Hello! My name is Opossum. I'm a wonderful, loving, oh-so-friendly, 4-year-old, neutered male mutt in need of a lifelong, loving home. I passed my temperament test with Candice and Champ with flying colors! I get along great with other dogs. I am also housetrained and crate trained. And, I have manners! I'm well-behaved and I aim to please. I'm a happy, wiggly-butt dog. My smile is contagious. I walk well on a leash. I know how to sit, lie down, shake and try hard to say please. I'm an all-around great dog! Which lucky person is going to make me theirs? I'm neutered, microchipped, current on vaccines and I tested negative for heartworm. Please give me a chance.
Apply online:
www.pawsforliferescue.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Sunday, June 7, 2015: Adoption event for cats and kittens at Petco, 29335 Orchard Lake Rd, Farmington Hills. From noon to 4 p.m., come meet adoptable cats and kittens (as available - not all adoptable animals will be at every event).
Sunday, June 7, 2015: Adoption event for dogs at PetSmart, 7260 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield. From noon to 4 p.m., come meet adoptable dogs (as available - not all adoptable animals will be at every event).
Monday, June 8, 2015: Fundraising event at Talbot's at Somerset, 2801 West Big Beaver Road, Troy. From 5 to 8 p.m., Talbot’s and Paws for Life invite you to an evening of refreshments and shopping. 10% of sales between 5-8 p.m. on June 8th will be donated to the Rescue. Stop by to enter raffle drawings to win a cat or dog gift basket.
Saturday, June 20, 2015: Adoption Event at PetPeople, 6520 Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Hills. From noon to 4 p.m., come meet adoptable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens (as available - not all adoptable animals will be at every event). Adoption event dates for 2015: June 20, July 18, August 15, September 19, October 17, November 21 and December 19.
Adoption and Foster Care Application
NOTE ABOUT BREED LABELING: Visual breed identification of dogs is unreliable and usually inaccurate. So, for most of our adoptable dogs, we are only guessing at 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.
Why is labeling a dog such a big deal? A label will stick with a dog for the rest of its life. A label can mean discrimination, losing its home or even death. Labels are a problem for the dogs when we, as the local experts on animals, allow adopters, politicians and community members to think that the label we assign can predict who that dog is or will be.
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Adoption Process:
Complete the application at
www.pawsforliferescue.org. We then arrange a location, date and time for you to meet some pets. If the meeting goes well and everyone is happy, you begin the mandatory, minimum two-week adjustment period with the pet as part of your family. You will pay the non-refundable adoption fee at the start of the two-week adjustment period. This pending period allows your new dog or cat time to adjust to their new home, new people, new routine, etc., and for you to decide if it's a match and the right pet for you. At the end of two weeks (some people extend the adjustment time as needed and that's fine too), if everyone is happy, then we finalize the adoption. Feel free to email if you have any questions.
