Tuff is a sweet guy with a fabulous smile! This boy gets along with everyone, including dogs, cats and children. He is easy to walk on a leash and already housetrained! Tuff enjoys a good cuddle session and loves to snuggle with a blanket. Even though he is mature, he still likes to play and loves toys! He is also very treat-motivated and smart!
Tuff was surrendered to the shelter by his owners due to no fault of his own. They had recently adopted him from a shelter in Ohio to save him from euthanasia and the other dog in their home did not like him. His former owners and the shelter staff want him to have the best, comfortable and loving home possible! If you can provide that, scan the QR code beside his picture and apply to adopt him now!
A Maddie’s Fund study found that senior dogs like Tuff spend more time in shelters than younger dogs. Their investigation found the adoption rate for senior dogs is only 25 percent compared to 60 percent for younger dogs. Shelters that euthanize for space choose to euthanize senior dogs before younger because they are less adoptable. Senior dogs are euthanized at a rate 2.5 times more than younger dogs.
People perceive senior dogs as having health problems or being less likely to be playful. This is ageism against these wonderful dogs, as dogs like Tuff have so much life and love to give. Please give a senior dog a chance! Seniors Tuff, Pops and Cane at Mason County Animal Shelter would appreciate your consideration and love! Mason County Animal Shelter is a no-kill shelter, and they will be safely waiting for you to adopt them!
Upcoming Events:
· Friday, August 8, 2025, and Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Visit the Mason County Animal Shelter / Rock 4 Rescue booth at Maysville Oktoberfest.
· Saturday, August 16, 2025, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Shelter Dog Meet and Greet at Peoples Bank on US 68 in Maysville.
Adoption Information:
All dogs adopted from Mason County Animal Shelter are spayed/neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, dewormed and treated with flea/tick preventatives. Adoption fees are half-priced thanks to the EnviroFlight Fur-ever Home Adoption Sponsorship Program! Adult dog adoption fees are $40, and puppy adoption fees are $60! One generous individual is willing to pay the adoption fee for a veteran to adopt a dog of their choice. Tom and Gail Wise have generously sponsored adoption fees for Pops and several dogs who have been adopted. Sponsors for the adoption fee for any of the shelter’s dogs are welcome! Contact the shelter for information!
Prospective adopters need to fill out a short application online or at the shelter for adoption approval. Go to the shelter’s Adopt-a-Pet website to view all available animals and fill out the application to adopt: www.adoptapet.com/shelter/90606/available-pets/petsOr visit the shelter’s Petfinder website: www.petfinder.com/member/us/ky/maysville/mason-county-animal-shelter-ky421.
MCAS needs more volunteers and foster homes! You can foster a dog for as long as you like, a few hours or a “Doggo Day Out,” a weekend, a few weeks or longer. Volunteers can help in many ways, including walking dogs, grooming/bathing dogs, helping with playgroups, transporting or helping at meet-and-greet events out in the community. If you want to become an MCAS volunteer and/or fosterer or sponsor a dog’s adoption fees, please call the shelter at 606-564-6067 or email animalshelter@masoncountykentucky.us.
Visit and follow the shelter’s Facebook page for more information on all available dogs, the volunteer program, foster programs, and upcoming events: https://www.facebook.com/masoncountyanimalshelter.
Subscribe to the MCAS Volunteers YouTube channel for videos of all the available dogs: https://www.youtube.com/@MCASVolunteers.
Spay/Neuter Resources:
We encourage everyone to spay/neuter their pets to help control the unwanted pet population. Go to https://www.rock4rescue.com/spay-and-neuter-resources for a list of spay/neuter providers that service animals in our area and spay/neuter voucher programs. This list includes organizations that advertise low-cost spaying/neutering and other services.
Humane Society of Buffalo Trace Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) vouchers are available to Mason County residents and can be used at the veterinarian of your choice. Apply online at www.bit.ly/hsbt-snap. Donations to the Humane Society of Buffalo Trace can be given via tinyurl.com/HSBTgive.
Pet Rehoming Resources:
If you need to rehome a pet, you can use one of these sites to do so yourself:
• Adopt a Pet – https://rehome.adoptapet.com/
• Home to Home – https://home-home.org/rehome/
Donations are welcome!
Purchase supplies locally and bring them to the shelter, or purchase via our Amazon Wishlist link available via the “Donate to This Shelter” option on our Adopt-a-Pet site. We also appreciate gently used collars, leashes, crates, beds and blankets! You can donate to help the shelter dogs and other at-risk Mason County community pets via Rock 4 Rescue. Go to rock4rescue.com for information.
