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FENCED YARD REQUIRED Rosie's adoption donation is $350 and she is being fostered in Central Ohio.  She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo, bivalent canine influenza, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms, and started on prevention as well as flea prevention.  Ruby has also had a dental cleaning.  ONLY ADOPTERS WITH NO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 8-10 WILL BE CONSIDERED AND A HOME WITH A FENCED YARD WILL BE ESSENTIAL.

Rosie is a very shy little girl who came into rescue through no fault of her own, having been given away by at least 2 families because they could no longer care for her.  Due to Rosie's very small size, we will be looking for a home where there is small breed dog experience and it would be very helpful if her forever home also has breed experience.  Unlike many small, fluffy dogs, Japanese Chin do shed a bit but if kept brushed and bathed regularly, the shedding is minimal.  No grooming is required but sometimes it helps with shedding issues in the warmer months.  Rosie gets along great with other dogs and is good with people once she gets to know you so a family who gives her time to settle in will be essential to helping her gain confidence.  She is working on her potty manners, doing well if kept on a schedule.  She is crate trained for night time and whenever her foster family is away.  She is learning to walk on a leash and will need continued help to enjoy this exercise.  The breed does not require a lot of exercise so she would be fine for an apartment or condo situation.  A companion dog would be helpful with giving her better doggie social skills but she would be ok as an only dog so long as her family gets her out for socialization.

 

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.