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English Mastiff (medium coat)  : :  Female (spayed)  : :  Baby  : :  Large


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About Pepper
  • Status: Adopted!
  • Adoption Fee: 425
  • Species: Dog
  • General Color: Fawn
  • Current Age: 3 Years 6 Months (best estimate)
  • Housetrained: Yes

 

PEPPER IS LOCATED IN LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA.

Meet Pepper Potts! Pepper is a beautiful, sweet, 87 pound fluffy Mastiff.  She is super smart, a little shy and will absolutely melt your heart.  

Likes:  Pepper LOVES to be outside and snooze under a tree.  She also likes to play with her foster sister, chewies and having a toy nearby even if she isn’t necessarily playing with it.

Dislikes: Pepper is not a fan of unfamiliar places, she likes to stay where she feels safe.    

Personality:  Pepper is a little shy, but very sweet. Once settled she is fairly laid back but is still basically a puppy who wants to play.

Temperament:  She is SUPER sweet and smart. She is generally pretty calm. She’s curious and engages with her people.

Energy level:  Moderate energy – She is happy to snooze and chew on a chewie but needs another dog to engage and play with.

Favorite activities:  Chilling outside, playing with her sister, and chewing on a bone or Kong.

Good with cats, dogs, and kids (over 6)?:  Pepper currently lives with a 185 pound female Mastiff and a 50 pound male Cattle dog and gets along well with both, but will need a slow introduction to new dogs/playmates. She especially loves to play with her Mastiff foster sister and will bark to try to get her to come outside and play with her. She has not been tested with small dogs or cats but there are plenty of squirrels and other critters around that she has shown no interest in. She is not recommended to families with younger children but would be OK with older children who can be respectful and give her the space she needs to acclimate.  Both of the dogs she currently lives with are very laid back in nature which is a good fit for her. 

Not good with:  Small children, unfamiliar places.

Housetrained:  Yes! 

Crate trained:  She is not fond of the crate but has not been destructive when allowed to free roam. 

Requires a fenced yard (physical fence and/or invisible fence)?  Yes, she will require a fenced yard.  

Walks well on a leash?  Pepper is fine on a leash as long as she is somewhere she feels safe. She will need a lot of time and patience to feel comfortable taking walks outside of her safe space.

Challenges:  Pepper is still learning to trust the world around her. She very much likes to stay where she feels safe and is reluctant to go on walks further than the front yard. She is an escape artist who will need very careful supervision until she understands she is “home”.

Any Medical issues?  Pepper is generally healthy and has no issues other than needing to gain a few more pounds.

What would be the best kind of home?  Pepper will do well in a home with a family that is experienced with rescues and is willing to be patient with her while she adjusts. She requires a fenced in yard and needs to have another confident dog to take her cues from and play with. She is slow to warm up but is SO worth it when she does.


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.

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.

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.
  • We will not adopt a giant breed dog to homes where the dog will have access to highly varnished hardwood steps inside the home. Any inside steps to which the dog(s) have access, 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.
  • Methods or devices using pain or force on the dog to control the dog, or to deter undesirable behavior is prohibited.
  • 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.
  • Homes with intact dogs will not be approved for adoption. Exceptions to this policy can be found on the Adoptable Dog Page.

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.

More about Pepper

Good with Dogs

Pepper's sister, Wanda (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Pepper's sister, Wanda (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Pepper's brother, Drax (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Pepper's brother, Drax (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Pepper's mother, Duchess (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Pepper's baby girl, Duchess (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Pepper's brother, Rufus (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Pepper's brother, Rufus (adopted) can also be seen on our website.

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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