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We're
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lots of space to play and go for walks, plus a full agility course for them to
try out their skills. We'd also love help with bathing and brushing to keep everyone
looking their best.
Our dogs are friendly, happy and healthy, and we are truly a no-kill sanctuary.
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Adoption Procedure
The
dogs we do have up for adoption will only be adopted into homes committed to continuing
their healthy, natural lifestyle.
We'll
be happy to guide you through
food choice, vaccination
protocols, amazing
home
remedies, and safe products to
use in and around your home for
everything from flea
and tick
issues to safe cleansers
and non-toxic lawn products.
The
dogs are all healthy, happy
and very, very well socialized.
They're
used to a very active
ifestyle, so that's
something that
prospective homes will need to
take into consideration.
Our guys
all get so much exercise that
they're very fit
~ we don't tend to
have many couch potatoes!
Adoption fees are $250.
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you would like to check on the availability of a particular dog prior to completing
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to time constraints, we prefer initial contact be
made through email.
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Pawsitive
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The Spay/Neuter Incentive
Project & Sanctuary
is
home to 80 animals,nearly
all rescues or "hand-me-downs."
There are currently over 50
dogs
living with us.
All
of our animals have the
promise
of a home for life, and
their care is privately funded by
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and Bed & Biscuit.
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Max has a
"Fairy
Dog Mother!"
Max
GREAT
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Karl has a
"Fairy
Dog Mother!"
Karl
Lewis
Lucky
Bug (w/Ezra)
Frank
Al
Tallulah
Blue
Lily
Gus
Morgan
Jillian
Cyrus
Jate
Dottie
Flea
Theo
We
lost Theo in May 2008.
Theo was 12 and was my best bud
for two years. I
will never
forget his sweet face ~
and how excited he always
got when
I asked if he wanted to go to Starbucks.
Daisy
We
lost Daisy in June 2008.
Daisy was 10, and was our sweet girl
for six years.
She was the perfect lady
and a gentle presence
we will never forget.
Holly
We lost Holly in May
2008.
Holly
was 14 and was
our girl for one great year.
She was a funny little old
lady who walked into a house
full
of crazy dogs and never batted an eye.
It was like she had lived here forever.
Stan
We
lost Stan in May 2008.
Stan was just a babe.
He had just been with us a
few weeks
when we lost him to Parvo. He left us all
with broken hearts.
If only this
little guy could have gotten
one more chance...
Ezra
We
lost Ez in September 2008.
Ezra was 10 and had been
a huge part of our
hearts for five years.
Nobody could catch a ball like Ezra,
or loved a good
game of fetch quite as much as he did. It made all of us very happy that that
he got to play until the day he died.
Pookie
We
lost Pook in November 2008.
Pook
came to us last December
from a high kill shleter.
She was three months
old
and had a bad case of Parvo.
She recovered, but the disease
had
damaged her heart beyond repair.
Pook,
we really thought you could beat it.
No dog ever fought harder.
I thought
you would
be around to
terrorize the other dogs forever.
Oso
We
said goodbye to Uncle Oso on
Thursday,
7 May 2009.
He was such a part of the family - such
a good natured old gentleman.
Oso
started coming as a client when we first
opened the business,
and eventually
never left.
Bye sweet Osososo.
Meet you at the Bridge.
Syria
1998
~ June 3, 2009
Syri
just showed
up on my front porch one day in 2000
and never left. Losing
this sweet, sweet girl was one of the hardest things we've ever been
through. She was diagnosed with Leukemia on Friday, and five days later she was
gone. Syri was one of the original Virginia crew, and made that LONG trip up with
me in
November 2001. Syria never did one bad thing
in her entire life.
Syri Sue, you were
our angel, and life without you
will never be quite
the same.
Chelsea
December
21, 1993 ~ June 6, 2009
Another of the "Virginia
Woofs" Crew
I met Chels on her very first
day of life,and brought her home two months later.
