Dogs

• “Penny,” the female, brindle pit mix, 1-2 years, is very social and happy and weighs about 40 to 45 pounds. Likes: comedic memoirs on audiobook, watching the Travel Channel, shows about ghost hunters. Dislikes: how the History Channel has more shows about aliens than actual history, when her toy gets stuck behind the couch, when she sneezes really hard and her ear goes inside out.

• “Rocky” is a male, boxer mix, about 1 year old, around 50 pounds right now, but needs to fill out a bit more. Likes: Really tough chew bones in red or blue, but not green, apple cores, rolling in blankets until he’s a burrito. Dislikes: caramel sauce (sticky), hip hop music, being picked up off the ground.

• "Choko" is a male, chocolate Lab, 2-3 years, around 45 pounds. Likes: Cool Ranch Doritos, bean dip, gardening. Dislikes: celery, slippery hardwood floors, moss.

• "Dan-o" is a male pit mix, about 5 months and 30 pounds. Likes: recycling, live theater, living room dance parties. Dislikes: mud, lizards/snakes, succulents.

• "Willa" is a 2-3-year-old basset mix. May be best as an only dog. She's stressed out at the shelter and is losing weight. She's down to 45 pounds. Likes: hosting magnificent garden parties, sniffing things, rollicking comedies featuring Will Ferrell. Dislikes: cleaning up after magnificent garden parties, when things sniff back, poverty.

• "Cali" is a 2-year-old, female hound mix, currently receiving heartworm treatments. She's one of nine dogs brought to the shelter after their owner fell outside during the cold weather and passed away. Some of this person's dogs also died, but nine were rescued. Most of the dogs are missing their front teeth. Staff assume they were trying to escape an enclosure. These dogs have been warm and fed since coming to the shelter and are looking for their forever homes so they'll never need to be cold or hungry again. All are between 25 and 50 pounds. Of the nine dogs, six are heartworm positive and shelter staff are raising funds to treat them. Each treatment will cost a few hundred dollars, but without it, the worms will fill their hearts and cause an early, painful death. The dogs are shy, but social. Most seem to want to be lap dogs. Cali is good with kids and other dogs. Working on house breaking - not 100% but getting close. She needs to be kept quiet for a month and then can go back to being a regular dog. If you would like an application for Cali, please email rockhaven83@gmail.com. Cali likes: nice walks by quiet water, white river rafting, good bluegrass bands (live music is preferred, but not too close to the stage because it gets too loud). Dislikes: when it gets too loud, gluten-free pizza crust, broccoli.

• "Caroline" is a 5-year-old, female hound mix, heartworm negative. She's one of nine dogs brought to the shelter after their owner fell outside during the cold weather and passed away. Some of this person's dogs also died, but nine were rescued. Most of the dogs are missing their front teeth. Staff assume they were trying to escape an enclosure. These dogs have been warm and fed since coming to the shelter and are looking for their forever homes so they'll never need to be cold or hungry again. All are between 25 and 50 pounds. Of the nine dogs, six are heartworm positive and shelter staff are raising funds to treat them. Each treatment will cost a few hundred dollars, but without it, the worms will fill their hearts and cause an early, painful death. The dogs are shy, but social. Most seem to want to be lap dogs. If you would like an application for her, please email rockhaven83@gmail.com. Caroline likes: trying to catch bubbles in the air, romping in the snow (as long as there's somewhere warm to go afterward), crackers. Dislikes: fireworks, skunks, porcupine spikes (she just wants to be friends, but they won't explain what she needs to do to make friends with them. She's starting to think they don't want friends, but she likes to think they just need love the most).

• "Remus" is a 2-year-old, male hound mix, heartworm positive. He's one of nine dogs brought to the shelter after their owner fell outside during the cold weather and passed away. Some of this person's dogs also died, but nine were rescued. Most of the dogs are missing their front teeth. Staff assume they were trying to escape an enclosure. These dogs have been warm and fed since coming to the shelter and are looking for their forever homes so they'll never need to be cold or hungry again. All are between 25 and 50 pounds. Of the nine dogs, six are heartworm positive and shelter staff are raising funds to treat them. Each treatment will cost a few hundred dollars, but without it, the worms will fill their hearts and cause an early, painful death. The dogs are shy, but social. Most seem to want to be lap dogs. Remus likes: chilling with his sister (all of them, but Romula in particular), performing for small audiences on the viola, birdwatching. Dislikes: electric music, apple peels, NASCAR.

