Max: Not at the Shelter's Web Page

Shih Tzu (long coat) : : Male : : Adult : : Small

Located in Campbell County, Virginia. Please begin with an application, found here: www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org. We place calls to your vet, your landlord, and your personal reference. We ask that the pets in your home be current with rabies vaccines, spay/neutered, and seen by a veterinarian for wellness.

About Max: Not at the Shelter
Status: Adopted! Species: Dog General Color: Black with White Current Size: 14 Pounds Current Age: 5 Years (best estimate)	Declawed: No Housetrained: Yes Exercise Needs: Moderate Grooming Needs: High Shedding Amount: Moderate Owner Experience Needed: None Reaction to New People: Friendly

This is Max, a one year old Shih Tzu with the cutest little bobbed tail you have ever seen! Max has been in foster care for several months while we have continued assessing his medical needs and physical condition. When he first arrived, Max was in despicable condition, with mats, tangles, and feces cemented to his body. He was unable to defecate, and appeared to have been kept in a crate for hours on end. Despite his condition, Max was a happy boy, thrilled to have a bath, and even happier to go to a foster home with the most understanding Foster Mom willing to work with his inability to potty easily. We discovered that Max’s tail had been broken at some point, and was impeding the passage of poop, so tail amputation was in order. Max now has a 1 inch bobtail, and while it is adorable, and has made a big difference in his ability to control his fecal output, his mom says on occasion he will still have a drip or two of feces that he does not appear to be able to control. It is manageable because it is very small amounts, but an adopter needs to be fully aware of this, and willing to do cleanup as necessary of both Max and the floor if needed. Here is what we are looking for as far as a new home for Max: he loves children, so sweet children over the age of three or four would be ideal. Max does beautifully with other dogs, and his foster mom feels another dog his same size and close in age would keep him happy. He is fine with cats, but a cats-only environment would probably not be the best for him. He needs to play like a dog and with another dog! We realize this is a lot to ask of an adopter, but we are sure there is someone out there that will be just right for Max. Please start with an application which you can find on our website, and of course, for any pets already in the home, we expect they will be current with exams, spayed/ neutered, and up to date with their vaccines. Go here to apply: www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org

PLEASE NOTE: This pet has been posted by Friends of Campbell County Animal Control, Rustburg, VA. For questions about the pet, please email us at FOACinfo@gmail.com. All adoptions begin with an application, found under the "Animals" tab on our website, friendsofcampbellcounty.org. *Unaltered babies under the age of six months can be adopted only to residents of Campbell County, the City of Lynchburg, and counties touching Campbell County. *Unaltered adult pets six months or older will need to be sterilized before they can be adopted outside our local area of Campbell County, the City of Lynchburg, or counties touching Campbell. *We do not promote dog adoptions to homes where an invisible fence is the fencing of choice. *We do not permit cats or kittens to be declawed following adoption.

More about Max: Not at the Shelter

Good with Dogs, Good with Cats, Good with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Good with Adults

Our process begins with an application, found on our website, www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org. Once your application has been received, a volunteer will call the references you list and then will contact you.

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