Meet Leota.

Mission Viejo, CA · 2 years 10 months · German Shepherd Dog (medium coat)

Listed since Mar 15, 2024. Listing dates do not establish shelter intake or continuous availability.

First seen by Goodmorph Oct 30, 2026.

Rescue last updated: Oct 10, 2025 · More than a year ago. Ask the rescue to reconfirm details.

In the shelter’s words

Leota (named after Madam Leota) came to us as a pup and grew into an 80-lb adult, 18-mo old adult with us! She is a shepherd mix, and has been available for a year!Her DOB was 12/21/2023, and is a sweet, snuggly, playful girl! Leota is super playful, good with all dogs big & small, good with kids 5+, (I’m sure smaller kids too but needs to be taught to go easy/slower with babies/toddlers- we don’t have any here). No exposure to cats yet but was instantly good with a new puppy and a new 2 yr old pug so it’s possible! She would do best in a home with another youngish dog as a play companion or an active family. Leota likes to play a lot, take a nice nap, and comes to you for brief snuggles. She likes to nap, lay and sleep independently nearby. Leota is just learning collars & leash training so that will need to be continued in her new home. She is potty trained to an open sliding door in her current foster home. Looking for an experienced big breed owner for this beautiful shepherd mix! Training & socialization are super important for a big breed owner and will be absolutely need to be continued by a dedicated owner. Please remember - all puppies will need potty training and this one will still require that in her new home. No puppy is accident proof, so homes must be puppy-proofed & ready before pup adoption. cause4sbpaws@gmail.com

RescueGroups record ID: 20311583

What this home needs

• Other dogs

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  “Feed checkbox: Yes”

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• Still to ask the shelter

  cats · children · housing and stairs · medical and care. These details are not documented here; unknown does not mean no.

Roster last seen: Nov 2, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC
Goodmorph last synced: Nov 2, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC
Availability confirmed by a person: Not confirmed

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