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Hello, my name is Pepper and I am a healthy adult female Shih Tzu who is a curious, happy, and energetic little girl. I love to chase my squeaky toys and balls, and play tug-o-war. I also enjoy picking up and carrying around anything that’s on the floor…the way I see it is, if it’s on the floor, it’s in MY territory, so it belongs to me…I’m just sayin’! I suppose one might say I’m a little bit of a foodie in that I love liverwurst…believe me, it’s really not as bad as it sounds - eggs and bones. I eat very well and have a hearty appetite.

I am potty trained and will only do my personal business outside. I play with the other dogs in my foster home, but if someone in my family is home all day, I can be an “only dog”. My foster mom is helping me get more comfortable with that leash thing, but I need more practice and you know what they say…”Practice makes perfect!” Am I right? I know the “come,” “outside,” and “go potty” commands and for the most part, I’m pretty quiet; I only really bark if something alarms me.

My foster mom says that I am a “sweet little girl”,  which is completely true! I adapt well to change, so I cannot wait to meet my new forever family and go to my new home. If you will love me unconditionally and are looking for a good lap dog who loves to be petted PLUS plays well with others, then I am looking for YOU. I promise to love you unconditionally back and to completely enrich your life. Please hurry, I’m waiting for you!

Many of our dogs are obtained 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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