More about BRAVE*

Meet Brave, the little chocolate and tan chihuahua! Brave arrived at the Shelter with 8 other friends and/or siblings. Their previous guardian had too many pups and, despite really great intentions to help, felt a bit overwhelmed caring for them all in their backyard studio apartment. At this time, Brave is a bit of a cowardly, inexperienced little guy but we named him Brave to inspire him... His previous guardian reported that Brave is social with people and other dogs (small and large). A home with a confident, playful dog may be a fit for Brave and help him to gain social confidence. Cats may be appropriate with a slow, thoughtful introduction. He reportedly enjoyed walking on leash and playing, but we haven't seen much confident or playful behavior while he's been here at the shelter. Brave and all of his friends have generally been quite timid adn overwhelmed by all the new people, dogs, sights and sounds at the shelter. We anticipate that Brave will start to blossom in a patient, dog-savvy home environment after adoption. If you would like to be a part of a transformation after adoption and have some extra love in your heart and time in your schedule to give to a new bosom buddy – consider meeting Brave today. Brave is available for preadoption at this time – come in, fall in love and you can take him home after his neuter surgery!The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation is now offering “Pawsitivity Bucks” 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!Now through February 15th, all adoption fees are reduced to $33 - come to the Shelter today to adopt your very own Valentine!Please note: Our Santa Cruz location’s 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 “meet and greets” (aka meeting an animal out of the kennel) at 4:30pm every day. If you’d 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.