Adoption information
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About Louie
*ON TRIAL* Louie is a Maltese x Pomeranian who is full of character!
When Louie wants to garner attention he raises up on his hind legs and does patticakes with his two front feet. Why not? It works every time as it’s just too adorable. Louie also does this action whilst rolling about on the ground when he is feeling joyous and it’s hilarious to observe.
Louie is great with other dogs and he is a confident character. He will mouth and them and smush his head into them with growly gusto once he knows them. Louie is considerate of those who don’t want to play, however, and will coexist with them peacefully.
Louie is a loyal dog who adores his chosen people and does not want to be without them. Therefore his new owners must be with him the majority of the time.
Louie requires a confident and dog savvy household who will continue to implement the rules and boundaries he has been introduced to during his time in foster care and is able to do so with gentle confidence.
Further, Louie is a bright dog who would benefit from training, be it obedience or trick training. He loves his walks and enjoys car trips as well. Priority will be given to households who can cater to his enrichment requirements.
Louie almost 100% toilet trained but will need supervision to enforce this in his new surrounds. He has not been tested with cats so will not be rehomed to a place where he will be exposed to them.
With his stumpy little legs, his happy and outgoing attitude and scruffy blonde coat, everyone who meets Louie wants to take him home. The way he peers between his whispy fringe at you cheekily with his big brown eyes makes you want to squish him forever.
However, Louie will only go to a home who can adequately cater for his needs. A precious and unique character like Louie deserves the best of homes where he will be adored until the day his little legs stop patticaking. At not yet 7 years old, that’s a long, long way off.
If you think that is you, please see the application instructions below.
Medical notes
Louie is fit and healthy.
Adoption details
Please email me a little bit about yourself. I do not operate on a first-in-best-dressed basis. Instead, my aim is to find the most suitable forever home for the animals in my care.
Your email should include details about who lives at your home, both humans and animals and what their daily schedules and living arrangements are like. It should include details about your previous dogs and a thorough break down of the house rules you will have for this pet as well as what their typical day will look like.
It may take a couple of weeks to process the applications. Please try to be patient. All applicants will receive a response - but it won’t be an immediate one.
If your application seems promising you will be contacted for a telephone interview. Should this be successful you will be invited to a meet and greet and asked to send photos of your property.
Should the meet and greet end favourably, you may pay the adoption fee, sign some paperwork and take the pet on a two week trial during which time you will be asked to provide regular updates.
During this trial period the pet remains the property of Onyx Rescue and adoption will only be finalised following a successful trial.
See some of my previous rescues and keep up with the status of my current rescues by joining here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/748478285317783/
AN OPEN LETTER TO APPLICANTS:
I hate to disappoint people. It’s something that really upsets me, but unfortunately it comes with the territory of what I do. So I want to use this post to explain something.
When I take on a dog, I make a commitment both to that dog and the former owners of that dog to find this fur-kid their perfect forever home. My primary criterion in order to achieve this is whether that home is a good match for that dog. Each dog can have vastly different needs from the next and every home is different.
Sometimes well-intentioned people put their friends in touch with me, sometimes I am approached by friends or even family in relation to a particular dog. However, I have made a promise not to compromise on my commitment and I have to turn them down.
This isn’t a reflection of their dog ownership skills, nor how I feel about them personally. My decision will always come down to whether I believe that they are a match. Not just any match - the best match.
Sometimes I am lucky to have several interested parties who would be a good match and it can be difficult to choose between them. My ultimate decision will, however, not be influenced by my relationship with this potential adopter, be it secondary or primary, nor the number of times they have applied and missed out previously, nor whether they applied first, nor the number of times or methods used to contact me about a particular pet, but whether or not they are the BEST match available.
So if you know someone who is interested in any of the dogs at Onyx Rescue, or you are interested in one yourself, please go through the proper channels and send your application through Petrescue. Please do not take offence if you or your friends are not chosen - this only means that there was someone who was a better match. Not a better person, not a better dog owner, but a better match.
I believe there is a home for every dog and a dog for every home, so if you’ve not been chosen previously please do not give up applying - the next one may be your perfect dog.
Thank-you to everyone who supports what we do here - it means the world to us and the beautiful fur-kids seeking homes.
This pet has been adopted and found love with its new family.