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Hi! My name is Venus, and I'm a 5 year-old Coton De Tulear. I came to Underdog Rescue as a pregnant mama, but now that I've had my pups it's time for me to find my furever family.  I'm pretty easy-going and am LOVING life!  I'm a big fan of squeaky, plush toys, and will even play catch with my humans!  Treats?  Yes, please!  I also love gentle pets, there's nothing better.  

I'm settling in to my new life and loving every minute of it. I think living in a house is great!  I'm getting used to walking on a leash, but will need a little patience with it as I can be kind of nervous, especially when crossing the street!  I like having a fenced yard just because I'm not fully comfortable on a leash just yet and need to be able to roam around to go potty.  I am crate trained and I go potty on a schedule.  I get along with all types of dogs and, so far, I like cats too!  Children are okay as long as they are gentle and calm with me.   

My cottony coat is incredibly soft but can tangle easily.  I'll need help with keeping it groomed and looking marvelous.  I don't mind being brushed and will stand still to let you tame my tresses.  

I'm looking for someone who is interested in helping me grow into my experiences with the world, play with me, and my toys, and treat me as the family member I was always meant to be.  

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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