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Hi there!  I'm Gemma! At home and with my people, I am a happy, outgoing girl with the best smile. My favorite thing is when you humans give me good scratches all over.  I am still getting used to meeting new people and can be a bit shy in new environments and new people, but once you show me you are my friend, we will be besties for lie   I love to chew on sticks and that kibble food you give me is a great treat, too!  I'm good with dog friends of all sizes and have been doing great with potty and kennel training!  I met a cat at the vet place, and ignored it, but that's the only cat I've met so far - so if you have one of those, we'd just need to do a meet!  I wear a fancy harness while we go out for walks and I enjoy that and checking out this new world.  If you have another dog on the walk with me, that helps show me the way!  I haven't paid much attention to toys yet, but lemme tell you, my favorite thing in the whole world is to lay out in the freshly cut grass, get a little sun tan in, and streeeeetch out my legs, wiggle around, and get a good belly rub. Seriously, nothing better than that!
I haven't met many young kids, but fast movements are sometimes scary to me, so I'd prefer a house with older, respectful kids.  If you have a quiet neighborhood for walks, that should work, or else a fenced in yard would be great.  I think I could be an only dog, but hope then you humans are home often to hang out with me!  I can't wait to show you my loveable, smart, and silly side!

If you have other questions about me you can email Underdog Rescue at <inquiries@underdogrescuemn.com>

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:

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