Louie’s adoption donation is $375 and he is being fostered in Central Ohio.  He has been neutered, microchipped, received his rabies, distemper/parvo, bivalent canine influenza, and Bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms and was started on prevention, as well as flea prevention.   Louie came into rescue when his owner was no longer able to take care of him.

He is a sweet Lhasa Apso, about 4-5 year old. He is most attached to his humans and enjoys being a lap dog and snuggling right up next to you. He likes to sleep with his person at night as well. He also enjoys other doggie household companions and will cuddle with them once he gets to know them. He enjoys going on walks although he needs to develop his skills in this area more. He is moderately active. He interacts well with friendly, similarly sized dogs. He enjoys chewing bones and chasing after toys and would enjoy having someone to play with him. He has done well with housetraining when kept on a schedule.  He does fairly well on car rides although he gets a bit nervous and wants to be by his person. He is gaining comfort with grooming.  Louie can be nervous when he first meets people and also in new situations so he would prefer more of a homebody lifestyle. Louie has been through a lot of transitions and will need a family who is willing to be patient, consistent and loving with him as he adjusts. He can be easily startled, so he will require a home with  only older considerate children over the age of 12.  He is not apartment appropriate. He would like a dog companion of similar size. He would do best with a family who is experienced with reading doggy cues while he is adjusting to your home.

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.