Remi's adoption donation is $375 and she is being fostered in Central Ohio.  She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo, canine influenza, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms and started on prevention.  She has also had a dental cleaning.  Remi requires a home with a strong verifiable veterinary history with previous dogs.  

Remi was dumped by her previous owner at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and she was not doing well at the shelter.  She was turned in because they said she didn't get along with the other dogs and was having accidents in the house.  We immediately noticed that she needed vet care for a suspected UTI or bladder stones.  Remi's x-rays showed she had the largest bladder stones we've encountered.  The stones were so large that they filled her entire bladder.  She has recovered very well from the immense pain and suffering she endured during this neglect.  Remi is a little shy around new people so a home with no children under the age of 10-12 is required.  She is a very happy girl now and loves to be with her people.  Remi is a 6 year old Shih Tzu or Lhasa Apso mix (probably poodle).  She has made incredible progress in rescue and would love to have a great new home for the summer.  Remi does require a special diet that will help to maintain the pH balance in her bladder, but is on no other meds and does well on housetraining if kept on a schedule.  Due to Remi's previous neglect and condition, we do require a home with a strong medical history of previous vet care.

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.