Wine101 Hamden

06/15/2025

MEET CHARCOAL: CERTIFIED GOOD BOY IN TRAINING, LOVE MONSTER IN PRACTICE
(AKA: Sharky, AKA: Captain Wigglebutt, AKA: Your Next Best Friend)

Charcoal didn’t end up in the shelter because he did anything wrong. Sadly, he lost his home when his family was evicted and had to enter a homeless shelter, leaving this sweet, snuggly boy without a place to land. But despite all that, Charcoal has remained nothing but pure heart and happy tail wags.

This guy LOVES “his” people. Like, really loves them. He craves attention from us the way most of us crave coffee on a Monday morning; desperately and constantly. But he’s not super pushy about it; he’s just thrilled to be near you and will gladly follow you around the yard like your overly enthusiastic shadow with four legs and no personal boundaries.

Charcoal clearly didn’t have a lot of structure in his previous life, but he’s picking things up fast. He may not know all the commands yet, but he’s food-motivated, smart, and eager to please, so teaching him the basics (and beyond) should be a breeze. With a little time and consistency, this guy could be the goodest of good boys.

Some of his greatest hits include:
- Being completely non-destructive in his kennel—blankets and toys remain intact, which we do not take for granted
- Trot-walking politely in the yard behind his person like he’s your emotional support duckling
- Hopping onto weird obstacles with zero hesitation (hello, future agility star?)
- Taking a bath and getting a nail trim like an absolute champ, even though it was probably his first
- Navigating a chaotic vet clinic with grace (and a bit of anxiety too!), walking past unfamiliar dogs and people like a seasoned pro
- Voluntarily hopping up onto the exam table like, “Let’s do this, Doc!”

Charcoal recently met a young female dog (a bit smaller than him) and absolutely nailed it—play bows, polite bounces, and happy zooms galore. While we still want to test him with a few more doggy personalities, early signs point to “potential playgroup king.”

Because he’s still figuring out how to regulate his big feelings and big body, Charcoal would do best in a home without small children—he’s just a little too much of a clumsy cuddle cannon right now. Older kids who can handle a loving goofball with high energy and higher enthusiasm? Yes, please.

Charcoal’s Ideal Home Has:
- Lots of opportunities for exercise, enrichment, and adventure
- People who want a loyal, loving companion and are excited to help him learn
- Possibly a doggy playmate (pending intros!)
- Older kids or teens who won’t get steamrolled by his zoomies
- A couch. Preferably one with enough room for the both of you.

THE BASICS:

Breed/mix: bully type mix

Age guesstimate: 2 years old, according to his former family

Approximate weight/size: 50 lbs

Energy level: Charcoal is a high energy boy! He’ll need physical exercise and mental stimulation.

Special skills: Professional snuggler, fearless adventurer, enthusiastic learner, bath-time champion

If you’ve been looking for a sweet, smart, slightly ridiculous dog with nothing but love to give, Charcoal’s your guy.

Come meet him—just be warned, you may fall in love immediately.

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/charcoal-76775963/ct/wallingford/wallingford-animal-control-ct227/

06/14/2025

6/14/2025 - ADOPTED 🎉🎉🎉 ((see new post))

Courtesy Post Update – Please Read Carefully

We want to clarify that this is a courtesy post only. No adoption applications or direct inquiries have been submitted for this dog, and at this time, we do not have an update. We are not the owners of the dog, nor do we have control over what the owner chooses to do.

We appreciate that East Hartford Animal Control reached out. Their contact information was shared with the parties involved, but we have no further involvement or additional details to provide.

Unfortunately, many well-intentioned people continue to comment without reading the full post. We understand emotions run high when it comes to animal welfare, but reading (and re-reading, if needed) before commenting is essential. We’d like to assume a general level of reading comprehension, but we are increasingly reminded not to take that for granted.

We applaud 👏🏻 everyone who reads, follows instructions, offers support and shares posts. YOU are the community we cherish and without YOU these dogs have no chance!

There’s nothing more we can do for Buster. We do not have an address or additional info.

….but if you see this post and can adopt TODAY, please contact [email protected] or use our application barc-ct.org/adoption and a volunteer will forward it to the person looking for help for the dog.

Thanks!

Original Post evening of 6/13/25:
Hi everyone we were just contacted about a really sad URGENT 🚨 situation in East Hartford happening RIGHT NOW - This is Buster and he’s in serious danger. We’re told the owner made threats to un:alive Buster if he’s not gone immediately. Some nearby church members tried to step in, they are willing to drive 🚗 Buster anywhere in CT but it has to happen no later than tomorrow.
*****THIS IS A COURTESY POST ONLY*******
This is a long shot because they don’t know if he’s good with dogs or cats.If somehow there’s an angel 😇 out there reading this and you have no pets and willing to adopt him, please send an email or app.
FAQs:
•Buster is not with a rescue
•There is no foster or temporary hold available, please do not ask
•You are more than able to call around to rescues and shelters ANYWHERE to ask if they will take this dog.
•Please do not comment with suggestions or opinions unless you have personally called shelters and rescues and you’ve found one that’s agreed in writing to commit to taking Buster (good luck!)

Comments about the owner or the situation are irrelevant and will be deleted

ANY negative or unacceptable comments will get you blocked, sorry! Think hard before you leave that comment 🧐

The BEST way you can help Buster is to share this post

06/13/2025

06/13/2025

Please share and help spread the word. Thank you!

06/12/2025

Breaks my heart to hear stories like this because this is exactly how we found our old pittie 12+ years ago.

