Louie's adoption donation is $300 has been neutered, microchipped, received his rabies, distemper/parvo, bordetella and flu vaccinations, tested negative for heartworms and has started on prevention, as well as flea protection. He also has had a dental cleaning.

Louie was surrendered to a shelter for unknown reasons. Upon rescuing him, it was discovered he had a heart murmur. After a consultation with a cardiologist, Louie was diagnosed with several heart defects. Surgery was being considered until he was then diagnosed with a possible liver shunt. It was then decided to not do surgery. Louie's life expectancy is really unknown but with known medical issues he has been stable with us and has done very well.  He had been with a foster home but unfortunately she could no longer care for him.  Since he has been stable with regular monitoring, we are making available for adoption.

Louie has personality plus! He is a "talker" and is so enthusiastic about life! Squeaky toys are his favorite. Louie  is also a little love bug and loves to cuddle with his people. He will snuggle right under your chin so he can lay his head on your heart. Louie is a "typical " miniature poodle as he can be protective. Louie loves food and has no problem trying to take food from any other dog so he is best to feed by himself. A home with older children is preferred. . 

Louie does very well on house training if kept on a schedule. He likes to be outside but he is not a long walker as he tires easily. This little guy gets along with other dogs, but does do better with females than he does males. Louie is just adorable and anyone would fall in love with this lil guy. 

PLEASE NOTE:   If you are viewing this biography on a website other than the Ohio Fuzzy Pawz website like Petfinder, Adopt-a-Pet, or another search engine (the OFP website is www.ohiofuzzypawz.com), not all information transfers to partner websites in some instances.  If you go to the  individual webpage of our dogs , you will be able to get more information each dog.

Visual breed identification in dogs can be unreliable so, in many cases, we are only guessing at the predominant breed or breed mix.  We get to know each dog as an individual and will do our best to describe each of our dogs based on personality, not by breed label.

Our Adoption Process

The adoption process has several steps involved. Please review prior to submitting an application. Our adoption process is detailed here:  http://www.ohiofuzzypawz.com/info/adoption

Our volunteers work very diligently to process each application and we try to ensure that we are making the best match possible for each dog.  We do not schedule meetings with dogs until an application has been approved.  It can take up to a few weeks to process an application or as little time as a few days, from the time you submit an application, please be prepared to adopt as we cannot hold dogs.

Special Requirements

Some dogs may have special requirements (for example, medications, a fence) -- if you apply for a dog, please be sure to read over the biography completely to see if there are any special needs and if you're home would be suitable.  If we indicate on the dog's biography that a fence is required, this means your home must have a physical fence.  Other dogs may require a "strong vet reference" which indicates that we are looking for a home that has a documented history of veterinary care with previous pets. 

The first step in our process is to submit an online adoption application at www.ohiofuzzypawz.com/forms.  The application MUST include the personal references and veterinary, grooming, and landlord references (if applicable) and their respective contact information.  If you do not include the references and the contact information, your application will be delayed as it CANNOT be processed.  Once the references have been successfully completed, a home visit is then scheduled when a rescue representative can meet all members of the family or residents of the home.  No application is approved prior to the home visit being done.   At that point, the Directors will discuss any and all applications on a foster dog and make a selection--in many cases, there are multiple applications for each dog, so please be understanding that our only priority is the successful placement of each of our foster dogs.

Out of State Adoptions

We do adopt out of state to outstanding applicants, however, our process requires a home visit, so out of state adoptions can take longer.  We do not ship our dogs, adopters should be prepared to pick up the dog in Central Ohio.