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This dog will be at the Palo Alto Pet Food Express on Saturday, May 30th from 12-3 PM unless adopted prior to the event. To be considered for adoption, please submit an application in advance at https://www.dpsrescue.org/adopt/dog-application/. Adoption Fee: $650The Tropical Puppies Rare Island Floof Dogs™ (Experts believe they are a cross between a beach cloud, a coconut cream puff, and complete summertime chaos.) Introducing the Tropical Puppies — an 8 week old litter of fluffy island-inspired adventure companions who are currently majoring in zoomies, landscaping, snack acquisition, and emotional manipulation through eye contact. These happy little “Island Floof Dogs” spend their days living what can only be described as the ultimate summer vacation lifestyle. Their mornings begin around 7:30 AM with a full-speed yard stampede followed by breakfast and important puppy business meetings involving sticks, pinecones, dirt piles, and strategic bush exploration. Most of the day is spent outside in a secure puppy paradise where they sunbathe, wrestle, dig tiny suspicious holes, chase each other through the grass, and dramatically collapse into nap piles like exhausted toddlers after spring break. They’ve explored the big yard, investigated bushes with FBI-level dedication, splashed on the top pool step, and experienced both hoses and water play. They’ve also met a cat and handled the interaction like tiny fluffy diplomats. When new people arrive? Absolute celebration. Every visitor is treated like a celebrity returning from war. These puppies are social, confident, playful, curious, and VERY committed to making every day exciting. Potential adopters should know: Yes, they are adorable. Yes, they are fluffy. Yes, they absolutely bite shoelaces, pant legs, toes, and occasionally your dignity. Yes, they will need training, structure, routine, exercise, enrichment, patience, and supervision. And yes… they are 100% worth it. These are active, intelligent puppies who are going to grow into energetic dogs that need continued socialization, training, adventures, and mental stimulation to thrive. They are treat-motivated, people-oriented, and eager to learn, but they are still babies whose current hobbies include chewing leaves and making terrible life choices at high speed. Breakfast is served in the morning, snacks are considered a constitutional right, dinner happens around 6 PM, and by 10:30 PM the entire island shuts down for bedtime. If you’re looking for a quiet decorative puppy who plans to gently nap in a handbag all day… these are not your puppies. If you’re looking for the kind of dog who makes life funnier, muddier, louder, and infinitely more joyful? Welcome to paradise. Meet the Tropical Crew Guava Guava marches to the beat of his own tropical drum. While the other puppies are charging ahead like caffeinated toddlers on vacation, Guava is usually somewhere in the background thoughtfully investigating a leaf, staring into space philosophically, or casually arriving five business minutes after everyone else. If one puppy is missing, it is almost certainly Guava, peacefully doing his own thing with absolutely no concern whatsoever. He’s calm, sweet, affectionate, and loves belly rubs. He’s the kind of dog who feels like your slightly eccentric best friend who definitely owns a hammock and says things like “the vibes are off.” Guava doesn’t need to be the center of attention. He knows he’s iconic already. Kiwi Kiwi is the valedictorian of Bitey Baby Shark Academy. This girl arrived FULLY committed to using her teeth for communication, but with gentle reminders and consistency, she’s already learning that humans apparently prefer “kisses” over “ankle attacks.” She’s incredibly smart, eager to please, confident, and always the first puppy to greet new people. Kiwi is curious about everything and fully intends to be involved in all household activities whether invited or not. She’s your future adventure buddy, hiking partner, emotional support gremlin, and probably the dog most likely to figure out how to open a cabinet. Kiwi is smart enough to train you if you aren’t paying attention. Mango Mango is sunshine in puppy form. He’s happy, confident, social, and absolutely convinced every person he meets is his new best friend. Mango loves playing with his siblings, exploring the yard, and accepting treats like he’s competing in a professional food-tasting competition. He’s eager to learn, eager to love, and eager to investigate literally everything. Mango is also working hard on his puppy manners and learning that human hands and feet are not, in fact, chew toys despite what his instincts may suggest. He has the energy of a dog who would absolutely cannonball into a pool wearing sunglasses if physically possible. Lychee Lychee appears to have been accidentally delivered by a different stork entirely. As the smallest puppy in the litter, she has different coloring and markings than the others, which only adds to her tiny magical woodland creature energy. What she lacks in size, she makes up for in confidence. Lychee does not seem remotely aware that she’s the smallest and happily keeps up with the bigger puppies while also maintaining a strong commitment to lap sitting and tummy rubs. She’s calm, affectionate, happy, and incredibly cuddly. One moment she’s exploring with the group, and the next she’s upside down in someone’s lap demanding spa services. Lychee is basically a pocket-sized cloud with opinions.