Hi there! My name is Gilbert! I am a 8-month-old, neutered male looking for a home of my own and someone to love forever. I weigh around 50 lbs. I am the class clown, the silly boy, the goofball who makes everyone laugh. At the shelter, we get to grab a toy as we leave to go outside and play. Today, I grabbed a dog bed. Hey, you never know when you just might need a bed. Then, someone set their gloves and my leash on the roof of the dog house. No worries, guys, I got it. At first, I thought I'd get my leash for the nice lady taking me for a walk, then I decided her gloves would be more fun. So we played a game together for a little while. I am friendly, sweet and playful. I have a lot of personality and character. Because I am very young, I would benefit from additional obedience training, which is also a bonding experience for a person and new dog. I am a smart boy too and I like to learn. I have everyone laughing and smiling all the time. I love toys and playing in the yard. I also love going for walks outside. I am a pretty special pup, they tell me. I am so very affectionate and loving. I even walk well on a leash after playtime. I'm kinda known as the funny guy here at the shelter. I run around with a toy in my mouth, happy as a clam and having a good 'ole time. When I'm not playing and exercising, I settle down for affection and kisses. If a young, playful and loving pup is the right pet for you, please apply today. Adoption fee: $75. Adopt a pair: $115. Fee includes testing, deworming, vaccinations, spay/neuter, 60 days of free pet insurance and microchip.
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.
Apply online:
www.pawsforliferescue.org.
UPCOMING EVENT:
Saturday, November 21, 2015: Adoption event at Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center at 1700 Brown Rd in Auburn Hills. At 11 a.m., volunteers will be at the shelter to adopt out the rescue-only dogs.
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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.