Morelli's adoption donation is $300 and he is being fostered in Central Ohio.  Morelli has been neutered, microchipped, received his rabies, distemper/parvo and bordetella vaccines, and tested negative for heartworm.  He has been started on heartworm and flea prevention and de-wormed.  Morelli has also had a dental with no extractions.

Morelli is a handsome male Lhasa Apso, who had the good fortune of being removed from a local shelter and brought into rescue. He is approximitely 3  years old and has a kind and gentle soul. The name Morelli means good and also safe, which fits him perfectly. When you hold him he wraps his front legs around your arm or neck, and hugs you which does make you feel good, and safe. Morelli loves to run and play outside, so it is requested that his new home have a fenced in yard. He loves to go for a car ride, and enjoys meeting people and other dogs. Morelli has a strong prey drive towards squirrells and cats.   

Morelli is a happy boy and is at the door to go for a walk as soon as I pick up his harness and leash. He would benefit from living in a house that has another small to medium sized dog to help him feel safe and keep him company. Morelli was not housetrained when he came into rescue but he has gotten the hang of it since being in foster care. He will still need to be helped with that schedule, in his new home. Morelli is a quick learner and would benefit from doggy training classes with his new family to provide mental stimulation because he wants to please you so much.

Morelli enjoys belly rubs and laying in your lap and falling asleep. He likes to wrestle with one of the resident dogs in his foster home and play chase.  When Morelli came into rescue, he had a severe urinary infection as well as irritation in his bladder, we have placed him on a urinary diet to help flush his system and he has been cleared by our veterinary as his follow-up x-rays showed everything was resolved.  Because of this, we will only consider a home with a strong veterinary history as potential adopters. 

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.