Adele's adoption donation is $225. She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo, bordetella, heartworm tested negative and started on monthly prevention. Adele had a mammary cyst that was removed and pathology determined it to be benign so she is a very healthy furkid.

Adele came in with a large group of Maltese as an owner surrender. She has been letting her sweet personality shine through. So far she has demonstrated good potty manners if taken out regularly and she is crate trained. She prefers women but is making great progress and getting much more comfortable with men.

A note from Adele:

Hope you like my pictures!  It was a lot of hard work getting ready for the photo shoot, but I love to dress up and wear sweaters and jackets. 

My favorite thing to do is snuggle up with my foster mom and follow her around the house.  Because of my timid personality, I would do best in a somewhat quiet home where I can just be a princess.  I do not play with doggie toys and am shy about meeting new fur-friends as I don't doggie-play, at least not yet.  I do get along with other small breed dogs so long as they give me some space to get to know them.  If I am an only dog, I would much prefer to sleep in bed with my humans or in my crate beside their bed as I don't like to be alone.  I will be your devoted companion, giving you lots of puppy kisses and unconditional love for many years as I am still fairly young for my breed.  I'd love nothing more than to have my forever home before Christmas so if you are looking for a constant companion, please pick me.  I promise you will never regret it and I will LOVE YOU FOREVER.

Love & Puppy Kisses,  Adele

Due to Adele's small size, we will only consider homes with children over the age of 8 and we do recomend a fenced yard.  

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.