COCO

Meet Coco, the 1 year old Miniature Schnauzer German Shepherd mix. She weighs about 50lbs. Coco was surrendered to the Shelter after her previous guardians were unable to continue caring for her. She lived with her brother Bernardo and mom Cora (who are also available or adoption). Coco has been around children ages 2 to 5 years old. She can sometimes be a bit exuberant when greeting and accidentally knock over children jumping up. Any children should meet prior to adoption. Coco has lived outdoors entirely. She will need patience in the transition to indoor living – with potty training, leash walking and other life skills and manners. Adopters should plan to bond and work with Coco through positive reinforcement based training. We do not have any history of Coco with felines. Since being at the Shelter, Coco has been warming up to staff and volunteers. She is still working on her confidence building. She has met dogs and is a bit cautious but with time and patience, may enjoy a canine companion in his next home. Any resident dogs should meet at the Shelter prior to adoption.Coco is available for pre-adoption. Come meet her, fall in love and take her home after her spay 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!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.