Meet Truffle
A Happy Little Water Dog Mix Ready to Grow Up With His Forever Family
Breed: Water Dog Mix
Gender: Male | Age: 3/24/2026 Weight: 12 lbs currently (medium)
Good With: Dogs ✔️ | Kids ✔️ | Cats: Unknown
Personality: ☀️ Happy | Playful | ❤️ Sweet | Curious
Medical: Vaccines up to date
Location: Los Angeles, California
Transportation: Ozzie and Friends Rescue coordinates safe transportation for approved adopters throughout the United States.
❤️ Personality & Breed Information
Truffle is an adorable Water Dog mix weighing approximately 12 pounds. He's a happy young puppy with plenty of growing, playing, learning, and exploring still ahead of him.
Truffle is good with other dogs and children, while his compatibility with cats is currently unknown.
At six months old, Truffle is at a wonderful stage of puppyhood. He's beginning to leave the tiny baby stage behind but is still very much a puppy. His personality will continue to develop as he grows, and his future family will have an important role in helping him become a confident, well-mannered adult dog.
Water Dog breeds are often known for being intelligent, active, playful, affectionate, and highly engaged with their people. Depending on his particular mix, Truffle may enjoy a combination of physical activity, mental challenges, interactive games, and plenty of family companionship.
Truffle would benefit from:
Daily age-appropriate walks and exercise
Playtime and interactive toys
Mental enrichment and puzzle games
Positive-reinforcement training
Continued positive socialization
Consistent routines and boundaries
Plenty of affection and family time
Depending on the coat he inherits as he matures, Truffle may also require regular brushing and professional grooming to keep his coat healthy and comfortable.
Most importantly, Truffle needs a family ready to embrace everything that comes with raising a puppy—not just the adorable moments, but the training, patience, and lifelong responsibility too.
Puppy Training, Adjustment & What to Expect
At six months old, Truffle is still learning how to navigate the world. His adopter should be prepared to continue teaching him all the skills he'll need as an adult dog.
Rescue dogs may arrive with basic training at best, so his family should be ready to work on:
House training
Leash manners
Basic commands
Recall
Appropriate chewing
Calm greetings
Household boundaries
Positive socialization
Building confidence
Learning how to settle and relax
Puppies need patience, repetition, consistency, and positive reinforcement. Mistakes are part of growing up, and the work invested in Truffle now will help shape the adult dog he becomes.
The 3-3-3 Rule
3 Days to decompress and begin feeling safe
3 Weeks to understand his new household routine
3 Months to fully settle in, build trust, and feel at home
These are guidelines rather than deadlines. Truffle should be allowed to adjust and develop at his own pace.
Owner Responsibilities & Veterinary Care
Truffle's neuter, vaccination, and microchip status have not been provided.
His adopter should review his medical records with a veterinarian and ensure he receives all remaining age-appropriate puppy vaccinations and boosters, neutering if not already completed, parasite prevention, routine wellness examinations, dental care, quality puppy nutrition, healthy growth monitoring, grooming, nail care, and veterinary treatment whenever needed.
Because Truffle is still growing, his family should provide age-appropriate exercise rather than excessive repetitive jumping or strenuous forced exercise.
His adult coat may also require routine professional grooming, depending on which Water Dog characteristics he inherits.
Adoption Information
If you are interested in adopting Truffle, please complete an adoption application at:
Ozzie and Friends Rescue is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit dedicated to rescuing dogs in need and helping them find safe, loving forever homes. We expand our adoption efforts throughout the Western United States, Midwest, and Canada, and coordinate safe transportation for approved adopters.
Adoption and transportation fees vary depending on the individual dog and destination. Our goal is to give every dog the best possible chance of finding the right family, no matter where that family may live.
Adopting a puppy means committing to the dog Truffle is today and every version of him that comes afterward—the adolescent testing boundaries, the adult joining you on adventures, and eventually the senior who will need you more than ever.
Truffle is six months old, happy, curious, and just getting started. His whole life is waiting in front of him, and all that's missing is the family he'll get to share it with. Give this little boy the chance to grow up knowing he's loved, and you'll get the privilege of watching your happy puppy become your lifelong best friend.
