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Paz is a mellow and loving 6-year-old shiba inu. He likes to take his time getting to know people, and will watch you from his safe space (his crate) for a few days before coming out to explore. Once he does, he enjoys playing with toys, car rides, bird-watching (ducks are his favorite), squirrel chasing, and long nature walks. He does enjoy getting pets, but he's still figuring out how to come up and ask for them without getting scared and darting back to his safe space.

He doesn't like being comfortable. Yes you read that correctly - he pulled all of the blankets out of his crate on day one and has turned up his nose at the dog bed, refuses to even give it a go. He's still getting used to living in the city and can be a little bit skittish and becomes a bit of an acrobat when he hears loud noises like a truck or a bus--he'll jump, leap, skip and twirl. He will need a fenced yard for safety or experienced shiba owner. Sometimes he even scares himself when he catches a glimpse of his tail out of the corner of his eye, or his leash clangs against something he sniffs. He would love to live in a quieter area for this reason, although he's doing well adjusting to the city noises.

Having another dog in the home would be comforting to him to continue making progress on learning to dog. For the right home, he could be an only dog as he is a typical independent shiba.  He can get a little curmudgeonly when young pups want to get up in his face and sniff him. He is older and wiser and he'll assert his boundaries by correcting them if need be but is mostly happy to just duck away from the action. He could probably peacefully co-exist with another dog willing to respect his space. He has not been cat tested, nor does he have experience with kids, but we could test that out on a meet and greet if you wanted. He is house trained--hasn't had a single accident after his first evening, and you'd have accidents too if you'd just spent an entire day traveling.

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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.

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