Sadies's adoption donation is $325 and she is being fostered in Central Ohio.  She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms and started on prevention, as well as flea prevention. She has also received a dental and surgery and rehab for a torn ACL.

Sadie is an adorable and spunky 7 year Shih Tzu - Poodle mix who was suffering for almost half a year from a completely torn ACL on her leg before coming into rescue. She was in a lot of pain often holding up her damaged leg which resulted in significant atrophy to those muscles due to lack of use. We knew we had to help this poor girl out and get her the surgery she so desperately needed. We also had to put her on a diet to minimize the damage to her other leg from hopping around on it with all her extra weight. We are pleased to say she has been recovering very well from her surgery and completed her physical therapy sessions as well. She is continuing to regain full use of her leg and is building muscle mass again. She is such a happy and playful little girl that is grateful for her new lease on life.

Sadie is very affectionate with her people but can take time to warm to some strangers. She will require a home with adopters who are dog savvy and know how to read cues and redirect when introducing new people or in new environments. Sadie will require a home with no children under 12 years old. She enjoys other dogs and does tend to be a bit more on the dominant side, if challenged. Sadie does very well on her housetraining manners if kept on a schedule. Sadie is not apartment appropriate. Sadie would benefit from a family that will continue to keep her active as she continues with her ACL recovery.  Sadie also enjoys playing with toys and bones and chasing after toys. She also loves to get her belly rubbed!

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.