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BENTLEY'S EDINA — Fri, Jan 4 6pm-7:30pm — 7433 France Ave S, Edina, MN

ATLAS PET SUPPLY — Sat, Jan 5 12:30pm- 2:30pm —12761 Central Ave NE, Blaine, MN

ATLAS PET SUPPLY — Sat, Jan 12 12:30pm – 2:30pm — 12761 Central Ave NE, Blaine, MN

URBAN TAILS — Sun, Jan 13 1:30pm – 3:30pm --- 2106 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

BENTLEY'S EDINA — Fri, Jan 18 6pm-7:30pm — 7433 France Ave S, Edina, MN

Nelson is a very special boy. He’s only 5lbs, but has so much love to give. He’s great with all the humans in his foster home. He especially loves his foster siblings who are 4 and 8 years old. He’s always full of kisses for them and shows them his excitement by wagging his tail uber fast! He’s affectionate and very responsive to human snuggles. It’s no question that his favorite things to do are to nap and snuggle with his humans.

Nelson is also great with animals of all sizes! He’s currently living with a large Shepard male, Chi-Pug mix female, cat, and 3 guinea pigs. He took interest in checking out the piggies and seems to not care when the other pups want to sniff and get to know him. Nelson will do well in a home with other animals or by himself.

Nelson is still learning a lot about being a house dog and is timid about exploring the big world outside of his humans’ laps. He just wants to be near his humans! When he’s in the crate, he voices his displeasure when he’s away from them. He travels well in a crate but will need additional crate training. He needs a loving home with humans who will patiently coax him out of his shell, so he can learn how to find his true Chi voice. 

He will need some additional training with going potty outside and being on a leash. Currently, he does a great job going potty on a potty pad on a schedule and hasn’t had any accidents. He needs more practice on a leash and his foster parents are working on leash training. Nelson doesn’t necessarily need a fenced yard if his leash training is continued. 

He’s such a sweet boy and with the perfect home and some confidence building, he is going to make one special family so happy!

Many of our dogs are rescued from commercial breeders where they spent their lives getting comfort from their canine friends.  In turn, most require another companion dog in their forever home in order for them to feel safe. If you are interested in a particular dog, and do not currently have a dog residing with you, please understand that your home might not be the right fit for many of our dogs.

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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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