SPIKE - PIT BULL TERRIER / MIXED (MEDIUM COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION
Santa Cruz, CA, 95062, USA
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SPIKE - PIT BULL TERRIER / MIXED (MEDIUM COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION
Mutt Dogs For Adoption in Santa Cruz, CA, USA
For Adoption
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Nickname:
SPIKE
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Breed
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Gender
Male
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Age
Baby
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Location
Santa Cruz, CA, 95062 USAUSA
Description
Dog Breed: Pit Bull Terrier / Mixed (medium coat). Meet Spike, the pitbull puppy! Spike is a young, spirited guy who is looking for a guardian to meet his day to day needs mentally and physically. He is perfecting sit and will need a patient adopter who will continue to work with him through positive reinforcement based training to learn other life skills and manners. Shelter staff have been observing that Spike can be mouthy. This means that while playing, he will sometimes put his teeth on people. Although this is a fairly normal behavior for puppies, it can lead to injury to people (puppies have sharp little teeth) if they are not redirecting puppies to toys or appropriate chew items. Spike has met a couple of dogs while in the Shelterâs care and has enjoyed playing with them. Another young, rowdy dog in the home to participate in playful antics with Spike will likely help him to grow into a good canine citizen and learn that puppy teeth are not for chomping on humans. The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation is now offering âPawsitivity Bucksâ with every dog adoption. This $200 training voucher is a way for newly adopted canines and their guardians to connect with local positive reinforcement based behavior consultants and get their relationship started off on the right paw! Please note: Our Santa Cruz locationâs Shelter hours are 11-6pm, 7 days a week! Although clients can walk through and see any animals in their kennels during open hours, we end âmeet and greetsâ (aka meeting an animal out of the kennel) at 4:30pm every day. If youâd like to meet an animal out of the kennel, please arrive before 4:00pm to allow for time to discuss individual animals and meet them
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Physical Attributes
Coat Length: Medium -
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Organization name
Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter
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Location:
Santa Cruz, California, 95062 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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