Cleveland, OH
| Arrival Date: | July 6, 2023 |
| Breed/Mix: | Lab/Hound Mix |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 5 months |
| Size: | Medium |
| Altered: | Scheduled to be Neutered |
| Living Quarters: | 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: | Not tested but assumed yes due to age and personality |
| Cat Friendly: | Not tested but assumed yes due to age and personality |
| Intake Origin: | Rescue Transfer |
| Adoption Fee: | $275 |
Meet Gilligan! A happy, easy-going, puppy. He is about 5 months old lab/hound mix. We estimate he will be a medium size when fully grown. He joined our program as a transfer from Cleveland Animal Care and Control. Gilligan was immediately moved into a foster home where he has been doing very well. He gets along great with other dogs.
Gilligan is learning basic commands and making progress each day with his crate and potty training. He is a fast learner!
Gilligan is up to date on his shots, microchipped and he is scheduled to be neutered.
Please see the foster report below for more information about Gilligan.
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
Gilligan loves to be by your side and wants to be your companion. While he loves the attention of people and other pets, he also enjoys every kind of toy, ball, and chew. Once he is tired out, he loves to snuggle up to you on the couch and tuck his head under your chin while he takes a little snooze. For a puppy, he has medium energy requirements.
He is food motivated and highly trainable. He is easily redirected and has made excellent progress with house training and crate training. He knows to sit and wait for his meals, and we are working on not barking at all the exciting friends on the street.
Gilligan is currently living in a home with 2 other dogs, and he enjoys romping around with them. He has not been exposed to kids or cats, but we think he would do well with both with appropriate supervision and training. Gilligan would thrive in any loving home.
He does not require a fenced yard.
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.
