Greater Androscoggin Humane Society veterinary technician Jessica Lyons, left, holds Dessa, a retriever mix puppy, after her bath Tuesday while Heidi Chipman grooms her coat. Chipman, 12, a student at Whittier Middle School in Poland, plans to study veterinary medicine and was job shadowing Lyons for the day.

Shiloh, a 9-week-old beagle puppy at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston, gives his “adopt me look” as prospective owners walk by the kennels.