian Shepherd

Female, 6 mos
Centralia, IL
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
🍀💔 CLOVER’S STORY WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A HAPPY ENDING. 💔🍀Remember our “gate puppies”? The little babies left outside our CLOSED shelter gates on a cold evening? The ones who fought their way through PARVO and survived?Clover was one of those babies. ❤️Of all her siblings, Clover was the very last one chosen. She watched every single one of them leave before someone finally picked her.We thought her days of being unwanted were over.But now, at just 6 months old, Clover is back. 💔Through absolutely NO fault of her own, this sweet girl has found herself right back in that same lonely shelter room. The very place where her story began.And our hearts are broken for her.Here’s what someone is missing out on:🐾 Kennel trained AND housebroken!🐾 Wonderful with children!🐾 Great with other dogs!🐾 Cat friendly!🐾 Full of that goofy, hilarious puppy energy that will keep you laughing for hours!Clover is a happy, silly, loving little girl who has already been through more in her six short months than any puppy should have to endure.She survived being abandoned. She survived parvo. She waited patiently while every one of her siblings was chosen.She shouldn’t have to wonder when someone will choose her again.We don’t want Clover to grow up in a shelter. We don’t want her to spend another night wondering where her people went.🍀 Someone, PLEASE be Clover’s lucky charm. 🍀Not just for a little while. Not until life gets inconvenient. For the rest of her life.This little girl deserves a home where she’ll never have to start over again.❤️ Please share Clover. Let’s make sure this is the LAST time she ever has to look for a family.#AdoptClover #ParvoSurvivor #GatePuppies #SecondChance #MarionCountyAnimalControl #AdoptDontShopThank you for taking the time to look at our precious "pound puppies" If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly at 730-272-1071. We would love to help connect you with your new best friend.
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Lucille

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 13 yrs 2 mos
Centralia, IL
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, House-trained, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
💜 MEET LUCILLE — SHE’S NOT ASKING FOR MUCH 💜Lucy is an old lady now. Her face has turned gray, her steps may be a little slower, and the days of needing grand adventures are behind her.What Lucy wants now is beautifully simple.A soft bed. A quiet home. A gentle hand. And someone to love her for however much time she has left. 🥹💜She doesn’t need a big backyard or a house full of excitement. She needs a cozy spot where she can curl up and sleep without wondering what tomorrow will bring. She needs someone who won’t look at her gray face and see an old dog—but will see a beautiful soul who is still worthy of being somebody’s baby.Senior dogs ask for so little, yet they have so much love left to give.Lucy shouldn’t spend her golden years waiting in a shelter for someone to notice her. She deserves to fall asleep on a ridiculously soft bed, wake up to the same loving face every morning, and know that this time, she’s home. 🏡Maybe Lucy won’t give you ten years.But she’ll give you every bit of love she has left. ❤️🐾 Please share our sweet old lady. Somewhere out there is a soft bed with Lucy’s name on it. 💜Thank you for taking the time to look at our precious "pound puppies" If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly at 730-272-1071. We would love to help connect you with your new best friend.
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Chuck Norris

Basset Hound Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 2 yrs 10 mos
Centralia, IL
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
🥋🐾 MEET CHUCK NORRIS — THE LEGEND, THE MYTH, THE LITTLE LOW-RIDER! 🐾🥋🚨 WARNING: EXTREME CUTENESS AT GROUND LEVEL! 🚨They say Chuck Norris doesn’t do push-ups… he pushes the Earth down. 💪Well, OUR Chuck Norris doesn’t need long legs to conquer the world! In fact, we’re pretty sure when they were handing out legs, somebody yelled, “WE’RE OUT OF MATERIAL!” 🤣🤣But what this handsome little fella lacks in leg length, he MORE than makes up for in personality and charm! ❤️Now, before you start laughing at his vertically challenged situation, there’s a little more to Chuck’s story. 💔You see, Chuck Norris once had a loving home and a family of his very own. He knew what it meant to belong. But sometimes life throws a curveball nobody sees coming. His family’s world was turned upside down, and through circumstances beyond his control, Chuck found himself at our shelter.One day he was somebody’s little buddy, and the next he was wondering where his family went. 🥺But here’s the thing about Chuck Norris…CHUCK NORRIS DOESN’T GIVE UP! 💪🐾He’s still standing tall… well, as tall as those little legs will allow! 🤣He’s got the face of a distinguished gentleman, the body of a furry footstool, and the determination of a dog who knows his next chapter is going to be AMAZING!We suspect his dream home includes a comfy couch, plenty of snacks, a human who appreciates a good short joke, and someone who will love him from the top of his adorable head all the way down to those teeny-tiny legs! ❤️🐾 Chuck Norris doesn’t chase dreams… he waddles toward them with PURPOSE!And while he may never be the tallest dog at the dog park, he could certainly be the BIGGEST love in somebody’s life. 🥹❤️So come on, Marion County! Somewhere out there is a family missing a short-legged, big-hearted legend!Chuck Norris isn’t looking for a handout… he’s looking for a FOREVER HOME! 🏡❤️📍 Marion County IL Animal Control🐾 Come meet this little legend and see for yourself why GREAT THINGS COME IN SHORT PACKAGES!❤️ SHARE, SHARE, SHARE! Because the only thing shorter than Chuck’s legs should be his stay at the shelter! 🤣🐾#AdoptChuckNorris #ShortLegsBigPersonality #LowRiderLegend #AdoptDontShop #MarionCountyAnimalControl #ChuckNorrisApprovedThank you for taking the time to look at our precious "pound puppies" If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly at 730-272-1071. We would love to help connect you with your new best friend.
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Meatball

