Cleveland, OH
| Arrival Date: | 1/28/2024 |
| Breed/Mix: | Lab Mix |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 3.5 months |
| Size: | 14lbs (estimated 50lbs when full grown) |
| Altered: | Surgery Scheduled |
| Living Quarters: | In Foster Provider Home |
| Vaccinations: | Up to Date |
| Microchipped: | Yes |
| Personality: | See Foster Report Below |
| Dog Social: | Yes |
| Crate Trained: | Training in Progress |
| House Trained: | Training in Progress |
| Kid Friendly: | Assumed Yes but Not Yet Tested |
| Cat Friendly: | Assumed Yes but Not Yet Tested |
| Intake Origin: | Rescue Transfer |
| Adoption Fee: | $275 |
Elmer is a wonderful lab mix puppy. He is about 3.5 months old, 14 pounds, and we expect he will be a little under 50lbs full grown. He arrived at Secondhand Mutts at the end of January and moved immediately into a foster home where he is living with other dogs. He is working on crate trained, potty training and learning basic commands/manners with the help of his foster family.
Elmer is energetic and playful. He gets along well with other dogs. He enjoys snuggling and playing with toys. Being a young, active dog, Elmer will need an owner with the time and energy to provide him with plenty of exercise, structure and leadership.
Elmer is up to date on his shots, microchipped and scheduled to be neutered.
For more information about Elmer, please read the 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
Elmer loves to play with the other dogs in his foster home, but he would be a fit for just about anyone. His easy going temperament and food motivation have made training a breeze. He is working on house training and crate training… and while he can’t tell you he has to “go” he certainly knows to do his business outside.
He has soft light brown fur with the cutest little spots of white fur on his face, chest and paws.
While he loves to play with every toy, his favorite activity is to snuggle up and take a snooze with you. He’s not so sure about the chilly weather yet, but enjoys his puppy coat while outside.
We expect Elmer would do well with cats and children, but he has not been exposed to them in his foster home.
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.
