COCO - BELGIAN SHEPHERD MALINOIS / MIXED (MEDIUM COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION
Camarillo, CA, 93010, USA
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COCO - BELGIAN SHEPHERD MALINOIS / MIXED (MEDIUM COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION
Mutt Dogs For Adoption in Camarillo, CA, USA
For Adoption
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Nickname:
COCO
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Breed
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Gender
Female
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Age
Adult
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Location
Camarillo, CA, 93010 USAUSA
Description
Dog Breed: Belgian Shepherd Malinois / Mixed (medium coat). Coco is a young, energetic mix who has shown many positive qualities while in our care. Staff and volunteers consistently describe her as social, affectionate, playful, highly food motivated, and eager to engage with people she knows. She enjoys toys, fetch, training activities, and attention, and has participated appropriately in shelter playgroups with other dogs. However, Coco also comes with a history of behavioral concerns in her previous home that make placement more challenging. Her former owners reported: - fearful and defensive behavior around some people, particularly children and unfamiliar situations, including lunging, barking, snapping - resource guarding behaviors in the home - conflict with another household dog and described Coco as needing slow, careful introductions to new people, animals, and environments. At the shelter, Coco has generally presented as social and manageable with staff, volunteers, and handlers, including during behavioral evaluations and dog introductions. Due to her behavioral history and specific needs, Coco is currently being recommended for rescue placement or a highly experienced adopter or foster capable of providing structure, behavior support, appropriate management, and a predictable adult-oriented environment. She would likely do best in a home without young children or unstable social environments. Adopters: Come in daily 1pm-5:30pm or email Animal.Careventuracounty.gov Fosters: Email VCAR.Fosterventuracounty.gov Rescues: Email VCAR.Rescueventuracounty.gov
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Physical Attributes
Coat Length: Medium -
Additional Information
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Organization name
Ventura County Animal Regulation
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Location:
Camarillo, California, 93010 USAUSA
Breed overview
Overview:
A mongrel, mutt, or mixed-breed dog, is a dog that is not the result of breeding within an existing breed or to modify or create a breed and belongs to no breed. In the United States, the term "mixed-breed" is a favored synonym over "mongrel" among many who wish to avoid negative connotations associated with the latter term. The implication that such dogs must be a mix of defined breeds may stem from an inverted understanding of the origins of dog breeds. Pure breeds have been, for the most part, artificially created from random-bred populations by human selective breeding with the purpose of enhancing desired physical, behavioral, or temperamental characteristics. Dogs that are not purebred are not necessarily a mix of such defined breeds. Therefore, among experts and fans of such dogs, "Mongrel" is still the preferred term.
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