Prattville shelter seeks home for calm, stylish Bruno found as stray

A red tie gave Bruno a little polish, but the 2-year-old Terrier/Shepherd mix still came into the Prattville/Autauga Humane Society as a stray found out in the county. The tan-and-white, 46-pound dog was described as mellow, calm, well-behaved, lovable and fond of playing outside, but he had one step left before adoption: he had to be neutered.

Bruno’s path showed how animals move through the Prattville and Autauga County rescue pipeline. PAHS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal shelter and adoption center serving the Prattville/Autauga area, and it said it took in homeless animals for care and worked to place them in new homes. Animals arrived through municipal animal control officers and from local residents who surrendered them, which meant a county stray like Bruno could quickly become a shelter listing if no owner claimed him.

That process also explained why a dog with a strong profile still needed the right match. Bruno’s temperament note was unusually specific for a shelter animal: calm enough to fit into a home, sturdy enough for 46 pounds of medium-sized dog, and active enough to enjoy time outside. The shelter said its goal was to create a “lifetime match” between adopter and pet, and that kind of detail helped narrow the search for a home that fit the dog as well as the adopter.

PAHS said dog and puppy adoption fees were $120, while cat and kitten adoptions were $75. The fee included a microchip, microchip registration, a discounted spay/neuter certificate, deworming, vaccinations as age and law required, and a courtesy veterinary exam at participating offices. For families looking for a ready-to-go pet, that package covered much of the early veterinary work that can slow adoption elsewhere.

The shelter listed its address as 1009 Reuben Rd. in Prattville, with a phone number of 334-358-2882 and email adopt@prattvilleautaugahumane.org. PAHS said it was open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on the last Thursday of the month for staff development.