Joan

About Joan

Breed

Mixed breed

Sex

Female

Age

Adult

Size

Medium

Location

San Tan Valley, AZ

Adoption fee

240

Set and collected by Central Arizona Animal Rescue, not Everybarn.

From Central Arizona Animal Rescue

Hello… I’m Joan, and I’d love to share a little bit about myself. Maybe my story will sound like exactly what you’ve been looking for. I’m a gentle, two‑year‑old girl weighing around 25 pounds, with a soft white coat decorated by tan patches that make me look a bit like a watercolor painting. I come from a big family — my mom, my dad, my three siblings, and me — and we all ended up together at a California shelter when our world suddenly shifted. We’d spent our whole lives side by side, and then everything changed overnight. Even with all that uncertainty, I’ve held onto my quiet optimism. I’m naturally curious, hopeful, and ready for a new beginning. Right now, I’m staying at Central Arizona Animal Rescue, where the volunteers have been incredibly kind. They say I’m one of the “light-colored girls” in the group, and people often stop to admire my soft markings and sweet expression. I don’t think much about how I look, but I do know I love gentle hands, calm voices, and people who move slowly enough for me to understand what’s happening. I’m friendly and social, just like the rest of my family, but I’m still learning what it means to live in a human world. Before arriving here, I…

In the rescue's own words, as they published it.

How adopting Joan works

Central Arizona Animal Rescue decides every adoption: its application, its fee, its home check and its timing. Everybarn only shows this animal on the rescue's behalf, takes no payment and passes no messages.