Buck's adoption donation is $250 and he is being fostered in Central Ohio.  He is neutered, microchipped, received his rabies, distemper/parvo, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms and started on prevention.  He has also had a dental.

Buck is a phenomenal 6 yr old, 11 lb Shih Tzu boy!!! He has good potty manners if taken out regularly and likes to take short walks.  He gets along great with all dogs and kitties and seems to do well with children so long as they respect his space.  His loving personality has endeared him to all who have met him.  He is a little shy when he first meets people, but warms up very quickly and will be your velcro boy.

He is looking for a loving family who will also be able to understand and manage his medical conditions so a strong vet reference is required.  As is quite common for the Shih Tzu breed, Buck has dry eye and will forever require eye meds, which he accepts graciously.  He does have a heart murmur but is not symptomatic, taking only one inexpensive medication to help.

Buck loves to run "zoomies" around the yard, as well as in the house.  He does have luxating patella in both back legs (wiggly knees), but he is not in any pain and doesn't have any difficulties with this condition except that he doesn't like to go down steps.  It will be important for him to have a yard for exercise or be taken to a dog park daily for exercise to keep his legs strong.  He also likes to play with doggie toys and the other foster doggies so a fur-buddy would be nice in his forever home.

If you feel you would like to give Buck a loving and forever home where all his medical needs will be met, please submit an adoption application.  We will only consider applicants who will be committed to Buck long-term, because he is committed to loving YOU forever! 

 

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.