The status of KAIDO was

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Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter

Male Dog, Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler

Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler / Sheep Dog / Mixed (Medium Coat)

Description:

Meet Kaido, the shepherd mix. This medium sized guy (36lbs) arrived at the Shelter after his previous family was moving and unable to continue caring for him. Kaido has lived with another dog (a smaller breed male), is crate trained and enjoys walks. After a little bit of decompression, Kaido has been soft and interested in interacting with staff and volunteers. He prefers more mellow dogs and sniffing them – backing away if he is overwhelmed. Kaido would likely do well as the only dog in his next home but may coexist with a mellow dog as well as a slow, thoughtful introduction. He does have a history of being crate trained and was crated when left home alone for 4-6 hours a day. He loves kong style toys. Kaido knows `sit`, `stay`, `leave it` and is still perfecting `down`. He is a good sized adventure bud and loves riding in the car!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.