Waterbury Woof Pack CT

Waterbury Woof Pack CT Every shelter pet deserves a second chance. Because every life matters. 💙🐾

We’re here to make sure the animals at Waterbury Animal Control aren’t forgotten—to give them love, hope, and a path home.

WATERBURY MEW CREWOur millennial is showing, and we’re ready for you to go feral over these sweet boys.It’s not often th...
09/03/2026

WATERBURY MEW CREW

Our millennial is showing, and we’re ready for you to go feral over these sweet boys.

It’s not often that you encounter five male cats, all littermates, all around one year old, and all in need of rescue placement. So naturally, there was only one reasonable naming convention.

Please meet JC, Joey, Kirkpatrick, Timberlake, and Lance, named after the gentlemen of the undisputed greatest boy band of all time, *NSYNC.

We said what we said.

The boys are currently safe in a wonderful private foster home while we work to secure rescue placement. They are working on gaining weight appropriately, being dewormed, and will be heading to the vet to begin their vaccinations. They’ll need to put on weight before they’re ready to be neutered, but they are progressing exactly as we’d hope.

They are also expected to be big boys once fully grown, so anyone looking for a substantial amount of cat should consider this your official notice.

And because five matching boy-band brothers somehow weren’t special enough, two of our gentlemen are bobtails. Apparently somebody made some last-minute changes to the choreography.

Now we’re hoping a rescue will say “This I Promise You” and help us get these boys to their next chapter. Their foster has them safe, we’re getting their medical care underway, and we’d very much like to say Bye Bye Bye to the uncertainty of what comes next.

Rescues, if you have room for one, several, or the entire tour, please reach out.

At this point, the biggest potential complication is probably five adolescent male cats realizing they’re about to have neuter appointments.
“This is going to ruin the tour.”

Sorry, gentlemen. The appointments stand.

Please share and help us find rescue placement for all five members of the group.

Thank you to all for your concern. We are aware of the disturbing video being posted of a dog being abused. The dogs ar...
08/28/2026

Thank you to all for your concern. We are aware of the disturbing video being posted of a dog being abused. The dogs are not in custody of the woman who took the video. Per the original poster of the content, the video is over a year old and she is not allowed any contact with them. We would like to thank Waterbury Police Department and Waterbury Animal Control for their quick attention to this matter, and particularly ACO Danny for coordinating efforts to bring this matter to a swift resolution. We would also like to thank the many people in our community who brought this to our attention, including our follower Jordyn, and many of the incredible ACO’s and rescuers we call friends throughout the state. (Dog pictured is Praline, who was adopted last week!)

These two little ones came in after their owner tragically passed. We have named them Margot and Robbie. Due to some m...
08/28/2026

These two little ones came in after their owner tragically passed. We have named them Margot and Robbie. Due to some medical concerns, it was best they went to rescue and our friends at PAWS - Pet Animal Welfare Society of Norwalk, Connecticut stepped up. Once they are fully healthy, they will be ready for their forever homes! Happy tails babies, we love you!

Thank you to the incredible team at PAWS for all they do for the dogs of Waterbury. We love you guys!

08/26/2026

Last September, a frightened little dog, now named Sid, was pulled from the Waterbury, CT shelter by Rebound Hounds Rescue.

Sid had been labeled “Rescue Only” because he was extremely fearful and could display fear aggression. He needed time to decompress and eventually, moved into a foster home.

Sid was not an easy dog.

He was terrified of strangers, and sometimes that fear came out as a snap or a lunge. He was also difficult around other dogs, especially larger dogs. When he felt threatened, he could become defensive and nip. And as small as Sid was, those reactions could have put him in a very dangerous situation.

His foster mama understood that Sid needed time, patience, and training. But there was one thing that was especially hard for her.

Her dogs had a beach group that met every morning for playtime. It was a happy, social routine filled with dogs running, playing and enjoying the beach together. But Sid couldn’t be part of it. His fear and reactivity meant he had to stay behind while everyone else went off to have fun.

With advice from a trainer, Sid was muzzle-trained, and slowly re-introduced to the beach group. With patience, consistency, kindness, and a lot of effort, Sid began learning that the world wasn’t such a scary place. His confidence and trust grew, and his behavior around other dogs improved.

