You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.Meet Shirley
Shirley is a sweet, affectionate girl who loves being close to her people and is happiest when she can enjoy plenty of snuggle time. She has a gentle, loving personality and enjoys a nice balance of relaxing on the couch and getting out for some fun. Walks are a favorite, and she especially loves spending time with other dogs at daycare and during play dates.
Shirley gets along well with dogs, cats, and children over 8. She truly enjoys canine companionship and would love a home with another friendly dog, although it isn’t required as long as she has opportunities for regular play dates, daycare, or other doggie social time. She has a special fondness for other Cavaliers! Shirley appreciates polite canine friends and prefers dogs who respect her personal space rather than chasing her or getting too rambunctious.
Shirley does very well with her housetraining when kept on a consistent schedule. A fenced yard is not required as long as she is kept safely on leash outdoors.
Shirley loves her people and naturally misses them when they’re away, but she settles quickly. She also has an adorable dramatic streak—when she has something important to say, she may let out a distinctive little cry that her foster describes as sounding like a banshee! She’s also an excellent car companion and would be happy to join her family for adventures.
Shirley’s ideal home will give her plenty of love and snuggle time, regular walks, and opportunities to socialize with canine friends. She would especially enjoy having another friendly dog in the home, but a family committed to giving her plenty of doggie interaction can be a wonderful fit, too. Most of all, Shirley is looking for people who want a loving companion to share their days, their couch, and their adventures. â¤ï ̧
Shirley’s adoption donation is $550 and she is being fostered in Central Ohio. She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, DHPP, bivalent canine influenza, and Bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms, and started on heartworm/flea/tick prevention. Shirley has also had a dental cleaning.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.
BRIDGETT - ARR
Shih Tzu
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Pataskala, Ohio
female, small, senior
Shih Tzu
Pataskala, Ohio
