KENNEDY IS A COURTESY POSTING AND IS NOT IN FOSTER CARE WITH OFP.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING HER, PLEASE SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ONLINE.

Kennedy is a 3 year old Shih Tzu girl who weighs about 12lbs and her adoption donation is $225. She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo and bordetella vaccines, heartworm tested negative and on monthly preventative care.

Kennedy is a very special girl who came into a local shelter hanging onto life by a thread. Kennedy was suffering from a massive head trauma after being hit by a car. Despite all of her injuries, Kennedy has always shown herself to be a sweetheart that deserves the best life possible from this point forward.

It’s that sweet spirit that pulled at the heartstrings of many to save Kennedy.  To give her the best opportunity for a second chance, Kennedy was going to have to have several surgeries. The first step would be repair and reconstruct her jaw which is still functional although a small portion of the lower jaw had to be removed.  There is an advantage to the reconstruction of her jaw—her cute little tongue tends to hang out adding to her adorable personality.  Kennedy does require a soft food diet.  She has had some setbacks as a result of the initial trauma, she did have to have bladder stones removed and is on the urinary diet and just needs her urine re-checked a couple times a year.

Kennedy is crate trained and housetrained if kept on a schedule.  She does great on a leash and loves to go for car rides.  She gets along with other dogs and cats but is fine as your one and only as well.  Kennedy’s special home will require a strong veterinary reference and lots of love for this kind, gentle soul who would love to find her own people.

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.