Meet Gingham, the Poodle Pyrenees mix puppy. Gingham came to the Shelter after a person was giving away puppies on the side of the road. A good Samaritan saw her and brought her to the Shelter to make sure she didn’t end up in the wrong hands. We don’t know exactly what Gingham’s breed mix is but we suspect that she is a Poodle mixed with a Great Pyrenees. Gingham was in a home for a brief period of time with some children and a large breed dog – all of whom she did well interacting with. Gingham is still very much a puppy and perfecting life skills and manners such as potty training and socialization that is important for her age. Adopters should be mindful that gingham will likely be a large dog and to prepare accordingly! Gingham 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.