Rango's adoption fee is $400 and he is being fostered in Central Ohio.  He has been neutered, microchipped, received his rabies, distemper/parvo, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworm and started on prevention, as well as flea/tick prevention.  Due to Rango's small size, we will only consider homes with children over the age of 8.  We have also discovered that Rango does not seem to shed!   A securely fenced yard will be required because he can be a little escape artist!  

UPDATE 8/22: Rango's coat has come in nicely now, lush & soft, so he will require some grooming, with which he does pretty well.  We are finding that he doesn't like the wet weather much when potty time comes, but he will eventually get down to business if you are patient with him.  He will also potty on walks, which he absolutely loves.
  
UPDATE 8/1:  Rango is doing very well with his potty manners if kept on a schedule.  His shyness has quickly disappeared here in his foster home, now playing with doggie toys and the other doggies in his foster home.  He is doing very well with leash training.  We would like to find a family who has another furbaby for him to play with because he is all about doggie play!!!  Also a fenced yard would be best as he loves to run "zoomies" to burn off some of his energy when he's not playing.  He and our other foster dog, Hunter, play chase in the yard and play with each other almost constantly.

Rango is a tiny 6 pound, 1-2 year old Shih Tzu/Poodle/possibly Maltese mix little boy. A bit shy at first, Rango seems to warm up quickly if given the space and time to do so.  We are working on his outside potty manners as it appears he may have been trained to potty pads.  Since he is such a smart little guy and eager to please, we feel he will catch on fairly quickly once we get him on our schedule/routine.  He is doing well with our dogs and most likely will be ok with kitties.  He is crate trained for night time and when we are away.  Updates will be provided as we learn more about Rango.

If you would like to be considered to adopt Rango, please submit an adoption application.   

 

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Visual breed identification in dogs can be unreliable so, in many cases, we are only guessing at the predominant breed or breed mix.  We get to know each dog as an individual and will do our best to describe each of our dogs based on personality, not by breed label.

Our Adoption Process

The adoption process has several steps involved. Please review prior to submitting an application. Our adoption process is detailed here:  http://www.ohiofuzzypawz.com/info/adoption

Our volunteers work very diligently to process each application and we try to ensure that we are making the best match possible for each dog.  We do not schedule meetings with dogs until an application has been approved.  It can take up to a few weeks to process an application or as little time as a few days, from the time you submit an application, please be prepared to adopt as we cannot hold dogs.

Special Requirements

Some dogs may have special requirements (for example, medications, a fence) -- if you apply for a dog, please be sure to read over the biography completely to see if there are any special needs and if you're home would be suitable.  If we indicate on the dog's biography that a fence is required, this means your home must have a physical fence.  Other dogs may require a "strong vet reference" which indicates that we are looking for a home that has a documented history of veterinary care with previous pets. 

The first step in our process is to submit an online adoption application at www.ohiofuzzypawz.com/forms.  The application MUST include the personal references and veterinary, grooming, and landlord references (if applicable) and their respective contact information.  If you do not include the references and the contact information, your application will be delayed as it CANNOT be processed.  Once the references have been successfully completed, a home visit is then scheduled when a rescue representative can meet all members of the family or residents of the home.  No application is approved prior to the home visit being done.   At that point, the Directors will discuss any and all applications on a foster dog and make a selection--in many cases, there are multiple applications for each dog, so please be understanding that our only priority is the successful placement of each of our foster dogs.

Out of State Adoptions

We do adopt out of state to outstanding applicants, however, our process requires a home visit, so out of state adoptions can take longer.  We do not ship our dogs, adopters should be prepared to pick up the dog in Central Ohio.