#FurryFriendFriday pets

Dogs

• "Daisy" is a 9-month-old female Shepherd mix. Surrendered for doing some counter surfing. Likes: the things humans keep on counters, freedom, apple fritters. Dislikes: The Establishment, The Dog Whisperer, green peppers.

• "Artemis" is a 4- to 5-year-old female Lab mix, around 45 pounds. She is chipped, but the shelter has been unable to track down her previous humans. Shelter staff say she's a very nice dog, who isn't noisy or hyper. Likes: black and white movies, chilled (but not iced) water, popcorn. Dislikes: iced water, when she finds produce she'd forgotten about in the back of the fridge long after it should have been thrown away, bad wifi.

• "Willow" (AKA "Shallow") is a female Lab mix, brought in with her daughters. Likes: Reading food blogs but never actually cooking, cardigans, cars with those heated seats. Dislikes: Being cold, mushrooms, pennies (they cost more to make than they're worth).

• “Mhera” is a 3- or 4-year-old, female shepherd mix who’s not great with young children and has no interest in other dogs, but she does know how to sit and beg and walks well on a leash. If you would like an application for this little lady, please email rockhaven83@gmail.com. Likes: alone time, nature documentaries, when things go her way. Dislikes: goldfinches, artificial sweeteners, people on Facebook who can’t make a post without mentioning the essential oils/dietary supplements/acne creams they sell on the side.

• "Skipper" is a male beagle, 1- to 2 years old, around 25 pounds. Likes: Roorooroo-ing, sniffing, being a dog. Dislikes: his lack of opposable thumbs, slow email servers, fish.

• “Hoss” is a male pit bull, 2 years, who has been waiting at the shelter for several months, wondering why no one seems to want him. He’s fine with other dogs but absolutely not fine with cats. About 60 pounds. Very friendly, loves everyone he meets, and is always up for a ride in the car. He’s very strong and has a lot of playful energy. He’ll need a home with a fenced yard and no small children. If you would like to fill out an application for Hoss, please email rockhaven83@gmail.com. Likes: hot dogs, bratwursts, steak. Dislikes: cats, when someone steals his spot on the couch when he was only going to be up for a minute, getting wet.

• "Hecate" is a female pit mix, brindle. Came to the shelter full of milk, but the shelter hasn't been able to find her owner or any puppies. Likes: steak, a nice salad, heavy metal music. Dislikes: no easy access to birth control, the rising cost of health insurance, pickles.

• "Bear" is a 1- to 2-year-old Lab mix. Scared at the shelter and will growl when you approach his kennel, but if you get him out, you get kisses (so, worth the growling). Gets along well with calm dogs. Likes: cheese puffs, romping, animal-based Disney movies. Dislikes: when Todd got left in the woods in "The Fox and the Hound," soggy French fries (he'll eat them anyway, though — waste not, want not), frogs.

• "Puck" is a male, beagle mix, about a year old and around 35 pounds. He's an escape artist, which likely led him to the shelter in the first place. He escaped his kennel at the shelter and has now been relegated to a quarantine kennel, which is enclosed. Likes: freedom, chili cheese dogs, wide-open spaces. Dislikes: limits of any kind, the vet, when his blanket gets wrongly rumpled (just let him do it — you're a disaster *doggy sigh*).

• "Batman" is a male mix, 1-2 years old, around 30 pounds. Came to the shelter wearing a Batman sweater. Likes: the color black, solitude, being disgustingly rich. Dislikes: Superman, gun violence, cackling madmen.

Cats

• "Hugo" is a 4-year-old, male Siamese mix, front declaw. Likes: binge-listening to Pandora, the couch, matchmaking strangers on the street in his head. Dislikes: vegan cheese, slippery wood floors, dreaming so hard he falls off the couch.

• "Thunder" is a neutered male, front declawed, loves dogs and cats. Likes: all of the snuggles (but on his own terms), being incredibly good looking, watching the alien shows on the History Channel. Dislikes: those who don't Believe, when his whiskers get wet, general bigotry.

• "Eris" is a beautiful calico cat. Likes: lounging, lolling, playing World of Warcraft. Dislikes: having to get up, when her tea gets cold before she can finish it, static cling.

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 Monday through Friday, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Closed on Sunday and holidays. Contact Salem Animal Control or the Salem Shelter at 812-883-3673 or Washington County Animal Control at 812-883-5999.