She picked me by planting
a paw
on either side of my face and
giving me a huge kiss. She was
always
a feisty girl, taking after
her
Whippet "Momma," Flannery
(of the "Literary Litter").
She
and Flanny both died just short
of their 16th birthdays. Chels Bells
dined
on steak for the last week of her life,
grilled and pureed by her wonderful
Dad.
We will always love you, Chelsea.
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Adoptions
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The Dogs
All
dogs are spayed or neutered, wormed, heartworm tested, microchipped,
and vaccinated
according to holistic vaccination protocols.
Our
dogs will only be adopted into homes that will continue with
our natural care
protocol. Click here for an explanation.
We do not adopt to out-of-state homes.
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Our
dogs have four daily playtimes,
and our enrichment activities include
exercises
recommmended by
Traci Shreyer, DVM, Animal Behaviorist with
The OSU College
of Veterinary Medicine,
and energy work as recommended by
Susan Wagner,
DVM, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
The OSU College of Veterinary Medicine and
Co-founder, The Coalition for Animal and Human Welfare.
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Gabby
Gabby
is
a one year old Terrier / Whippet cross. She's irrresistibly adorable,
petite,
bossy and very high energy. She does well with many other dogs,
and likes
cats, too. She's currently a house dog, so she's
getting manners and house
training, and is doing very well with basic obedience.
This little charmer
will have you wrapped
around her paw in about 2 minutes.
Obediah
Obie
is
a two year old Field Spaniel /Cocker cross. He is a serious cutie;
sweet, fun,
well mannered and good with most of the
other dogs we've introduced him to.
Obie is learning
basic obedience and house training, and is a perfect gentleman.
His
forever family will have to be willing to answer the questions,
"What
kind of dog IS he?" & "Where can I get one just like him?"
on
a regular basis!
TJ
GREAT
NEWS
TJ has a "Fairy Dog Mother!"
&
is in a foster home!!
Thanks Doreen!
TJ
is
a gorgeous two year old Chocolate Lab cross. He is a very smart, strong dog,
and
would do best in a home with an experienced doggy daddy or mommy.
TJ knows
basic obedience and a few tricks. He loves being challenged with
new activities
and skills, so someone who wants a dog
who will be ready to go hiking one
day and do
obedience training the next will LOVE this boy.
We have paired
TJ with a few of our calm,
even tempered females, and he does well, but he
will need
to be carefully matched with
any potential new doggy sisters
or brothers.
Tyrone
Pibble Yates
Tyrone
is
a three year old Staffordsire Bull Terrier. A "Pocket Pit Bull,"
Ty
is only about 25 pounds, and about 20 pounds of that is his head.
He's our
little "stud muffin," because he REALLY loves the ladies.
He must
say all the right things, because he's a big hit with them, too.
Ty is not
cat or small animal safe, but he loves his humans.
This little guy is alllll
muscle, super athletic,
scary smart,and is on his way to becoming an amazing
dog.
Kuma
Kuma
has had a rough time in his young life.
He was found by a Kentucky Animal
Control Officer in horrible condition.
He was skin and bones, with a collar
that had grown into his neck.
Several good samaritans got involved in this
boy's life, and have
been been working toward finding him a home.
We adore
him, and he is a perfect gentleman with us,
but, probably because of his past,
Kuma
has developed some aggression issues.
Kuma
must be an only dog,
and he must go to a home with humans who are very
experienced
with working breed dogs who have experienced extreme cruelty.
Jello
& Puddin
GREAT
NEWS
Jello & Puddin's neuter and spay have been paid
for
by a generous donation!
Sweet,
smart and cute, Jello
and Puddin are
two little ten month old
(as of 1/09) German Shepherd / Plott Hound mixes.
They both have giant paws,
so there's a good chance that there is a big dog
somewhere in the family tree.
They're being socialized with dogs of all sizes,
and are good as gold.
