Lukus Chihuahua & Rat Terrier Mix Los Alamitos, CA

Please read the dog's entire bio before you apply. Sadly, we are no longer able to respond to every application, but will contact the one that is a good match within 3 days.
Lukus is a male 2-3 yr old rat terrier/chihuahua mix, a long legged elegant little boy who needs to gain a little weight, he is just about 8.5 lbs now but should be closer to 10. He is sweet and gentle and a little shy at first but warms up quickly. He loves playtime and tug with dogs he knows and can be pretty fiesty/loud in play. He is great on the leash and keeps up on long walks, although he does get a bit vocal around new big dogs. He is good in the car and in a kennel and loves to sleep on soft beds up high off the floor (like a cat). Lukus has pretty good house manners except for when it comes to food, he is a thief and will jump on a table if not watched, he will need more training in that area. He does get an upset stomach when he eats something he shouldn't so he should stay on his food only with no people food. He would do well with older children who would play tug and fetch with him but not tiny ones as he will steal food from them.
Most of our dogs are not available to an out of the area adoption because of difficulty to follow up. If you do not live within a 2 hr drive of Orange County, please email us before applying to see if the dog you are interested is may be a candidate for long distance adoption. We only make consider long distance adoptions for dogs who have been in our rescue for 6 plus months with no local candidates.
If you are interested in adopting one of our rescues, please visit our main website for adoption procedures at www.pupsandpals.net and then fill out our application. Please note that we are all volunteers so it may take up to 3 days to process your application, but you will hear back from us if your application is a good match for the pet.
We do not have a shelter so individual appointments must be made to meet the pet you are interested in. Our pets are fostered/boarded all over LA and Orange County.
This pet is altered, vaccinated, microchipped, and has had a brief temperament evaluation to help us determine what type of a home he/she would thrive in. Please note that we put lots of time and effort to make sure our pets are ready to be someone's perfect pet before they go home.... and to make sure that we will have the best possible match for this pet we do require an : application, interview, adoption fee and in some case a home check.
Listed for adoption: 10/14/2020
Adoption fee: $350
PLEASE DO NOT call or email to see if a pet is available. We update our pages daily so if he/she is pictured here in the available dogs section, we are accepting applications at this time.