Update: 5/13/21 Bella Grace has been marked as adoption pending.  That means that we are completing the final review of the applications in-house and we are no longer accepting applications on her.  If she is not adopted from these applications, we will remove the adoption pending designation and begin accepting applications again.

Bella Grace needs someone who will be patient with her and understand she’ll need time to adjust to any new person she meets. She has warmed up completely to her foster mom, but she will bark at new people and new situations. She was an owner surrender because her owners could not provide the active, stable environment that she needed to thrive.  She is a dog that is not for everyone because she will need a home that provides consistent, positive training and help to continue to build her confidence.  While Bella does get along with other dogs, we do believe it is in her best interest to place her as an only dog at this time.  We do believe that she requires an active, adult-only home with an owner experienced with dogs with behavioral challenges.  She can be a funny little pup that once bonded will stay by your side and wiggle around in your lap to give you all the cuddles and kisses. She’s a smart dog who enjoys training and learning new tricks or commands.  She’s does well on  housetraining if kept on a schedule. She’s good with stairs and even sometimes acts like a crazy jumping bean inside. Bella LOVES toys! Bella Grace's adoption donation is $450 and she is being fostered in the Dayton, Ohio area. She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo, bivalent canine influenza, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heart worms and started on prevention, as well as flea prevention.  Bella is in a foster home in the Dayton area, so potential adopters will be required to do any meet and greets in the Dayton area.

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.