Cleveland, OH
| Arrival Date: July 22, 2020 |
| Breed/Mix: Shepherd/Terrier Mix |
| Gender: Male |
| Age: 14 weeks (as of arrival date) |
| Size: 50+ pounds (full grown estimate) |
| Altered: Scheduled – Will be prior to adoption |
| Location: In Foster Provider Home |
| Vaccinations: Up to Date |
| Microchipped: Yes |
| Personality: See foster provider report |
| Dog Social: Yes, learning! |
| Crate Trained: Yes, learning! |
| House Trained: Yes, learning! |
| Kid Friendly: Lived with children prior to surrender |
| Cat Friendly: Unknown |
| Intake Origin: Owner Surrender |
| Adoption Fee: $225 |
Mel is a young puppy learning the ropes of growing up. He was surrendered by a family who realized caring for a puppy involved more time than they had to give. Mel was living with 5 children and spending a lot of time in a crate so it was better for his future to allow him to find a home. He was surrendered and taken to Gateway Animal Clinic where he was examined by Dr. Ben and given his second set of vaccines.
Mel has moved into a foster home where he is living with two adult dogs. He is receiving the structure and guidance he needs from the human caring for him while we get to know him. Mel is being crate trained and quickly learning about house training habits (outside, Mel!).
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
Mel loves being out of the crate and play time. He needs to learn boundaries with play which we are working on. He’s had one accident during play and overnight his crate was dry in the morning. House training tip: cut a puppies water off at 7 PM to make sure no big accidents.
My adult dogs, Hazel and Zoey, woke up at 4 am we did a group potty break. He peed and cried a little when back in the crate. He howled 30 min at bed time when put in the crate so 5 min was an improvement.
We went on a mile walk in am and puppy play time for 35 – 40 min before X-pen while I work from home. He definitely has the Shepherd “working dog” problem solving skills. After 2 walks 1 mile each and play time he managed to scale a 4 ft tall X-pen 2 times to run to my home office to play. Unfortunately he went to his crate for his safety so he doesn’t get injured while doing his Houdini routine.
He is getting potty breaks every 2 hours for a potty break and a walk before work & lunch on my work days. I think he will bond to whomever he lives with. Just wants acceptance and praise. More coming soon as we continue to get to know each other in my 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.
