Rufus' adoption donation is $425 and he is being fostered in Central Ohio.  He has been neutered, microchipped, received his rabies, distemper/parvo, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms and started on prevention, as well as flea prevention.  Rufus has also had a dental cleaning.

Rufus came into rescue from a local shelter when his owner could no longer care for him.  He is an adorable, white with gold, Shih Tzu mix who is approximately 2 years old, but possibly younger.  He would do well as an only dog but gets along with other dogs of similar size as well.  Rufus does well on housetraining if kept on a schedule.  Preference is given to homes with a fenced yard and no children under the age of 10.  Rufus has been through a lot of change and does require a home with an experienced dog owner.
 
Hello...my human friends call me Rufus!  I've been called Cute, Adorable, White-as-Snow, and Buddy...but I like Rufus best!  I'm an active little pup that enjoys walks and relaxing on your lap!  Everybody seems to LOVE me!  I REALLY enjoy belly rubs too, and I typically only pottie on walks or in the back yard.  Oh, I'm pretty obediant to my peeps when they call me!  Did I mention that I love walks!  I return the love by licking my foster dad's nose and face until he stops me.  That's my job you know!  I can be a big ham around other dogs...jumping and sniffing and just plain being friendly in a doggie way!  When I'm home during the work day, I stay protected in a cage, but I'm good either way!  I do LOVE to greet my human in the afternoon by jumping and running around the house!  But I just love attention ALL the time!  I really want someone to adopt me that will take the time to play with me at least a few times a day!  Woof-Woof!!!  : )



 

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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.