Luna

Luna is an adoptable female German Shepherd looking for a home at Los Angeles County - Lancaster in Lancaster, California. She is fully grown and medium in size. She is currently on the shelter's euthanasia list with just one day left, listed due to lack of space. Adopting Luna, or even sharing her story, could save a life before it's too late.

LUNA Animal Location: Lancaster - L316 ANIMAL ID: A5800608 DATE ADMITTED TO COUNTY CARE: 2026-09-12 ANIMAL TYPE: DOG AVAILABILITY STATUS: AV PEND SN PRIMARY BREED: GERM SHEPHERD PRIMARY COLOR: BLACK SEX: Female SIZE: LARGE WEIGHT: 41.6 AGE: 3 years 0 months September 14, 2026 E26-096091 Animal ID: A5800608 Eval Type: PLAYGROUP Eval Location: LANCASTR Eval Date: 09/14/2026 Review Date: Play Style: Sociability: TOLERANT Reactive: NON REACTIVE Ken Handling: FEARFUL/FROZEN Kids: ADULTS ONLY (REC) Large Dogs: CALM DOGS (REC) Small Dogs: NEEDS ASSESSMENT Energy Level: MEDIUM Traming: CONFIDENCE BUILDING Eval Comments: \"The behaviors described today reflect the dog's responses in an Animal Care Center environment and during assessment. A dog's behavior in an Animal Care Center may differ significantly from how they behave in a home Stress, confinement, and unfamiliar surroundings can cause dogs to act out or suppress behaviors that may emerge later. A dog's behaviormay change based on surroundings, training, medical, socialization, and life experiences.\" E26-096100 She was easily collared by the runner in the catch pen. She entered the play yard with soft body language. She was approached by a female Dogo and tolerated her sniffing her, but she was timid. She then began to calmly roam the yard and explore. She was tolerant of dogs trailing her to sniff her. She continued to calmly roam the yard and tolerate other dogs approaching her and sniffing her, but she remained timid. She remained calm and tolerant for the rest of her time in the yard, but she appeared more comfortable around the calm dogs. There were dogs playing during her time in the yard, but she did not engage in or entice any play. She was wary of the handlers in the yard and would not approach them. Luna is tolerant of the other dogs and displayed no play style at this time. She would likely do best with a calmer dog. See handling assessment for further stipulations. Animal ID: AS800608 Eval Type: HANDLING Eval Location: LANCASTR Eval Date: 09/14/2026 Review Date: Play Style: Sociability: TOLERANT Reactive: NON REACTIVE Ken Handling: FEARFUL/FROZEN Kids: ADULTS ONLY (REC) Large Dogs: CALM DOGS (REC) Small Dogs: NEEDS ASSESSMENT Energy Level: MEDIUM Training: CONFIDENCE BUILDING Eval Comments: - \"The behaviors described today reflect the dog's responses in an Animal Care Center environment and during assessment. A dog's behavior in an Animal Care Center may differ significantly from how they behave in a home. Stress, confinement, and unfamliar surroundings can cause dogs to act out or suppress behaviors that may emerge later. A dog's behavior may change based on surroundings, training, medical, socialization, and life experiences.\" She was taken to the catch pen for the handling assessment after play group. The handler knelt and called to her, but she did not approach. The handler slowly approached her and picked up hear leash. She allowed the handler to pet her head. She allowed the handler to check her teeth with no reaction. She allowed the handler to check her ears with no reaction. She allowed the handler to touch her tail with no reaction. She allowed the handler to touch and lift all her paws with no reaction. She displayed no negative or conceming behavior toward the handler, but she is timid and does best with a slower approach Due to her need for a slower approach and trust building, she would ikely do best in an adult only home or with older respectful kids.