Matteo

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Avalon and Matteo were a pair of friends, rescued from the streets of Memphis as strays. A good Samaritan started feeding them, and then they were taken in, vetted, spayed and neutered, but languished in boarding. They are now fostering in New England and it’s their time to shine and find loving homes. While it was originally thought that they were bonded and needed to be adopted together it was apparent once they settled into home life that they’ll actually thrive when not depending on each other.

Matteo is a little shy but is sweet as can be! He is a bit reluctant to interact or take treats at first, but after a few days, he feels comfortable and will accept treats. He is fine around older kids, 13 and older, and enjoys being their friend. He is so calm and sweet that he likely would be good with any child however he has not been exposed. He is not food aggressive at all. He walks well on a leash and so enjoys going for walks. He is crate trained and once he warms up, he is an amazingly sweet dog that loves love! Ideally Matteo would have a second dog in the home however we’d like a submissive dog who will be a friend and not a dog who will run the show.

Name: Matteo
Breed: Terrier Mix
Sex: Male
Age: 4-5 years (est)
Weight: 50 pounds
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Vaccinations: Up to date
Heartworm: Positive, has begun pretreatment medication. PAWS will guide you through his treatment (and of course, foot the bill).
Microchipped: Yes

BASED ON OUR OBSERVATIONS:
Good with Children: Yes, older children.
Good with Dogs: Yes, preference to a home with another dog.
Good with Cats: Unknown

Adoption Fee: $475.00

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Interested in a specific dog, please fill out an application if you are interested in a dog. The number of individual inquiries is overwhelming and we are finding it difficult to respond to each one. We cannot guarantee you will receive a timely response.

Paws New England is a rescue, not a shelter, and as such we do not have our dogs housed in one location - they are in foster homes both in New England and in our southern foster homes. If you’re interested in a specific dog, please complete a short online application and you will receive a reply within 48 hours so you can ask questions.

At present, if a dog is listed on our website, the dog is considered still available HOWEVER, may have applications that have come in before yours but it’s still too early to know if any are a good match; therefore we encourage you to apply.

NOTICE WITH REGARD TO LOCATION OF DOGS: Please note: Paws New England is a foster-based rescue. We do not have a brick and mortar building to house the dogs we rescue. We have found that dogs in foster homes are much more adoptable because they have been observed in a home setting. Dogs listed with Paws New England typically reside in various locations throughout the south (primarily Tennessee, Texas, and Arkansas) and New England (not necessarily in the state of Rhode Island). You will be notified by the adoption coordinator of the location of the dog you are interested in so you have the ability to decide whether to pursue adoption or not.

Dogs transported to New England are done so at a fee of $150.00 paid directly to the transporting company by Paws New England; no additional transport costs are responsibility of adopter. This fee is included in the adoption donation.

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