Devon's adoption donation is $350 and he is being fostered in Central Ohio. Devon has been neutered, microchipped, received his rabies, distemper/parvo, bordetella, heartworm tested negative and started on prevention. He is also on monthly flea prevention.  He is a 1.5 yr. old Maltese boy who weighs 7 lbs.  Devon has a very happy spirit and would do best with a female owner and in a mature and calm environment.  A fenced yard for him to play in will be essential until he understands he is not permitted to dart out the door.

Devon was originally rescued from a hoarding situation with 15 other Maltese. He got adopted fairly quickly but has now reluctantly been returned to us when his new family could no longer care for him due to unforeseen medical circumstances.  He is a very sweet little guy who loves his humans, especially his female person. He is doing okay with his foster dad, but he prefers his  foster mom.  He has good potty manners so long as he is kept on a schedule and watched closely.  He is very enthusiastic about taking walks, though he does pull a bit so will need continued work.  Due to the environment in his early life, his doggie social skills will need continued work.  He is eager to learn how to be a good boy so he will need a dog savvy family who will continue with his behavior training.  He does well with other dogs so long as they don't mind his eager, "in-your-face" behavior- which we continue to work on.  He is crate trained for nighttime and for when we are away and we would encourage this to continue with his new family to help in his ongoing behavior training.  He does bark some, but usually will stop if told to do so.  He loves to play with doggie toys and can entertain himself quite well.  He travels great in the car and loves to go with his humans so long as he is properly restrained for his protection.  He is a good boy when out in social settings- greeting people and other dogs.  He tends to dart out any open doors, so it will be necessary for his new family to have a fenced yard to protect him from escaping.  We are working on sit & stay but until he is completely trained, we would not feel safe adopting him to a family without a fenced yard.

If you are interested in being considered for the adoption of Devon, please submit an adoption application.  If you then have questions, please feel free to contact his foster home at ljpfile05@frontier.com.

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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.