Nevada SPCA Animal Rescue

Giorgio beams with kindness and good cheer.  He is a remarkably cute blend of American Eskimo & West Highland White Terrier, 3 years young, a neutered boy, debuting for adoption today at Nevada SPCA.  Giorgio gets along well with other dogs and he enjoys people.   His special challenge is that he is terrified of being groomed -- we don't know what he has endured to cause this -- and may get nippy out of extreme fear that you are intending to hurt him.  So Giorgio needs a very experienced, adult-only home to help him realize harm will never come his way again.

Update: Cartier was adopted on December 26th! We sure expected Cartier to be adopted many weeks ago. But it is impossible to predict which of the animals will really find homes right away versus those who need more time and opportunities to reach potential adopters. Cartier is a very fun-loving youngster with a sunny personality. He is a West Highland White Terrier ("Westie") mix, neutered, approximately two years of age. Cartier is compatible with some dogs and shows signs of housetraining. Like many other Terriers, he gives himself over wholeheartedly to those he likes, yet is not shy about expressing his aversion to those who he dislikes. Cartier has divided our staff and volunteers into these same two groups -- snuggling with some of us and being cranky with others. Ideally, we would like him to be adopted by someone knowledgeable about Westies and familiar with the sometimes testy nature of Terriers. You can see more of Cartier in this brief video. The bottom line i...