My name is Lily but my foster mom calls me Lulu.  I was surrendered by my family and am looking for a forever home.  Because I was abused in my first home, I am somewhat fearful which often causes me to be a little nippy.  However, if you have lots of patience with me, I will be your very best friend.  My foster mom says I am the best little girl and she makes sure I mind my manners.  When I don't, she lets me know right away and I stop whatever bad behavior I was doing.  Because I am a Chihuahua and Yorkie mix, I have a very big personality and want to rule everyone, which is what gets me into trouble.  I am only 3 yrs. old so have many more years of love to share with my humans.  It would be very helpful if I was adopted by someone with experience with my breeds.  I can be the most loving and fun little girl if you help me.  I love to play with the other pupsters here at my foster home, but don't really like to play with doggie toys all that much.  However, if you would play with me, I know I would enjoy my toys a lot more.  I have very good potty manners and love to take long walks.  I like to go with you in the car, but you have to make sure I am secure as I can escape if you are not careful.  I will definitely need a fenced yard so I can run and play and just lay in the sun and guard the yard.

Because I am small, it would be best if a family had older children and that the children understand how to interact with a small breed dog.  Because of my big personality, it will be very important that everyone in my new family understand they have to help me be a good girl.  Everyone will need to make sure I mind my manners and that way I will never be inappropriate with anyone.  I would do best in a quiet home where there is not a lot of activity because I get very nervous when people come and go.............that will sometimes make me nippy and I don't want to be that way.  

It would also be helpful if my new family would be willing to work with a good trainer who can help them learn what to do to make sure I stay balanced.  I really don't like being unstable and want desparately to find my own family who will love me and take very good care of me. 

If you have any questions about me, please email my foster mom at ljpfile05@frontier.com.  I know she would be happy to tell you all about me and to let you meet me once you have submitted an adoption application and been approved.  If you think I would be suited to your family, please submit an adoption application today.  Thanks you for considering me, Lulu!!

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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.