Oliver

Oliver is a one eyed 6-7 year old male Shih Tzu rescued as an owner surrender. Oliver came to us from an owner that lost their place to live. Since he has been with us he has had problems with both of his eyes leading to eye removal. Although he is blind he loves to play and rub his face on his dog bed, it is like a game for him. It would be best for him to be an only dog because he gets startled and he tries to boss the other dogs around. He does well with house training but every home is a new place, new schedule to get use too. If you are interested in adopting, please complete our no obligation application and we can start the process at www.luv4k9s.org. Select Available Dogs then scroll down to application, complete and submit. A physical secure fence attached to the residence is a requirement to adopt a dog from our rescue. No Invisible fence, no enclosed patio, no enclosed terrace, no temporary fencing and no community shared fencing. No exceptions. Our adoption area is primarily OHIO. We will consider KENTUCKY, AND INDIANA AND CERTAIN AREAS OF MICHIGAN, WEST VIRGINIA, AND PENNSYLVANIA if it’s the best fit for the dog. WE DO NOT SHIP NOR ARRANGE TRANSPORTS. THE APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BEFORE WE CAN START THE PROCESS. IT CAN TAKE AT LEAST 2 WEEKS TO PROCESS AN APPLICATION SOMETIMES LONGER DEPENDING ON VOLUNTEER AVAILABILITY AND NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED SO PLEASE BE PATIENT. WE ARE VOLUNTEERS WITH FULL TIME JOBS AND FAMILIES TO CARE FOR AS WELL AS OUR RESCUE RESPONSIBILITIES. NOTE TO EMAILERS FROM PETFINDER: WE DO NOT RESPOND TO EMAIL INQUIRIES WITHOUT AN APPLICATION. WE REGRET WE CANNOT RESPOND TO EVERY EMAIL, BUT UNLESS YOU FILL OUT AN APPLICATION, WE DO NOT KNOW YOU EXIST. All known information about an individual dog is provided in its listing. We do our best to provide accurate information, but adopters must understand that each home is different, and the dog may behave differently in a new home. Dogs are creatures of their environment and you help make the dog what it will be. Homes considering adopting a puppy must be prepared for: 1.) Flexible schedules for potty training. Puppies can only hold it for one hour per month of age (ex. a 4 month old puppy can only go 4 hours without a potty break) 2.) Crate training until the puppy is at least one year old, to prevent chewing on inappropriate things when you can't supervise. 3.) Socialization: The more positive and varying experiences as a puppy the better, both in and out of your home. 4.) Puppy behavior and life stages are equivalent to a human toddler. It takes at least a full year to have a calmer, well-adjusted dog. Patience is required and when your dog's behavior is a positive experience for you and those around you, your patience will be rewarded tenfold, for years to come. Please do not consider adopting a puppy if you have not thoroughly thought through the pros and cons of having one. So many people end up returning them after 3-5 months because they didn't realize the amount of work involved in raising a puppy. Patience, appropriate toys, socialization, and obedience training are all musts. All are time consuming and can be expensive. All Dogs Require supervision with children and obedience training. Adopters that want to have good dogs must be prepared to put the time and effort into training a dog. Any dog requires work and effort, but a well-trained, well socialized dog is more than worth the effort put in to get them there. Our adoption fee includes spay/neuter, routine vaccinations, worming, microchip, heartworm testing and they are on monthly preventative. Visit our website www.luv4k9s.org for more information and to complete an application.