A foster-to-adopt option is available for Zela, giving you time to get to know this sweet, sensitive senior before making the adoption official.

Zela is a 13-year-old Chihuahua mix who enjoys calm companionship and forms strong bonds with her person. She has a big personality and needs a patient, structured home that can provide safety, stability, and gentle affection in her golden years.

Ideal Home

• A secure home with careful supervision, as Zela may climb or jump in unsafe ways.
• A patient home that respects her boundaries and lets her move at her own pace.
• Not a home with small or young children.

Ongoing Health

Zela is deaf and showing signs consistent with dementia. She may be confused or unsettled in the mornings and benefits from calm reassurance and gentle affection. She can be restless in the evenings, with pacing, playful zoomies, and excited mouthiness that is not aggression.

She weighs approximately 22 pounds, is spayed, up to date on vaccinations and preventatives, and microchipped.

Training & Support

• Crate trained and house trained.
• Positive reinforcement and gentle handling are recommended.
• Zela dislikes being picked up and may be stubborn during transitions such as bedtime or preparing for outings.

Application Details

• A foster-to-adopt arrangement is available.
• Applications start by contacting the provider through Wags.
• An adoption counselor will provide more information and arrange a meeting after the application is submitted.
• Adopters must be at least 21 years old.
• Adoption fee: $175.