Adoption donation: $150

Bear's adoption donation is $150 and he is being fostered in Central Ohio.  He is a cream colored Shih Tzu that weighs 15 lbs and is 8 years old.  He has been neutered, heartworm tested negative and started on prevention, received his rabies, distemper/parvo, bordetella and canine influenza vaccines.

Teddy Bear  (formerly known as Bear) and his buddy Pepsi were surrendered to a rural county dog shelter in April.  He and Pepsi had clearly suffered years of neglect. The shelter staff knew that they needed the TLC of a rescue group in order to survive and thrive so they contacted Ohio Fuzzy Pawz.  Both dogs have been recovering very nicely and Teddy Bear is now ready to find his furever home.

He loves life and despite the years of neglect he and Pepsi endured, Teddy Bear is a sweet and forgiving guy who gives gentle kisses. The years of neglect have taken their toll – he probably sees little to none out of his left eye because of an untreated cataract. And his front legs have bowed. Actually, neither “problem” slows him down one bit except for difficulty in handling multiple stairs and his front legs give him the appearance of a cowboy who just got off his horse after a very long day of herding cattle. 

He has wonderful potty manners when kept to a schedule. He enjoys walking on a leash and going for car rides. He loves everyone, including the vet.  He still has the best years of his life to offer that special person that calls him family.  Due to his years of neglect, the perfect adoption home will have a strong veterinary history and no small children.

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.