- Elizabeth Larson
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Helping Paws: Puppies, a mastiff, shepherds and pit bulls
LAKEPORT, Calif. – There’s a new variety of dogs available for adoption at Lake County Animal Care and Control this week, ranging from the very little to the very big.
Among the little ones are a litter of springer spaniel mix puppies, with this week’s largest dog being a big mastiff mix weighing more than 150 pounds.
Thanks to Lake County Animal Care and Control’s new veterinary clinic, many of the animals offered for adoption already are spayed or neutered and ready to go home with their new families.
Dogs that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are either neutered or spayed, microchipped and, if old enough, given a rabies shot and county license before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.
If you're looking for a new companion, visit the shelter. There are many great pets hoping you'll choose them.
The following dogs at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (additional dogs on the animal control Web site not listed are still “on hold”).
Male springer spaniel mix puppy
This cute little male springer spaniel mix puppy is 8 weeks old.
He has a brown coat, floppy ears and blue eyes, weighs 4.6 pounds, and already is neutered and ready to go to a new home.
He is in kennel No. 3a, ID No. 34687.
Male springer spaniel mix puppy
This little springer spaniel mix pup, like his littermates in kennel No. 3, is 8 weeks old.
He has a brown and white coat, floppy ears and blue eyes, weighs 5.4 pounds and has been altered.
Find him in kennel No. 3b, ID No. 34688.
Male springer spaniel mix puppy
Another of the springer spaniel mix litter, this male pup is 8 weeks old.
He weighs 5.2 pounds, has a brown and white coat, blue eyes and floppy ears, and he has been neutered.
He’s in kennel No. 3c, ID No. 34689.
Male springer spaniel mix puppy
The littlest of the springer spaniel mix litter, this little puppy is 8 weeks old.
He weighs 4.4 pounds, has a brown coat, floppy ears and blue eyes, and has been neutered.
Find him in kennel No. 3d, ID No. 34690.
English Mastiff mix
This big fellow has the distinction of being the biggest dog available for adoption at the shelter this week.
He is a 6 year old English Mastiff mix.
He weighs a whopping 151 pounds, has floppy ears and brown eyes, and a short fawn coat. The big guy has been neutered.
Find him in kennel No. 5, ID No. 34771.
‘Brody’
“Brody” is an older gentleman who has fallen on hard times.
The 7-year-old boxer mix was left by his owner at the shelter, and is hoping someone with a big heart will come along and give him a place to live out his senior years.
He has big brown eyes and floppy ears, a short brown brindle coat and a docked tail.
He already has been neutered and weighs nearly 90 pounds.
Find Brody in kennel No. 8, ID No. 34726.
Male husky mix
This 4 and a half year old male husky mix would like a new home, preferably not one with livestock.
He has gold eyes and erect ears, a short red and tan coat. He has been altered and weighs 56 pounds.
He's in kennel No. 10, ID No. 32738.
Female pit bull terrier mix
This female pit bull terrier mix is 4 months old.
She has a short brown coat and has not been altered.
She’s in kennel No. 19b, ID No. 34754.
Female shepherd mix
This female shepherd mix is 1 year old.
She has brown eyes and floppy years, and a short black and brown coat. Shelter staff did not report if she had been spayed.
Find her in kennel No. 20, ID No. 34623.
Female cattle dog mix
This female cattle dog mix is 1 year old.
She has a short brown coat, floppy ears and brown eyes, and weighs 39 pounds. She has been spayed.
Shelter staff said she is a jumper (she can top a 6-foot fence) and loves tennis balls.
She’s in kennel No. 24, ID No. 34758.
Female pit bull terrier mix
This female pit bull terrier mix is 14 weeks old.
She has a short black coat and floppy ears. Shelter staff did not report if she had been altered.
Find her in kennel No. 27, ID No. 34761.
Female pit bull terrier mix
This female pit bull terrier mix is 4 months old.
She has a short black coat, has floppy ears and has not yet been spayed.
She’s in kennel No. 29, ID No. 34753.
Please note: Dogs listed at the shelter's Web page that are said to be “on hold” are not yet cleared for adoption.
To fill out an adoption application online visit http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Dog___Cat_Adoption_Application.htm .
Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport, next to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm .
For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
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