Aurora: Your Future Snuggle Baby Awaits in Central Ohio! 

Meet Aurora – Your Future Snuggle Baby! With her soulful eyes and heart full of love, Aurora is a typical Shih Tzu who's ready to find her forever person. This little sweetheart is a total cuddle bug who wants nothing more than to be by your side—whether you're watching TV, running errands, or just hanging out in the backyard.

Aurora lives for love and affection. She's happiest being held, doted on, and included in everything you do. Aurora will adorably stand on her back legs to paw at you when she wants attention. Trust us, it’s impossible to resist! She's a bundle of energy in spurts but is content to snooze the day away between playtime and cuddle sessions.

Aurora doesn’t know a stranger – all dogs and people are her friends and here for her to play with, and she is also good with cats. Older, calm kids would likely be a good match, too. With patience, love, and a gentle hand, she will blossom into a loyal, loving companion who will follow you anywhere. She LOVES to play AND play! She loves to run errands with her foster mom.

Now, let's talk about what makes Aurora extra special: she has a slightly deformed front leg. This doesn't require any special care now, but her new family should be aware of it and monitor it throughout her life. It doesn't slow her down one bit! In fact, it just adds to her unique charm and makes her even more endearing.

Her ideal home? Quiet, calm, and filled with love. She’d do best with someone who’s home often, enjoys daily cuddles, and can help her continue to build confidence. She has dry eye and will need daily eye meds (she’s a bit squirmy about it—but we’re working on it!). Potty training is a work in progress; she uses puppy pads but sometimes has accidents if left unsupervised. A patient adopter who can support her routine will help her thrive. Aurora will require a home with a strong medical history to ensure her ongoing health needs are met. A fenced yard is also required, as Aurora is quite spunky and fast!  She would likely do best with a buddy of similar size and energy level to play with.

Aurora is looking for a loving and understanding home where she'll be cherished for her sweet and resilient spirit. She deserves a family who sees her for the amazing dog she is, leg and all. If you're looking for a dog who's full of love and ready to brighten your days, contact us to learn more about adopting Aurora!

Aurora's adoption donation is $550, and she is being fostered in the Central Ohio area. She has been spayed, microchipped, received her rabies, distemper/parvo, bivalent canine influenza, and Bordetella vaccines, tested negative for heartworms and started on prevention, as well as flea prevention.

PLEASE NOTE:   If you are viewing this biography on a website other than the Ohio Fuzzy Pawz website like Petfinder, Adopt-a-Pet, or another search engine (the OFP website is www.ohiofuzzypawz.com), not all information transfers to partner websites in some instances.  If you go to the  individual webpage of our dogs , you will be able to get more information each dog.

Visual breed identification in dogs can be unreliable so, in many cases, we are only guessing at the predominant breed or breed mix.  We get to know each dog as an individual and will do our best to describe each of our dogs based on personality, not by breed label.

Our Adoption Process

The adoption process has several steps involved. Please review prior to submitting an application. Our adoption process is detailed here:  http://www.ohiofuzzypawz.com/info/adoption

Our volunteers work very diligently to process each application and we try to ensure that we are making the best match possible for each dog.  We do not schedule meetings with dogs until an application has been approved.  It can take up to a few weeks to process an application or as little time as a few days, from the time you submit an application, please be prepared to adopt as we cannot hold dogs.

Special Requirements

Some dogs may have special requirements (for example, medications, a fence) -- if you apply for a dog, please be sure to read over the biography completely to see if there are any special needs and if you're home would be suitable.  If we indicate on the dog's biography that a fence is required, this means your home must have a physical fence.  Other dogs may require a "strong vet reference" which indicates that we are looking for a home that has a documented history of veterinary care with previous pets. 

The first step in our process is to submit an online adoption application at www.ohiofuzzypawz.com/forms.  The application MUST include the personal references and veterinary, grooming, and landlord references (if applicable) and their respective contact information.  If you do not include the references and the contact information, your application will be delayed as it CANNOT be processed.  Once the references have been successfully completed, a home visit is then scheduled when a rescue representative can meet all members of the family or residents of the home.  No application is approved prior to the home visit being done.   At that point, the Directors will discuss any and all applications on a foster dog and make a selection--in many cases, there are multiple applications for each dog, so please be understanding that our only priority is the successful placement of each of our foster dogs.

Out of State Adoptions

We do adopt out of state to outstanding applicants, however, our process requires a home visit, so out of state adoptions can take longer.  We do not ship our dogs, adopters should be prepared to pick up the dog in Central Ohio.