Pepsi's adoption donation is $200 and she is being fostered in Central Ohio.  She has been spayed, received her rabies vaccine, distemper/parvo, bordetella, and tested negative for heartworm and started on prevention.  She is also on flea and tick prevention as well.  She also had a dental and lost her few remaining teeth, but Pepsi is okay with that and very adaptable.  Pepsi does have dry eye and will require eye drops for the rest of her life.  Due to Pepsi's previous poor care, a strong vet reference/history is required for her adoption.

Pepsi was an owner surrender, along with Bear Bear, to a rural Central Ohio shelter.  Our rescue takes in a lot of hard rescue cases, but Pepsi was potentially the worst case we’ve seen.  The home in which she lived was in such poor condition that it has been scheduled for demolition.  She literally had dredlocks of matted hair, feces and dirt covering her entire face.  Pepsi had open wounds on her skin where there wasn’t matted hair.  The initial blood work was not promising.  At the time, we just wanted to make her comfortable and get her cleaned up.  We weren’t even sure it was the humane thing to do to save her.  That was then (April 2012) and this is now.  A few months later, Pepsi has blossomed while in rescue.  She still shows the scars from her hard life days but she loves people and absolutely loves to give kisses to anyone who gets near her face.  Pepsi is the reason most of us do rescue. 

Pepsi had zero tear production in her eyes when she came into rescue and now with the help of her daily eye drops, her tear production is normal.  Her vision is improving and she will need an owner that is able to give her daily eye meds to maintain the current improvement.  The medication is not overly expensive and runs about $15/month. 

Pepsi is a little girl that has suffered through some extreme life experiences. She's had a very hard life and through it all she is sweet and loving. She is a sweet girl and is housebroken as long as she is offered regular potty breaks. Because of negative experiences she is not a good candidate for crating. She does well when left alone and likes a warm snuggly lap or a bed. She does fine sleeping in her own little bed in a sectioned off area or sleeping with you. She gives kisses wags her tail when she is happy and putters about the house. She appreciates the little things in life.

If you would like to make a donation to sponsor some of Pepsi’s medical bills, OFP would greatly appreciate a donation of any amount.  That can be done securely via Paypal through our website at www.ohiofuzzypawz.com

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.