COOLIDGE - TERRIER / POODLE (UNKNOWN TYPE) / MIXED (SHORT COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION

Description

Dog Breed: Terrier / Poodle (unknown type) / Mixed (short coat). Almost Home believes that every animal deserves a loving home regardless of appearance, age, or physical limitation. We have come together to give animals in need the safe and happy life they all deserve. Almost Home Animal Rescue believes that no animal is expendable. Adopting a friend: The animals, lucky enough to find refuge with Almost Home, are all in loving foster homes. If you are interested in the possibility of giving one of the animals a new lease on life, please contact us. The contact information is listed at the end of each biography. What you need to do to adopt: If you would like to adopt a pet in need from Almost Home, basically, an application must be filled out. We will check two personal references and a vet reference. If you are approved for adoption, there is a trial period of about one week to make sure this is the animal for you and you are the person for the animal. Along with the trial period, a contract must be signed that basically states that if ever you cannot keep the animal that you must return the animal to Almost Home. Last but not least, a home check will be done. Meet & Greets: An approved application is required. This does not mean that you have to adopt but that you are approved to do so if everything works out. Since we are foster based, this limits the amount of people coming to our homes. They call me Coolidge. I don’t really know what that means yet—I’m still learning about names and places and people. What I do know is that I’m not supposed to be here. Not in this noisy, cold place where everything smells strange and nothing feels like home. I’m just a puppy, maybe 10 pounds soaking wet, with soft scruffy fur and big eyes that keep searching for someone I haven’t met yet. They say I’m a terrier-poodle mix, but right now I’m mostly a mix of confusion and hope. I try to be brave like the big dogs, but sometimes the barking gets so loud it makes my paws tremble. I tuck myself into the corner of my kennel, wishing I could disappear… or better yet, wishing someone would come and see me. Really see me. I dream of things I’ve never had yet—quiet mornings wrapped in blankets, little walks in the sunshine, a hand reaching down to scratch behind my ears. I want to learn what toys are for, how to climb stairs, and where all the good napping spots are in a real home. I want to love someone so fiercely that they’ll wonder how they ever lived without me. I know I’m small, and the world feels so big and uncertain right now. But if you take a chance on me, I’ll give you every single ounce of my heart. I’ll follow you with loyalty only a puppy can give, and I’ll grow up knowing that love really can find you—even when you’re lost. My name is Coolidge. And I’m waiting for the day my forever begins. Love, Coolidge *Guest Posting* *You can foster to adopt, foster or adopt!* If you would like to meet your new best friend, contact the Adoption Coordinator at infoalmosthometn or 865-236-0830. To fill out an application, go to .almosthometn. If you cannot get it to work, let us know and we will email it to you in a different format. ADOPTION FEE: The adoption fee for a cat is $85. The adoption fee for a kitten is $100. The adoption fee does include the kittens being fixed and their rabies shot when they are old enough through one of our local vets. The adoption fee for a dog is $200. The adoption fee for a puppy is $250. The adoption fee does include the puppies being fixed and their rabies shot when they are old enough through one of our local vets. Mature pet adoption fees are sometimes reduced. The adoption fee for pure bred dogs and cats will vary due to health and age of pet. This helps support our ill animals and our mutts that get left in the system longer. We do reserve the right to change the fees higher or lower due to the circumstance of the animal but what was stated above are the usual adoption fees. Microchipped pets will have a higher adoption fee. Our adoption fees do not cover the cost of the vetting and care the animal has received with us and if it ever does, the money just goes back it to helping other animals in need.

• Physical Attributes

  Coat Length:

  Short

• Behavioral Characteristics

  OK with Kids:	Yes
  OK with Dogs:	Yes
  OK with Cats:	Yes

• Additional Information

  Was the Dog Found	No
  Other	Up-to-date on Vaccinations