Adoption information
I've been adopted!
About 8 week old pups
*ON TRIAL* I am pleased to announce that Onyx Rescue has been blessed with the presence of 10 beautiful German Shepherd x English Pointer puppies. Each has their own distinctive personality and, despite what you might gather from a cursory glance, their own unique physical features.
There are six girls and four boys, the tiniest being 1.5kg and the largest being 4.5kg! When they grow up, they will be medium to large dogs. Their mother (German Shepherd) and their father (English Pointer) both have beautiful, calm and friendly temperaments.
At the moment, these mischievous little tykes are typical happy puppies. Full of beans one minute and out like a light the next. They are porous sponges just waiting to take in all the smells, sights, sounds and experiences that this wonderful world has to offer a puppy.
They toss around leaves, trip over their own stumpy legs, fumble with and mouth anything possessing a novel texture, practice their clumsy jumping skills and collapse in a heap on top of each other in utter blissed-out exhaustion.
Their curiosity about the most simple of things is an endearing reminder to us all of the preciousness of childhood innocence.
These babies are looking to be part of a family who will cherish them throughout all the first learning triumphs of puppyhood until their tired bones and grey muzzles lay loyally at their master’s feet for the last time.
Like all puppies, they will require socialisation, love, patience and training in order to mould them into the perfect, obedient life-long companions they have the potential to be.
At eight weeks of age, these puppies are a tabula rasa ready to have their stories written by their own families who understand the gravity of the responsibility of caring for a puppy.
From the big, outgoing boys like Donut and Lucky to the tiny, fluffy, sensitive souls like Shelby and Ella, this litter covers a wide spectrum of doggy personalities who are each ready to find their perfect match.
If you think you can offer the perfect forever home to one of these darlings, and are ready to work through the challenges and joys of puppy-hood to arrive at the final destination of the life-long loyalty, love and companionship only a canine soul mate can provide, please see the application instructions below.
Ella - 956000006292949
Donut - 956000006071760
Shelby - 956000006302731
Lucky - 956000006301015
Lucy - 956000006068343
Orbit - 956000006306158
Charlotte - 956000006305148
Eric - 956000006302904
Violet - 956000006305055
Halo - 956000006297618
Medical notes
Healthy little puppies!
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.