Sterling Animal Shelter

We chose Sterling Animal Shelter to neuter/​spay our dog when we couldn’t find an option that was affordable for us in the Boston area. They offer low-​cost services on certain weekdays, and take good care of their animals. We dropped off our dog in the early morning and picked her up 6 – 8 hours later. The surgery went well and she recovered quickly with no major issues.
I would love to adopt a dog from this place someday when the time is right, because they really seem to love their animals. If memory serves me correct, they can provide information and little «kits» to take home with your new dog.
The clinic and kennels are located down a woodsy, winding road and the sign is easy to miss if you drive too quickly. Once you get there, though, you’ll be on a gravel driveway and arrive at a building with kennels.

We adopted our now-​nine year old puppy from Sterling in 2006. She was rescued from Virginia. The staff were responsible with their background checks and education, and we found the right dog for us. At the time we thought the adoption fee was a bit high, but have since discovered that it is pretty typical for shelters/​rescues and includes spay/​neuter, health check, and vaccines. The staff was kind and efficient.

My first encounter to Sterling Animal Shelter was to bring them a cat that had been hanging around my workplace. They happily took her in and I’m sure they found her a good home.
But while I was dropping her off I had to look at all the puppies in the kennel. Sure enough, there were two black labs, sisters, that caught my attention. I spoke with one of the staff/​volunteers and asked a bunch of questions. I was thinking about adopting both sisters and the person asked me if I had ever cared for a puppy. (They were three months old). I replied no. She suggested I start with just one!
Now, I wish on one level I had adopted both but there was no way I could have done it. House training was a huge effort! I’m honestly grateful I didn’t adopt both… I don’t think I could have handled it!
It’s been 6 years since that time and my puppy, now dog, is a big part of my life… thanks due to Sterling Animal Shelter.
If you are looking for a dog or cat, please support the shelter by adopting here. If you have some extra money please consider donating to the shelter to help provide support to animals in need. They can also often use things like blankets, sheets, etc. so contact them if you can.

Great! My boyfriend and I went and they let us go into the kennel with one of the dogs we were interested in adopting. Alas, my boyfriend and I need to move into our new apartment before we can seriously think about adopting but they were nice enough to give us an idea about what we were looking for. Thank you!

Our rescue baby came from Sterling Shelter and when we went to visit we saw that the staff is caring and we all have to help donate to this shelter.
This shelter really cares about animals!

Awesome shelter with the cutest dogs from Virginia!

There are not many physical, no-​kill shelters around (far less than we thought!), so we were fortunate to have SAS so close to home. We recently adopted an adorable Beagle /​Jack Russell Terrier mix (roughly 14 weeks old when we took her home). She’s absolutely wonderful.
They update their website literally every day, so if you see a dog that you want to meet, get down there quick. They have a very high turnover — most dogs are gone within a week after arriving, some less (our little Daphne had been there for 2 days!). The staff was very accommodating, and let us go into the pen with our pup and her sister to play. We had already fallen in love from her picture on the website, but once we met her, we just knew she was the one. It was a little hard to separate her from her sister though — I wanted to adopt them both!
The adoption process was very easy and the staff was very helpful. It’s a small place but they seem to have the capacity of about 30 – 40 dogs and cats at any given time. You can tell the staff enjoy their work and the animals are treated well during their stay. Plus all pets are spayed or neutered on-​site before even being available for adoption.

This is a great shelter. My fiancé and I just adopted a new dog from them and couldn’t be happier with the pup we have. She is a rambunctious little dog (Miniature Pincher /​Jack Russell Terrier mix). The people there answered all our questions, and are thrilled to see there dogs go to happy homes! Another bonus is that it wasn’t this like crazy long month adoption for a dog (which was great because we rent). The fee paid for more than just a dog as well, which was a lot better than what some places were offering! It’s a heck of a drive from Boston, but if you are a dog person and you are dying to get a dog from a foster place that isn’t scary this is a good place.