They
want me to tell you that they both learned to sit in about three minutes.
Jello
has been climbing all over the agility equipment. Puddin is a
real cuddler.
They're great dogs who would love to be
your bestest buddies.
Carmine
& Stella
Carmine
and Stella are
purebred Jack Russell puppies born in January 2008.
They're extremely sweet
babies, with typical JRT personalities.
They must go to homes with experience
with the breed, fenced back yards,
and no children under the age of 10.
Sister
Dorey has already gone to her new home
and is doing great with Big sister
Chae!
Annie
Little
Bananna is
a purebred JRT, and she's momma to Stella and Carmine.
She didn't fare well
in the puppy mill, and, while she's fine physically,
the abuse took its toll.
Nanny so wants to be loved, but it's hard for her
to trust new people. She
needs someone who is
patient, loving and kind who will let her come around
at her own pace.
Arwen
& Aspen
Arwen
and her sister, Aspen,
(the "Little Girls")
were two puppies in a very large litter who
wound up at
the Union County Humane Society. The girls came to
us as fosters
at about three months old.
We posted their photos on Petfinder, and took
them to as many adoption events as we could manage.
Though lots of people
fell in love with the girls,
no one has ever decided to make them part of
their family.
The girls have gotten used to having an extremely active lifestyle,
with the opportunity to run for several hours every day.
Potential adopters
must be able to provide a very active lifestyle.
These
girls show us what "living life to its fullest"
really means, and
we love to look out our back door
and watch them chase each other around the
yard.
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Manny is
a two year old handsome, loving, sweet Yellow Lab cross.
He has really matured
into a nice, mellow boy, and he's
ready to settle in on his forever families'
sofa.
We're
working on obedience, manners,
and "problem solving" (Doggy Puzzles
and Manny is doing great.
He's
been great with the girl dogs in the B&B; boys are another story.
Older
males are fine ~ boys his age and size are viewed as contenders.
He
does love his people!
Thelma
GREAT
NEWS
Thelly has a "Fairy Dog Mother!"
Thelma
is a two year old female Treeing Walker Coonhound. She's a
very active girl,
and needs a home that will be able to provide a lot of exercise.
Hounds typically
will bay and dig if they get bored, and Thelma is no exception!
She's great
with people and does well with mild mannered boy dogs like
Manny and Dusty.
She was in a foster home for several months,
so she has been housebroken
and has basic obedience training.
Coonhounds
are notoriuosly difficult to adopt in this area.
Please consider Thelma and
give a hound a chance.
Murphy
Murphy
is a precious young goofball of a dog. You've got to see him in
action to
know what I mean. He's got the funniest style of moving
- like he was put
together from leftover parts that don't quite fit.
Murph
is another youngster who needs to run! He does great with
the tough girls
- he comes on too strong for some of the
more mild mannered girls in our pack.
Murphy
has a tendency to have some minor skin problems.
Nothing serious, but he came
to us with some hair loss
in small patches on his back and sides.
Good nutrition and lots of love and attention is the cure.
This
is a dog whose antics will really keep you entertained ~
he's
definitely a "You Tube" star in the making!
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Our
Sanctuary Dogs
We have signed the Declaration
of the No Kill Movement!
Jonah
is a beautiful light brindle boy with big,
soft eyes and a very sweet, quiet
disposition.
He's gentle and easygoing, and very affectionate,
and he
wins over everyone who meets him.
Especially when they find out that Jonah is blind.
We've
been unable to housetrain this guy, and
we have some concern that he may
have
some kidney issues developing.
Because
of all his special needs, Jonah is
now an
official member of the snips @ Pawsitive Energy Pack.
We promise
him a happy, devoted home
and loving family for the rest of his life.
Jersey
is a beautiful, two year old Saint Bernard.
