Meet Oly, the six year old French Bulldog! With a silly crooked smile and snorty sounding breathing – Oly has a bit of charm that will likely steal a person’s heart. He came to the Shelter as an owner surrender after his previous guardian moved and was unable to find pet friendly housing. He has a history of living with three other small breed dogs and, with management and a slow intro, coexists. He gets overwhelmed with big play sessions as well as large breed dogs. He also has experience living with a 10 year old child and did well. When left alone, Oly catches up on his beauty rest. Oly briefly met a cat and was curious but the feline was scared so the meet ‘n greet was cut short. A home with a dog-savvy cat may be a fit paired with a slow, thoughtful introduction. Oly does have a tendency to want to be where the people are and is eager to dash past doors to get to them. Adopters should be mindful of this in their set up of the new home to prevent him door dashing out of the house. Having a baby gate or x-pen by the front door will provide an environmental management to keep Oly safe. Additionally, simply making sure Oly is secured by a leash before any doors open is recommended. Typical to the French Bulldog breed – Oly will need an adopter who can commit to the likelihood of above average medical care in the day to day. French Bulldogs are prone to skin and ear infections, breathing conditions due to their conformation (amplified by stresses), as well as being prone to back problems. Oly is available for pre-adoption. Come meet him, fall in love and take him home after his neuter surgery. On July 4th, the Shelter is hosting a Red, White and Woof adoption event where all adoption fees are reduced to $17.76! 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.
