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Maltese (long coat) : : Male (neutered) : : Adult : : Small

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About Leo OS
Status: Adopted! Adoption Fee: 325 Species: Dog Current Size: 14 Pounds Current Age: 9 Years 6 Months (best estimate)	Location: Pataskala OH 43062 Microchipped: Yes Fence Required: Yes(6 foot) Declawed: No Exercise Needs: High Grooming Needs: High Shedding Amount: None Owner Experience Needed: Species Reaction to New People: Protective

Leo's adoption donation is $325 and he is being fostered in Central Ohio. He has been neutered, microchipped, received his rabies, distemper/parvo, and bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms and started on prevention as well as flea prevention. Leo has also had a dental cleaning with extractions but he has fully recovered.

Leo came into rescue with his sister Mimi. They were surrendered to a local vet office because their owner could no longer care for them. They were quite matted and had to be completely shaved down on intake. He is a 6 year old Maltese who has made incredible progress in rescue. He is still learning to trust new people that he meets and he warms up to women more quickly than men. Leo is very bonded with his littermate Mimi and they do need to be adopted together. They are quite an active pair and love to run and play in the yard so a fenced yard would be helpful for them. They are on the shy side so a home with no children under the age of 12 would be best. Leo has a Christmas wish in that he wants a furever home for him and his sister.

More about Leo OS

Good with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Somewhat vocal, Does Good in the Car, Hypoallergenic, Requires a yard, Affectionate, Even-tempered

Leo OS must be adopted with his sister, Mimi OS (adopted).

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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.

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