Roxy's adoption donation is $275 and she is being fostered in Central Ohio.  She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworm and started on prevention.  She is a Maltese girl who is about 4 years old and weighs around 12 lbs.  Due to her small size, families with children over the age of 10 is preferred.

In Roxy's short life, she has endured a great deal of pain.  She was pulled from a high kill shelter in NE Ohio.  Due to severe luxating patellas (kneecaps) in both hind legs, she required extensive surgery to fix them.  With her recovery taking a while, she was on crate rest and was a very good patient.  Because the surgery made her legs feel so much better, she was eager to be set free.  Now she loves to run like the wind around the yard and in the house and is such a happy little girl.  Her potty manners are very good if kept on a schedule, and she is quickly learning how to take walks on a leash.  Due to her years of pain, she is still a bit sensitive about being picked up, but if you let her know you are going to touch her, she is pretty good.  Grooming is still overwhelming to her, but we believe she will eventually be more tolerant if a groomer will take the time to work with her.  She is crate trained for when we are away and at night.

Roxy will make a great pet for a more sedate household as she loves to snuggle.  She doesn't play much with doggie toys yet, but she may start to enjoy that experience as she learns how to be a normal doggie again.  The pain she endured prior to rescue most likely stopped her from doing many normal dog things like playing with toys or with other dogs.  She gets along well with dogs, cats and older children.  Her legs do not give her any pain and are totally functional.  If you think you'd like to give Roxy a forever home, where she will be loved and accepted, please complete & submit an adoption application to be considered.  We would prefer all applicants have a strong vet history. 

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.