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Name: Ralph

Rescue ID: 281-L-A-R

Status: Adopted!

Species: Dog

Breed: Black Labrador Retriever (short coat)

Sex: Male (neutered)

General Potential Size: Large

Current Age: 17 Years 5 Months (best estimate)

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Kids: Yes

Description:

Meet Ralph!

Ralph is currently sitting in a cell at a HIGH KILL shelter. His DEADline is nearing. He will be put to sleep if we do not find a foster home to care for him while we look for his FOREVER home.

Ralph is a very sweet boy who has had some hard times. At his vet checkup a large rough cut was found; apparently someone had tried to neuter him at home. What did he do to deserve that? He is on antibiotics and is doing fine now.

Besides being in a HIGH KILL shelter, Ralph has another strike against him and that is the fact that he is a Black Lab. It is a fact that black dogs are the last to be adopted. Being black can be a curse for a shelter dog. His coloring does not make him any different than any other lab, but people seem to pick the other colors. This is not something he can control.

Ralph is a very sweet boy who just needs someone to shower him with love and show him the kindness that he so deserves.

A NOTE FROM HIS FOSTER HOME:

Ralph is doing great. He's learning the household rules and he seems to be potty trained. He has had no accidents and is free to roam the house. He is in an entry way during the nights and if we leave. We are working on walking since he likes to zig zag in front of you. He is a very very sweet boy and very smart.

Please feel free to fill out an Adoption Application on our main website, www.midwestanimalrescue.org, by clicking on the Form/Applications link under Website Features.

Thank You!

*The pet you are viewing is a rescued pet which is most often from an animal control facility and does not come with a pedigree. The breed(s) listed are our best guess and are in no way guaranteed. Sometimes the pets appear to be a particular breed(s) in the pictures we receive from our rescue partners and when they arrive we are surprised to see an entirely different breed(s) in person! 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. It is with deep longing that we wish there was a breed called "cute" as we believe all of our dogs would fall under this new breed classification!

Completion of an Adoption Application via our website www.midwestanimalrescue.org is the best way to show your interest in an animal and is the first step in our adoption process.

*Animals who are not fully vaccinated and altered are not eligible for long distance adoption.

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.

Adoption fees are non-negotiable and can be paid by cashier's check, money order or credit card. We do not accept personal checks.

Any issues that arise after adoption are the full responsibility of the adopter after the finalization of adoption. 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.