Adopt-a-Pet: Roxy the Chihuahua

If you're looking to adopt a tiny new family member, Roxy (ID# A416920) may just be the dog for you. Roxy is awaiting adoption at the Long Beach Animal Care Services shelter.

Breed: Deer-headed Chihuahua

Age: About 5 years

Weight: 5 pounds

About Roxy: She's a special favorite of shelter volunteers, who are working hard to find her a home with someone who will love her as much as they do! She came into the shelter as a stray on Oct. 20, and despite the fact that she had painted toenails -- which would seem to indicate that she'd been someone's pet -- no one came to claim her.

Since then, she's had a hard time dealing with the coldness of the shelter (which is why she's modeling a faux-fur-lined doggie coat in her photo here). But she's shown off her charming personality to everyone she's met. "Roxy is friendly, sweet and cute as could be, and she gets along very nicely with her shelter mates," shelter volunteer Louise Montgomery says.

For more information: Meet Roxy in person at the Long Beach Animal Care Center (Kennel 717), 7700 Spring Street, or call volunteer Louise Montgomery at (562) 897-5282 to learn more.

Shelter staff, volunteers and 501(c)(3) pet rescue charities in Southern California: Got an adoptable pet you think we should feature here? E-mail us a short bio and photo or video embed code. We'll showcase as many pets as we can, but please note that we may not be able to post all submissions.

-- Lindsay Barnett

Comments

[Robin Samuel]

Awwww.....such a sweet looking little girl!

Love her chic accessory - hope she doesn't have to stay in the cold shelter for long. And those curly ears! So cute!

Any dog that will sit still long enough for a mani-pedi is amazingly patient, happy to please and submissive. My little pooch sure wouldn’t let me do that. She'd be out the back door hiding in the azaleas if I tried to paint her nails.

She looks very sweet. Hope she gets a wonderful home - and quick.