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Shih Tzu : : Male (neutered) : : Adult : : Small
*** WILLIE HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING *** Willie is a sweet 6-year-old boy that lost his home to his owners' grandkids. All his life he'd been the baby of the family, used to being the cutest one, so, not surprisingly, he isn't thrilled to share spotlight with the grandkids. It's very obvious that his owners loved him and treated him very well, as he spent the first night sitting by the door and cried all through the night. However, a couple of days later it was like a re-set button was pushed. It took about 3 days for Willie to start getting used to his new digs and his new people, but now it's like he never had a past. His owners' main complaint was that he thought it was OK to potty in their house (definite sign of jealousy), but he's been sharing the spotlight in our house with three other dogs (all males), and he's been great. All it took is for us to catch him trying to mark. Right on the spot, we let him know it was not OK, and he hasn't tried it since. Willie is a sweet, gentle, loving dog and loves to be with you at all times. He likes to have his belly rubbed, he's still quite playful and he loves his treat. In the beginning he's not the most trusting dog and he can startle easily. However, as he learns to trust you (which doesn't take long), being with you is all that he wants in life. All you need to do is give him his space, let him take his time and come to you. He's more of a quiet whiner than a barker; you can hear him softly whine through the door when he hears you're coming but he can't see you yet. There's nothing like the sweet greeting of a happy dog that thinks you can walk on water! As you can see from the pictures, he is a gorgeous white and butterscotch pooch with the cutest face ever! :-) He's up to date on all his shots, heart-worm negative and on prevention, and neutered. Add to that the perfect haircut he's sporting, and you can say he's ready for the world! His adoption fee is $225, and you can email his foster mom at rebequiux7@gmail.com *Willie and many other Ohio Fuzzy Pawz Rescue dogs attend "Mingle with Our Mutts," an event held by the Franklin County Dog Shelter, located at 1731 Alum Creek Dr., Columbus 43207. If you are thinking of adopting a dog, please join us at the Mingle on the first and third Sunday of each month from noon to 2 PM for your best chance to meet our beautiful dogs. Thanks for looking! *** PLEASE NOTE: We do adopt out of state; however, we do not ship our dogs. We do try to work with out of state adopters by assisting with transports, but in some instances, the adopters may have to come to Ohio to pick up their dog. *** 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.
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.
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.
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.
Other Pictures of Willie(PENDING) (click to see larger version):
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