RANCHO PALOS VERDES—A dog that spent nearly two years waiting for a new home has been adopted by a family in Rancho Palos Verdes. Melvin—who has since been renamed Loki—was matched to the Maguires, who were in search of the “perfect pit” to join their two other dogs, according to spcaLA officials. The nearly four-year-old pit bull mix was adopted early this month after waiting 667 days—most of it at the spca’s Long Beach shelter and the last four months in foster care—and undergoing a $2,500 surgery. He was originally classified as a lost dog by Long Beach Animal Care Services, and had been the longest-term resident at the spcaLA’s shelters. “He’s going to have a great life now,” his new owner, Trish Maguire, said of Loki, describing the family’s new pet as “very excitable” and “very loving.” She noted that she and her husband, John, and their two teenagers …