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ATLAS PET SUPPLY — Sat, Nov 10 12:30pm- 2:30pm —12761 Central Ave NE, Blaine, MN

URBAN TAILS — Sun, Nov 11 1:30pm – 3:30pm —2106 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

BENTLEY'S PLYMOUTH — Wed, Nov 14 6pm – 7:30pm — 1115 Vicksburg Ln N #1, Plymouth, MN

​ This AussiePoo pup is Rachel. She’s just a sweetheart! Above everything else, she just wants to snuggle next to you on the couch. She's a 15lb bundle of love who will happily be at your side all day every day. She's warm and wiggly towards humans but unsure of other dogs and the outdoors. She's working hard on building up her confidence. Rachel does not like it when dogs jump on her to play; this makes her scared, so she either needs a home with no other dogs or calmer, passive dogs until she gains more confidence in playing.

Rachel loves cloth toys the most and sometimes confuses blankets and pillows as toys, but she is quickly learning what to chew on and what not to. She also loves a bully stick but had some tummy issues after the last one she ate, so she is taking a break from them for the moment. Rachel is happiest chewing on her plush rabbit toy while snuggling with her foster parents on the couch. Although Rachel would happily toss away the rabbit toy just to be closer to her foster parents, as her favorite thing to do is hang out with humans. She gets so sad and will cry if you leave the room and leave her alone in a kennel. 

She is good with dogs that respect her space. She doesn't quite understand when other dogs want to play and she will get scared and will nip to tell the other dog to leave her alone. She does great with correction and is learning quickly that she doesn't need to be so afraid of other dogs!

Rachel also does not like to be outside quite yet; it's still unfamiliar and scary (really any place too far away from humans is scary to her right now!). Every now and again though Rachel forgets she's outside and will show her true puppy side by picking up a toy and running around for a bit (sometimes even playing with her foster siblings!) before remembering where she is and running back to her foster parents. Rachel is working on potty training and is making great progress using the fenced yard in her current foster home. Foster mom says she is working on leash training and thinks Rachel would be okay living in a home without a fenced yard. With time we feel that Rachel will blossom into the confident, playful dog she is meant to be! She's so happy and full of energy once she gets comfortable in her new home she will be the most perfect puppy. She needs a patient and loving forever home who will work with her on potty training, leash walking, and overcoming some of her fears.

This puppy requires an application fee. This fee must be paid within 24 hours or your application will be considered void.    We will not review or contact applicants that have not completed the payment portion.

Puppy Applications will be responded to within 5 business days, after receipt of the application fee.  Please understand that paying the fee does not guarantee you will be approved to adopt the puppy. Our goal is place puppies in homes that are suited for their individual needs. You may be willing and able to provide a great home, but if it doesn’t meet the specific needs of the puppy, we will not approve your application.

We accept applications for puppies until we have a candidate that meets all of the requirements needed for the specific puppy and they have been contacted to review the adoption process as well as agree to all of the terms to move forward.

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ADOPTION EVENTS:     

Adoption events are updated at the top of each dogs animals' as their foster home signs up. Check back for updates on which events they will be attending. If an event is not listed within their bio above, the animal is not planning to attend.  Please understand that all of our pets are in volunteer foster homes and sometimes "life" happens and the foster family cannot make it to their scheduled adoption event. If you are traveling from a far distance to meet a specific animal, please understand we cannot guarantee event attendance. We recommend filling out an application and we will set up a private appointment. Private appointments are only scheduled after an application is submitted and approved.

ADOPTION PROCEDURE:

FOSTER CARE:

All of our animals are fostered in individual homes or doggie daycare facilities. While they are in our care, they are part of our families and given lots of love. We work on training, crate-training and socialization prior to adoption, but each bio is written by the foster as they see them, in their home. Each animal's behavior is evaluated and we have a sense of its temperament and personality, but it cannot be guaranteed. We look for adopters who will give each animal the wonderful life and permanent home that he or she deserves in time and with patience.  If you have an interest and ability to be a foster home, please visit our website  www.underdogrescuemn.com/foster-applications  and fill out a foster application.

NUTRITION:

Nutrition is vital to the rehabilitation and life-long health of our pets.  All of our foster animals are fed a premium diet such as NutriSource, Canidae, Orijen, Nature's Variety, Fromm, Pure Vita, Stella and Chewy's, Primal, or balanced raw diet.  All adopters are required to continue providing premium diets for the life of the animal.

YOU CAN HELP:

Not able to foster or adopt right now? Please consider sponsoring an Underdog. Your donation will help us buy dog food and pay for medical costs. Visit this link  www.underdogrescuemn.com/donate   to donate. 
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