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You can still make a big difference.
We are always in need of supplies to help care for the animals, and every donation, no matter how small, goes a long way. The less time we spend shopping for essentials, the more time we can spend helping these animals find loving homes. Click here for more info.
Do not forget to bring your pets inside when it is too cold outside. IF IT IS TOO COLD FOR YOU, IT IS TOO COLD FOR THEM! The law says: During cold weather, a dog shelter must have a windbreak at its entrance and have bedding material that is sufficient to protect the animal from cold and promote the retention of body heat.
Breed: Shepherd mix?
Sex: Female
Age: Adult
Size: Medium
Color: Black and tan
Coat: Smooth
Notes: Shepherd mix found on Crooked Oak Rd. If you know where she belongs, contact the shelter at 276-236-8501. Stray hold until 1/6.
Stray awaiting owner reclaim
This dog is being held so that the owner has time to claim it.
If this is your dog or you know who owns her or where she lives, please contact Galax Carroll Grayson Animal Shelter on 276-236-8501. If this is your dog, proof of ownership is required at time of release.Available for adoption on this date: Jan 6th, 2026
Dogs are claimed, adopted and rescued everyday so please contact us to check that this dog is available.
Click here to check this dog is still available (Facebook)
Adoption fee for a dog is $100 (cash or check only, non-refundable) includes spay/neuter, microchip and vaccines including Rabies.
Virginia law says that we have to keep a dog for 5 days (10 days if the dog has a collar) so that the owner can claim it before we can put the dog up for adoption. If you are interested in a particular dog before its available date please contact us. We would like a dog to go to a new home or rescue as soon as possible after its "available" date.
The adoption fee for dogs (payable on the day of adoption) includes spaying or neutering, a rabies vaccine (given when the animal is sterilized), a DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza and Parvovirus) vaccine, a bordetella vaccine and a microchip. Adopters will leave the Shelter with an appointment already scheduled at one of our local vet clinics for the spay or neuter of their new pet. For more information see our Adoption Information page.
For animals that have not been spayed or neutered: adoptions are open to residents of Grayson, Carroll, Patrick, Floyd, Pulaski, Wythe, Smyth and Washington County, VA. If an animal is already spayed or neutered then it is available to be adopted by anyone (even out of state residents). Phone to check that the dog is available and what paperwork is required from you.Make sure that you are able to take your dog home on the day you adopt it. We will not keep a dog for you after its "available" day.
- Residents of the City of Galax and adjacent counties (Grayson, Carroll, Patrick, Floyd, Pulaski, Wythe, Smyth and Washington County, VA) may adopt pets from Galax Carroll Grayson Animal Shelter with proper identification required. If you live outside this area you can adopt a pet, but the pet must be spayed/neutered before it leaves the shelter.
- To adopt a dog you must be 18 years of age or older.
- You must provide a picture ID with a current address at the time of the adoption.
- Each pet is required to be vaccinated for rabies within seven days of adoption, if it is four months of age or older. Rabies vaccination is required for each pet, upon turning four months of age.
- Every new owner of a pet adopted from Galax Carroll Grayson Animal Shelter shall have the pet sterilized within thirty days of the pet turning six months of age, or within thirty days if the pet is over six months of age.
- Out of state adoptions must be spayed or neutered before leaving Virginia.
- Return of the proper paperwork (sterilization and rabies certificates) is required within seven days of sterilization.
- State law requires that all dogs and cats be vaccinated for rabies.
For more information see our Adoption Information page