Aries

My name is Aries and I am a spayed, female, black and white Akita. The shelter staff think I am about 9-months old. I have been at the shelter since Feb 02, 2026.<br/><br/>Aries came into the Shelter by no fault of her own – her previous guardian was having financial instability and was unable to give Aries the care they know she deserves. Staff have observed that Aries has a bubbly outgoing energy.<br/><br/>Aries is an adolescent who is still working on her life skills and manners. Sometimes her exuberance gets the best of her and results in some chewing of things that aren’t exactly meant for pups. Adopters should puppy-proof their house to prepare for taking home Aries as well as have lots of appropriate options for Aries to chew on and play with. <br/><br/>She has met other dogs and enjoyed playing with them in her previous home, but has not lived with a pup. She does not have any history with felines. Aries was described as house trained in her previous home and would bark when she needed to go out. <br/><br/><br/>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!<br/><br/><br/>Aries’ Animal ID is A328348<br/><br/><br/>For more information about Aries or to meet her, please contact:<br/><br/>Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter<br/>1001 Rodriguez Street<br/>Santa Cruz, CA 95062<br/>831-454-7200<br/>www.scanimalshelter.org<br/><br/><br/>Please note: Our Santa Cruz location’s Shelter hours are 11am to 6pm, 7 days a week! <br/><br/>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.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>(This listing is to help assist direct placements of rescues that are currently with other rescue groups, shelters or their current owners. TARA has no affiliation with the placement of these dogs, nor do we have any knowledge of or guarantee their temperament, training, socialization or health condition. By using this listing, the adopting party releases TARA from any and all liability arising out of or in any way connected with the adoption of the pet listed)

My name is Aries and I am a spayed, female, black and white Akita. The shelter staff think I am about 9-months old. I have been at the shelter since Feb 02, 2026.

Aries came into the Shelter by no fault of her own – her previous guardian was having financial instability and was unable to give Aries the care they know she deserves. Staff have observed that Aries has a bubbly outgoing energy.

Aries is an adolescent who is still working on her life skills and manners. Sometimes her exuberance gets the best of her and results in some chewing of things that aren’t exactly meant for pups. Adopters should puppy-proof their house to prepare for taking home Aries as well as have lots of appropriate options for Aries to chew on and play with.

She has met other dogs and enjoyed playing with them in her previous home, but has not lived with a pup. She does not have any history with felines. Aries was described as house trained in her previous home and would bark when she needed to go out.


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My name is Aries and I am a spayed, female, black and white Akita. The shelter staff think I am about 9-months old. I have been at the shelter since Feb 02, 2026.

Aries came into the Shelter by no fault of her own – her previous guardian was having financial instability and was unable to give Aries the care they know she deserves. Staff have observed that Aries has a bubbly outgoing energy.

Aries is an adolescent who is still working on her life skills and manners. Sometimes her exuberance gets the best of her and results in some chewing of things that aren’t exactly meant for pups. Adopters should puppy-proof their house to prepare for taking home Aries as well as have lots of appropriate options for Aries to chew on and play with.

She has met other dogs and enjoyed playing with them in her previous home, but has not lived with a pup. She does not have any history with felines. Aries was described as house trained in her previous home and would bark when she needed to go out.


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!


Aries’ Animal ID is A328348


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