Lucy's adoption donation is $275 and she is being fostered in Central Ohio.  She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms and started on prevention, as well as flea prevention.  She has also had a dental.

UPDATE: Lucy continues to do well in rescue and we are learning she would benefit greatly by a breed experienced owner in her forever home.  She is a true poodle girl, quite prissy and always wanting to be the center of attention.  She continues to get along with her foster brothers & sister, but has had a little more difficulty with a second rescue dog arriving in her foster home. 
 
If you are looking for a super sweet girl who loves to be with her people, Lucy is your gal!!!  She is a velcro dog and wants to be everywhere her humans are.  She isn't a lap dog but she likes to be very close and will lay near your feet or beside you in a chair or on the sofa.  She is estimated to be about 7 yrs. young who came into rescue from a kill shelter as a stray.  She walks well on leash (unless she sees people or other dogs, then will pull to get to them), loves to go for car rides, and has good potty manners if kept on a schedule.  While she would much prefer to sleep in the "big bed", she does fine in a crate at night or when her people have to be away.  She does bark when her people leave so she would not be suited to apartment or condo living.   Overall she is a fabulous dog who is looking for a loving home to give her the princess life she so deserves.

Lucy is very good with small children who are respectful of small breed dogs.   We do not have kitties in her foster home so we don't know how she would do living with a cat.  She is great with all the dogs in her foster home.  She still likes to play, with her favorite game being fetch - she will return a soft squeaky ball for about 20 min. 2-3 times a day if she can find someone to play with her. 

PLEASE NOTE:   If you are viewing this biography on a website other than the Ohio Fuzzy Pawz website like Petfinder, Adopt-a-Pet, or another search engine (the OFP website is www.ohiofuzzypawz.com), not all information transfers to partner websites in some instances.  If you go to the  individual webpage of our dogs , you will be able to get more information each dog.

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.