Cricket*

Meet Cricket, the adolescent mixed breed. We are guessing that she is some sort of medium sized Schnauzer mix but we are not entirely sure. Cricket arrived to the Shelter as a stray so we don’t know about her life before the Shelter. A good Samaritan was coming through the Santa Cruz mountains and found this gal in the middle of the road. The good sam brought her to the Shelter for safety. Unable to find her guardians and her stray hold complete, Cricket is now available for adoption. Staff have observed that she is curious and social but a little timid in the busy Shelter environment. Cricket would thrive with a decompression period in her adoptive home – keeping things on a schedule, simple and quiet while she gets to know her people and new life. before any big parties or outings. Cricket has met other dogs and coexisted. A home with another dog may be a fit after a meet ‘n greet at the Shelter. We do not have any history of Cricket with cats or children. Cricket 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

In Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter's own words.