pet of the week

Marshall is looking for a home. He is 6 years old, house-trained and likes other dogs. He can climb fences so must be kept on a leash while outside.

Visit Marshall at The El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925. Don’t forget all animals come spayed or neutered, with all vaccinations and a microchip! For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Update of last week’s Pet of the Week, Horace is still looking for his forever home.

This week's pet of the week is Lucille, a corn snake. She is looking for a new home!
Lucille is about three feet long and eats frozen or thawed mice.

If you adopt Lucille you get her three foot tank with lid to take home with, but you'll need lighting and heating equipment. If you wish to adopt her, you must bring the equipment to the shelter with you.

Visit Lucille at El Dorado County Animal Services, 1120 Shakori Drive, South Lake Tahoe, 530-573-7925.

This week's Pet of the Week is Cora, a sweet three-year-old kitty. Cora needs to be in an animal-free home as she loves to have all of the attention.

Stop by and visit Cora at the El Dorado County Animal Services at 1120 Shakori Drive in Meyers, or give them a call at 530-573-7925.

For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

This week's Pet of the Week is Hunter, a very sweet 5-year-old Cat. He is having a hard time of it at the shelter and is very scared.

Hunter would love to go home with someone who is loving and can give him the time he needs to love back.

Visit Hunter at The El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925.

For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Good news, the most recent Pets of the Week have found their forever homes! Both Jasmine the kitty and Thor the pup now have loving homes.

This week's Pet of the Week is Charlie, a young Rat Terrier. He likes to play with other dogs and seems to be fine with confident cats.

Charlie loves to cuddle in laps and go for car rides.

Visit Charlie at the El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925.

For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Last week’s pet of the week Mandy found her forever home!

This week's Pet of the Week is Gilligan. He is just one-year-old and he loves to play!

Gilligan does well with other pets and would love to find his forever home!

Visit Gilligan at the El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925. For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

This week's Pet of the Week is Zeck, a seven-year-old pitbull. He is a good boy who is very well behaved, gets along with other dogs and kids!

Visit Zeck at The El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925.

For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Update on recent pets of the week: Gig the Cockatiel found her forever home as did Chico!

"Hello, my name is Walter. I am around 7 months old and I am a good dog. I am house trained and would love to go to training classes to learn good manners. I walk nicely on my leash. I am a little shy to start with but warm up fast if you have a cookie. If you have another dog we should meet first to make sure we get along."

This week's pet of the week is Bear, a very handsome two-year-old German Shepard-Malamute mix. He is a lovely dog and is not happy being stuck in a cage at the shelter.

Bear would make a wonderful pet, he gets along with children and learns quickly.

Come visit Bear out at The El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925. For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Cookiebun and Selenium, the rabbits, are still looking for a home

This week's Pet of the Week is Bear, a big German Shepherd/Malamute mix. He is two or three years old and is good with other dogs. Bear would love a forever home where he can play fetch and tug.

Please come visit Bear at The El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925.

Don’t forget all animals come spayed or neutered, with all vaccinations and a microchip! For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Update on Last week’s Pet of the Week, Elsa! She found her forever home.

Pepper is a super sweet 18-month-old who loves children and babies. She walks nicely on leash and loves to play with other dogs. She also does well keeping the cats and squirrels out of the yard so she does need to be in a cat free home.

Please come visit sweet little Pepper at The El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925.

The South Lake Tahoe Pet of the Week is Samson, a one-year-old Shar Pei mix. He likes other dogs and has lived with children.

Samson is housetrained and very sweet. He prefers a home with another dog since he came into the shelter with two other dogs when his owner became homeless.

Don’t forget all animals come spayed or neutered, with all vaccinations and a microchip!

Come visit Van out at The El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925. For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

This week's Pet of the Week is Lyric, a special 11-month-old pit who is "super friendly and super excited."

Lyric is a good girl who is house trained. She just needs some training to curb her excited behavior. The Lake Tahoe Humane Society will provide a free private training lesson with Good Dog Training to the family that gives Lyric her forever home.

Please call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society directly if you’re interested in Ruby 530-542-2857 (Monday-Friday 9-5) or 530-577-4521 (after hours 24/7 number).

The "Pet of the Week" is Chester, a five-month old Fila Mastiff / Pit Bull mix. He is going to be a BIG dog!

Chester needs a family without children under 12 who is committed to taking him to training classes. He loves to play with other dogs and did not chase the cats that he met at Animal Control.

Please come visit him at The El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925. For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Once again, the pet of this week is Heavenly, a sweet female Pit who is about 2 years old. She is good with people and well behaved. Heavenly does, however, have a lot of energy!

She would be best in a home with no other female dogs and no cats.

Heavenly needs to find a home very soon. She is at risk of being put down very soon, so if you're interested, please visit her at the El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925.

For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Allie is around three years old she is a petite tabby girl who was left behind when her owner moved. She likes other pets and has lived with small children.

Please come visit her at The El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925. For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

The Pet of the Week for November 3 is Akero, a 2-year-old who is house trained and likes to play with other dogs. He is good with children and likes to sit in laps. Akero cannot go home with cats. He will require grooming every 6 weeks as he does not shed. Call to schedule time to visit Akero at the El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925. For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Morgan has a clean bill of health at 17 years young. The snowshoe-Siamese-calico mix was orphaned when her guardian went to hospice care. A veterinary exam and blood work showed Morgan healthy and ...

--Pet of the week: MurphySeptember, 28 2011 9:41 am MST...