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Have a look at Loa, this week's Pet of the Week at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter. She's a three-year-old, beautiful and active shepherd, came to the shelter after a landlord changed their pet policy. \For more info, AND to find out about upcoming shelter events and fundraisers, check out the full post, listen to Pet-O-Rama at 11am Thursdays here on the pig or visit the shelter, located at 1001 Rodriguez St. in Santa Cruz and open from 11am to 6pm every day.

At the shelter, she's played readily with some dogs, but she's also shown some selectivity, so they recommend a structured introduction here at the shelter if you already have a dog. She was indoor-outdoor previously, sleeping indoors at night. She is house trained and lets you know when she has to go out, although anyone who adopts should expect to do a little bit of remedial house-training while a pet gets used to a new environment, new schedules, and a new lifestyle. She walks well on a harness and she loves to play fetch and retrieve her ball.  She's been sociable and easy to handle by staff and volunteers, and she'll thrive with an active adopter who can provide her with some daily mental and physical exercise. The shelter doesn't know her actual breeding heritage, but she appears to be, and acts a lot like, a Belgian Tervuren - one of the 4 types of Belgian shepherds: there are Tervuren, Malinois, Groenendael, and Laekenois.

AND theSanta Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation "Pawsitivity Bucks" program, which provides a $200 training voucher for every dog adopted, will help Lola's adopter figure out what really motivates her, how to exercise her well, and how to communicate well with her in a new home through positive reinforcement training, no matter WHAT is in her genetics!

Upcoming Events

Saturday, May 30th
Join us at the Santa Cruz Cider Co and Buena Vista Brewing at 65 Hangar Way in Watsonville for the "Third Annual Music for the Animals" festival. Locally sourced beer and cider, live music from Michael Gaither & His New Best Friends, vendors and food from Off the Hook sushi. PLUS adoptable dogs! Runs noon to 5:00m. Proceeds benefit the shelter and The Birchbark Foundation.

Saturday, June 6, 11:00 - 6:00
California Adopt-A-Pet Day - Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter and Santa Cruz SPCA 
Statewide event at hundreds of shelters, with fee-waived adoptions! The Areperia food truck will be on hand for those waiting in line, and all adoptions will be FREE that day, thanks to the national ASPCA, the San Francisco ASPCA, and CalAnimals - a statewide animal shelter advocacy organization.

Sunday, June 7
Santa Cruz Pride Parade
Staff and volunteers will walk shelter dogs in the parade in downtown Santa Cruz to show solidarity for inclusion, equity, and the beauty of diversity.

Friday - Sunday, June 26-28
Animal Balance Spay/Neuter Clinic
Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Annex, 2260 7th Ave
Registration is now open through our website www.scanimalshelter.org , and prices are EXTRA low this time, to reach lower-income pet owners: $15 for cats, $129 for dogs.

For more info, listen to Pet-O-Rama at 11am Thursdays here on the pig or visit the shelter, located at 1001 Rodriguez St. in Santa Cruz and open from 11am to 6pm every day.

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