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Name: Onyx

Rescue ID: 20120

Status: Adopted!

Species: Dog

Breed: Labrador Retriever / Mixed (short coat)

Learn more about the Labrador Retriever.

Sex: Male (neutered)

Current Size: 40 Pounds

General Potential Size: Large

Current Age: 4 Years 5 Months (best estimate)

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Kids: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

Description:

Onyx is an 8-month old neutered black lab puppy mix with tons of love to share! Despite having a tough start to life, Onyx is extremely friendly, loves playing in the yard, and just wants to be part of a family. He is extremely food-motivated and is learning commands very quickly. He is becoming house-trained and is making fantastic progress in this department. With continuous positive reinforcement, Onyx is sure to become a very well-behaved dog in short order.

Onyx loves playing with other dogs and is learning social boundaries. He is by no means shy - all he wants to do is play all day long. Make sure you get some tough toys and bones! One of Onyx’s most amusing behaviors is when he picks up toys and throws them in the air so he can jump after them. He would be happy in both a multi-dog home or as a solo dog with a family ready to pour love into him.

Onyx is eager to please and loves giving affection. If he could by your side all day, he would be. He sleeps through the night just fine and is ready to go on a walk as soon as you wake up.

Onyx has a high prey drive, and thus we would not recommend placing him in a home with small animals such as bunnies or guinea pigs. Onyx does sometimes bark at passerby’s, but will quickly stop if you tell him “no”. We know that any family that he joins will be overjoyed to have him - he is truly a special pup!

When you adopt a pet from Midwest Animal Rescue and Services, your adoption fee covers: Microchip and registration, Core Vaccines including Rabies, Distemper and bordetella, age appropriate heartworm testing or FeLV-FIV testing, sterilization, heartworm/flea-tick prevention and deworming while in foster care.

Long Distance Adoptions: Animals who are not fully vaccinated and altered are not eligible for long distance adoption. We require a meet of the pet prior to adoption, which means coming to MARS. We do not transport to potential adopters.

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Post Adoption: Any issues that arise after adoption are the full responsibility of the adopter after the finalization of adoption. We highly recommend Pet Insurance. Adoption fees are only part of the expense of owning a pet, so we ask you to consider the costs for the life of the pet before adoption. We recommend pet insurance.

Pet Breeds: The pet you are viewing is a rescued pet which is most often from an animal control facility or Shelter partner. The breed(s) listed are our best guess and are in no way guaranteed.

If you choose to DNA test your adopted pet, test results may vary from company to company and our breed guess may not be reflected in those results as it is just that, our best guess without knowing a pet’s full history.