Hi there! My name is Isla Ray (pronounced "eye-luh" ... humans are always getting that wrong. Maybe it's because I spell it with my paws). I love to play with plush toys. I love to sleep with or very near people. I do snore and snort, but I promise that it's super cute. Irresistible even! I do give lots of kisses and you'll often find me smiling ear-to-ear, tail wagging away. I'm young, at just 1 year old, but I am full grown at 40 lbs. I always thought that I was a dog, but my foster mom has informed me that I am, in fact, a piglet. I snort all the time! When I play with my toys, when I sniff for my treats in the grass (which ... by the way ... is my favorite game), and when I come say hi to my humans when they get home from work. If you put a treat out in your hand, I gently nibble it out like a pig too. I am fully housetrained and ready to find my forever home. The nice people at Paws for Life told me they'll find someone who will give me lots of chicken and hot dogs, 'cause boy-oh-boy do I love food! It's a pig thing. I was also promised I'd be allowed on the couch ... maybe even the big human bed ... but we can discuss the specifics over cookies and water later. Please give me a chance and apply today! Adoption fee: $80. Adopt a pair: $120. Fee includes testing, deworming, vaccinations, spay/neuter, 30 days of free pet insurance, one session with a certified behavior trainer and microchip.
Apply online:
www.pawsforliferescue.org. Complete this form and a volunteer will contact you to answer questions and to schedule a meet-n-greet.
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.
