Hi there! My name is Bessie. I am a fun and friendly dog who needs a foster care home or, better yet, a forever home. I am a young girl, about 1-2 years old. I have a happy, upbeat personality. I LOVE humans. I think they're just the best thing ever. My whole body wiggles and wags when I get to meet a human. I am affectionate and loving. Even though I am about 60 lbs, I am a lapdog. I just really enjoy spending time with the people. Companionship is wonderful. I walk well on leash and I ride really well in the car. I like to roll in the grass and lounge in the sunshine. I am 100% housetrained and ready to fall in love with you. Please give me a chance and apply today! Adoption fee: $80. Fee includes testing, deworming, vaccinations, spay/neuter, 30 days of free pet insurance, one session with a certified behavior trainer and microchip.
Adoption and Foster Care Application
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Saturday, July 9, 2022: Rochester Hills adoption event at
Petco, 2675 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307, from noon to 3 p.m. (not all adoptable animals will be at every event).
Saturday, July 23, 2022: Bloomfield Hills adoption event at
PetPeople, 6520 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301. From noon to 3 p.m., come meet adoptable pets on the fourth Saturday of every month (as available - not all adoptable animals will be at every event). NO EVENT IN DECEMBER.
Saturday, July 30, 2022: Kitten Yoga fundraiser from 1 - 2 p.m. at
White Lotus Yoga, 65959 Van Dyke in Washington, Michigan. You bring the yoga mats, Paws for Life Rescue will provide the kitty cats. All ages welcome. Cost is $30 per person.
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NOTE ABOUT BREED LABELING: Visual breed identification of dogs is unreliable and usually inaccurate. So, for most of our adoptable dogs, we are only guessing at predominant breed or breed mix. We get to know each dog
as an individual and will do our best to describe each of our dogs based on personality, not by breed label.
Why is labeling a dog such a big deal? A label will stick with a dog for the rest of its life. A label can mean discrimination, losing its home or even death. Labels are a problem for the dogs when we, as the local experts on animals, allow adopters, politicians and community members to think that the label we assign can predict who that dog is or will be.
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Adoption Process: Complete the application at
www.pawsforliferescue.org. We then arrange a location, date and time for you to meet some pets. If the meeting goes well and everyone is happy, you begin the mandatory, minimum two-week adjustment period with the pet as part of your family. You will pay the non-refundable adoption fee at the start of the two-week adjustment period. This pending period allows your new dog or cat time to adjust to their new home, new people, new routine, etc., and for you to decide if it's a match and the right pet for you. At the end of two weeks (some people extend the adjustment time as needed and that's fine too), if everyone is happy, then we finalize the adoption. Feel free to email if you have any questions.