Animal Shelters are usually depressing places, but the first thing I noticed when I came here was a lack of an overwhelming depressing vibe. The dog area was difficult to find (follow the signs! keep following them - and if you get lost ask in the main office) but once we made it there it was a clean series of small buidlings where the dogs wer ein spacious kennels. The volunteers and staff were all eager to help and it being a Saturday they were running back and forth between people. You could tell that the volunteers were hoping each dog that they let out of the kennel would have a home by the end of the day.
If you are looking at adopting a second dog, the staff encourages you to bring your current dog. There is plenty of space and the energy of the place is very calm; I normally wouldn't advise bringing in a dog to a kennel but here there are plenty of places
We went in to look at the dogs, but ended up deciding on adopting a kitten instead. The staff saw me looking at cats while my husband and I debated the various dogs and wisely asked if I wanted to hold one of the kittens and then recommended getting a kitten if we already had a dog. Couldn't have been happier with the experience. There is a bit of a wait time, to fill out paperwork and pay but considering how busy it was I forgave the time.
We came back the next day to pick up the kitten we adopted (they only fix the animals once they know they are going home with someone) and the staff was very efficent and were genuinely happy to see animals go home with people.
-Diffcult to find dog area (go inside any fo the buildings - the staff will direct you and there are signs..it's just a longer walk than you expect).
-Clean with a very chill vibe. There is nothing depressing about this place. You could bring your current dog and there are plenty of places you could take them for "chill" time if they got excited or upset.
-There were not many kittens, although a bunch of cats. Granted, considering I adopted one of the kittens and the other people there were adopting kittens it may just been a good day to be a kitten at the Animal Foundation.
- Very reasonable prices. This includes all their shots to date and spay/neuter services.
Medium, aduit dogs - $105
Small dogs & puppies - $155
Cats & Kittens - $80
I don't think I will ever go to a pet store again, not with how great an experience this was.