Cleveland, OH
| Arrival Date: 2/1/2021 |
| Breed/Mix: Doberman |
| Gender: Female |
| Age: 9-10 years |
| Size: 104 pounds (currently on a weight loss plan) |
| Altered: Yes |
| Location: In Foster Provider Home |
| Vaccinations: Up to Date |
| Microchipped: Yes |
| Personality: Calm, Affectionate |
| Dog Social: Yes |
| Crate Trained: Yes but not necessary |
| House Trained: Yes |
| Kid Friendly: Unknown |
| Cat Friendly: NO CATS! |
| Intake Origin: Owner Surrender |
| Adoption Fee: $250 |
Greta is a loving senior female Doberman. She arrived into our program at the beginning of February after her former owners were moved into an assisted living home and unfortunately could no longer care for her. She was moved immediately into a foster provider home and is currently living with other dogs. Greta is dog social but does exhibit prey drive and should not live in a home with cats or other small animals.
Greta is a very loving and affectionate dog. She enjoys lounging around with her foster providers and has a calm temperament.
Greta is on a daily medication to treat bladder leakage. She has not had any incidents since starting the medication years ago. Greta also has mild alopecia which causes her hair to thin on her back. She arrived to us overweight and is currently on a weight loss plan to get her to a healthy weight. Overall Greta is in good health and ready to find a loving forever home.
Greta is up to date on vaccines, microchipped and spayed. For more information about her personality 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
Greta is an older girl, but you wouldn’t really know it by the way she acts. She runs and plays with the other dogs in our home, up and down the stairs like they’re nothing. She is very obedient, knows her downs, sits and does stay very nicely. She also walks well on a leash and rides nice in a car.
Greta is totally house broken and has had zero accidents since arriving in our home. She will go to the door when she needs to potty. Greta loves to hang out with her humans and needs to be close most of the time. She will sleep in bed with you if invited but she does sleep in a dog bed if that is preferred.
Greta loves to eat which you can tell that by her weight (she is a bit overweight) and we’re working on that. We feel we have had some success getting her weight down thus far. People food is her big addiction and gobbling down her food. She has been eating kibble only and using a slow feeder bowl and it does slow her down a bit. She is not a fan of the crate but she goes in there to eat her food and then she wants out right away. Really she would most likely do just fine free in the home. Also she does not like small animals (like cats) so she would not do well with small animals in the home. She would (and does) do well with a comparable sized dog.
She seems to have no real health issues except for her weight and a few lumps and bumps that the vet has tested and are just fatty growths.
Overall we love having Greta around. She is such a nice girl and she is going to make someone very happy!
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.
