Adopt-a-Pet: West Valley shelter

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And now for something a little different here at L.A. Unleashed.

We all know how crowded our local shelters and rescue groups are with homeless pets. So we thought we’d take a little (virtual) cruise around one of them -- in this case, the West Valley shelter in Chatsworth. Here are just a few of the furry friends we found there. They’re all available for adoption, and we’ve listed the identification numbers for each.

For starters, this (sadly, nameless) little lady (ID No. A0979036), above, is an unspayed Parson Russell terrier who’s about 4 years old. And if my eyes do not deceive me ... it sure does look like she has a pretty fantastic heart-shaped marking on her side, doesn’t it? We may well have a future celebri-dog on our hands here.

(Remember Heart-Kun, the long-haired chihuahua with a similar stamp, anyone? Or that Disney sensation of yesteryear, Mickey Moo?) If you’ll permit me one Billy Joel reference, I may be wrong, but I may be right -- and you’ll just never know if you don’t head over to the shelter.

Battle of the Terrier Titans, Part I:

Above left is Pepper (ID No. A0980050), who’s listed as an unspayed female standard schnauzer (we’re thinking ‘mix,’ the very best type of dog in our opinion). The shelter staff doesn’t know how old she is, but isn’t it the mark of a true lady to remain ageless?

Above right is another amazing terrier mix (ID No. A0979315). He’s unneutered and about 8 years old. Who could resist that scruffy visage and winsome smile?

Boomer here (above) is listed as a dachshund mix, unneutered and about 2 years old. He’s ID No. A0964502.

More after the jump!

OMG KITTENS!!! West Valley is chock-full of them, apparently; this particular little sweetheart (ID No. A0970621) is a domestic shorthair, about 2 months old and full of the dickens, we’d wager.

Battle of the Terrier Titans, Part II:

Above left here we have Sherman (ID No. A0977557), an unneutered male poodle-terrier mix who’s about a year and a half old. And on the right, another nameless wonder (sigh), who’ll just have to answer to ID No. A0979299 for the time being. He’s an unneutered terrier mix, approximately 4 years old.

I defy you, dear Unleashed-ers, not to wear a smile on your face while gazing upon Gracie (above, ID No. A0420128). She’s an 8-year-old spayed female basset hound mix.

And, finally, we present Riley. He’s a neutered male domestic longhair who’s about 2 1/2 years old; just think of all the fun you could have posting pictures of him here if you brought him home to live with you. Riley is ID No. A0937362.

All these great potential friends, and many more, are at the West Valley Animal Care Center. More information on these and other pets is available at the above link or by calling 888-4LAPET1.

--Lindsay Barnett