Calaveras County Animal Services

10/08/2025

A059680 Simon; ; neutered male Queensland Heeler; est. 1 year; 38.2 lbs
Contact : Calaveras County Animal Services (209)754-6509
or [email protected]

Simon says: Adopt, Don't Shop. ❤️🙏❤️ And why not adopt when your Calaveras County Animal Shelter is chock full of potential best buddies? Here is a case in point, shelter friends. Meet Simon! 😁✨💗

This sweet-tempered boy was found straying on Main Street in San Andreas. The poor lil' guy was sooooo scared at first, 🫣 flattening himself on the ground whenever anyone approached him, even belly-crawling along the ground when we got him out on leash, too scared to stand up straight. 😭 He seemed to be trying to become extra small and avoid notice. One can't help but notice, however, how adorable he is 🤩 and want to give him lots of loving attention. So we have done just that, and now Simon feels happier and more secure. We love seeing him slowly shed his anxiety and relax with us. 🥰

Submissive with other dogs, Simon has not once reacted negatively to any of them, even when they got all aggro up in his face. 👌 He just stays friendly, wanting to invite play and give kisses. 🌟💕 He's pretty good on the leash, though he'll pull a bit when he gets a whiff of something extra enticing to sniff. He's a smart boy, and we predict he will thrive with leash training and other engaging work. 🎓 Queensland Heelers (another name for the Australian Cattle Dog breed) are energetic, intelligent, and bond strongly with their people. An active lifestyle with interesting things to learn would suit Simon well. 🏃🏽‍♂️

Simon still flattens to the ground if he gets startled; 😬 he's working through his anxiety, getting more confident all the time. He's always up for snuggles and scritches, he loves massages, and he was very good for his bath. 💦 His beautiful, velvety soft coat and his compact size make for pleasant snuggle time. 🤗

Simon appears to be housetrained. We take him out to potty first thing in the mornings, since he keeps his kennel very clean. Though we can't make promises he will be accident-free as he settles into a new home, we'd guess he will keep up his tidy habits. 🤎💩🤎

Simon is neutered and can go home with you right away. We do not have info on his attitude toward cats 🐱 at this time. A meet-and-greet is required if you have other dogs at home. 🤎🐶🤎

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Thank you for reading and 👉 PLEASE SHARE 👈 to help our pets find homes. It really helps! ✨🙏✨

👉👉👉 🚨🆘 HELP HELP HELP! 🆘🚨 The shelter is completely full, bursting at the seams, every corner stuffed! 😱
Check out Animal Services’ ✳️ Fee Flexibility Program: ✳️
✳️ Any animal that has been available for adoption for more than 15 days, the overall fee for the adoption will be 50% OFF. (Please note that the stray/wait period does NOT count toward the 15 days.)
✳️ Overpopulation: We are limited to 21 dog kennels and 34 cat cages. When either of these get to 80% full or above, the total adoption fee will be 50% OFF.
✳️ The 55-5-5 program: Any adopter over 55 years old adopting any pet over 5 years old will pay a total adoption fee of $5.00.
✳️ In other words, now is a great time to come in and adopt your new best buddy! 🤑

Please also note that our awesome ❤️VOLUNTEER TEAM❤️ is always in need of more caring folks who wish to help animals during their stay in the shelter. Every day there is so much to do! 🫶

👉 Check out the volunteer page for more information at: https://humanresources.calaverasgov.us/Volunteer

Interested in other ways to help? Our 🐾 FOSTER PROGRAM 🐾 provides urgently needed relief for our generally chock-full shelter, whether for animals too young to adopt, animals in need of medical support, or simply placing an animal in a loving home to support their well-being. Fostering also helps prepare animals for permanent adoption. 👍💞
👉 Find more info on fostering here:
https://animal.calaverasgov.us/How-to-Help/Foster

And lastly but not leastly, if you currently have room in your heart but not in your home, check out the 💚💰SPONSOR A PET PROGRAM💰💚 offered by our partner non-profit organization, Friends of Calaveras Animal Services (aka FOCAS). The program allows you to cover the adoption fees for a dog or cat at the county shelter to help ensure that cost isn't a barrier for potential adopters.

