CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Despite having a large number of dogs waiting for new homes, Clearlake Animal Control continues to maintain a high live release rate.

At Thursday’s Clearlake City Council meeting, Alyssa Terry, a shelter animal care technician, and Lt. Ryan Peterson of the Clearlake Police Department offered the monthly shelter update.

They brought with them Mila, a female shepherd mix who Terry said loves everybody and is in need of a home.

Mila, who is in foster care, is very polite, likes to sit in laps and get tummy rubs, knows commands, is house- and crate-trained, and would probably be OK with cats with a proper introduction, Terry said.

Terry also said Mila is spayed and vaccinated.

She said another 10 dogs have been transferred to North Bay Animal Services’ Petaluma shelter last week. North Bay Animal Services provides animal control services for the city.

“Our volunteers rock,” said Terry, explaining that they come in daily to exercise the dogs and to help with dishes and laundry.

Lt. Peterson said that, as of Thursday, 108 dogs had come into the shelter since the start of the year.

Of those, 56 dogs have left — 27 were rescued, 23 were returned to owners, five adopted, one died or was lost, he said.

Peterson said none have been euthanized, giving the city a 99.9% live release rate.

There continue to be 33 adoptable dogs on the website, with another 19 in the shelter that are expected to be listed soon.

The shelter is located at 6820 Old Highway 53. It’s open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

For more information, call the shelter at 707-762-6227, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., visit Clearlake Animal Control on Facebook or on the city’s website.

This week’s adoptable dogs are featured below.

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