Danielle’s adoption donation is $275 and she is being fostered in Central.  She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies vaccine, distemper/parvo, bordetella, tested negative for heartworm and started on prevention.  She is also on flea and tick prevention.  Danielle has also had a dental.

 This is Danielle.  She is a brindle and white Shih Tzu who is about 5 years old and weighs between 12-15 lbs.  Danielle was pulled from a Central Ohio kill shelter along with Kendra and Desiree, who were all three picked up as strays.  She is a sweet girl who was probably kept as a breeding dog and discarded when no longer useful.  She was severely matted when picked up by animal control and had to be shaved down.  She doesn’t really have a lot of leash experience but does well if a harness is used.  Danielle is a little chubby and could use some exercise and high quality food.  She is working on her housetraining and does best if kept on a schedule and we do recommend to any adopter to continue to keep her in a crate or confined when not home.  Danielle had to have a dental, probably the first in her life, and she lost 14 teeth.  Once her mouth finishes healing she will be able to eat dry food just like any other dog and will not require a special diet.  Dry food will help to keep her remaining teeth cleaner. 

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.