👉 For details about sponsoring adoptions, visit FOCAS' sponsorship page here: https://focascalaveras.org/sponsor-an-animal/

10/07/2025

А059679 Ritas; intact female German Shepherd mix; est. 3 years; 64 lbs
Contact : Calaveras County Animal Services (209)754-6509
or [email protected]

We have another sweet doggo to introduce to you, shelter friends. Meet Ritas! 👋❤️ This lovely girl was found straying on Calaveritas Road and ended up in the pet pokey. She was covered in stickers and sadly very shut down. 🥺 Our hearts hurt to think what she must have gone through being lost and alone. Once our dog whisperer staff and volunteers started plying her with loving attention, though, it did not take long for Ritas to realize she would be safe and cared for. She has come out of her frightened shell and is making friends, both two-legged and four. 🫶😁👍

Ritas is friendly to most dogs. 💕 If they react negatively toward her, she will loudly bark back. 📣 Her general policy seems to be curiosity and interest in other dogs—unless they are jerks in her face. Then she stands up for herself, but not in a ragey way. More like an assertive, "Yo, dude, I was just saying hi!" kind of way. 🤨

Our initial bathing sesh 🛁 with Ritas was apparently greatly appreciated. She actually seemed to enjoy it, calmly accepting the loving ministrations of volunteers washing her up and removing all the stickers from her fur. 😌 She also enjoys being brushed and petted and loved on by her trusted peeps, for whom she'll happily flip over on her back to facilitate proper brushing/petting/scritches in all the important spots. 🥰

As you may know, our volunteers test all our dogs for behavioral issues, like resource guarding and sensitivities to touch. Ritas passed her evaluations perfectly. 🌟 She still takes a moment to feel at ease when meeting new people, but warms up quickly. Once she settles into a home, we'd guess her confidence will blossom. 💓🏡

As Ritas has begun to feel less anxious and more apt to play, it has been discovered that she is a passionate ball player, 🥎 excitedly chasing the ball and (mostly) bringing it back. She does jump up for hugs and attention and when excited, so care should be taken around small children. 👈

Ritas keeps her inner space tidy. Though we can't make promises, we'd guess she will be easy to housetrain. 🤎💩🤎

Ritas will need to be spayed before she can go home with you. We do not have info on her attitude toward cats 🐱 at this time. A meet-and-greet is required if you have other dogs at home. 🤎🐶🤎

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Thank you for reading and 👉 PLEASE SHARE 👈 to help our pets find homes. It really helps! ✨🙏✨

👉👉👉 🚨🆘 HELP HELP HELP! 🆘🚨 The shelter is completely full, bursting at the seams, every corner stuffed! 😱
Check out Animal Services’ ✳️ Fee Flexibility Program: ✳️
✳️ Any animal that has been available for adoption for more than 15 days, the overall fee for the adoption will be 50% OFF. (Please note that the stray/wait period does NOT count toward the 15 days.)
✳️ Overpopulation: We are limited to 21 dog kennels and 34 cat cages. When either of these get to 80% full or above, the total adoption fee will be 50% OFF.
✳️ The 55-5-5 program: Any adopter over 55 years old adopting any pet over 5 years old will pay a total adoption fee of $5.00.
✳️ In other words, now is a great time to come in and adopt your new best buddy! 🤑

Please also note that our awesome ❤️VOLUNTEER TEAM❤️ is always in need of more caring folks who wish to help animals during their stay in the shelter. Every day there is so much to do! 🫶

👉 Check out the volunteer page for more information at: https://humanresources.calaverasgov.us/Volunteer.

Interested in other ways to help? Our 🐾 FOSTER PROGRAM 🐾 provides urgently needed relief for our generally chock-full shelter, whether for animals too young to adopt, animals in need of medical support, or simply placing an animal in a loving home to support their well-being. Fostering also helps prepare animals for permanent adoption. 👍💞
👉 Find more info on fostering here:
https://animal.calaverasgov.us/How-to-Help/Foster

And lastly but not leastly, if you currently have room in your heart but not in your home, check out the 💚💰SPONSOR A PET PROGRAM💰💚 offered by our partner non-profit organization, Friends of Calaveras Animal Services (aka FOCAS). The program allows you to cover the adoption fees for a dog or cat at the county shelter to help ensure that cost isn't a barrier for potential adopters.

