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Animal shelter will open its doors on Valentine’s Day for puppy cuddles
Six husky puppies will be the main attraction for the event, which will cost $20 per person or $60 for groups.
Both humans and puppies will receive some extra love on Valentine’s Day this year when the Scituate Animal Shelter opens its doors for visitors to get a chance to cuddle a litter of husky puppies.
The animal shelter will allow visitors to play with the puppies from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Feb. 14. The cost is $20 per person or $60 for families or groups of up to five people.
A litter of six husky puppies, which the Scituate Animal Shelter took on from Boston Animal Control Jan. 26, will be the stars of the show that Wednesday, but other dogs may be available for cuddling.
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Though it’s unknown what happened to the puppies for them to be surrendered, the shelter knew they had the “manpower” to take the youngsters in, the shelter’s marketing coordinator Lisey Good said.
Good said the puppies are extremely energetic, and because they’re too young to even be adopted, taking care of them requires extra work.
“Puppies are super exciting for people, and we know they’ll find homes right away, but when they’re too young to be adopted, it’s a lot of work,” Good said. “The volunteers that are caring for them are like ‘Oh my God, I love them more than anything, but I’m exhausted.”
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Because of their needs, the shelter put out a post on its Facebook page asking for help buying supplies like pee pads, paper towels, and food. It is still collecting items, which can be viewed through an Amazon wishlist.
The puppies, which will be 10 weeks old by the time Valentine’s Day rolls around, will likely be the appropriate age for adoption “shortly” after the event, according to Good. Part of the event’s purpose is to help socialize the puppies and expose them to a wide variety of people.
“We saw it as doing two things at once,” Good said. “The puppies are getting a lot of love and attention from our volunteers, but it’s actually super helpful to give them socialization and have them meet all these different people. And we know people are dying to meet them.”
The shelter doesn’t receive puppies often, so the presence of the young huskies is “exciting” for the volunteers and staff, Good said. Despite the excitement surrounding the youngsters, the shelter is also hoping to get some exposure for other animals at the shelter looking for forever homes.
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“We’ve got some great dogs and cats that have been here for a while, so we’re hoping people will go with an open mind of meeting their next family members,” Good said.
As for the puppies, the shelter is hoping that someone with previous experience with the breed will adopt them because of huskies’ specific needs. The youngsters are also going to grow fast, Good said, so they won’t be as small on Valentine’s Day as they appear in pictures in a Facebook post on the shelter’s page. But they’ll still be “adorable, goofy, and cute,” according to Good.
“People need a little love [on Valentine’s Day],” Good said. “It’s perfect, and it goes both ways. The puppies are going to love it too.”
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