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Beautiful Carmelita came to us in early March from the Barstow Humane Society where she had been awaiting adoption for over 3 months. The staff at the shelter believe it’s due to the fact she’s a little older — approximately 6-7 years old..

Latte is a petite little light fawn Boxer who came to us through San Diego Humane Society. She was taken in to SDHS with what was described as a 5-lb mass on her forehead area. The wonderful veterinary staff at SDHS removed the mass, and she is now a part of the LCAL family while she awaits a forever home.

Patrick is a super sweet, super relaxed Maltese-mix who came to us from Animal Friends of the Valley in Wildomar, California. He is approximately 9 years old, and he has some older-dog medical issues with movement in his rear legs.

Beautiful one-blue-eye Blanca is a 13-weeks-young deaf Boxer puppy who came to us through a group of rescue advocates, trying to make sure she did not end up in the wrong hands.  Blanca was born without the ability to hear, so although she’s...

Raven is a young adult Chihuahua (2-3 years of age) who came to us from our friends at the SD County Animal Shelter … with four puppies!  

XTERRA BOARDS is built on one family’s love of the water, swimming, SUPing and sense of adventure. Over time, we found our enthusiasm for stand up paddleboarding bumping up against travel plans, ...