👉 For details about sponsoring adoptions, visit FOCAS' sponsorship page here: https://focascalaveras.org/sponsor-an-animal/

10/07/2025

10/07/2025

A059544 Tucker is a Male Boxer mix approximately 13 weeks old. He enjoys playing with other dogs, getting bossed around by the barn cat and helping with the ranch chores. Tucker is outgoing, smart and is looking for his forever home.

His neuter is scheduled for 10/31.
He is currently in foster, so call and make an appointment to meet him.

10/06/2025

MY CURRENT FAVORITE:

Kolleen and Astrid:

I’ve always loved animals, so to spend my time volunteering to walk dogs is the perfect opportunity for me. It’s so rewarding to make their days a bit brighter until they find their forever homes, and seeing the progress they make is fulfilling. The people I’ve met while volunteering here are some of the best, making an incredible difference for these dogs.

Astrid first arrived severely emaciated, with ear infections and flea allergies. But watching her transformation over the past few months has been astonishing! She is so happy and healthy now. She gives you her attention on walks, and is quite food-motivated, making it so easy to train her. Everyone knows her, and everyone loves her!

10/02/2025

Morning play date cuteness for buddies Whopper and Bunny. 🥰 Bunny will be one of the dogs available for you to meet at Grape Stomp in Murphys this weekend. See our earlier post for all the details. See you there! 😁👍💕

10/01/2025

'NUTHER UPDATE: Great news! A lovely couple came by at Grape Stomp and took Yeezy home! Congratulations, Yeezy, ❤️🥳👍

UPDATE: Zoe will be going in Fairh’s place, as Faith just got spayed and needs to be kept calm for a few days. 

Wow. October is here, already, shelter friends! A cherished local feature of the season, Grape Stomp 🍇 is this weekend in Murphys. 🥳 CCAS will be there Saturday, October 5th, with three adorable puppers for you to meet and greet:

🐾 Yeezy (male), our huggable hunk of a pit bull

🐾 Bunny (female), our Shepherd mix with astounding ears

🐾 Zoe (female) our playful Shepherd/Queensland mix

Come say hi to CCAS staff members and volunteers at our booth, give these critters a pat, and maybe fall in love... ? ✨💘✨

All three doggos are all fully adoptable and ready to go straight home with you! 😁

We will be located at the Calaveras Visitors Bureau next to the wine alliance. A map to our booth will be posted in the comments below. 👀👇

See you Saturday! 🍷❤

Thank you for SHARING to help our animals find loving homes. 🙏💞

10/01/2025

And then there were 2️⃣… 👀👀

Out of the original nine pups, only two are left. Please share 🙏 and help us get these last two snuggle nuggets outta here while they are still beebees! ✨🖤🤍🖤✨

Thank you for your support of Calaveras animals in need.

09/29/2025

Calaveras residents, note that October's 👉 FREE 👈 rabies vaccine and microchip clinic will be the LAST one of 2025. Don't miss your chance to take advantage of this excellent service! 👍😁🐾❤️

09/27/2025

***UPDATE: Cricket, the all black pup, has been adopted!! Down to two now… 🥳

We are down from nine to only three female puppies still available for adoption! Now at about 10-11 weeks old, these Lab mix cuties are getting big fast. 🖤🤍🖤 We'd really like them to grow up in loving homes, not the shelter. All three are spayed and can go home with you right away. Come on in tomorrow, Saturday, 10AM-4PM, and meet your new lil' snuggle nugget! Please share to help these adorable girls find their people sooner rather than later. ✨🙏✨

As always, a meet-and-greet is required if you have other dogs at home. 🤎🐶🤎

Thank you, shelter friends, for your support of Calaveras animals in need. We appreciate you! 🐾💖🐾

Contact : Calaveras County Animal Services (209)754-6509
or [email protected]

09/27/2025

UPDATE: Yeezy has been adopted! A sweet couple came by our booth at Grape Stomp and took him home. 🥳❤️👍

A057846 Yeezy; neutered male Pit Bull mix; est. 1.5 years; 71.40 lbs
Contact : Calaveras County Animal Services (209)754-6509
or [email protected]