Mixed Breed (Medium) Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)

Male, 3 yrs
Centralia, IL
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, House-trained, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
🥹❤️ MEET MEATBALL! A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE IN ONE HAPPY PACKAGE! 🐾Some dogs have a way of smiling that makes you smile right back. And Meatball? Well, this boy NEVER stops smiling! 😍But Meatball’s story didn’t start out so happy.Not long ago, this sweet boy was starving, nothing but skin and bones. 💔 Thankfully, a kind gentleman stepped in, rescued him, and gave him the love, food, and care he so desperately needed.He didn’t just save Meatball’s life. He gave him a second chance at one. ❤️And now, after being nursed back to health, Meatball is finally ready to find his FOREVER family!Let us tell you, this boy is an ABSOLUTE DELIGHT!🐾 Approximately 3 years old❤️ Loves every dog he’s met!👧 Kiddo friendly!🐱 We think he’d probably do well with cats, but he’d need to be tested first.🎾 Loves to play and have a good time!🥰 Equally happy snuggling up next to his favorite human!🫶 Belly rub enthusiast. The more, the better!Meatball is just one of those dogs who seems genuinely grateful to be alive. His tail is wagging, his face is smiling, and his whole personality is pure sunshine! ☀️He’ll happily spend the afternoon playing with you, but when it’s time to relax? He’s ready to plop down beside you, roll over, and collect every belly rub you’re willing to give.Someone loved this boy enough to save his life. Now we’re hoping someone will love him enough to give him the rest of it. ❤️Meatball has already experienced what it’s like to go without. We think it’s time he experiences what it’s like to have EVERYTHING.A family. A comfy bed. A full belly. And a lifetime of love.🥹 Come meet Meatball at Marion County Animal Control! We promise, that smile is even better in person!🐾 Please SHARE and help us find this happy boy his happily ever after! ❤️Thank you for taking the time to look at our precious "pound puppies" If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly at 730-272-1071. We would love to help connect you with your new best friend.
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Gomez

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 1 yr 11 mos
Centralia, IL
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
🖤 MEET GOMEZ — THE DAD WHO COULDN’T PROTECT THEM FROM EVERYTHING 🖤Gomez didn’t come to the shelter alone.He arrived with his whole family—Mama, three little girls, and one precious baby boy. A family that has already experienced far more of the harsh side of life than any of them ever deserved.And if Gomez could talk, we imagine he’d have quite a story to tell.He was Dad. He was supposed to watch over his family. But sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you simply can’t protect the ones you love from everything. 💔His little boy came to us with a badly injured leg—an injury so severe that the leg ultimately had to be removed.Gomez couldn’t fix it.He couldn’t tell his baby that everything was going to be okay.He couldn’t carry him somewhere safe or ask someone for help.He was just a dog doing the best he could in a life that hadn’t given his family many breaks.Now, for the first time, Gomez doesn’t need to worry about being Dad.It’s his turn to be someone’s baby. 🥺❤️We want this handsome boy to discover the softer side of life—the side with warm beds and full food bowls. The side with toys on the floor, treats just because, car rides, belly rubs and someone waiting at the door who is always happy to see him.We want him to learn that home isn’t just a place you survive. Home is where you’re safe.Gomez has already watched his family struggle.He’s already seen enough of the hard stuff.Now we’d like him to see what love looks like.Somewhere out there is a couch with his spot on it. A bed he hasn’t slept in yet. A person who hasn’t met their best friend yet.And maybe—just maybe—that person is reading this right now. ❤️🐾 Please share Gomez.His babies are beginning new chapters of their own, and now Dad deserves his happily-ever-after, too.Come show Gomez that the rest of his life can be warm, safe, gentle…and filled with all the love he should have had from the beginning. 🏡❤️‍🩹Thank you for taking the time to look at our precious "pound puppies" If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly at 730-272-1071. We would love to help connect you with your new best friend.

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Jefferson County Animal Control

107 E Perkins, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

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Centralia Humane Society

P.O. Box 124, Centralia, IL 62801

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Centralia Humane Society

1890 Shattuc Road, Centralia, IL 62801

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Marion County Illinois Animal Control

853 Woods Ln, Centralia, IL 62801

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Domestic Animals in a Safe Haven

4200 E. Nursery Rd, Centralia, IL 62801

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Franklin County Animal Control

13163 Oddfellow Lane, Benton, IL 62812

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Washington County IL Animal Control

17990 Richview Road, Nashville, IL 62263

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Animal Rescue of Southern Illinois

24459 State Route 177, Nashville, IL 62263

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Perry County Humane Society

8365 State Route 14, DuQuoin, IL 62832

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A.R.K.

805 S. Jackson St., McLeansboro, IL 62859

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