CHARM Rescue

CHARM Rescue

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We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit, animal rescue providing humane education, and homes to animals in need. We are in Howard County, MD. Please apply to meet them.

Please note we do not have open shelter hours, our animals are all in foster care. Chesapeake Animal Rescue Mission (CHARM) is a Maryland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to saving animals in need. Formerly known as the Animal Welfare Society of Howard County (AWSHC), we rebranded in 2025 to reflect our expanded mission and long-term vision. Founded in 1944 and officially recognized as a nonprofit in 1951, AWSHC has spent decades rescuing, rehabilitating, and advocating for animals. As CHARM, we continue this legacy by providing adoption services, training and behavioral support, and accessible veterinary care, including low-cost vaccines and spay/neuter programs. Join us in making a differenceโ€”follow CHARM Rescue to stay involved, support lifesaving efforts, and help animals in need!

10/07/2026

Columbia, MD

๐Ÿ’” ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ’”

This is sweet Valkyrie. Her owner passed away. No family member wanted to take her in. And now this beautiful Great Pyrenees is sitting in an overcrowded Texas shelter, wondering where her world went.

She didnโ€™t do anything wrong. She just lost everything she knew. ๐Ÿ’”

At just 3 years old and 72 pounds, sheโ€™s a true gentle giant with the sweetest soul. ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿพ Loves other dogs AND cats
๐Ÿพ Great with sturdy, older, dog-savvy kids
๐Ÿพ Sweet, loyal, and affectionate
๐Ÿพ Absolutely LOVES belly rubs
๐Ÿพ Heartworm negative and newly spayed

โœˆ๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—˜ ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—” ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—” ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ข๐—–๐—ง๐—ข๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ!

But hereโ€™s the heartbreaking partโ€ฆ

Without a committed foster or adopter, she cannot get on that plane.

She needs a safe place to land, someone to love, and a chance to start over. We provide supplies and vet care for fosters.

๐Ÿ™ THREE DAYS. ONE GENTLE GIANT. ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE HER LIFE.

Could you be the reason her story gets a happy ending?

โค๏ธ FOSTER. ADOPT. SHARE. TAG A FRIEND.

Photos from CHARM Rescue's post 10/07/2026

The cutest little trio is headed to Laurel Pride Day Celebration! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’œ

Meet Mordocai, Katia & Carl โ€” three adorable coonhound mix puppies who are ready to charm everyone they meet! At about 9 weeks old and 12 lbs, these babies are still tiny, growing fast, and hoping their future families might just happen to stop by. ๐Ÿฅน

Come meet them, get some puppy snuggles, and maybe leave having found your new best friend. ๐Ÿ’•

๐Ÿ“… Saturday, October 10, 2026
๐Ÿ• 11 AM โ€“ 4 PM
๐Ÿ“ 8300 Mulberry Street, Laurel, MD

All three puppies will be attending the event and available for adoption! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿถ

Come say hi to Mordocai, Katia & Carl โ€” we have a feeling they wonโ€™t be easy to resist. โค๏ธ

Photos from CHARM Rescue's post 10/07/2026

Three times the CHARM! ๐Ÿ˜‰

Weโ€™ve got three chances for you to see CHARM this weekend! Come meet some of our adoptable pups, say hello, and maybe even find your new best friend.

๐Ÿ“ Haunts & Hounds on Saturday, October 10th @ 12:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ Laurel Pride Celebration on Saturday, October 10th @ 11:00 AM
๐Ÿ“ Meet the Pack YYappyHour on Sunday, October 11th @ 12:00 PM

Stay tuned and follow us on social media for event reminders, updates, and to see which pups will be joining us at each event!

Three events. Three chances to meet CHARM. Three times the fun!

Photos from CHARM Rescue's post 10/06/2026

SASSY HAS THOUGHTS. MANY OF THEM. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿพ

Meet Sassy 12 pounds, about 1โ€“2 years old, and absolutely living up to her name.

At home? Sheโ€™s an affectionate little comedian who adores her humans, loves other dogs, and is happiest hanging out with her people. Sweet, snuggly, funnyโ€ฆ basically a tiny dream roommate.

On walks, however, Sassy becomes the neighborhood correspondent and feels strongly that everyone should hear the latest updates. ๐Ÿ“ฃ

Dog across the street? She has commentary.
Person walking by? Announcement.
Suspicious leaf? Probably worth discussing.

And fortunately, when her opinions get a little too loud, she looks absolutely adorable in air jail. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Because Sassy has some very strong feelings while on leash, her dream home would have a fenced yard in a quieter, laid-back neighborhood, where she can enjoy life without feeling obligated to spend all day singing the song of her people.