• “Rico” is a boxer-hound mix, about 50 pounds. Outgoing personality of a hound and very social. He’s OK with other dogs and his previous owner said he’s been around smaller dogs in the past. Likes: bodies of water (oceans, lakes, ponds, streams, creeks, your glass of water you left out within tongue’s reach), beef jerky, ska bands. Dislikes: sand, canned tuna, people who think “cups” are an instrument.

• “Rosco” is a male Aussie terrier mix, 2-3 years old, about 40 pounds. Loves to play and is good with other dogs. Likes: chewy toys, plushy toys, toys that belong to others. Dislikes: when playtime is over, footie pajamas, overcooked pasta.

• "Cinnamini," about 40 pounds, came to the shelter with a tie wrap around her neck and dragging a cable, severely emaciated and dehydrated. She has been in foster care for a few weeks now and has recovered. Now she is looking for a home that will give her the love and care she deserves. She is good with dogs (even small yippee ones), cats and kids. She doesn't know how to play with toys but she loves to play with her food bowl - probably the only thing she had to play with until now. Cinnamini wants to play with other dogs but isn't quite sure about that yet either. There is a big goofy pup at her foster home and when he invites her to play she just sits and watches him bounce around and do play bows trying to get her to play. If you can give this girl the home she deserves, please email rockhaven83@gmail.com for an application.

• “Miss Bear” is an Aussie mix, 5 years old, spayed. Probably best as an only child, needs physical fencing as she chases cars, door darter, but good with kids. Acts like a true border collie; always looking for something to herd. Stalks cats; not sure if she would harm them and it may be related to her prey drive. She wants to be the top dog, so she needs to be with an experienced dog owner who knows how to work with her or as an only dog.If you would like an application for adoption, please email dragondog.dc@gmail.com. Likes: freedom, wide-open spaces, catching cars. Dislikes: the conundrum of what to do with a car once she’s caught it, lack of anyone paying attention to her for the slightest moment, the smell of fish.

• "Arturo" is a male pit, 2, about 50 pounds and housebroken. Likes: chilling on the couch watching Food Network ("Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" is his favorite), listening to online radio, those carrot fries he found on Pinterest. Dislikes: soggy carrot fries, when people don't follow the instructions on a recipe and complain it didn't work, patchy internet.

• "Hazel" is a female pit, 4 years old, about 45 pounds. She was surrendered when her humans had to move. Her previous humans said she was good with kids and housebroken. Likes: Hot Pockets (not frozen in the middle, but not boiling lava hot, either, please), yoga, classical music. Dislikes: Lean Pockets, accidently passing wind during yoga class, carrots.

• "Jesse" is a male shepherd mix, about 45 pounds, but needs to gain some weight. He was found on 56 East. Likes: a good set of walls and a roof (but with freedom to come and go from them as he pleases), meals he doesn't have to hunt for, birds. Dislikes: buzzers/alarms of any kind, televised sports, being stuck without enough room for a good, vigorous tail-wagging.

• “Marble” is a 2-year-old female Lab-pit mix, about 50 pounds. Housebroken. Surrendered because her mom is having some legal trouble. She is all about playing. If you have a dog who likes to play and is looking for a playmate, Marble would love to go home with you. Likes: pancakes, bird statues, Impressionist art. Dislikes: chowder, pollen, phones with cords.

Cats

• "Colonel LaPouff" is an adult, female cat, white, hasn't missed many meals and could stand to go on a diet, according to shelter staff. Likes: women taking leadership in the military, leading charges against injustice and legitimate threats to national security, a bit of nip at the end of the day. Dislikes: misogyny, toxic masculinity, hairballs.

• "Lady Ardella" is a dilute calico adult cat. Likes: ruling with an iron claw, kicking butt, taking names. Dislikes: when her bed is too hard, when her bed is too soft, excuses.

• "Twitch" is a black and white cat, longish hair. Whiskers like live wire. Likes: florals, their blanket, when their crown is polished without having to ask. Dislikes: static electricity, dryer lint, arugula.

Adoption fees include rabies shot and normal cost of spay and neuter. Adoption cost for dogs is $80 and $50 for cats. The return-to-owner fee is $10, plus a $2 per-day board fee and proof of rabies shot or another $10.

Shelter hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Closed on Sunday, Monday and holidays. Contact Salem Animal Control or the Salem Shelter at 812-883-3673 or Washington County Animal Control at 812-883-5999.