Como Pet Lodge & Animal Works

04/09/2025

KILO is a 5-6 year old Anatolian Shepherd & lived in a bedroom for most of his young life, which is very difficult on the psyche of his breed.

He is very mellow, earning him the nickname Mellow Yellow. He does well with other dogs, & is the Peacekeeper in a pack. Due to poor socialization with people as a puppy, he has ingrained stranger danger & is a shy boy.

All Kilo wants is a safe quiet home to call his own, be loved on & cuddled everyday.

04/09/2025

BRUCE & his brother, Enzo, came to Como after being raised in a home filled with domestic violence, substance abuse & divorce.

Bruce is a 4-year-old Shephard X, has trust issues with people, needs a home where he will feel safe & allow his confidence to grow. He is good with other dogs but needs an experienced dog owner committed to his rehabilitation.

His brother, Enzo, was adopted to a Canine Decompression Specialist at Pima Animal Care Center. Bruce needs a similar home with someone skilled in canine psychology & patience required to earn to earn his trust .

04/08/2025

BELLA is a 4-year-old Malinois, that we call “Mali-gator” because she is very playful with her mouth. As a result, she is only mixed with larger dogs. Her owners were getting too old to properly care for her due to her size & energy, so Como agreed to help look for a home for her. She is best friends with another dog available for adoption, Malo, if looking to take in a bonded pair!

She loves to play & lounge in the day but prefers to be in a calm kennel at night. She was almost selected to be a Como Pack Therapy Dog, but staff saw her desire for a family & place to call her own.

04/08/2025

TITO is a 4-year-old high energy German Shepherd Mix with a big bark. His owner's health started failing to the point where he became disabled, so Como assumed for his care & committed to finding him a new home. He has a wide-eyed zeal for life, loves to play ball, likes people & affection, has great recall & would love to be an active companion in your life!

04/02/2025

MALO is a 1.5 year old Anatolian Shepherd mix & started coming to Como as a puppy for socialization & training through our Individual Behavior Therapy Program. During his time at Como, he has developed into an amazing dog, but since he is still in puppyhood, he gets into things when he is bored. His owners had to move to Phoenix & decided he needed a better home than they could provide for him. He is good with large & small dogs & likes to spend time with his BFF, Bella, another dog looking for a home at Como. He is knows basic commands, has good recall & is handler focused. He is a high energy & active breed, so he would need a large backyard.

04/02/2025

WESLEY is a 4-5 year old male Shar Pie/Chow mix. While he looks mostly Shar Pei, he has the distinguishable black tongue of a chow chow. He came to us through the Shelter-Pass Program because of domestic violence in his household & was protecting a baby from an abusive husband & father. Unfortunately, Westly was not to be able to be reunified with the family he protected. He loves to sunbathe & is very playful. He gets along well with other dogs & we suggest older children in a home because he is such a playful goofball.

03/31/2025

ROSIE is a small (35 pounds), soccer ball obsessed, 9-year-old boxer mix with a “broken bark” that sounds like a seal. She is not spayed due to her age. She is dog friendly/tolerant, likely due to her small stature given her breed. She prefers male dogs, as she came to us to work through same s*x aggression. She is a talky girl with her cute little seal sounds & will go home with a complimentary soccer ball! We are still trying to find the most durable ball to last her more than a week!

03/31/2025

SPECTOR is a 5-year-old Shepherd/Greyhound mix & is the ultimate love muffin! He will wiggle his way into your heart & lap. He craves snuggles & affection. He came to Como as a boarding dog. He was intended to be a companion for a teenage boy, but he bonds better with women. We offered to take over his care with hopes on becoming one of our Como Crew for Pack Therapy. After spending a little over a year with Como, staff agreed that he is a people dog & needs a family! His intensity for love is almost equal to his amount of shedding. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! He can be a bit of a scaredy cat in unfamiliar situations, but is all around a big baby that loves to give & get hugs. During his time at Como, he has been our go to boy to help shy dogs acclimate to the pack.

Call us at (520) 599-0981

03/31/2025

This May will be FOUR years since Tim & Kari purchased home & property from the retiring owners of Royaile Pet Lodge, a family owned boarding facility since 1982! Como Pet Lodge’s formation built upon the family’s legacy as one of the few boarding facilities serving Tucson’s far Northwest rural communities.

Over the years, Como evolved from a turn-key boarding facility into a Pack Therapy Center focused on building happier & healthier dogs living in a human world! As that philosophy deepened, our nonprofit, Como Animal Works, was developed to help keep dogs in loving homes & out of overcrowded shelters.

Como Pet Lodge & Animal Works community impact vision began with our Shelter Bypass Program with the goal of keeping dogs in healthy loving homes as their people navigate a temporary life crisis. Our approach includes working with the dogs & owners on improving the animal-human relationship by unlocking the psychological needs of the dog through pack therapy. While in the program, Como provides a safe space for decompression, allowing dogs to help heal dogs in a pack environment. One dog’s care averages $1,700 a month for food, housing, deferred medical care, and support decompression and pack therapy

Unfortunately, not all dogs are reunited back into their homes. Committed to our mission, Como assumes the care of all surrendered dogs, continues to help build the dog’s confidence and begin the search for a new forever home.

As a family owned business your pets are our family too! Como offers support and resources to ensure that dogs stay in loving homes & out of overcrowded shelters.

Como currently has over a dozen dogs looking for the right home where they can continue to grow into the happiest, healthiest dog they can be!

Please take a look at our dogs available for adoption & see if they are the right fit to make your family complete.

03/31/2024

03/31/2024

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