LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Animal Care and Control has many new dogs waiting to meet their new families this week.

Dogs available for adoption this week include mixes of boxer, Chihuahua, collie, dachshund, German shepherd, hound, Labrador retriever pit bull, Rhodesian ridgeback, Siberian husky, shepherd and treeing walker coonhound.

Dogs that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are either neutered or spayed, microchipped and, if old enough, given a rabies shot and county license before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.

This week’s dogs include a 2-year-old male German shepherd with a black and tan coat. He’s in kennel No. 3, ID No. LCAC-A-5979.

The shelter also has a 5-month-old male Rhodesian ridgeback puppy with a tricolor coat. He is in kennel No. 17, ID No. LCAC-A-6098.

Another adoptable dog is a 1-year-old male Chihuahua-dachshund mix with a black brindle coat. He is in kennel No. 4, ID No. LCAC-A-5992.

Those dogs and the others shown on this page at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption.

Call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278 or visit the shelter online for information on visiting or adopting.

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