Berkshire Humane Society

01/04/2025

‼️ His owner picked him up. Thank you for sharing. ‼️

Hello again,

This cute boy was found this morning (Sat. 1/4) by the Pittsfield Cemetery near Onota St. He was found wearing the collar pictured here, but not tags or microchip. If he is your dog or you have any information about him, please contact the Berkshire Humane Society kennel staff at (413) 447-7878 ext.126 so he can be reunited with his family.

Thank you!
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01/04/2025

**PUPDATE: They have gone home, thank you all for your help in spreading the word!**

Good morning!

These two sweet little boys came in from the Pittafield Police Department late last night after being found at 255 Columbus Ave. in Pittsfield. They were found without any collars or tags, and are not microchipped.

If these boys belong to you, or you have any information about them, please contact the Berkshire Humane Society kennel staff at (413) 447-7878 ext.126.

Thank you!
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**PLEASE NOTE: This post is to locate the owners of the dogs, please refrain from unproductive or negative commenting.**

01/03/2025

On today's Friday, Simone introduces you to adoptable dog Athena. Athena is a beautiful girl with an equally beautiful personality! If you're looking for a loving companion, this 5-year-old mix may be the perfect dog for you -

If you think Athena might fit your lifestyle please visit our website for more information and speak to our kennel staff directly at (413)-447-7878 ext. 126

https://berkshirehumane.org/adopt/dogs/

01/03/2025

It's not just dogs and cats you'll find at Berkshire Humane Society! We have a small group of "smalls" available for adoption at this time - and you'll never know what we'll have next!

If you're looking for a new companion on the little side please be sure to keep an eye on our website, or if you may be interested in any of our featured pets, please reach out to our staff at (413)-447-7878 ext. 124 for more information!

Featured today:
Sparkles - male parakeet - arrival date: 11/26 - Adoption fee: $25
Coco & Nibbler - female & male ferrets (bonded pair) - arrival date: 10/17 - Adoption fee: $80
Lavender - female hamster - arrival date: 12/12 - Adoption fee: $10

You can find our adoption applications on our website along with more information on adoption!

https://berkshirehumane.org/adopt/critters/

01/03/2025

You'll be the cat's meow if you shop at our Boutique locations!

Our boutiques feature gently-used, repurposed designer clothing which has been donated through the generosity of the public. Therefore, all sale proceeds from every Catwalk purchase directly benefits the shelter operations and programs. Located in both Lenox and Great Barrington for you shopping convenience you're sure to find the perfect outfit, accessory, footwear and more! Be sure to follow Catwalk on social media for sales, specials and more!

Where shopping is guilt free~

Visit Catwalkboutique.org

51 Church St, Lenox | 325 Stockbridge Rd, Great Barrington

01/02/2025

We thank cat room volunteer Sam, who, for the second year in a row collected donations from her colleagues at the Berkshire Probate and Family Court. She received such a good supply of donations the year prior, she decided to organize a fundraiser again this year! We thank not only Sam for thinking of us, but to her colleagues as well! We appreciate not only your time as a volunteer, but your compassion towards animals in need!

01/02/2025

How cute is this?

Today we'd like to wish shelter alum [and volunteer Deb's pup] Mercedes a Happy 1st Barkday! She sent us these super cute photos of Mercedes celebrating with all the fixings! It appears he's going to have a "fur-tastic" day!

If you have any photos of your shelter pets you'd like to share, please feel free to email us at [email protected] and we'll be sure to share it in a future post.

01/02/2025

Happy New Year - New Month! It's officially National Train Your Dog Month, but every day should be incentive to "train your dog".
Training is a valuable tool to have your dog(s) be social and well-behaved members of society!

Here, adoptable dog Freya practices sitting and socializing in our main lobby-

If you're interested in enrolling your dog in our obedience classes, please contact our instructors by calling (413)-447-7878 ext. 139

A trained dog is a happy dog!

12/31/2024

We hope you've been enjoying your holidays just as much as shelter Alum Lenco.

His adopter is a busy Special Education Teacher at Bart and she stated they "were ready for school vacation" and were "enjoying the holidays on the snowy lake".

