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Adoption Fee $200

Name: Oscar

Rescue ID: 9307-S

Status: Adopted!

Species: Dog

Breed: Chihuahua / Boston Terrier / Mixed (short coat)

Learn more about the Chihuahua.
Learn more about the Boston Terrier.

Sex: Male (neutered)

Current Size: 14 Pounds

General Potential Size: Small

Current Age: 12 Years 10 Months (best estimate)

Activity Level: Moderately Active

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Cats: No

Good with Kids: No

Housetrained: Yes

Description:

Meet Oscar!

* Housetrained!
* Crate-trained!
* Playful!

Oscar is an adorable Boston Terrier/Chihuahua mix that is looking for a new home. Oscar currently lives with 2 boxers and another boston mix and does GREAT with them -however there was an adjustment period when he first came to the home. Oscar can be reactive with other dogs, but once he is properly introduced and gets comfortable with them, he LOVES to play. He does best with dogs who are assertive, but non-reactive, and larger than he is. No cats for him - he loves them a little too much!

Kids can be too unpredictable and scary for Oscar. He warms up quickly to a respectful, patient child who approaches him slowly, but it may be difficult to ensure that the child's visiting friends do the same, so we recommend a home without kids for little Oscar.

Oscar's foster is currently bringing him to training classes and he is showing a lot of improvement. He will need to continue classes with his new owner to work on manners and develop into a perfect gentleman: for example, to stop pulling on the harness during walks. Oscar has mastered commands like "sit" and down". He is learning to control barking (well, it's a bunny outside - wouldn't YOU bark??) with a help of a citronella collar.

He is housetrained and sometimes uses a potty pad when it's too cold outside. Oscar tolerates crating well, but he really doesn't need to be crated in his current foster home, where he is not left alone for longer than 5 hours at a time. He loves going for walks, or spending time in a fenced-in yard. Oscar might chew through a leash if left alone in the yard, so a fence or a durable tie-out would be best for him, other than walks with his humans.

Oscar does well on car rides, especially if a snack or toy is available.

Oscar is a sweet cuddly guy. He needs a great, patient, dedicated person or family who will work with him and help him develop into a wonderful, well-behaved companion. He would do best in a quiet household with not a lot of visitors.

Please feel free to fill out an ADOPTION APPLICATION by clicking on the button below.

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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.

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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.