Hi there, my name is Gumbo! I am a 2-year-old, neutered male in need of a loving home for life. I weigh about 50 lbs and I get along well with other dogs, play bowing and wagging my tail. I'm smart and I have some manners. I know how to sit and I take treats very gently. I'm athletic and playful. I enjoy jogging and taking leash walks in the park. I will make a great camping partner or exercise buddy. I can climb a 6-foot fence when I'm bored and left alone, so I need to be closely supervised or walked on leash. I'm a healthy boy who is already neutered, microchipped, current on vaccines and tested negative for heartworm. I'm a cute boy with a lot of love to give. Please give me a chance to become your newest family member. Adoption fee: $75. Adopt a pair: $115. Fee includes testing, deworming, vaccinations, neuter, 60 days of free pet insurance and microchip.
Gumbo lives at the Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center at 1700 Brown Rd in Auburn Hills. The shelter will not put him up for adoption because of his appearance, so his only way out of the shelter alive is through a rescue. You can visit him any time the shelter is open.
Check me out playing with Rudy:
https://youtu.be/ayu96ggpbV8
Apply online:
www.pawsforliferescue.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Saturday: May 23, 2015: Adoption event at Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center at 1700 Brown Rd in Auburn Hills. From noon to 4 p.m., volunteers will be at the shelter to adopt out the rescue-only dogs.
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.