Sounds like a purr-fect way to spend the howl-i-days!

12/31/2024

Stella was our on this week's Live 95.9 radio broadcast.

This shy but lovely 7-month-old girl has been waiting for her forever home since October 29th!

To learn more about her, visit our website https://berkshirehumane.org/adopt/dogs/ or view the Live 95.9 link below!

Thank you Bartlett's Orchard for sponsoring the segment!

Stella is a 7-month-old Australian Shepherd mix currently at Berkshire Humane looking for her forever home.

12/30/2024

This lovely lady is Peppermint Patty, and true to her name, she’s an incredibly sweet little treat! Peppermint Patty is an 11-month-old Lhasa Apso/Pug mix who arrived at Berkshire Humane Society with her siblings due to housing restrictions. Although this group of girls exhibited a tight bond, Peppermint Patty has had a taste of living on her own, and would actually prefer a home without other dogs. She is however, respectful with cats and is OK to live with a feline roommate. She can potentially have playdates with small, gentle and considerate pups as well. Due to lack of socialization in her prior home, Peppermint Patty is quite fearful initially, but once she knows her people, she’ll bond to you for life and she’ll make the perfect lap dog. She wants nothing more than quiet, patient adopters who are willing to spend the time working with her not only on socialization and confidence, but house training as well. Due to her apprehension with new people and loud noises, she’ll need a home without children and would do best with teens and older, or preferably a quiet, adult-only home. Peppermint Patty enjoys walks and is working on her leash manners where she has made great progress. She has also found that toys are a new and exciting endeavor, which helps grow her bond with those around her. If you think you have the time and patience to provide this lovely girl, please reach out to the kennel staff at Berkshire Humane Society at (413)-447-7878 ext. 126 and perhaps “sweeten” the deal.
If you adopt Peppermint Patty by January 5th, a portion of her adoption fee will be sponsored by Haddad Subaru!

12/30/2024

Today we'd like to share the sweet story of Polly the cat's adoption -

"This year in June we adopted Polly. The day we brought Polly home, she walked through all the rooms and looked into all the places and then lay down approvingly on the sofa. There was no adaptation, no timidity in the new place! It was very unusual.
And the next day Polly acted as if she had always lived with us. After a week she completely settled in, accepted our lifestyle, loved looking at the birds and animals on the backyard from different windows and was very happy playing with cat toys.
Polly turned out to be a very smart cat who always listens carefully to what you say to her, understands and remembers everything. She is very beautiful with soft fluffy fur. Polly is exactly the cat we needed: moderately quiet, moderately playful, moderately independent and at the same time very loving to her owners.
Many thanks to the shelter workers for their much needed work, patience and kind hearts. All animals are kept in excellent condition and the care taken for them is very evident. Special thanks to Bry for her patience and understanding, without her we would have left the shelter empty-handed."

We thank Polly's adopters for not only providing her with the perfect home, but for their kind words as well.

If you have an adoption story you'd like us to highlight, please feel free to share it with us by emailing [email protected]

12/30/2024

Congratulations to recent adoptees Heidi the German Shepherd Dog who went home with new dad John; pretty kitties Agatha and Rio with camera shy mom Annemarie & Layhey with new dad Joe!

We wish these beauties a lifetime of happiness in their new homes and thank their adopters for choosing adoption as their option!

12/29/2024

Please note our holiday hours schedule~

https://berkshirehumane.org/about-us/locations-hours/

12/28/2024

If you're looking to add a new furry friend to your household, we have a variety of dogs available for adoption!
Here, you'll find our resident "playgroup" carousing in our obedience room on a recent cold weather day.
We'd love to see these amazing dogs find their forever people -
Arrival dates:
Machiavelli - 10/19
Stella - 10/29
Athena - 11/8
Harvey - 11/19

Please be sure to visit our website for more information on adoption as well as the dog profiles, and if you see a dog you may think would fit your lifestyle, please reach out to our kennel staff directly for more information - (413)-447-7878 ext. 126

https://berkshirehumane.org/adopt/dogs/