Shih Tzu : : Female : : Small
shy at first
Lyric's adoption donation is $400 and she is being fostered in Central Ohio. She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo, bivalent canine influenza, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms, started on prevention as well as flea prevention. She has also had a dental cleaning as well. We do recommend a fenced yard and she requires another dog in the home of similar size and energy. Lyric came into rescue from a commercial breeder. She was dumped when she no longer served their purpose. She has been through a lot as she had some benign mammary masses and a large hernia that required removal/repair and is now learning what it's like to live her very best life. Lyric does well on housetraining if kept on a schedule and rewarded with a treat. She enjoys a short walk on a leash with the help of another dog to follow. She would be most comfortable with older dogs in her forever home as she tends to follow what they do. Loves morning snuggles, as well as sitting and watching TV. Lyric is a bit shy when she first meets her people, but will warm up once she has had time to get to know and trust them so a patient family would be helpful. Once she feels comfortable in her new environment, she will be your best friend and little shadow. No children under 8 yrs of age is recommended. More about LyricGood with Dogs, Good with Cats, Good with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Good with Adults, Quiet, Does Good in the Car, Requires a yard, Leashtrained, Likes to be in your lap, Timid, Affectionate, Needs a companion animal PLEASE NOTE:
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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.
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.
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