Colonial Heights Animal Control

08/31/2026

🐾 COURTESY POST — 1-YEAR-OLD LAB MIX LOOKING FOR A HOME 🐾

This handsome 1-year-old Lab mix is looking for a new family! 💙

He is described as:
🐶 Good with other animals
👧 Great with kids
❤️ Friendly with people
🏡 House trained
🛏️ Crate trained
🐾 A wonderful family-pet candidate

He is currently not neutered.

If you are interested, please reach out with your contact information and we will send it to the owner. As with any courtesy post, we encourage interested adopters to ask questions and meet him to make sure he’s the right fit for their home and lifestyle. 🐾

Please share to help him find his forever family! ❤️

08/30/2026

Aug 30th update: Still looking for her owner. Very well taken care of. She is anxious in the kennel and wants to go home. She is incredibly sweet. We decided to name her Kyra, but we are still hopeful her owners are out there looking for her!

Aug 30th update: Still looking for her owner. Very well taken care of. She is anxious in the kennel and wants to go home. She is incredibly sweet. We decided to name her Kyra, but we are still hopeful her owners are out there looking for her!

🐾 FOUND DOG – COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA 🐾

This dog was found on Temple Avenue near the Wawa in Colonial Heights, VA.

📍 Found near: Wawa on Temple Avenue
🐶 Status: Found/Stray Dog

We are looking for the dog’s owner! If you recognize this dog or believe it may belong to you, please contact Colonial Heights Animal Control.

📞 804-520-9397

Please share this post to help us get this pup back home! ❤️

Proof of ownership will be required to reclaim the animal.

Colonial Heights Animal Control & Shelter

08/30/2026

Aug 30th update. Still no visits for Rose. The sweetest girl in the world. She really wants out of the shelter so she can follow her family all over the house and cuddle every time you sit down lol. Please share rose again so we can find that for her!!

08/29/2026

Aug 29th update. So many people comment or messaged, expressing interest in Freddy and not a single person has come to meet him. This guy hates being in a kennel. Please help us find him a home!

08/29/2026

Aug 29th update. Can you believe it has been exactly one month since this post and Bruno is still here looking for his forever home. This guy is the trifecta, he is good with kids, cats and dogs. A staff member has taken him home a few times (because he is so stressed in his kennel) and has been an amazing house guest. No accidents, mainly wants to cuddle, sleeps in bed with you at night, has to be touching you when bedtime lol. He is an amazing dog. Please come meet him!!

08/27/2026

🐾 COURTESY POST — DEXTER & IVEY NEED LOVING HOMES 🐾

We’re hoping our followers can help spread the word for two sweet cats whose family is unfortunately moving and is unable to take them with them. They are now looking for permanent, loving homes where they can be safe, spoiled, and loved. ❤️

🐱 Dexter — approximately 3 years old
Dexter is a very sweet and lovable boy. He can be a little shy when he first meets someone, but once he gets comfortable, he really comes around and shows his loving personality. 🥰

🐱 Ivey — approximately 5 years old
Ivey is a little shy at first as well, but she warms up to people and is a very lovable girl once she feels comfortable.

✨ Both Dexter and Ivey are fixed.
They have been around other cats. They may need some time to adjust to new feline friends, but they have lived around cats before. They have also been around dogs, although only for a short period of time, so slow introductions would be recommended.

Their family is trying to do the right thing by making sure they find safe and loving homes rather than leaving them without a plan. ❤️

If you are interested in giving Dexter or Ivey a forever home, or if you know someone who may be the perfect fit, please reach out to the owner through this post/message us and we can help connect you.
Please SHARE! You never know when the right person is sitting on your friends list waiting for a cat just like Dexter or Ivey. 🐾❤️

08/27/2026

Evening update. Owner located. The dog is back at home

🚨 LOOSE DOG ON LEE AVE — PLEASE SHARE! 🚨

This dog is currently running loose on Lee Ave, and we are very concerned for its safety. We have attempted to catch it, but it is scared and wants absolutely nothing to do with us.

📸 This is the best picture we were able to get at the moment.

At this time, we have discontinued our attempts to catch the dog because we do not want to chase it into the roadway and risk it being hit.

If this is your dog, PLEASE go pick them up ASAP. If you recognize this dog, know the owner, or know where the dog lives, please let us know immediately.

The dog is frightened, and we just want to make sure it gets somewhere safe before something happens. ❤️🐾

08/26/2026

Aug 30th update: Still looking for her owner. Very well taken care of. She is anxious in the kennel and wants to go home. She is incredibly sweet. We decided to name her Kyra, but we are still hopeful her owners are out there looking for her!

🐾 FOUND DOG – COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA 🐾

This dog was found on Temple Avenue near the Wawa in Colonial Heights, VA.

📍 Found near: Wawa on Temple Avenue
🐶 Status: Found/Stray Dog

We are looking for the dog’s owner! If you recognize this dog or believe it may belong to you, please contact Colonial Heights Animal Control.

📞 804-520-9397

Please share this post to help us get this pup back home! ❤️

Proof of ownership will be required to reclaim the animal.

Colonial Heights Animal Control & Shelter

08/26/2026

Wednesday Morning Update on Tater ❤️🐾

We have some good news to share this morning! Tater’s surgery went well. ❤️

He was a little uncomfortable afterward, and because his surgery was a bit more involved than a routine neuter, we decided it would be best to let him recover overnight in a crate (with a big comfy bed) rather than putting him back in his kennel. Tater did GREAT, and he was such a good boy!

This morning, he is in much better spirits and seems to be feeling more like himself. He will still be on strict kennel/crate rest while he heals, so for now, his biggest job is to REST, REST, and REST some more. 🥰

We truly hope that once Tater has completely healed, his reward will be the happy ending he deserves — leaving the shelter and going home with a loving family of his very own. ❤️ He has been through enough, and he deserves nothing less than a safe, happy life filled with love.

Once he’s feeling better and is ready, we’ll get some new pictures and give you all another update on this sweet boy.

Thank you all so much for the well wishes, prayers, positive thoughts, and support you’ve shown Tater. And thank you for continuing to help us care for him and all of the other animals in our shelter. It truly means more than you know. ❤️🐾

Keep resting, Tater. Your happily ever after is still out there. We’re rooting for you, buddy. 🥹❤️