Cleveland, OH
| Arrival Date: 12/2/2020 |
| Breed/Mix: Labrador Retriever Mix |
| Gender: Male |
| Age: 3 years |
| Size: 45 pounds |
| Altered: Yes |
| Location: In Foster Provider Home |
| Vaccinations: Up to Date |
| Microchipped: Yes |
| Personality: Happy go lucky |
| Dog Social: Yes |
| Crate Trained: Yes |
| House Trained: Yes |
| Kid Friendly: Unknown |
| Cat Friendly: Unknown |
| Intake Origin: Owner Surrender |
| Adoption Fee: $200 |
Buddy is a 3 year old male lab mix. Buddy came to Secondhand Mutts via owner surrender after his former owner became too ill to care for him. Buddy moved immediately into a foster home where he is living with two adult terriers and his foster mom. Buddy spent much of his time alone before coming to Secondhand Mutts but is adjusting well to cohabitating with other dogs. He has a lot of energy but also knows how to relax when it is time. Buddy is up to date on his shots, neutered, microchipped and ready to find a forever home. Please see his foster report below for more details.
Typically our dogs stay in a foster home where we can learn as much about them as possible to assist with our efforts for making the best match with a new home. The adjustment period for every dog is different while they are transitioning into a foster home as well as a forever home. Our foster providers send us their foster reports and the information received is updated on our website throughout the dogs time with us.
Our Foster Provider Program is an integral part of our mission to Respect the Dog. Without fosters, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. We are always actively screening individuals and families to provide our dogs with a safe, structured, foster home to give each dog the time, love and respect they deserve while they are in search of landing their forever home. For more information click here.
Foster Provider Dog Report
Buddy is a handsome happy-go-lucky 3 year old lab mix who was an owner surrender due to illness. He was being cared for by concerned neighbors and spent a lot of time alone lately. He’s been living at my house since November 24th.
Buddy is very smart, friendly, and playful. He knows a few basic commands like “sit”, “no”, and “lay down”. He is pretty much house trained but I’m home a lot so I’m not sure how he would do if he was by himself for hours. I confine him in the kitchen rather than crating him when I’m out, which has worked out fine. Compared to my dogs, he doesn’t bark much but he does make a lot of funny sound effects. He is a pretty good watchdog. He likes going for walks so we do about 2 miles a day. He’s okay on a leash but will try to chase wildlife; he shows interest in people and other dogs who are out but does not strongly react to them. He rides well in the car and he usually sleeps through the night without needing to go out.
Buddy gets along with my two terriers and is learning to respect other dogs’ boundaries. We work on that constantly and he is much better. He can get overly excited and hyperactive when he plays, which can be somewhat overwhelming for smaller dogs. He will gently jump up on people when he wants to be petted or hugged; working on that too. He would love a fenced yard where he can run free and expend energy but, as long as he gets enough activity, it’s not a requirement. Buddy can sometimes be possessive about his food and will verbalize a warning growl at my dogs if they get too close to his bowl. There have never been any major conflicts, just minor disagreements. He also wants to be the center of attention and gets jealous if he’s not. A lot of this is because he’s never lived with other dogs before and is learning how to socialize. I see improvement every day but he will still need more basic training in his forever home. 
Buddy is a great guy and would be a fun companion for an active person who will play with him and keep him busy. He’s also a couch potato/lap dog who loves to hang out and watch TV once he’s done running around. He’s a real sweetheart who would make a great “buddy” for just about anyone.
Meet-Our-Mutts
We are not open to the public. Our dogs are typically in foster homes. and therefore we ask that you not to come to our facility to meet dogs unless you have an appointment made in advance to do so.
Come to any one of our events featured on our events calendar page which are also posted on our Facebook event page. Event times and locations are subject to change.
We schedule in-store ‘Meet-Our-Mutt’ events twice a month held on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. The dogs are chaperoned to the event by volunteers and we typically have the arrangements for which dogs will be on site a few days prior to the event date.
To inquire about which dogs will be at an event send our volunteer in-store events coordinator an email in advance.
Private introductions with a volunteer or the dogs foster provider are arranged after we have received an adoption application.
The Adoption Application Process
Our dogs are not placed on a first-come, first-serve basis. We carefully review the applications we receive and place our dogs in the home that best matches what is needed for each dog individually.
We are a 100% volunteer operation and ask for your patience while our volunteers process and respond to applications.
Please research the breed or breed mix you are interested in adopting to understand the needs of the breed.
Please continue reading to understand our adoption application screening process.
If you need additional information about your application or our adoption process please email us at adoption@secondhandmutts.org.
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If you are interested in adopting any one of our dogs please fill out our online adoption application. Applications are responded to with an auto-response message indicating your application has been received. Please check your Spam folder as our mail sometimes does not make it into inboxes due to spam filters. We are a volunteer run operation and we ask for your patience while processing and responding to applications. Please notify your references when you list them on our application and give your listed veterinarian authorization to release your current or previous animals records to our volunteers. If you have never owned a pet before please research the breed you are interested in adopting to understand the needs of the breed and list the name of the veterinarian you plan to use if you do adopt.
