Cleveland, OH
| Arrival Date: | 10/19/2023 |
| Breed/Mix: | Doberman Mix |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 1 Year Old |
| Size: | Large (56 pounds) |
| Altered: | Yes |
| Living Quarters: | In Foster Provider Home |
| Vaccinations: | Up to Date |
| Microchipped: | Yes |
| Personality: | See Foster Report Below |
| Dog Social: | Yes |
| Crate Trained: | Yes |
| House Trained: | Yes |
| Kid Friendly: | Unknown |
| Cat Friendly: | Unknown |
| Intake Origin: | Rescue Transfer – Richland County |
| Adoption Fee: | $250 |
Jake is a one year old active male Doberman mix. He arrived to Secondhand Mutts in late October as a rescue transfer from Richland County. After his transfer, Jake moved into a foster home with our experienced Doberman foster providers and their four Dobermans. Upon his arrival he was underweight but his foster providers have been working diligently to help him get to a healthy weight. He is currently 56 pounds but we anticipate he may gain a bit more weight as he completely fills out.
Jake is doing well in his foster home and gets along with all the other dogs, both male and female. He is fully house broken, crate trained, knows a couple basic commands and rides nicely in the car. As a young dog, he would likely benefit from some training to work on his leash manners and solidify his basic obedience.
Jake is up to date on vaccinations, neutered and microchipped.
For more information about Jake, 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
Jake is a fun, energetic boy. He loves to play and he loves nylabones. He gets along with all of our large breed dogs, both male and female. He also loves human attention and wants to be involved in anything we are doing.
Jake rides well in the car, knows how to sit and lay down but could use some work walking on a leash. He is a good eater but tends to eat fast, so I think he could probably use a slow feeder bowl in the future to avoid any risk of bloat.
Jake is fully housebroken and crate trained (when necessary in a home with other dogs). He currently sleeps in our bed but will sleep in a dog bed too. Given he is an active young boy, he would do well with a fenced in yard of his own to run and play. He has a moderate energy level and would be compatible with a dog with the same energy.
Jake is a really great dog who would make a great companion to someone (or a family) with an active lifestyle.
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.
