Roby's adoption donation is $300 and he is being fostered in Central Ohio. Roby has been neutered, microchipped, received his rabies, distemper/parvo, bordetella, heartworm tested negative and started on prevention. He is also on monthly flea prevention.  Roby has also had a dental cleaning.

UPDATE 1/7/13: Roby, aka Toby, is progressing very well in rescue.  His potty manners are nearly perfect and he will let you know when he needs to go out if you are paying attention.   He does well on leash and enjoys taking walks.  He is coming out of his shyness, but will certainly need a family that will give him the individual attention he craves.  He loves to be with his humans and is most happy if he can snuggle with you in a chair or sit on your lap.  With time and gentle encouragement, he most likely will learn what doggie play is and will begin to play once he is comfortable in his forever home as he is attempting to play with doggie toys in foster care.  Roby is still very unsure about men, but doing 50% better since coming into rescue.  Again, he will need the time and patience by his forever family to allow him to feel safe with any male in the home.  It is quite possible that a male figure in his past has caused him trauma.

Roby was rescued from a local kill shelter where he was left by his owner.  Ironically enough, he is related to the 16 hoarding Maltese that we took in in September 2012.  His owner left him at the shelter because he is a bit shy and they were unprepared for that. He is a very sweet and gentle boy. He is definitely comfortable around other dogs and is learning to be more comfortable around people. Roby loves to be held. He is a definite lap dog. He has made significant progress in rescue and would be a great companion for someone that wants a little warm buddy to have on their lap and shower with attention. Roby is 5 years old, weighs 7 lbs, and does well on housetraining if kept on a schedule and does use potty pads. Due to his small size, no small children under the age of 8.

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.