Adoption information
I've been adopted!
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About Willow
*TRIAL PENDING* Willow is an absolute charmer who has been known to turn the most hard nosed cat person into a dog lover. This girl is the snuggliest snuggle-bug to ever have snuggled and will lay herself against your neck for cuddles at any given opportunity.
In personality she is a bit like a Golden Retriever - loyal, intelligent, playful and affectionate but she looks somewhat like a miniature Border Collie.
She’s a popular playmate with the other dogs at Onyx Rescue and ever the popular entity whenever she’s out in public.
Her soft, gentle and loving personality endears her to everyone she meets. She is a beautiful dog, with a stunning feathered coat that fans out to a flag-like tail. This will need some upkeep to prevent matting and keep her looking as beautiful as she is.
While Willow is a gregarious sort who seeks pats from anyone who is dishing them out, she is very loyal and loves her family dearly. She has lived with kids and is great with them, though she does have a playful and rambunctious side. Potential adopters will need to take this into consideration, as she can play rough with other dogs.
This kind and gentle spirit deserves the very best of homes who will appreciate her need for company and affection. However, Willow is a young and active dog with an intelligent mind and she will therefore also require these needs to be met.
Do you think you have love and energy to give this darling the ultimate life? If so, please see the application instructions below.
Medical notes
Young, fit and healthy.
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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.
The rescue group has removed this pet and it is no longer available for adoption.
The rescue group is no longer taking adoption applications for this pet.