Lily Belle's adoption donation is $425 and she is being fostered in Central Ohio. She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo, and bordetella vaccines, and started on prevention for heartworms as well as flea prevention. 

Lily Belle came into rescue through no fault of her own when her owners felt they were not equipped to handle her energy.  She is a puppy still in the training period with her potty manners, her leash training, and basic commands.  She is a very smart little girl that wants nothing more than to please her people so we feel certain she will catch on very quickly.  She is crate trained for night time and for when we are away.  We don't believe she was exposed to the outside world very much so we are opening her world greatly as she has entered rescue.  She now knows what grass is, what the outside sounds are all about, and how much fun it is to take a walk and play in a yard. She also likes to play with doggie toys, even if she has to play with them by herself.

Lily Belle idealy needs a family to play with and to help burn off her puppy energy.  And a fur play buddy would also be helpful to her overal happiness and continued training; another pup for her to pattern after.  Since she is small, we would hope her forever family has small breed dog experience. While she is learning to walk on leash,  a fenced yard would be even better so she could have freedom to run and play without the confinement of a leash.  She likes other dogs and would probably be ok with kitties, however, we have none here in her foster home. 

Lily Belle can be a little vocal when she wants the other dogs to play with her or if she is trying to get your attention, but in general she is pretty quiet.  Only those who understand the commitment and patience required to work with and help raise a puppy should consider applying to adopt this sweet girl. Her joyful attitude will melt your heart, but she will need a lot of direction for many months to keep her a happy and blanced pup. 

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.