I'm ready for my new family!

1/30/2025 Weight: 45 lbs.     

Expected to be Midsize.           

Estimated DOB: 8/8/23         

Spayed: 02/12/24

Meet Lupi - Resilient, Loving, Ready for Forever

Lupi is a brave Baja rescue dog with a story that proves how tough — and how lovable — she is. Born August 2023, she arrived at Cortez Rescue & Outreach over the holidays and fought through a rough start (including a quarantine for giardia). In March 2025 she was adopted, but a few weeks later a scary diagnosis suggested osteosarcoma. When that adoption fell through, Lupi never gave up — and neither did her rescue family.

A devoted foster-hospice team and a second opinion from Dr. Gretel on May 2, 2025, changed everything: the mass was likely a bone infection, not cancer. With treatment the mass shrank by June, and again on July 23, 2025, confirming it wasn’t cancer after all. Today Lupi is healed enough, strong in spirit, and ready to find the loving forever home she deserves.

About Lupi (the dog you’ll fall for):

• Loving and affectionate — she thrives on human attention and cuddles.

• Playful and sweet, yet calm enough to settle in a quiet home.

• A true survivor: handled medical ups and downs with courage and grace.

• Ready for adoption — healthy, hopeful, and full of love.

Lupi is proof that some dogs come with extra resilience and a double dose of heart. If you’re ready to offer a patient, loving home — and celebrate a dog who’s beaten the odds — Lupi could be your perfect match.

Watch my video on my meeting cats! (As part of our dedication to the welfare of all animals under our care, we conduct basic cat testing for dogs brought into our rescue. However, it's essential to understand that while we strive to assess their compatibility with cats, we cannot guarantee their behavior in all situations.)

Before leaving Cortez Rescue, all dogs will be given a full medical assessment to ensure optimum health, current on vaccinations, and spayed/neutered. All dogs are micro-chipped before leaving Mexico.