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ATLAS PET SUPPLY FALL FESTIVAL — Sun, Oct 14 1pm – 3pm —12761 Central Ave NE, Blaine, MN
ATLAS PET SUPPLY — Sat, Oct 27 12:30pm – 2:30pm — 12761 Central Ave NE, Blaine, MN
DOB: Approximately 7 years old Requires another dog in home: No Okay with dogs of all sizes: See bio Okay with cats: See bio Okay with children under 12 years old: See bio Requires a fenced yard: No
Note: dogs must always be leashed whenever outside of a contained area
Well hello there. I’m Rocco – a 7 year old, 6.5 lb Chihuahua. Pleased to meet you. You could say that I’m a frisky older gent who is friendly, loves getting attention, and pets. I’m super silly and playful. I’m learning to play fetch and bring my toy back. I love playing with my mini squeaky ball and my poop emoji. I enjoy little chicken bites. I’m elated when my foster family throws my ball or emoji, then I run after it and bring it back. Bones and bully sticks are great too.
When on a good schedule, I’m close to being house trained but am crate trained. I’m doing pretty well on the leash, but I still need more practice. I’m doing well enough that I won’t need a fenced in yard though. I do get nervous when loud noises happen and also when I hear raised voices. When I’m nervous, I go into my kennel as I’m certain that's a safe place to go. Also, I will bark when alarmed or at strangers outside my foster home.
I am learning ‘sit’, ‘outside’ and ‘go potty’ as well as some other basic commands. I’ve only ever been around smaller dogs and that is going swimmingly. I must say that I prefer female dogs though. I do okay with cats, but I am not always respectful. The cat that I’m living with always instigates play and I’m just not interested. Sorry cat.
I am such a happy dog. I’m always looking for a lap to sit on or a ball to chase. I think that I’d do well in a home where someone will interact with me a lot as I love play time. I adore the 13 year old little girl that I live with, so I’d be just fine in a home with kids. Maybe not small kids though.
How does all this sound? Good? Let’s meet up sometime soon. Thank you for reading about me. Have a great day.
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ADOPTION EVENTS:
Adoption events are updated as the foster home RSVP's to attend. Check back for updates on which events they will be attending. Please understand that all of our pets are in volunteer foster homes and sometimes "life" happens and the foster family cannot make it to their scheduled adoption event. If you are traveling from a far distance to meet a specific animal, please understand we cannot guarantee event attendance. You may wish to consider applying and setting up a private appointment. Private appointments are only scheduled after an application is submitted and approved.
ADOPTION PROCEDURE:
The first step in our process is to complete an online adoption application on our website:
.underdogrescuemn/adoptionprocess/
Note: In most circumstances Underdog Rescue will only adopt within 60 miles of Minneapolis, MN.
All of our foster animals can be seen by appointment with an approved adoption application. Contact us at .underdogrescuemn/contact-us/ if you have further questions.
FOSTER CARE:
All of our animals are fostered in individual homes or doggie daycare facilities. While they are in our care, they are part of our families and given lots of love. We work on training, crate-training and socialization prior to adoption. Each animal's behavior is evaluated and we have a sense of its temperament and personality. We look for adopters who will give each animal the wonderful life and permanent home that he or she deserves. If you have an interest and ability to be a foster home, please visit our website .underdogrescuemn/foster-applications and fill out a foster application.
NUTRITION:
Nutrition is vital to the rehabilitation and life-long health of our pets. All of our foster animals are fed a premium diet such as NutriSource, Canidae, Orijen, Nature's Variety, Fromm, Pure Vita, Stella and Chewy's, Primal, or balanced raw diet. All adopters are required to continue providing premium diets for the life of the animal.
YOU CAN HELP:
Not able to foster or adopt right now? Please consider sponsoring an Underdog. Your donation will help us buy dog food and pay for medical costs. Visit this link .underdogrescuemn/donate to donate.
(Please note: A Paypal account is not necessary to use Paypal. When you get to the Paypal page, just use the link to the left of their login to make your donation via Paypal without an account.)