We can guess what some of you might be thinking, 🤔 shelter friends, whilst gazing at this dog's vast, amazing face: "That there is a junkyard dawg! Run for your life!" 😱 We do understand, but please rest assured, our dear Yeezy wants to be a lover not a fighter. Sure, he would look pretty fly with a chunky rapper's chain or a thick, spiked collar around his neck. 😆 That's just not his style, though. This beefy love buddy could possibly double as a comfortable ottoman, but he'd rather be in your lap. Yep, he will crawl right into your lap if you let him—all 70+ pounds of him. 💘

Yeezy likes most of the other dogs we've introduced him to, though he doesn't like Billy at all (also available for adoption), another powerful male Pit Bull. 😬 Male rivalry is not uncommon in dogs, of course. Yeezy seems selective, though, as he did make friends with Norman, another large Pit, who is short like himself. Perhaps he is jealous of Billy's superior height? We jest, kinda, but who knows? 🤷🏻‍♀️

On the other hand, Yeezy likes all the humans he meets. 🥰 He loves to be petted and hugged and massaged. He walks calmly on leash. Imagine walking this boy around your 'hood! You'd never be bothered by another soul. Like, ever. 😂 Remember the scene in The Princess Bride when giant Fezzik hollers, "Everybody MOOOVE!" to clear the crowd for Inigo? Your walks would probably be like that. Yeezy isn't on the Brute Squad, however. He's too sweet for that stuff. ☺️💕

Yeezy is indeed a sweetheart, but awareness should be maintained in handling him, because this boy is STRONG. 💪 Fezzik would be impressed. "I don't even exercise," Yeezy would probably tell him proudly. But seriously, if Yeezy were to take it into his very, very large head to bolt while on leash, he could pull an inattentive handler *beep* over teakettle. Experienced handlers will probably be most comfortable walking him. 👍

We do believe this very affectionate doggo has the potential to make a wonderful pet for a loving home. 🏡🫶

Yeezy keeps his inner space tidy. Though we can't make promises, with his easy going personality we'd guess he will be easy to housetrain. 🤎💩🤎

Yeezy is already neutered; he can go home with you right away. We do not have info on his attitude toward cats 🐱 at this time. As always, a meet-and-greet is required if you have other dogs at home. 🤎🐶🤎

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Thank you for reading and 👉 PLEASE SHARE 👈 to help our pets find homes. It really helps! ✨🙏✨

👉👉👉 🚨🆘 HELP HELP HELP! 🆘🚨 The shelter is completely full, bursting at the seams, every corner stuffed! 😱
Check out Animal Services’ ✳️ Fee Flexibility Program: ✳️
✳️ Any animal that has been available for adoption for more than 15 days, the overall fee for the adoption will be 50% OFF. (Please note that the stray/wait period does NOT count toward the 15 days.)
✳️ Overpopulation: We are limited to 21 dog kennels and 34 cat cages. When either of these get to 80% full or above, the total adoption fee will be 50% OFF.
✳️ The 55-5-5 program: Any adopter over 55 years old adopting any pet over 5 years old will pay a total adoption fee of $5.00.
✳️ In other words, now is a great time to come in and adopt your new best buddy! 🤑

Please also note that our awesome ❤️VOLUNTEER TEAM❤️ is always in need of more caring folks who wish to help animals during their stay in the shelter. Every day there is so much to do! 🫶

👉 Check out the volunteer page for more information at: https://humanresources.calaverasgov.us/Volunteer

Interested in other ways to help? Our 🐾 FOSTER PROGRAM 🐾 provides urgently needed relief for our generally chock-full shelter, whether for animals too young to adopt, animals in need of medical support, or simply placing an animal in a loving home to support their well-being. Fostering also helps prepare animals for permanent adoption. 👍💞
👉 Find more info on fostering here:
https://animal.calaverasgov.us/How-to-Help/Foster

And lastly but not leastly, if you currently have room in your heart but not in your home, check out the 💚💰SPONSOR A PET PROGRAM💰💚 offered by our partner non-profit organization, Friends of Calaveras Animal Services (aka FOCAS). The program allows you to cover the adoption fees for a dog or cat at the county shelter to help ensure that cost isn't a barrier for potential adopters.

👉 For details about sponsoring adoptions, visit FOCAS' sponsorship page here: https://focascalaveras.org/sponsor-an-animal/