Jodi McCaffrey of Westbrook pets Falkirk as she talks with Lisa Ivy, an animal care technician.

Falkirk meets Jodi McCaffrey of Westbrook for the first time at the Animal Refuge League in Westbrook on Thursday. When the doors opened at 11 a.m., close to 50 people crowded into the lobby to wait for a chance to meet the dogs.

Cairnie, a 3-month old rough-coat collie, is one of 55 dogs and one cat that have been housed at the Animal Refuge League in Westbrook after they were taken into state custody in Solon last month.

Fluffer Nutter, a 10-year-old rough-coat collie seized last month from a dog breeder in Solon, is among those at the Animal Refuge League in Westbrook.

Katie Webber, an animal care technician, plays with Magpie, a 4-year-old Doberman that was seized last month from a dog breeder in Solon, at the Animal Refuge League in Westbrook on Thursday.

Katie Webber, an animal care technician, plays with Falkirk at the Animal Refuge League in Westbrook on Thursday.

Falkirk meets Jodi McCaffrey of Westbrook for the first time at the Animal Refuge League in Westbrook on Thursday. McCaffrey ended up adopting Falkirk after making an immediate connection.

Falkirk makes her choice clear when she plants a wet one on her new owner, Jodi McCaffrey of Westbrook.