Cleveland, OH
| Arrival Date: 8/19/2020 |
| Breed/Mix: Labrador Retriever |
| Gender: Male |
| Age: 9 years |
| Size: 130 lb (Target weight 90-100 lb) |
| Altered: Yes |
| Location: In Foster Provider Home |
| Vaccinations: Up to Date |
| Microchipped: Yes |
| Personality: See Foster Report for Details |
| Dog Social: Yes |
| Crate Trained: Yes but not necessary |
| House Trained: Yes |
| Kid Friendly: Yes |
| Cat Friendly: Yes |
| Intake Origin: Owner Surrender |
| Adoption Fee: $200 |
Marlowe is a senior labrador retriever. Marlowe arrived to us with his brother Roman mid August. Due to changes with their owner’s living situation, they were surrendered over to Secondhand Mutts to find new forever homes.
Marlowe and Roman moved into separate foster homes immediately after arrival so we could better assess their individual personalities. Marlowe is currently living in a home with two smaller dogs and doing well.
Both Marlowe and Roman arrived severely overweight and were started immediately on weight management food and an exercise routine. Marlowe struggled with his mobility and stamina in the first week but has since shown much improvement and is now very much enjoying his daily walks with his foster mom.
Marlowe is up to date on vaccines, microchipped and neutered. Please review his foster report to learn more about him.
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
Marlowe came to us through an owner surrender. He’s a senior yellow lab mix and is about 9 years old. He’s a very sweet guy and is even-tempered and low key (for the most part). He is overweight (130 pounds) and needs to lose about 40 pounds; he is now on a weight loss program and is getting several short walks a day. He has built up much more strength and stamina over the last few weeks.
On the plus side, Marlowe is friendly, playful, and affectionate. If he could crawl in your lap, he would (and has tried). He gets along with other dogs but would do best with a pal more his size. He walks relatively well on a leash and will occasionally react to other dogs, people, or wildlife. A strong “NO” will likely take care of it. Now that he’s more energetic and strong, I can see that he will need a little more work with leash training. He’s pretty good in the car, although he may want to ride shotgun instead of staying in back. He’s housetrained, sleeps through the night, and does not need to be crated. I’ve been confining him in my kitchen when I leave to keep him separate from my smaller dogs just to be safe. He was surrendered to Secondhand Mutts with another large dog, with whom he had lived for six years, so I was a little concerned that he would be affected by the change. From what I can tell, he’s adjusted just fine.
The negatives are few. He doesn’t bark often but does have occasional barking binges; not really sure what the triggers are, except for boredom or excitement. He drools off and on which is expected for his breed and size. He can be very stubborn and won’t budge if you want him to move or go out and he doesn’t want to. He does a little bit of food begging and, once he loses the weight, will probably be a counter surfer.
Marlowe is a really nice senior dog who would make a great companion for someone looking for a walking buddy and a couch companion. You won’t be disappointed. He’s a wonderful guy.
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.
