Charley's Strays

Charley's Strays Charley's Strays is a small, private, 501c3 non-profit, no-kill dog shelter /refuge located in Clinton. ME. Charley's Strays is licensed to hold 33 dogs.

However, we try to limit ourselves to 20-25 to make sure that each dog gets enough attention. We have heated indoor/outdoor kennels where the dogs stay during the night and bad weather, and also large outdoor pens (pictured above), where they can hang out during the day in nice weather. Additionally, then entire property is fenced in, so the dogs get time to run and play outside of pens/kennels. W

e have a caretaker who lives on site, so the dogs have lots of one-on-one attention and someone is here every night as well as during the days. We have a few dedicated volunteers who visit to walk the dogs throughout the week. Due to the fact that someone lives on site so it is actually a home for a human, as well as dogs, we ask that you call / email the shelter to make an appointment before coming by. We are not a traditional shelter with operating hours, and loads of volunteers and staff. We do have some very nice, adoptable dogs and some dogs that will stay with us forever due to behavior or other issues. We need adopters for the adoptable dogs and sponsors for the pups that may not be able to go to regular homes. There is no limited/poor quality internet access on site at Charley's, so please be patient if you send an email and do not receive an immediate response. This page is maintained by a volunteer who lives elsewhere:)

Happy New Year from all of us at Charley's Strays!
01/01/2026

Happy New Year from all of us at Charley's Strays!

Loyal Biscuit Co. strikes again! They are always here to support local shelters and rescue groups! Thank you so much f...
12/27/2025

Loyal Biscuit Co. strikes again! They are always here to support local shelters and rescue groups! Thank you so much for the donations!

Happy holidays to all our wonderful supporters, adopters and volunteers! We appreciate you all!
12/25/2025

Happy holidays to all our wonderful supporters, adopters and volunteers! We appreciate you all!

Check out Lady Love thriving in her furever home! Despite being a sweetheart, Lady was with us for quite a long time w...
12/22/2025

Check out Lady Love thriving in her furever home!

Despite being a sweetheart, Lady was with us for quite a long time waiting for her new home. She was adopted and returned for not getting along with the other dog in her adoptive home. Then she waited some more. Finally, as you can see from these pictures, her intended forever family that includes a canine companion found her!

Just goes to show you that just like humans not all dogs get along, but it doesn't mean there isn't the possibility of friendship with the right dog.

These pictures warm our hearts and soul! We couldn't be happier for Lady and her family!

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We'd love to share more happy tails! Please consider opening your heart and home to one or two of our wonderful rescue dogs!

https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/me/clinton/charleys-strays-me85/ -all-pets

Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa visited our shelter not once but TWICE over the weekend! From Rebecca: “Santa knows just what the do...
12/22/2025

Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa visited our shelter not once but TWICE over the weekend! From Rebecca: “Santa knows just what the doggies like! And what the doggy caretaker likes too! Thank you!”

Thank you so much to our friends at Loyal Biscuit Co. for this donation of high quality pet food! We appreciate you so...
11/26/2025

Thank you so much to our friends at Loyal Biscuit Co. for this donation of high quality pet food! We appreciate you so much!

Much gratitude to Bonnie B. for picking up the donation and delivering it to the shelter!
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Thank you, Perry’s Paws, for including our shelter in your pet food drive! Our pups are very grateful!
11/24/2025

Thank you, Perry’s Paws, for including our shelter in your pet food drive! Our pups are very grateful!

Loyal Biscuit Co. is holding its annual Fill Their Bowls Howliday fundraiser! The kind folks at the Waterville location...
11/13/2025

Loyal Biscuit Co. is holding its annual Fill Their Bowls Howliday fundraiser! The kind folks at the Waterville location are generously raising money through their customers to purchase dog and cat kibble to support Somerset HS AND Charley’s Strays!

Our FILL THEIR BOWLS Holiday Fundraiser is off to a great start!! Your online donations and purchase round-ups in our stores have raised nearly $2000 already!!!

As always, thank you for your generosity in helping us reach our goal!!!

https://www.loyalbiscuit.com/products/fill-their-bowls-holiday-fundraiser-2024

Happy Halloween!
10/31/2025

Happy Halloween!

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Clinton, ME
04927

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