If youโ€™re looking for a pint-sized best friend with a huge personality, a big heart, and just the right amount of sassโ€ฆ Sassy may be your girl. ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿพ 1โ€“2 years old
๐Ÿพ 12 lbs
๐Ÿพ Affectionate & hilarious
๐Ÿพ Loves her people, including gentle, dog savvy kids
๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› Also a fan of cats.
๐Ÿพ Lives happily with other dogsโ€ฆ she just has some opinions about them while on leash
๐Ÿพ Fenced yard or rural home required. We refer you to her vocal personality as to why.
๐Ÿพ Quiet neighborhood = Sassyโ€™s happy place

10/06/2026

Columbia, MD

โš ๏ธโš ๏ธ๐—™๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—•๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐—— โš ๏ธ โš ๏ธ

๐—™๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐——๐—˜๐—— ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—  ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฌ. Arrival will be this Saturday 10/10.

Meet Amber ๐Ÿ’•, Autumn ๐Ÿ‚, Aspen ๐ŸŒฒ and Acron ๐Ÿถ four sweet 10 week old puppies, each weighing about 10 lbs, who are currently sitting in an overcrowded shelter.

Theyโ€™re just babies.

Instead of learning about toys, cozy beds, belly rubs and what it feels like to be part of a family, theyโ€™re waiting in a noisy shelter that desperately needs space.

We want to get them out but ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐Ÿ™

Opening your home to one of these pups doesnโ€™t have to be forever. It just has to be long enough to give them the safe landing they need while we find their forever families.

๐Ÿก Fostering saves a life.
๐Ÿพ Supplies and rescue support are provided.
๐ŸงกYou provide the safe place, patience and love.

Please consider making room for one of these babies so we can say YES and get them out of the shelter and into safety.

๐Ÿ’› Can you foster? Apply/message us today.

๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ! Their foster family may be one share away โœจ

10/05/2026

๐ŸฆดMeet Me Monday ๐Ÿฆด
Chrissy
Sheโ€™s a sweet, playful puppy who loves having fun with both dogs and sturdy older dog savvy kids and making new friends. Chrissy is looking for a loving forever home where she can continue to grow, learn, and be the happy puppy sheโ€™s meant to be. Are you that somebody who can give Chrissy a chance and in return get endless love ?!? If so please fill out the application below โฌ‡๏ธ

10/04/2026

๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ฒ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญโ™ฅ๏ธ๐ŸคŸ

Meet Nyla, formerly Petey. Nyla is deaf. This beautiful 4 month old, 20 lb Aussie mix is looking for a family ready to love her exactly as she is.

Nyla is looking for a new home through no fault of her own. The older dog in her current home is reactive toward her, and she deserves a place where she can relax, play, and simply be the happy puppy she is.

Deaf dogs are incredibly capable, attentive, and deeply connected to their people. They often become little experts at watching body language, learning hand signals, and staying tuned in to the people they trust. Nyla is already learning visual cues for โ€œcomeโ€ and โ€œsit.โ€

And this girl has so much love to give.

She is sweet, playful, affectionate, and absolutely adores people, children, and other dogs. Sheโ€™s loyal to her humans, loves being close, and would be happiest with an active family who can give her plenty of playtime, enrichment, affection, and continued training. A playful canine companion would be a huge bonus for her.

One of the beautiful things about deaf dogs? They donโ€™t need to hear your voice to know theyโ€™re loved. They learn your hands, your face, your routine, your touch and somehow, they seem to hear every important thing with their heart โ™ฅ๏ธ

Nyla is:
๐Ÿถ 4 months old
โš–๏ธ 20 lbs
๐Ÿพ Aussie mix
๐ŸคŸ Deaf and learning visual cues
๐Ÿ‘ง Loves children
๐Ÿ• Loves other dogs
๐Ÿ’— Sweet, playful, affectionate & loyal
๐Ÿก Active home preferred
๐Ÿถ Playful dog sibling would be wonderful

Please share Nyla. Her perfect family may be one share away.

Photos from CHARM Rescue's post 10/03/2026

TODAYโ€™S THE DAY!!!

You canโ€™t sit with usโ€ฆ unless youโ€™re coming to CHARMโ€™s adoption event (joking!)

The dogs are ready. The treats are ready. And weโ€™re making fetch happen!

Come hang with us, meet some adorable adoptable pups, and learn more about adoption, fostering, and volunteering with CHARM Rescue.

Itโ€™s not a regular Saturday. Itโ€™s a cool Saturday. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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8556 Davis Road
Columbia, MD
21045

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