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About Mercy
  • Status: Adopted!
  • Adoption Fee: 425.00
  • Species: Dog
  • Current Age: 7 Years 5 Months (best estimate)
Mercy is a smart, peaceful, precious pup who has not let her injuries limit her spirit in any way.  She is potty trained and will whine to let you know its time to take her out.  She is a passive observer who is slowly learning to play with toys and be comfortable meeting new people.  She has a fabulous happy tail wag always. She is a bit shy and will hide by your legs with her head down if she isn’t sure of something.   She has about 3 more weeks of rest and recovery before truly getting into her REHAB stage where she will learn to swim and be more active. 
 
Likes:   Everyone
 
Dislikes:  Pills- no matter how you hide them
 
Personality:  Is still emerging but she is curious and pretty confident given her situation.  She is not a velcro dog at this point and just seems so incredibly sweet.  Sometimes she can be shy and will hold her head down when she greets other dogs and people. 
 
Temperament:  Smart, sweet, and does what she wants.  Doesn’t resist much but will pretend to eat her pills and then hide them under her blankets.  If she isn’t not ready to come in the house, she will do her best to convince you to do one more lap around the yard 
 
Energy level:  MEDICATED but seems very laid back.  Slowly starting to see some playfulness.  
 
Favorite activities: She likes to play with toys laying down and then barks at them come back when they roll away. 
 
House trained:  Fabulous for a 5 month old with medical needs only a few accidents that were the fault of her human. 
 
Crate Training: She currently uses a play pen due to medical reasons and has not been crate trained
 
Medical issues:  Recovering from Femur/Pelvis fractures/surgery. 
 
Best home for Mercy is one with loving humans who can show her lots of new things but be patient with her through her recovery. 
 
With everything she has experienced so far, she is resilient, happy, peaceful and very balanced and well behaved.  She is just learning commands of sit, stay, come. 
 

 

Fostered in Fairfax, VA.

 

Application Fees, Adoption Donations and Rescue Policy: Please know that 100% of our funds are used for rescuing the dogs.

Our rescue policy requires the following:

  • Adopters must have their primary residence in one of the following states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and parts of North Carolina.
  • Applications for giant breed dogs must be submitted by the property owner.
  • Homes with children under 6 years of age will not be approved for adoption.
  • Homes with children should have a fenced yard.
  • Pets currently in the applicant's home must have a history of appropriate veterinary care. Veterinary records will be checked.
  • All references must be checked before any visitation of the dog is permitted at the foster home.
  • All family members must be present during the home visit to the applicant's home.
  • Any dog(s) in the applicant's home must have an introductory meeting with the rescue dog being considered, before any adoption can be completed.

For additional information please review our FAQs or contact: mastiffstomutts@gmail.com

 

Application Fees, Adoption Donations and Rescue Policy:


Please know that 100% of our fees and donations pay for the costs of rescuing dogs. These include but are not limited to pull fees from shelters, veterinary examinations, vaccinations, medications and care, microchips, neuter/spay surgeries, heartworm treatments, behavior evaluations, and foster care, as needed.

Important notes before applying.

  • Approved adopters must have their primary residence in one of the following states: Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and parts of North Carolina and Kentucky.

  • You must be at least 21 years of age to apply and legally sign our contract for adoption.

  • Applications must be completed by the homeowner. 

  • We do not adopt giant breed dogs to renters.

    • If you are renting, and you are applying to adopt a dog that is not a giant breed, permission to adopt an animal must be obtained from the landlord or property owner.

  • We do not adopt giant breed dogs to homes with children under 6 years of age.

    • Homes with children should have a fenced yard.

  • Applications will be denied if anyone residing in the household has a record indicating drug/alcohol abuse, theft, or violence.

  • Pets currently in the applicant's home must have a history of appropriate veterinary care.
  • Homes with intact dogs will not be approved for adoption.  Proof of any of the following exceptions is required:
    1. The intact dog is a working member of a law enforcement, or search and rescue/recovery team.
    2. The intact dog is registered under the auspices of the American Kennel Club and is actively being shown.
    3. A veterinarian has determined the sterilization procedure would harm the intact dog. 
  • We believe in Force Free Training Methods and do not approve of methods or devices using pain or force to control the dog, or to deter undesirable behavior. 
  • Homes with highly varnished steps must have carpeting, securely fixed stair treads, or a non-skid surface. **We encourage you to remediate potential safety issues while your application is under review, prior to the home visit.
    • ​Any inside steps to which the dog(s) have access, must have carpeting, securely fixed stair treads, or a non-skid surface.

    • Homes with highly varnished floors must have non-slip area rugs or mats wherever your animal walks or rests frequently. 

**Puppy Adoption Policy**

To ensure proper house training and socialization, puppies will only be adopted to homes where an adult will not be away more than an hour per day, per month of age of the puppy, up to 6 months.
Certain large-breed dogs should not be sterilized prior to 12 - 18 months of age.  If you adopt an intact puppy, you will sign an adoption contract agreeing to have the dog sterilized at your expense at the time your veterinarian recommends.
Proof of sterilization must be provided to Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue as soon as the procedure is completed.  If the puppy is not sterilized as required, Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue reserves the right to claim legal ownership of the dog. 

For additional information please review our FAQs or contact mastiffstomutts@gmail.com

**Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue reserves the right to approve or deny any adoption that occurs through this organization without disclosure.  We reserve the right to make exceptions for special circumstances.

**PA Kennel License: 05845

 

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