Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound lists available dogs and puppies as of July 21

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of July 21, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

(1) Meet Dolly, Ella, Faith, Loretta, Morgan and Reba. These 5 gals and 1 guy were born April 14, 2025. Mom was supposed to be an Australian shepherd, and the dad was a stray mixed breed. 

(2) Lexi: Lexi is a Shepherd/Doberman mix who is 7 years old. She weighs around 50 lbs. She has been around cats and kids and other dogs. She was an owner surrender due to her owner having to move.

(3) Nova: Nova is your typical husky. She weighs 33 Ibs. so she is on the smaller side but is also pretty skinny and could easily reach 45-50 Ibs at full weight. Her teeth say 3-4 years old, but she acts very young. She is very playful and seems OK with other dogs.

(4) Bones: Bones came to us after his owner passed away. A woman who cared for the owner said that Bones was a stray that had showed up. He got his name because he was exactly that, skin and BONES. Bones is a young, loving mixed breed.

(5) Diesel: Diesel is a time urgent NEUTERED male mixed breed who came to us as a stray. He is very friendly and loves to play and get loved on. He has done well with other dogs at the pound. Diesel has been with a foster for a few months, and she reports he has been very good with her dogs and cats. He is short and stocky, weighing around 50 lbs. He falls in love with anyone he meets, dogs or people. Intake date: 4/29/24.

(6) Flopsy: Flopsy is a beautiful pit girl who is 2-3 years old and weighs 55 lbs. Flopsy got her name because when you go to pet her, she flops on the ground wanting all the belly rubs you will give her. She loves people and has a very loving personality. This sweet girl has never shown any type of aggression, and she seems to be OK with other dogs. Intake date: 3/8/24.

(7) Iris: Iris is a mixed breed weighing around 40 lbs. She is very outgoing and sweet. Seems fine with other dogs.

(8) Kalanie: Kalanie is a female mixed breed (large) who is around 2 years old and weighs around 65 Ibs. Kalanie is very sweet and loves people although women are her go to. She seems to be fine with other dogs here.

(9) Trigger: Trigger is a 96 lb. German Shepherd who came to us as a stray. He is estimated at 3-4 years old. He is very friendly and seems to be OK with other dogs. 

(10) Mabel: Meet Mabel. Mabel is a Lab/shepherd mix who is around 2 years old. She has a lot of energy but can also be calm. She is good with other dogs. Very sweet temperament. Look at her beautiful brown eyes.

(11) Ranger: Ranger is a Walker Coonhound who is around 6 years old. He weighs 47 lbs. He seems to be OK with other dogs. Seems to have been trained for hunting. He has a beautiful picture perfect stance.

(12) Brett: Brett is a Lab Mix who is around 3 years old. He weighs 67 lbs. He is a very good boy, and he seems to get along with other dogs. He knows how to sit but is very treat motivated, so any other training should come fairly easy. Brett is also a pro at playing fetch.

We would be pleased to answer any questions you may have about these wonderful dogs.

At this time, pull fees are being covered for all pulled dogs by donations from Friends Of The Highland County Dog Pound:

• $10 per adult, $20 per litter. $5 vaccine charge for each dog.
• Pull fees MUST be paid before transport or the dog will not be sent.
• Please PayPal pull fees to highlandcodogpound@gmail.com.
• Please PayPal vaccine fees to: poundpals@yahoo.com.

Vetting:
• We can take dogs to the vet as long as a credit card has been called in. If you would like us to vet a dog, please contact for further information.
• Heartworm tests can be done if asked for, but we must have rescue commitment before hand, and credit card has been called in as above for general vetting.
• Dogs are vaccinated for parvo and distemper upon intake and boosted.

Disclaimer:

We do our best to test the dogs in our care and learn all we can about them, but cannot guarantee temperament or health. Many of the dogs we have came in as strays with unknown histories. We cannot guarantee we will have people available to transport or take dogs to the vet, but will always make every effort to contact you if there is a problem.

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