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About Lily
*ON TRIAL* This is little Lily. Lily is a Maltese x Shih Tzu who is a petite, slip of a dog. She’s such a cute little thing, with her peach and cream patches and her spiky hair-do, that she will endear herself to you in no time.
Lily is a calm and quiet presence in the home who likes to sit on the couch and observe the surrounding proceedings. Unless of course, she’s hungry, in which case she will let you know in no uncertain terms that it’s time for dinner with her gruff little yaps.
Very occasionally she will also do this when she’s craving some attention. When you oblige by rubbing her ears she will push her whole head into your hands with delight.
Lily is such a little sweetheart who walks well on lead and is almost 100% with her toilet training. She is good with kids and other dogs and doesn’t have a bone of aggression in her body. If she is intimidated by another dog she’ll just wander away.
Lily is very low maintenance and just wants to be with you, sharing in your daily life. She loves her people so much.
Like all dogs, Lily enjoys getting out and about and often expresses her pleasure at car rides by rubbing herself all over the car seats and rolling around excitedly.
Lily is a delightful little soul who just wants a family to call her own. She has a grade 4 heart murmur, but this does not affect her in any way and her hearing and eyesight are good. She shows no sign of cognitive decline, despite being 13 years old. Little dogs can have very long lives and I have a feeling that Lily has much more life in her to share with you.
Lily will brighten your day just by looking at her, with her comical, snaggle-toothed smile as she peers out at you from behind her wispy fringe. Her bouncy walk, with her mop fringe bouncing up and down is absolutely adorable.
Do you have a warm lap and loving home to share with this little darling? Older dogs are such great company and having the privilege of looking after them in their retirement is so rewarding. If you think you might be able to help little Lily find her feet in her own loving home and in turn receive all her love and gratitude for doing so, please see the application instructions below.
Medical notes
Lily has a grade 4 heart murmur, which isn’t uncommon in little old dogs. This does not affect her in any way and she does not require medication.
Lily has had a full dental scale and polish, with a number of extractions. She only has about eight teeth left, but despite this she has no problem eating dry food.
Lily has also had a sebaceous adenoma (benign lump) removed from her front paw and this has healed up nicely.
She is otherwise fit and healthy and does very well for her age.
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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.