Hillside Kennels Animal Control

05/17/2026

Please watch. Tons of fawns are snatched from their mothers at this time of year. Rehab centres fill up and then have no room for the ones that actually need help. If you are unsure, call a professional and ask.

05/11/2026

Adoptable!!!!!!

Robbie
8 months
Male
Husky x hound x
48lbs

Robbie was found outside the YMCA in Brantford and was never claimed. Hes such a smart guy with some training already put into him. We don't understand why he wasn't claimed but he will make a great pet for someone!

He already knows how to sit, shake, lay down and speak!!

Crate trained.

Gets super excited to play with other dogs. Unsure about cats but he is very respectful when you ask him to listen.

Hes a higher energy dog who will need lots of walks/exercise to keep his mind busy.

Robbie walks moderately well on leash but will need work on his heeling.

Hes mouthy sometimes when he gets excited and needs reminders that hands aren't chew toys

Hes correctable and redirectable and super food driven

Robbie will need to return to us June 10 for his neuter. He is fully vaccinated and ready for adoption

If youd like to meet this good boy please give us a call at 519 469 3247 and leave a detailed message

If you have another dog we will require you bring it out for a meet prior to adopting.

Adoption fee $650 plus hst includes his neuter and microchip and all his vaccines.

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05/09/2026

Adopted!! 🥰

Marley is a 4 month old Female retriever x shepherd mix with soulful brown eyes and a very submissive personality

She will be a bigger dog
Looking for a family!!

Marley would do best with a home where someone is home more then not. She needs training and routine! She loves to play and is a very typical large breed puppy who is teething and testing boundaries. She loves kids but is jumpy and nippy! She has not had any cat exposure but is still young.

This girl came to us as a found stray and remains unclaimed. Shes a beautiful sweet pup with so much potential- really needs training to start asap! She starts out shy and then once she knows you're shes all over you

Shes available for adoption now!!

If you have another dog we require you to bring it out to meet her prior to adoption

She must return to us the morning of June 10th for her spay appointment

Shes fully vaccinated and has been dewormed and microchipped.
Adoption fee $700 plus hst
Her spay is included in her adoption fee

Please call 519 469 3247 and leave a detailed message if youd like to adopt her.
Please give us a few days to return calls. Thank you!

04/21/2026

A kind reminder to please watch out for turtles on the road. Found this little Blandings turtle in the middle of the road and moved it to safety a few feet off the road. Found out from Hobbistee that these turtles are in fact endangered so hopefully it got to where it was going. Always bring them across in the direction they are heading. Please be kind and help them ❤️🥰🐢

04/08/2026

Update: pound dog rescue has both of the pups. If anyone is interested in adoption, please go to their website and fill out an application.

Update: Both puppies have pulled through and are now at the kennel. They are not up for adoption, we are hoping to place them in rescue. Thaks again to everyone who sent prayers and donated ! You are all do much appreciated! ❤️🥰🐾

This is what backyard breeding looks like. These 2 pups were dumped in a park in the City of Brantford. Both are Parvo positive. Both are fighting for their lives at our vet. It’s not fair. They didn’t ask to be dumped or to be sick. Backyard breeders do not care about vaccines, they don’t care about inbreeding. All they care about of how much money they can line their pockets with and when they are unable to sell or the pups get sick, they get dumped. Not only are these puppies lives affected but, other dogs that may get walked in that park are also at risk if they are not vaccinated. Cats are also at risk. The only way we can stop backyard breeding is by not buying from them. As long as they are selling pups, they will continue to breed and puppies like these ones will continue to suffer. Please do not buy from backyard breeders. Adopt from pounds rescues and SPCAs: please pray for these 2 little souls , they definitely will need it.
****Please do not call for adoption, they have a long road ahead of them****

04/06/2026

Wayward Paws helps us immensely with our infant and young wildlife. If they are closed
Down, we will have no where for them to
Go. Please share their post and reach out the the City. I don’t think they understand the repercussions there will be for young wildlife.

It has been brought to our attention that we need to go public with our situation at hand and the reason we are temporarily closed...our city has decided that we are classified as a "business" and not allowed to rehab wildlife in our current zoning area...we do not agree of course and have been rehabbing in our city for the last 10 years without any issue until 2024. We had a couple of complaints at that time about strawberries being eaten in the middle of the night by squirrels and someone's beans had been nibbled on...now most of us know that squirrels are diurnal and are not responsible for the strawberries...these animals are not "ours", everyone has them in the backyard...now with all this being said, it has brought attention to our backyard facility and the fact that we rehab in our backyard...yes, we do, but they are of no danger to the public because they are under lock and key, and we are trying to do our part to keep the ecosystem in balance...also... no one pays us to do this...we pay out of pocket and do have donations from the general public if they can do so...we are not out to cause issues, we just want to do this in peace, so if you can find it in your heart to write a letter to someone in Woodstock city council, it would be appreciated...this is the link to the council if you so wish to support us...https://www.cityofwoodstock.ca/en/city-governance/council-and-council-meetings.aspx... we have appreciated you all for being our followers and helping us in our cause...right now we are devastated and need all the support we can get...thank you so much for being there for us!
We currently cannot take any animals in right now until we know what's going to happen...we cannot put them at risk, thanks for your understanding and please contact Ontariowildliferescue.ca to help in the meantime

04/02/2026

Update!

