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Hello, my name is Raymond. I am a fun and curious healthy adult male Shiba Inu who’s true personality comes out when I’m doing what I love…playing outside and going on walks. I must say that I do quite well on the leash especially when my Shiba foster sister is with me. My foster parents have a lovely fenced yard for me and I love to play ball out there and chase these crazy things that keep blowing around, my foster mom calls them “leaves”. I am very curious about people and other dogs, but I have not met any cats.  I have a human foster sister who is a teenager and I have built a good relationship with her, but I do not do well with little children under 10 years old especially because I am fearful of overwhelming commotion. I’m a pretty chill guy in the house and my foster family is helping me learn how comfortable houses can be.

I am a very quiet guy and have not let my foster family hear me bark yet. I am potty and crate trained, and I need to find a furever home with a fenced yard and another doggie. The fenced yard I have now is so amazing that I cannot imagine my life without one. I don’t know if the size of the doggie in my new furever home will matter, but I can tell you that I currently live another Shiba and a Border Collie mix and I prefer to hang out my Shiba sister because she is the most confident dog in the house. She is helping me learn to trust that you humans are good peeps and that houses are safe, fun places to be.

If you are looking for a playful and silly guy in your life, you must come and meet me. I will love you unconditionally (I know you will do the same), I will totally make you laugh, and we will completely enrich each other’s lives. Please hurry, I will be here waiting for you.

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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