The Elizabethton-Carter County Animal Shelter is at max capacity for dogs, and Director Shannon Posada says they’ve been at capacity since before Thanksgiving.There are currently about 55 dogs in the shelter, and Posada said 35 is their real limit, but they lowered dividers within the kennels to make more room.The shelter held a December adoption event to clear out the shelter but saw an influx of dogs right after Christmas. Posada said the recent dogs that are being turned in are not Christmas gifts, but older dogs.