Cleveland, OH
| Arrival Date: | 7/9/2022 |
| Breed/Mix: | Shih Tzu |
| Gender: | Female |
| Age: | 10 years |
| Size: | 14 pounds |
| Altered: | Yes |
| Living Quarters: | Foster Provider Home |
| Vaccinations: | Up to Date |
| Microchipped: | Yes |
| Personality: | Sweet, laid back, affectionate |
| Dog Social: | Yes |
| Crate Trained: | Unknown – not currently used in foster home |
| House Trained: | No |
| Kid Friendly: | Unknown but assumed friendly due to demeaner |
| Cat Friendly: | Unknown but assumed friendly due to demeaner |
| Intake Origin: | Owner Surrender |
| Adoption Fee: | $200 |
Rosie is a sweet, laid back senior Shih Tzu. She was adopted from Secondhand Mutts in 2019 but due to health issues with her owners, she was surrendered back to Secondhand Mutts earlier this month. Rosie is currently living in a foster home where she spends her days snuggling with her foster parents, snoozing and playing outside. She is dog social and loves meeting new people.
Rosie would be happiest in a home where she is not left alone for extended periods of time and a home with a fenced yard. Rosie is not housebroken, and given her age and history, she may never be fully house trained. Her new owner(s) should be prepared for indoor accidents.
Rosie has arthritis in her hips and cannot do stairs. She currently takes medication to manage her pain and she will need to remain on this medication for the remainder of her life to keep her comfortable.
Rosie is spayed, up to date on vaccinations and microchipped.
Please read the foster report below for more information about Rosie.
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
Rosie is a sweet little lady who is very affectionate and loves to snuggle up right in your lap. She enjoys meeting new people and has a friendly disposition. Rosie would be happiest in a home where she is not left alone for extended periods of time, she adores her people very much. While she bounces around when you first get home, overall. she has lower energy and prefers to snooze in the afternoon. She is a laid-back and relaxed dog and gets along well with the dog that lives in her foster home.
She is not housebroken. We try to reduce her indoor accidents with frequent trips to the backyard but she does not give any cues that she has to go to the bathroom. She really enjoys the freedom the fenced-in yard provides her, and she loves to sniff, romp and play outside. Sometimes she lets out a little howl if you are playing with her and a squeaky toy.
She has a good appetite and loves her pupperoni treats! She has not shown any signs of aggression with food, treats, or toys.
She has arthritis in her hips and is really benefiting from a new medication that eases her pain. She cannot do any steps (up or down).
Rosie does not use a crate in her foster home. She has not been exposed to cats or children in her foster home, but we think she would do well with both.
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.
