Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Myla

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“You can always trust a dog that likes peanut butter." – Kate DiCamillo, American children's fiction author, Because of Winn-Dixie

Her soulful eyes seem to beg anyone in the room to notice her and give her the attention she craves. She likes sticking her tongue out whenever someone wants to take a photo of her, which gives all the pictures of her a goofy look.

Her name is Myla and she's a 7-month-old brown and tan spayed Cane Corso-mix. Cane Corsos were bred throughout Italy to guard and protect the home and the livestock. Time passed and the breed was bred in the 1980s to become a companion animal as well as a means of protection.

Besides Cane Corso's short, thick coats, they also have large heads. Even as a puppy, Myla's head is the first thing about her that you see. Well, maybe it's her nose first and then her sad, expressive eyes and then, finally, her rather large cranium.

​She's actually not that large for a female Cane Corso. At only 52 pounds, she's a little underweight, but she was rather skinny when she was found as a stray. Getting her back to a healthy weight is definitely a goal for our kennel staff. Whoever becomes her forever family will also need to continue her current healthy path.

She pulls a little when she's on a leash, but when she's not on a leash, she will jump around, letting everyone know that she wants to play!

As hungry and scared as she probably was when she was out on her own, she doesn't show any guarding issues when it comes to her food. She's very relaxed and playful and prefers to spend her time with humans.

Jumping around a lot is her super talent at the moment. Eventually, as she gets bigger and grows into herself, the jumping may become intrusive and difficult to handle, which is why it's important for her to take some puppy classes and learn how to act in a home.

Other dogs, no matter if they are large or medium-sized, don't seem to bother her. She sees them as something that looks like her so she finds them exciting and will bounce around wanting to play with them.

Toys do not excite her at all. She much prefers human interaction instead of chasing a stuffy down the hallway. But she might be too excited to concentrate on a fully stuffed piece of material right now. Once she finds the perfect family to adopt her and love her, she might like something cuddly to call her own so she knows she finally belongs.

How to Adopt

For more information regarding Kane County Animal Control's adoptable animals and for an adoption application, please go to www.kanecountypets.org.

All Kane County Animal Control adoptable cats and dogs are spayed/neutered, microchipped, up-to-date on all vaccines including rabies. They are tested for feline leukemia/FIV and heartworm.

The adoption fee for dogs is $200 and $100 for cats. Adoption of two dogs is $300 and it is $150 to adopt two cats.