NOTE:  4/11/2017 - WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS ON COLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSED.  If a match for Cole is not found within this group of applications, this post will be removed and his bio updated.

Cole Franklin's adoption donation is $400 and he is being fostered in Central Ohio.  He has been neutered, microchipped, received his rabies, distemper/parvo, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms and started on prevention, as well as flea prevention.

Cole came into rescue from a local shelter where he surrendered by his owner for lack of time.  He is a 1 year old black, 9#, Shih Tzu - Poodle mix.  He is a loving and attention seeking puppy who likes to snuggle and take walks.  Since he is a puppy, he still is working on basic training like come, sit and stay but he is ready for school and a smart boy!  He will fit into an active home who has the time to spend on teaching him and loving him.  He has the smarts from the poodle side and the lap loving shih tzu side.  He is crate trained, but prefers to be around his humans.  Since he hasn't had a lot of attention in his life so far, he is looking for a family who has the time to give it to him.  Are you ready to help school, walk and snuggle this little fluff ball? 

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.