DRACO

Description

Meet Draco, the French Bulldog mix. Although just under 40#, Draco is a small, compact dog. He came to the Shelter as an owner surrender after his previous guardian became homeless and was unable to continue caring for him. Draco briefly lived with a small dog in a prior home and, after a period of transition, got along with it. At the Shelter, he has met dogs and did an appropriate greeting of sniffing butts and then disengaging. His previous guardian does report that he was attacked by a dog previously which has resulted in some reactivity to dogs out in the world. We have not seen this at the Shelter, but he has only been here for a short time. Adopters should plan on avoiding high traffic dog areas (like West Cliff and dog parks), especially while Draco decompresses from the Shelter and transitions to the home. Draco has not lived indoors with cats but has coexisted with outdoor cats from a distance on a ranch. A home with a feline friend may be a fit with a slow, thoughtful introduction. He also has history around children but preferred older children who would respect his space. He is house trained and would let his guardian know he has go to potty by going to the door. Draco is a brachycephalic dog (a short nosed dog). His future guardians should be familiar with the medical concerns related to brachycephalic dogs and have the resources (time, finances, etc) to address any long-term care of lifestyle modifications that he needs after adoption. Draco is available for pre-adoption. Come meet him, fall in love and 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!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.