Rosella

Australian Shepherd | Dayton, OH

Age : 5 Years 3 MonthsAdultFemaleMediumBorder Collie

About

Meet Rosella

ROSELLA is a simply stunning fluffy mixed breed girl looking for a home. Our best guess on breed is an Australian Shepherd/Border Collie type mix based on her appearance, but she does not have the energy level of those breeds. Rosella is 4-5 years old and  currently overweight at 67 pounds. Rosella was adopted from us 15 months ago and at the time of her adoption she was a healthy 46 pounds, so we are working to get her back to a healthy weight. Rosella was returned through no fault of her own, her adopter has allergy issues.  She is  a sweet, gentle medium-energy girl whose tail never stops wagging. She is affectionate and eager to please and loves every person she meets. Rosella enjoys playing with her toys and going for walks. She ignores cats and would probably be okay with another low key dog -- think roommate rather than playmate. However she's perfectly content as an only dog.  Rosella is housebroken and crate trained. We don't know if she's ever lived around kids, but she would probably be fine around older dog-savvy kids. She's best suited to a home with a physically-fenced yard. Rosella needs an adopter who will love her enough to get her back to a healthy weight. She is clearly uncomfortable at her current weight, and carrying around those extra pounds makes her a prime candidate for arthritis. Rosella's beautiful coat will require regular brushing. She is housebroken and crate trained. If you'd like to meet beautiful Rosella, please fill out a dog adoption application at dreamhouserescue.org. We are happy to arrange a private meet with an approved adopter. You can meet Rosella at our weekly adoption event Saturday noon-2 at PetSmart Eastgate if she's still available.  All of our fully-vetted adoptable dogs go to prospective homes for a one-week trial period to make sure the dog and home are the right fit before an adoption is finalized. We only adopt dogs into homes where all current pets are spayed/neutered and current on vaccines and heartworm and flea and tick prevention. We do check veterinary references to make sure adopters are compliant with standard veterinary care. Our adoptable dogs are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, heartworm tested, dewormed and current on flea and tick and heartworm prevention.

Adoption Process
We offer Foster To Adopt for dogs adoptions. You must complete the application, be approved and pay a $100 deposit ($150 puppies). You can then take the dog home for a trial visit of up to one week This will help you determine if you and the dog are the right match. If yes, then you can finalize the adoption. If no, then you return the dog to us and you are welcome to try a different dog. complete the necessary paperwork and pay a $100 deposit for adult dogs and $150 for puppies (cash, check or credit card). This fee is non-refundable, and will be applied to the adoption fee if you decide to finalize the adoption. The adoption fee includes the dog's spay/neuter surgery, parvo/distemper shots and rabies shots (for dogs over 6 months), deworming, microchipping, flea and tick protection, heartworm testing (for dogs over 6 months), and monthly heartworm protection until the dog gets adopted.

Contact
Sweet Dream House Rescue
(513) 484-9840
[email protected]
http://www.dreamhouserescue.org