Meet Leona, the sweet boxer mix pup! Leona arrived to the Shelter as a stray so we don’t know much about her life before now. Since her arrival, staff have observed that she is easy to handle and interact with. She has met other dogs and enjoyed playing. This smart cookie has already started working on “sit” with our volunteers and positive reinforcement. She’d love to continue this in her adoptive home with her new people. Leona is still very much a puppy and is still perfecting life skills and manners such as potty training, leash walking, etc. 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.