Found tied to a pole in the middle of the night (who does that?!), this sweet, silly girl is now on the hunt for a human who can keep up with her bouncy, boundless energy and match her love of life. Basil is the full puppy package: goofy, loving, smart, and ready to take on the world; preferably at full speed with her tongue flapping in the wind!

She LOVES people. Like, really loves them. Like, “face kisses while you’re tying your shoes” kind of love. She’s already dreaming of a best friend who will teach her all the good-dog basics (she’s a blank slate! Think of the possibilities!), show her cool tricks, and join her in a lifetime of zoomies, hikes, games, and couch snuggles when the day is done.

She’s played with other dogs but be warned: this gal is a rough-housing, WWE-style playmate. She’d do best with another active dog who enjoys energetic, occasionally chaotic play sessions, and won’t get offended if she accidentally body slams them out of sheer puppy joy.

She should do just fine with kids, but since she’s got all the grace of a toddler wearing roller skates on a trampoline, older, sturdier kids are the best match!

Important Notes from the Puppy Union:
• I require frequent zoomie breaks, daily fun-time, and puzzles, training, or activities to keep my big brain busy.
• Bored puppies make weird choices. Like eating socks. Or your remote. Or inventing a new “interior decorating” style called “Fluff Explosion.”

THE BASICS

🐾 Breed/mix: bully type mix

🐾 Age guesstimate: approximately 5 months old

🐾 Approximate weight/size: she’s currently about 30-35 lbs and obviously still growing like a w**d. We estimate she’ll end up at maybe 50-55lbs or so.

🐾 Energy level: HIGH! This pup wants to run, she wants to play, she wants to be ON THE MOVE and learning from her people. She will need an active, engaging lifestyle that will continue with her training and offer plenty of mental stimulation as well as the physical exercise.

🐾 Special skills: Olympic-level zoomies, full-body wiggle deployment, cuddling with zero regard for personal space, spreading joy one chaotic bounce at a time.

If you’re looking for a partner in crime, a daily dose of hilarity, and a whole lot of love in one floppy-eared, tail-wagging package, Basil might just be your soulmate! Apply today and prepare to fall in love. (And possibly lose a shoe or two in the process.)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/basil-76116845/ct/wallingford/wallingford-animal-control-ct227/

This animal is or will be made current on core vaccines, spayed or neutered, and microchipped by the time of adoption. Additionally, cats will be tested for FIV and feline leukemia virus, and dogs will be tested for heartworm disease and tick borne illness. Courtesy of our nonprofit partner group, Friends of the Wallingford Animal Shelter, all senior cats and dogs will have a full senior work up.

**ADOPTION PROCESS - PLEASE READ**

The very first step of our current adoption process is to fill out our online adoption application. However, you don’t necessarily have to be interested in a specific animal in order to apply! Feel free to submit an app that includes whatever desired criteria (size, breed, age, energy level, coat type, etc.) and we can keep it on file to contact you in the event an animal comes in who fits the bill!

Our pet adoption application can be found here, or you can request one via Petfinder:https://www.wallingfordanimalcontrol.com/pdfs/WAS-Adoption-Application.pdf

You can submit your app using whatever method works best for you, whether that be faxing it to 203-294-2181, mailing it to Wallingford Animal Control at 5 Pent Rd, Wallingford 06492, dropping it off in our mailbox at 5 Pent Rd, or attaching it to an email and sending it to [email protected]. All necessary information for any of these methods is also located right at the top of the application. Easy peasy lemon squeazy!

Please keep in mind that animal control duties and animal care are our primary responsibility and, depending on our general workload at any given time and how many other applications we have to process, it could possibly take up to a couple of weeks for us to process.

Please also note that we do not have the time or resources to contact every single applicant if the application was not approved, it’s not an appropriate fit, or the animal you applied for was adopted by another applicant. Feel free to call and check in if you do not hear from us in a couple of weeks.

06/11/2025

Picked up on W Shepard. Call 203-230-4080 to claim.

06/11/2025

👏👏

Nova was adopted!!! Way to go Nova!

06/10/2025

***CT📍 COURTESY POST - dog with no place to go, desperate owner out of options:

Miss Dakota is a female about 5 years old and weighs about 80lbs

Dog friendly? (Big & small?) she is good with dogs who are on the submissive side, she naturally the alpha doggo

Cat friendly? No Cats please

Kid friendly? Yes

House trained? Yes

Crate trained? Yes

Spayed? ASK BARC CT

Knows commands? Yes sit, down, wait (when placing her food and water down, stay

Energy Level? Laid back with the occasional zoomie and spins

Reason for Surrender 2 recent major back surgeries with another one pending and zero ability to care for my dog.

History (how long has dog been in your care how was he/she acquired? 2 years, taken from a breeder that didn’t want her anymore

Dogs favorite activities cuddles, smelling the flowers, walks, playing with other dogs, snack time(she loves carrots, strawberries, and frozen broccoli)

Please apply using BARC CT’s application: Barc-ct.org/adoption so we can check apps for the owner to ensure safe rehoming

06/10/2025

Who can resist this face? Maddie is fostered in Guilford, Connecticut and lives with a cat and another dog. Though she can tolerate dogs, we feel like she could let her hair down with just a cat friend or two.

Maddie is healthy and at that perfect age of maybe 5 or 6 years.

Fully vetted, house broken and trained.

https://form.jotform.com/ZenDogCT/zen-dog-ct-dog-adoption-application

06/09/2025

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Does anyone recognize this dog? He was picked up on Charnes Dr and Jeffrey Rd. He has no collar and no microchip. If you have any information please contact East Haven Animal Shelter at 203-468-3249.

06/09/2025

06/09/2025

Picked up on Murray St. call 203-230-4080 to claim.