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A893435
Located At: Foster Home
Description: Currently In Foster
My name is Chiquita Aka Nayla.
I am a spayed female, white and blue merle Catahoula Leopard Hound.
My name is Chiquita Aka Nayla.
I am a spayed female, white and blue merle Catahoula Leopard Hound.
Weight: I weigh approximately 31.10 lbs.
Age: The shelter staff think I am about 9 months old.
More Info: I have been at the shelter since Mar 05, 2026 and am ready to go home today!
I am currently in foster care but am available for adoption! If you are interested in adopting me, please email PACC.AdoptAFoster@pima.gov
If you are interested in adopting this pet, visit us during regular business hours. Please email pacc.adopt@pima.gov for any questions regarding the adoption process.
If you believe this is your lost pet, come down during regular business hours to reclaim or email pacclostandfound@pima.gov with any questions.
I am currently in foster care but am available for adoption! If you are interested in adopting me, please email PACC.AdoptAFoster@pima.gov
If you are interested in adopting this pet, visit us during regular business hours. Please email pacc.adopt@pima.gov for any questions regarding the adoption process.
If you believe this is your lost pet, come down during regular business hours to reclaim or email pacclostandfound@pima.gov with any questions.
Bio: Chiquita (I also call her Nyla) is such a sweet soul! She loves to snuggle or curl up on your lap for a nap. But she's also still a puppy and very curious. She has been doing well with being gated off in a bathroom during the day while I'm at work, and just needs to be let out once around lunch time to do her business. We've worked our way up to sleeping in a crate at night. She enjoys going on a daily walk and does nicely on a leash. I recommend using a harness with a front hook so it's easier for her to feel which direction to go if she becomes disoriented. But this happens less once she learns the area and you. I will say, she likes to take her sweet time and smell the roses!
In one short month, she's become mostly potty trained. She's also learned how to use a doggie door, but hasn't quite worked up to using it independently to go out for her business. But she's a smart cookie who I know she'll get there.
Chiquita is quiet as a mouse 95% of the time, but if she's upset about something or has decided it's time to come out of her enclosure, you will have the pleasure of being serenaded with the song of her people.
She's done amazing with her foster brother, who's bigger than her. They love to play and wrestle and chase each other. (It helps if you have a little more open of a space to do this to reduce her chance of running into things. Once she learns where things are, she manages just fine.) She's also been around smaller dogs and done well with them too. Since Chiquita is deaf and partially blind, she doesn't pick up on the more subtle dog cues. But if the dog gives an appropriate little warning lunge, she gets the message. Of course, being a puppy, that doesn't always means she's ready to give up, so any dogs in the home will need to be able go tolerate and appropriately correct an ornery puppy.
She's been around older kids and loves them. She's had younger kids pet her on walks and she does fine with that. Though with her being so young and growing quickly, and with her reduced awareness with hearing and vision, she would probably do best in a home without toddlers or babies.
Chiquita loves most any toy, dog-safe chews, and dog puzzles. Also water. She'll just walk right into a running shower if you let her! She does great with being bathed, and requires minimal grooming maintenance. She's extremely friendly and easy-going (when her puppy curiosity isn't taking over). She just wants to know she has a home and is loved. Knowing where her person is is comforting to her.
Being deaf and partially blind can sound intimidating, but once you get to know her, you'll see it really doesn't impact her or the home all that much! She's starting to learn to use a vibration collar for recall, and is smart enough that she'll learn quickly with some basic touch signs for commands.
Chiquita is on meds for seizures, although I haven't observed any seizures since she's been on the medication in the month she's been with me. She takes the pill just fine. She's very gentle when taking treats and playing.
In one short month, she's become mostly potty trained. She's also learned how to use a doggie door, but hasn't quite worked up to using it independently to go out for her business. But she's a smart cookie who I know she'll get there.
Chiquita is quiet as a mouse 95% of the time, but if she's upset about something or has decided it's time to come out of her enclosure, you will have the pleasure of being serenaded with the song of her people.
She's done amazing with her foster brother, who's bigger than her. They love to play and wrestle and chase each other. (It helps if you have a little more open of a space to do this to reduce her chance of running into things. Once she learns where things are, she manages just fine.) She's also been around smaller dogs and done well with them too. Since Chiquita is deaf and partially blind, she doesn't pick up on the more subtle dog cues. But if the dog gives an appropriate little warning lunge, she gets the message. Of course, being a puppy, that doesn't always means she's ready to give up, so any dogs in the home will need to be able go tolerate and appropriately correct an ornery puppy.
She's been around older kids and loves them. She's had younger kids pet her on walks and she does fine with that. Though with her being so young and growing quickly, and with her reduced awareness with hearing and vision, she would probably do best in a home without toddlers or babies.
Chiquita loves most any toy, dog-safe chews, and dog puzzles. Also water. She'll just walk right into a running shower if you let her! She does great with being bathed, and requires minimal grooming maintenance. She's extremely friendly and easy-going (when her puppy curiosity isn't taking over). She just wants to know she has a home and is loved. Knowing where her person is is comforting to her.
Being deaf and partially blind can sound intimidating, but once you get to know her, you'll see it really doesn't impact her or the home all that much! She's starting to learn to use a vibration collar for recall, and is smart enough that she'll learn quickly with some basic touch signs for commands.
Chiquita is on meds for seizures, although I haven't observed any seizures since she's been on the medication in the month she's been with me. She takes the pill just fine. She's very gentle when taking treats and playing.
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Shelter information
Location: Pima Animal Care Center - Tucson
Address: 4000 North Silverbell Road
Tucson, AZ 85745
Tucson, AZ 85745
