❤️ First, Please Help My Shelter!
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This Is…Me. My Name Is Zucchini.
Zucchini! Maybe my name made you smile. I hope it did, because making someone smile seems like a pretty wonderful way to introduce myself. I’m three years old, and although I’m a fairly big dog at just over 60 pounds, there’s something you should know about me. I’m shy. Sometimes the world feels a little overwhelming, and when I meet someone new, I need a little time to figure out whether everything is going to be okay.
I hope that doesn’t make you pass me by. I have so much growing and learning ahead of me, and the people caring for me believe that with patience, love, and slow introductions, I can become a wonderful companion. Imagine being the person who helps me discover that new experiences can be exciting instead of frightening. Imagine the first time I walk toward you with confidence because I’ve learned that you’re someone I can trust. Wouldn’t that be something worth waiting for?
My name is Zucchini. I’m real. I’m waiting. And I’d really love the chance to become somebody’s best friend.
Love, Zucchini 🐾
🐶 Meet Zucchini
- Name: Zucchini
- Animal ID: A1938679
- Age: 3 years
- Sex: Male, neutered
- Breed: Pit Bull
- Color: Blue and white
- Weight: 60.5 pounds
- Shelter: OC Animal Care, Orange County, California
- Intake jurisdiction: Newport Beach
- Intake date: November 3, 2026
- Kennel: 152
- Personality: Shy and timid; needs slow introductions and a patient family to help him build confidence
Find Zucchini through the OC Animal Care adoption system
Please reference A1938679 when asking about Zucchini. Contact the shelter to confirm his current availability and adoption requirements.
❤️ A Special Thank-You to Grace Brouillette!
Zucchini’s This Is…Me story is sponsored by Grace Brouillette of Santa Ana, California!
Grace, thank you for choosing to help a real shelter dog be seen. Your sponsorship is helping us tell Zucchini’s story and reach people who might recognize that a shy dog deserves every bit as much love and opportunity as the most outgoing one.
Sometimes a dog needs someone willing to give him a little extra time. Thank you for helping us find that someone for Zucchini.
What Is This Is…Me?
This Is…Me is a rescue storytelling project from 2 Traveling Dogs, created to share the stories of real shelter dogs and help people connect directly with the organizations caring for them. In a world filled with misleading and AI-generated animal rescue posts, we want to help people find real animals who genuinely need homes.
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We need more people to help us give shelter dogs like Zucchini a voice. Every sponsorship helps us continue featuring dogs who deserve to be noticed.
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