Today, Sid runs freely with his beach group without fear or the need to be muzzled! Just a happy little dog running, playing, and enjoying life alongside his friends.His foster mama became his forever mama.❤️

Sometimes the dog who seems the hardest, the most difficult, or the most misunderstood just needs someone willing to see the fear underneath the behavior. Many dogs like Sid just need time and patience, and someone willing to put in the work.

08/23/2026

I have been struggling with how to write about this. The tears haven’t really stopped since we heard the news that sweet Chucky is no longer with us. Sharing this through more tears.

Chucky deserved a chance.

He spent six long months at the Waterbury Dog Pound, and while he was there, he certainly wasn’t always the best version of himself. Shelter life was hard on him. He had some behavioral challenges, some medical challenges, and he needed more than a kennel could give him. He needed someone to believe there was more to him.

When things at WDP became urgent, All About The Dogs Rescue did exactly that. They gave Chucky his chance.

He went to our friend Todd at Dog Speak for a board and train, where he was given the time, structure, and the patience he needed. I was lucky enough to spend some time working with him there too, helping him learn that hands reaching toward him didn’t always have to be scary.

And then came the best part of his story.

Chucky went to an incredible foster home with his loving mom, Karen.

He was loved. Truly, deeply loved.

His foster mom gave him the kind of life we had always hoped was waiting for him. She even let me steal him away for a little hike through the woods one day, just Chucky and me getting to spend some time together outside of the shelter, outside of training, outside of everything he had once been defined by.

Chucky didn’t get nearly as much time as we wanted for him.

But his story did not end in a kennel.

It ended in a home.

It ended with people who knew his quirks, understood his struggles, and loved him anyway. It ended with comfort, belonging, and someone who considered him theirs.

Sometimes rescue doesn’t give us the years we wish we could give them. Sometimes all we can do is change how the story ends.

And Chucky’s ended loved.

Rest easy, buddy. You were worth the chance. We love you so much and we’ll see you again.

Thanks to everyone who believed that a down on his luck, behaviorally challenged, dark brindle pitty sitting in a pound could be more. Thanks for helping us change the ending. 🌈

- Nicole and the Woof Pack team

08/23/2026

When the latest found dog (all ~120 lbs of him) tells you in no uncertain terms that he will not go in the crate and is close enough to be walked to the pound. He gets a theme song. If he stays long enough, we’re gonna name him Tank.

🚨 FOUND DOGS 🚨Female doodle? mix (white)Female Shepsky mix (This girl has been at the pound once before. Attempts are b...
08/23/2026

🚨 FOUND DOGS 🚨

Female doodle? mix (white)
Female Shepsky mix (This girl has been at the pound once before. Attempts are being made to contact her people.)
Male Rottweiler mix
Male Lab mix
Male Lab mix (black and white) RECLAIMED

Proof of ownership is required. This may include photos, vet records, microchip information, or other identifying details.

If this may be your dog, please contact the Waterbury Dog Pound at 203-574-6909.

Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 AM–4 PM.

Please share so we can help get them home ❤️🐾

Nacho Update:She thought about it.We’re packing it up for tonight at 3:40am. It’s starting to rain and she has plenty o...
08/23/2026

Nacho Update:

She thought about it.

We’re packing it up for tonight at 3:40am. It’s starting to rain and she has plenty of great places to hide.

Tonight we tried a fat cat trap and a dog crate, laced with all kinds of stinky goodness (rotisserie chicken, kippers, tuna in oil, salmon, and liquid smoke), with the door attached to a paracord that we would pull if she went in. Like the have a hart, fat cat, and drop trap she has avoided it. We have a Bluetooth speaker where we play sounds of her babies “answering” her. She is very receptive to sound.

Also we have tried putting her babies in the trap, next to trap, behind the trap. It hasn’t worked.

Tomorrow we have another idea that we’re going to put in motion, and it may be the one. Does anyone in Waterbury want to meet me with a ladder tomorrow? I really need a telescoping one for my car, but it wouldn’t be in in time.

Please join us in wishing a very very happy tails to sweet Gladys, fka Golumpki!👅👅👅We love you Gladys!
08/23/2026

Please join us in wishing a very very happy tails to sweet Gladys, fka Golumpki!

👅👅👅

We love you Gladys!

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