My name is Pika!

Posted over 8 months ago | Updated 7 hours ago

Cared for by Thrive Animal Rescue, Inc.

Adoption process

Submit Application

Meet the Pet

Sign Adoption Contract

Take the Pet Home

Adoption fee: $150

This helps Thrive Animal Rescue, Inc. with pet care costs.

Or Apply to Adopt

My basic info

Breed

Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier/Chihuahua

Color

Black - with Brown, Red, Golden, Orange or Chestnut

Age

12 years 11 months old, Senior

Size

Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)

Weight

9 lb (current)

Sex

Male

Pet ID

ps_65068017

My details

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Pika's personality can be described as: a cat in a dog's body. He is beautiful but only allows you to pet him on his terms, which is rarely. He grumbles/growls when affection is unwanted and retreats to his crate. He loves laying in the shade.

Pika will tolerate dog's in the house but will go after outsiders on/off leash. He takes medication for allergies and she has a collapsing trachea. Pika is potty trained but still needs a belly band indoors to avoid occasional marking. He will do best in a quiet serene setting so not to aggravate his cough by barking. He has lameness in his back legs which cause him to occasionally stumble and fall when walking. For his age, Pika has good pep and will bring cat joy in dog form for many more years.

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Rescue

Thrive Animal Rescue, Inc.

Contact info

Pet ID

ps_65068017

Contact

Pamela Madden

Phone

(858) 790-9590

pamela@thriveanimalrescue.com

Website

https://www.thriveanimalrescue.com/

Address

13875 Old El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

1.
Submit Application

Submit an application through our website at: https://www.thriveanimalrescue.com/new-adoption-application

2.
Meet the Pet

Once your application is approved. We will contact you to set up at time to visit the dog(s).

3.
Sign Adoption Contract

Upon mutual agreement, you will be sent the link to sign the adoption contract and pay the adoption fee.

4.
Take the Pet Home

You will be sent the dogs medical records and microchip information.

Additional adoption info

Thrive Animal Rescue is committed to placing dogs into their forever home, forever. Please read this application carefully, paying particular attention to the question regarding commitment to making it work. Will you be willing to go to any length to keep your Thrive dog as a part of your family forever? If the answer is yes, then proceed in filling out our adoption application.

Adoption application

https://www.thriveanimalrescue.com/new-adoption-application

Go meet their pets

By appointments only, after completing the adoption application.

More about this rescue

Thrive Animal Rescue is the brainchild of Cece Durante Bloum and Georgia Spogli. Cece, a lifelong animal lover, equestrian and founder of Newmarket Equestrian Center, sought a way to incorporate her love for animals with her desire to give back to the community. Being a dog lover first and foremost, Cece began finding dogs in shelters for friends who wanted to adopt but could not bear the heartache of searching through shelters to find the right match. Cece realized that shelters are filled with dogs who have been abandoned for reasons having nothing to do with serious health or behavioral issues. Georgia had completed similar rescue work on the East Coast and successfully placed several dogs in the loving homes of friends and associates in the equestrian world. Georgia felt a calling to do more and joined forces with Cece in 2014. They recruited more dog loving friends from the equestrian world, applied for non-profit status, and Thrive Animal Rescue was born!

Thrive continues to carry out its mission to rescue family friendly dogs from abandonment and shelters and place them in loving forever homes. Additionally, it is our goal to educate adopters on the importance of their commitment to their new furry family member. We consider suitability a vital part of the process of placing a dog in a loving forever home and believe this diminishes the likelihood that a dog will become displaced or rehomed again, thereby reducing the number of viable dogs being euthanized.