You MUST complete an application at bfpa.org to be considered for this dog. Ivy is a fun loving puppy who is getting ready to venture out into the world on her own! She can't wait to explore and start her new life. She is looking for her forever home and can't wait to meet you.   Ivy's mom weighs 35lbs and could be a lab/hound mix. The puppies might be the same with a little boxer too? Daddy is unknown. 

While puppies can be a lot of fun, adopters need to be realistic in the amount of training, patience and time a puppy will need to develop into the best dog possible.  An adopter needs to able to provide frequents potty breaks during the day to help with housebreaking. At this young age, they will nip, bite and mouth so being around very small, young children isn't always a good fit.  Please see additional information below about adopting a puppy from BFPA. If you can provide the proper environment for a puppy, please fill out an application below now!  You will be rewarded by love and loyalty for many years to come. The adoption fee of $275  covers all puppy vaccines, deworming, rabies vaccine, microchip, spay  and any miscellaneous medical issues which arise prior to being finalized.  BFPA will also supply flea/tick meds and heartworm preventatives until Ivy is finalized after she is spayed at around 4 months of age.

ADOPTING A YOUNG PUPPY FROM BFPA: Requires that you live no further than a 30-mile radius from the Triangle area of North Carolina, as you must be close enough for us to meet all the medical procedures we cover before final adoption. We prefer to adopt young puppies to people who have previous experience owning a dog and live in a single family house rather than an apartment, condo or townhome. Puppies can be vocal when left alone and shared walls are can be an issue.  Any children in the home under 6 years old must have experience living with a dog in their home.    

PLEASE NOTE:  If a trial adoption begins before the second set of vaccines in mid-March,  the potential adopters will have to keep Ivy in their home and yard to minimize the risk of exposure to germs.   Interaction with unknown dogs at pet stores, doggie day care, dog parks, apartment common grounds and any public areas where other dogs may frequent should be avoided during this period. Puppies CANNOT live in apartments or townhomes with shared common ground until after their second round of vaccines.    

EVERY DOG HAS A STORY: Ivy's mom was adopted from a local shelter and they were not told that the dog was possibly pregnant.  They had a Christmas Surprise!  Ivy and two siblings were born to their newly adopted dog.  BFPA is now helping to find forever homes for these cute puppies. Some of the information contained in this biography includes approximations based on our expertise and is not guaranteed.  INTERESTED IN ADOPTING IVY?  If so, please fill out our dog adoption application by copying and pasting this link in a new browser window: https://toolkit.rescuegroups.org/of/f?c=WHMSYCNC  

Some of the information contained in this biography includes approximations based on our expertise and is not guaranteed. We do home visits to finalize adoptions and/or deliver the adopted dog. Therefore, we prefer potential adopters live a reasonable distance to the Triangle area (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) of North Carolina.  All animals will be up to date on all  vaccinations, spayed/neutered and micro chipped before the adoption  is finalized. Fee is $225 for dogs, $115 for cats.