General Color: Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut with White
Housetrained: Yes
***GREAT NEWS ... NELSON HAS BEEN ADOPTED. ON SAT JUNE 12, 2010, NELSON WAS ADOPTED BY THE BIERCE FAMILY FROM FINCASTLE, VA ***
Meet Nelson! He is an 11 pound chiweenie - a chihuahua/dachshund designer boy!
Important things you need to know about how wonderful Nelson is:
Approximate age/birthdate: 1 - 1-1/2 yrs old
Weight/size: 11 lbs
Housebroken: yes
Crate trained: yes
Personality: very social, loves to be held
Energy level: very wiggly, settles down nicely to snuggle, some spurts of high energy
Fenced yard required: YES
Leash walk: yes
Obedience training: no ... he will come when called, but that is about all
Riding in vehicles: rides ok
Spayed/neutered: YES
Up-to-date on routine vaccinations: YES
Microchipped: YES
Social with other dogs: YES
Social with cats: will bark at them, but is sometimes scared if they approach him
Good with children: will be fine with older, respectful children but will not tolerate rough treatment or handling
Other important information: Nelson is a good little guy and he will be a great companion for some lucky person. He is very loving and his favorite thing to do is to sit in your lap. He really wants to be a member of the family.
If you think Nelson might be the perfect pup for you, please go to www.allamericanmuttrescue.org, click on Forms/Application and complete your adoption application online.
We are an all-volunteer group, so please be patient and understand that it takes an average of 7-14 days to process the applications including reference checks, follow-up questions and home visits. You can expedite the process by providing accurate email addresses for all your references. Time to make phone calls is limited and we often have 10 or more applications in process. We make every effort to move through them as quickly as possible.
When your application is approved, we will schedule a meet-and-greet to see if Nelson picks you too.
If it seems that the adoption will be a good match for all, there is a $200 adoption fee, and an adoption contract to be signed.
Please feel free to email weluvpups@hotmail.com or call 434 841 0411 or 540 297 1590 if you have additional questions.
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