$20 ADOPTION FEES: ALL ADULT DOGS AND CATS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST!
Hi there! My name is Ariel, just like the beautiful princess. My humans try to tell me I'm a dog and not a mermaid princess. Silly humans. I am very polite like a princess and beautiful, too. You should pet my soft fur. I'm a small girl at only 30 lbs, but full of spunk and personality. I'm roughly 3 years old and very well behaved. I get along well with dogs of all shapes and sizes, and I have been having a blast at doggy day care. I ride well in the car - I just lie down and chew on my bone. I walk really well on a leash and I'm also housetrained. What more could you want in a pup? I am a bit timid of new people, but warm up quickly, especially if there's another dog around to show me how nice strangers are. Want to come meet me? Apply today! My adoption fee is just $20. Beginning September 1, the adoption fee returns to $75 per adult dog and $115 for a pair. Fee includes testing, deworming, vaccinations, spay/neuter, 60 days of free pet insurance, one session with a certified behavior trainer and microchip.
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.