Sweet Pea'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.  Sweet Pea has also had a dental cleaning.

Sweet Pea came into rescue when a good Sam convinced her previous owner to surrender her to rescue because they were keeping her locked in a room.  She has made a lot of progress in rescue and really coming out of her shell.  Sweet Pea is an approximately 5-6 year old Shih Tzu who does fine with other dogs but is on the nervous side.  She continues to make progress on her housetraining if kept on a schedule.  Due to her being a bit shy, homes with no children under the age of 10 is required.

8/17/17 - Sweet Pea has been with me for almost a month now.  She loves to get belly rubs and is beginning to play with toys.  She is very timid, with low self confidence but is not fearful.  She has never snapped at me or anyone else I have introduced her to.  Walking her on a leash is a great experience.  She stays right beside or slight behind me and always looks for direction.  If kept on schedule she does not make messes in the house.  She enjoys being in the vicinity of me but does not constantly whine or beg for attention.  She does fine in her crate at night or when I am away.  We see cats outside quite frequently and she ignores them as well as other small animals.  Her interaction with other dogs is wary but she does not growl or bark.  Sweet Pea has a very sweet temperment and will make someone a very loyal and loving addition to their family.

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.