Our little guy was able to come back to the kennel last night and is doing well now on oral meds. He had to stay in clinic for so long bc he wasn’t eating and had to get meds by intravenous. He still has some other hurdles to over come unrelated to the pneumonia but he will be going to a rescue on Tuesday. Thank you so much for everyone who donated. We had almost enough to cover all his costs! We are greatly appreciative to every one of you ! ❤️🐾

Update : If you are not comfortable sending
Us an etransfer , our vet has agreed to take donations and put them on our bill. It is Oxford county veterinary in Woodstock. He is being transferred tonight to Brant Norfolk Emergency Vet in Brantford and they will be fine taking donations as well

We hate to ask but we could really use a little financial help for a really special dog in our care who is currently fighting for his life at the vet

He came in as a very neglected boy and is struggling still. We are not able to share photos of this dog at this time.

Unfortunately this boy arrived very sick. His condition was improving but he has developed pneumonia and needed hospitalization for about a week.

His care costs are climbing fast and we expect his vet bill to be close to $5000 by the weekend.

This is out of our pocket as he has been with us a few weeks now. We want to help and would do it regardless. However these expenses are hard on us. If you could help with any donation even $2 goes a long way

To donate:

E transfer to [email protected]

It will ask you for a question (what is this for?)
Please make the answer is doghelp (just those 2 words lower case no space)
This insures we can keep it easy when approving the e transfers. Unfortunately we are not able to set up the auto deposit feature at this time.

Thank you so much for your help !

♡ Hillside staff

03/22/2026

Adopted!!

Little Fella
Miniature puncher x chihuahua mix
10 months
Neutered male

This pup is shy and will need someone willing to spend time building his trust.

Little Fella arrived with another dog after 4 dogs were seen dumped in a rural area just outside Brantford. 2 of the dogs were unfortunately hit by cars before they could be rescued. The other 2 were secured by some good Samaritans and then we picked them up. Little Fella is the younger of the 2 and the friendlier of the 2 dogs. His older brother went to chihuahua rescue as he had an older eye injury that needed some tlc.

One of his finders had originally expressed interest in adopting him so we rushed his vetting and got him neutered right away in hopes he would be adopted. Unfortunately they ghosted us and have not returned multiple calls so we have decided to post him adoptable looking for a home as he is quite nervous in the shelter environment all alone.

Little Fella is not enjoying life in the shelter and we would love to find him a committed Adopter ASAP

He needs someone with patience and shy dog experience as he is a little undersocialized

Hes not used to a leash but does know a back yard and holds his p*e when in a crate.

His ideal home would be kid free or older kids.

He needs a secure back yard as he is quick!

He prefers dogs his size and female dogs but calm male dogs seem to be okay. We are not able to cat test but he doesnt seem to bothered by the cats in the room he's in. The cats on the other hand may tell you otherwise as he gets upset when we aren't in the same room as him!

This little guy needs a home where people are home more then not or can take him with them to work on bonding and trust

Little Fella appears house trained and holds it to go for his walks most days!

Adoption fee is $650 plus hst

If interested in adoption please call 519 469 3247 and leave a detailed message.

03/16/2026

We would like to send out a huge thank you once again to Ontario SPCA and Humane Society York region animal Centre for taking 9 dogs this morning! A special thank you to Craig for always volunteering his time to come down and transfer these wonderful dogs to their facility!
Another thank you to Axels Imprint Rescue and Sanctuary-Cats for taking 2 medical cats and 2 fractious cats this morning as well. With adoptions being down, we find ourselves having dogs at the kennel for months at a time. Bully breeds especially are extremely hard to get adopted. It is also difficult to get rescues to take medical and feral cats . Toronto Cat Rescue has taken may cats from us, medical ones as well, they are also very appreciated! If anyone is looking to donate to a great cause, please reach out to any of these rescues. Without the help of rescues, we would not find places for the majority of the animals that come in our doors. ❤️🥰🐾

03/10/2026

Many thanks to Helia! Because of her, Ian has been safely transferred to another shelter with lots of space! ❤️🥰

PVolunteer Driver needed Wednesday or Thursday morning to take a large friendly dog to Mississauga

Pickup at 10am

Please text 519 720 8755 if you can help