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Trixi is Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet This Week

Her owner moved.

Trixi is a 4-1/2-year-old, 45-pound, female, Bassett Hound / Spaniel mix.

She was surrendered to a crowded shelter when her owner moved and couldn’t take her along. After that, Trixi was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society through Friends of County Animal Shelters (FOCAS).

Her owner said that Trixi gets along well with cats and other dogs. He says she’s house trained and she was perfectly fine in the house when they had to leave her home alone.

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Trixi is a medium-energy dog who loves affection. Her favorite place to be is right by your side.

Her $145 adoption fee includes medical exam, spay, vaccinations, microchip, and a one-year license if her new home is in the jurisdiction of San Diego Humane Society.

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For more information visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas or log on to www.SDpets.org. Open 11 to 4 every day but Tuesday.

Special note.

October is “Adopt a Shelter Dog Month.”

Animal shelters have all types of dogs from purebred to mixed breed and all ages from puppies to adolescents, adults, and seniors. Some were given up because their owners died or moved. Others were surrendered because their owners could no longer care for them. Some were lost or abandoned.

If this isn’t the right time for you to adopt a shelter dog, find out how you can volunteer or become a virtual foster by sponsoring a pet.

For more information visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas or log on to www.sdpets.org.

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