Cleveland, OH
| Arrival Date: 2/17/2021 |
| Breed/Mix: Labrador Retriever |
| Gender: Male |
| Age: 2 years |
| Size: 69 pounds |
| Altered: Yes |
| Location: In Foster Provider Home |
| Vaccinations: Up to Date |
| Microchipped: Yes |
| Personality: Happy go lucky, affectionate |
| Dog Social: Yes |
| Crate Trained: Yes |
| House Trained: Yes |
| Kid Friendly: Yes |
| Cat Friendly: Yes |
| Intake Origin: Owner Surrender |
| Adoption Fee: $200 |
Dex is a 2 year old male lab mix. He was surrendered into our program mid February after his former owners could no longer care for him. Dex was moved immediately into a foster provider home where he is currently living with another adult dog and cats.
Dex is an affectionate, happy go lucky boy. He is social with other dogs and gets along well with cats. Though he has not been officially tested around children, it is assumed he would behave well given his temperament. He is crate and house trained.
Dex is up to date on his shots, microchipped and neutered. For more information about Dex, please read his foster report below.
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
So far, everything has been great with Dex.
He is a very sweet boy; he always wants to be right by us and get lots of pets and belly rubs. Overall his temperament is pretty mild – he doesn’t bark very much and he is fine just laying around most of the day. He does have a puppy energy and gets excited and loves to play. He has done really well with our dog as far as being comfortable, playing, sharing toys, etc.
He’s a good walker (calm, doesn’t pull) and does well on his harness. We walked about 2.5 miles in the snow yesterday and he did just fine. He really likes the snow and rolling around in it in the backyard.
He had one accident, but so far has been good about waiting until he’s outside.
Dex has been exposed to our cats. I think he would do just fine in a home with cats (or other dogs). He was able to lay on the couch with us and was totally unfazed when the cat came to lay with me. They’re roaming freely around the house and he isn’t showing any interest in them.
Additionally, he’s shown nothing but great behavior and is starting to be a little more independent.
Meet-Our-Mutts
Due to COVID-19 we are currently unable to host public events.
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.
