Lenny the Chihuahua longs for ‘love that will last a lifetime.’ He needs a new home

Lenny feels smaller than he ever has, which, for a Chihuahua, is saying a lot.

This little guy longs for love and simplicity, yet doubts his own worth.

During his seven years of life, Lenny has lived peacefully with five other Chihuahuas. Over the years, a few canine pals have passed away.

In response, his humans decided to add a frail, senior Chihuahua to the pack, unwittingly creating a canine upheaval that resulted in Lenny becoming homeless.

Lenny is a gentle boy who appreciates people. Being the sensitive type, he’s unsettled by the noise and confusion of life in the San Luis Obispo County Animal Services shelter.

Lenny waits in his kennel for caring volunteers, staff, and other dog lovers to come visit, because people make him feel more secure and loved.

Lenny appreciates going for walks and stays right by you. He also appreciates finding a nice bench where, together, you can watch the world go by.

Because of all the disruption in his life, Lenny longs for a quiet, uncomplicated home with someone who yearns for the same.

He should probably be your only dog, because — even though he’s lived with multiple Chihuahuas and has been fine with the shelter’s other small dogs — he’d revel in being, for the first time in his life, a solo canine love.

Lenny’s heart is anything but small. He dreams of a love that will last a lifetime.

For more information about Lenny (ID No. 270646), call the volunteer line at the San Luis Obispo County Animal Services shelter at 805-781-4400 or visit www.slocounty.ca.gov/aserv. The shelter is located at 885 Oklahoma Ave., off Highway 1, in San Luis Obispo.

The full-price adoption fee is $81 for cats and $115 for dogs, plus a $28 county license fee for dogs, if the adopters are San Luis Obispo County residents.

The adoption fee includes a new collar, a spay or neuter operation, basic vaccinations, a microchip and eligibility for a free veterinary check within San Luis Obispo County. Cats also are tested for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus, and adopters receive a carrier.

This story was originally published October 22, 2021 at 5:05 AM.