She came from a family who bought
her at a pet store,
then decided to give her up when she got close
to
being her full size, slobbery self. Jerz was up
for adoption for over a year,
all the while
getting really used to her active lifestyle. Jerz
hangs
out with Arwen and Aspen, and the three of
them are extremely fit and high
energy.
We've
had a few people interested in her,
but so many just had the attitude that
this was a cheap way to get a Saint,
and that's hardly the kind of home
we're looking for for our dogs!
Like
the "Little Girls," now Jersey's gotten used to
this three and
four hour playtime that
she gets every day, it becomes
almost impossible
to find a home
where that will continue. (We thought we had one,
but they had little dogs, and Jersey is not too
good with the little ones.
That was disappointing.)
We
have a committment to our dogs that they wll only
to go to homes where their
lives will be as good
or better than the lives they have here with us.
If
we can't find that kind of home, they stay here.
So
Jersey is
now a permanent
member
of the snips @ Pawsitive Energy Pack,
and she is very, very loved by all of us here.
She and her buddies,
Arwen and Aspen,
make sure that no one gets onto the property
without
getting "the talk."
She's getting to be so very much like
her
human mother...
Hypnotic
is an absolutely gorgeous
American Staffordshire Terrier who was abandoned
with us after coming
here for boarding. Hypnotic's
human spent very little time with him, and
as a result,
Nottie had very little use for we human beings for
a very
long time. We tried to get him into a Pit rescue,
but nobody wanted to work
with him because
he didn't have that typical goofy, loving Bully personality.
(One rescue person who came out to meet him
told us she was afraid of him!)
Today,
Nottie understands that some
humans are wonderful creatures. He loves an audience,
and will show off anytime there are people around to
watch. He's become very
affectionate, and is just
a wonderful, wonderful guy.
Nottie
has officially
become a permanent member
of the snips @ Pawsitive Energy
Pack,
and after a year and a half, finally
loves us as much as we love him.
Mr
and Mrs Jones
are inseparable.They
were found
abandoned in a cow pasture, frightened, dirty and adorable.
He is a sweet little imp of a dog,
with a big grin and a tail that never
stops wagging.
She is a running and swimming machine. She is so
amazingly
fast and agile, she looks like a gazelle.
I've never seen a dog make running look so entirely effortless!
Jonsey
doesn't know a stranger.
Mrs does, and she is so very jealous,
and really
only shows her loving side when
you can manage to pry them apart.
Jonesy is a Pit cross (maybe a French Bulldog Pitt cross).
That, plus the
fact that he and the Mrs
are a package deal, has limited both their adoption
options.
Mr
and Mrs Jones are now official members
of the snips @ Pawsitive Energy Pack.
Their silly personalities and funny quirks
are so endearing that it's impossible
not to fall in love with them.
Abigail
is another of our special needs kids. She's a very easily
frightened little
girl, and it takes a while to get her to warm up to you.
Once you do, she
still has a few little quirks to work on,
like letting you pick her up when
she's on the couch, or letting you put
your hand in her crate, or lettng you
touch her feet...
She's
made a lot of progress in baby steps, and the fact that
she's EXTREMELY food
motivated makes it easy for us to let her
know when she's got it right. After
a year of work,
she still will bite if startled, so we
believe
her issues are very deeply seated and
will never resolve completely.
Abby
is
now an official member
of the snips @ Pawsitive Energy Pack.
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A
Few More of Our Dogs Who Have Found
Their Perfect Forever Humans
Other
Than Us ; )
Toby
Fella
Dinah
Duke
Ishmael
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Snazzy
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Desmond
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Holly (Cordelia)
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Calpurnia
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Molly Jo
Murdock
Allie &
Her New Sisters
Malley &
His Girls
Tucker
Neville
Robby (Clark)
Pete
Margot
(Stormy)
Red
Dorey
Amos
Henry
(Apollo)
Owen
(the Greyound) with Jayne & Sadie
Gideon
Stella (Petunia)
Reilly
Marysville, Ohio
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