Pawsitive Futures

Sit, Stay, Succeed!

A little training. A little encouragement. A whole new future.

For a shelter dog, learning to sit is more than a new skill. It’s a chance to connect with someone. A walk offers more than exercise—it’s an opportunity to explore, build confidence and feel at ease. And playtime can help a dog’s personality shine, giving a potential adopter a glimpse of the companion they could bring home.

You can help make those moments possible.

Pawsitive Futures is a $75,000 initiative to expand dog training and enrichment at the Humane Society of Carroll County. Your support will help shelter dogs thrive while strengthening community education that helps keep pets in their homes and reduces shelter intake.

More Opportunities. Brighter Futures.

In 2025, the county upgraded our kennel systems and installed cooling—a meaningful step forward for the dogs in our care. Before these improvements, heat limited how much activity we could safely offer. Now, with a comfortable place to cool down and recover, we can provide more training, enrichment, walks and play groups.

Pawsitive Futures builds on that progress. Together, we can give more dogs opportunities to learn, connect and prepare for life with a loving family.

Leave Your Mark on a Brighter Future

Choose an annual giving level. Make a lasting difference.

Giving opportunities start at just $50, with annual investment levels ranging up to $10,000.

Your personalized donor recognition will be displayed in the hallway leading to our kennels, greeting potential adopters with a show of support for the dogs they’re about to meet. Choose a pawprint or bone at eligible giving levels, or a rectangle with a $50 annual gift.

Celebrate a beloved pet. Honor someone who loves animals. Share a message from your family or business. Your words can help make this a place filled with hope.

A full listing of donors will also appear on our website.

Giving Levels and Recognition Options

All dimensions are in inches. Line and character limits are maximums.

$50 per year — Rectangle: 2.5 × 1 inches; 1 line; 15-character limit.

$100 per year — Pawprint: 2 × 2 inches, up to 2 lines; OR Bone: 2.7 × 1.7 inches, 1 line. 15-character limit.

$250 per year — Pawprint: 3 × 3 inches, up to 2 lines; OR Bone: 3.9 × 2.4 inches, 1 line. 15-character limit.

$500 per year — Pawprint: 4 × 4 inches, up to 2 lines; OR Bone: 5.3 × 3.3 inches, 1 line. 15-character limit.

$1,000 per year — Pawprint: 6 × 6 inches, up to 3 lines; OR Bone: 8 × 5 inches, up to 2 lines. 25-character limit.

$2,000 per year — Pawprint: 8 × 8 inches, up to 3 lines; OR Bone: 10.5 × 6.5 inches, up to 2 lines. 25-character limit.

$2,500 per year — Pawprint: 11 × 11 inches, up to 4 lines; OR Bone: 14 × 8.6 inches, up to 3 lines. 40-character limit.

$5,000 per year — Pawprint: 14 × 14 inches, up to 4 lines; OR Bone: 20.3 × 12.5 inches, up to 3 lines. 50-character limit.

$7,500 per year — Pawprint: 18 × 18 inches, up to 5 lines; OR Bone: 23 × 14.2 inches, up to 3 lines. 60-character limit.

$10,000 per year — Pawprint: 24 × 24 inches, up to 5 lines; OR Bone: 30 × 18.5 inches, up to 3 lines. 60-character limit.

Make It Personal

Please provide your wording exactly as you want it to appear, including spelling, capitalization, punctuation and line breaks. Stay within the line and character limits for your selected giving level and shape.

Give Today. Make a Lasting Difference.

Make a gift for one year or extend your impact with a two- or three-year commitment. You can pay ahead or make your first year’s gift now and pledge the remaining year or years.

Please consider making Pawsitive Futures an additional gift alongside your regular support. Your everyday generosity sustains the care our animals count on. This special gift will help open the door to even more opportunities for them to thrive.

Prefer to mail your gift? Please mail to:

Humane Society of Carroll County
2517 Littlestown Pike
Westminster, MD 21158

Questions? Contact Jaime Limoges, Executive Director, at [email protected] or 410-848-4810 ext. 811.