Are you ready to fall in love? Because here I am - the love of your life just waiting to be rescued. My name is Sweetpea for a reason. I am a lovergirl - a real sweetheart who likes to cuddle and is friendly with everyone I meet. I am a gorgeous, young girl who is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped and heartworm negative. I absolutely love to play and love to love. I am smart, energetic and playful. I like toys and other dogs. I play with Lucky at the shelter. He has a bit more energy than I do, but we have a good time. I could use some basic training, but that's OK cause it's a bonding experience for me and my new family. I do need a home with no cats. If you're looking for a beautiful dog to add to your family, please give me a chance. You'll be so glad you did.
I live at the Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center at 1700 Brown Rd in Auburn Hills. You can visit me there any time the shelter is open. The shelter will not put me up for adoption because of my appearance, so my only way out of the shelter alive is through a rescue. Adoption fee: $75. Adopt a pair: $115. Fee includes testing, deworming, vaccinations, neuter, 60 days of free pet insurance and microchip.
Apply online:
www.pawsforliferescue.org.
UPCOMING EVENT:
Saturday: July 11, 2015: Adoption event at Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center at 1700 Brown Rd in Auburn Hills. From 2 p.m. 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.
