Cleveland, OH
| Arrival Date: 11/20/2020 |
| Breed/Mix: Yorkie mix |
| Gender: Female |
| Age: 3 years |
| Size: 5 pounds |
| Altered: Scheduled |
| Location: Foster Provider Home |
| Vaccinations: Up to Date |
| Microchipped: yes |
| Personality: Happy |
| Dog Social: yes |
| Crate Trained: Yes |
| House Trained: Yes |
| Kid Friendly: Yes |
| Cat Friendly: Yes |
| Intake Origin: Owner Dump |
| Adoption Fee: $200 |
Mindy is a sweet 3 year old female yorkie mix. She came to us after being dumped at Gateway Animal Clinic one cold night in November. Mindy quickly moved into a foster home where she lives with two other small dogs. Mindy is a spunky, affectionate little ball of energy.
Mindy is up to date on vaccines, microchipped and scheduled to be spayed. Please review her foster report to learn more about her.
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
Mindy is a gem! She is so sweet, funny, and playful. She loves attention and belly rubs. She is quite the princess diva and she knows it. She is not a fear biter nor a fear potty little dog. She is quite confident. She gets along with our two Chihuahuas. We were told that she is around 3, yet I think she may be younger. Her teeth look great and she has almost puppy-like energy. She loves food and treats and is motivated by both. She has gone potty outside but is really good with pee pads. She had just a few small accidents but if you catch her and tell her no she stops and then you can redirect her to outside or pee pads. She takes redirection really well. She likes to play bite or chew (both playful and not hard) on things but what we have done is tell her “no bite” and then give her a chew toy or greenie and she will focus her attention on that. She usually only barks when the doorbell rings or she hears knocking (even on tv). We would just say “Shhh” and she stops. I have been brushing her daily and using eye wipes to clear her eyes. She likes it.
All in all, she is a fantastic dog that is going to make a wonderful pet for someone. We will miss her.
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.
