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Ruff Ruff! My name is McKinley
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Plenty of my friends are looking for one too. Find a pet to adopt.
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McKinley's Info...
| Breed: | Hound (Unknown Type)/Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium) Mix | Color: | Brown/Chocolate - With Black | Age: | Puppy |
| Size: | Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) | Sex: | Female | ID#: | D-4384 |
McKinley is the largest of her litter, weighing 7 pounds at 9 weeks of age. She is a little more independent that her two smaller siblings, but still loves to be held and give you puppy kisses. She is well socialized and not at all shy! McKinley gets along well with the other pups but shows some signs of being an Alpha female. For that reason she should go to a home with experienced dog owners, willing to commit to her training.
We don't know anything about McKinley's parents, so she needs to be adopted by someone willing to take pot luck in terms of how big she grows and what breed she turns out to be! Since she's still very much a baby, McKinley needs a family where someone is home part or all day, in order to get her potty-trained as well as keep her exercised and socialized.
You can meet McKinley at Wilmette Pet Center, 625 Green Bay Road, anytime during store hours 7 days a week. (847-251-6750). Although you may want to adopt her on the spot, please know that you will have to go through the adoption process first.
McKinley's adoption fee of $350 includes: vet exam, distemper combo vaccination, bordetella vaccination, flea & tick preventative, deworming, microchip and spay.
Shelter Info...
ADOPT-A-PET is an all-volunteer non-profit animal shelter/adoption agency dedicated to saving the lives of lost, abandoned or otherwise homeless dogs, cats, puppies and kittens and placing them into permanent, loving homes.
ADOPT-A-PET provides a safe refuge and a second chance for unclaimed animals from various municipal pounds and, space permitting, accepts other homeless, neglected or injured animals from their rescuers.
ADOPT-A-PET was founded in 1981, and has since saved the lives of over 15,000 animals. All animals at Adopt-A-Pet are found permanent loving homes. Animals remain with us for as long as it takes to find them a suitable permanent new home.
ADOPT-A-PET does not own a shelter facility. All of our animals are boarded at co-operating animal hospitals or in volunteer foster homes until they are adopted by their new families.
ADOPT-A-PET provides all necessary medical care for every animal. All animals are health-checked, vaccinated, treated for medical problems and spayed/neutered.
ADOPT-A-PET is available for educational speaking engagements to schools and community groups in Chicago or the suburbs to promote proper pet care, compassion for animals, and the importance of spaying and neutering.
Adopt-A-Pet does not own a shelter facility. Because all of our animals are in private foster homes, they are shown by appointment only, after an application has been submitted.
Occasional public weekend adoption events are posted on the Home Page of our website: www.adoptapet-il.org
Our adoption process: Adopt-A-Pet does not own a shelter facility. Because all of our animals are in private foster homes, they are shown by appointment, after an application has been submitted.
How to start the process: Contact us by email or phone. An adoption counselor will return your message within 1-2 days. You will be asked to fill out an application that will ask for personal information about your family, your home and about the kind of pet you're looking for. Vet references, personal references and landlord information (if applicable) is required. You can also download an application from our website. Once you return the application, an adoption counselor will call you back for a more thorough interview, again within 1-2 days. Sometimes it may take a little longer as we're all volunteers and sometimes it gets very busy. Assuming the pet you're interested in appears to be a match for you, a meeting will then be set up. For some animals, a home check may be required. If an adoption takes place, you will be asked to sign a contract and pay an adoption fee. Each animal's individual adoption fee is posted in its description on our websites.
Adopt-A-Pet serves Chicagoland area and north, northwest, and west suburbs.