About Arthur-PENDING!

There are many, many Shih Tzu lovers in the dog world...they're considered to be one of the very desirable breeds available today. This is due to their consistently engaging temperaments, the beauty of their stunning, non-shedding coats, their love of their people and overall intelligence. There's also no question that they're strikingly beautiful with their golden, cottony-soft coats and very expressive dark eyes. Arthur is in desperate need of a sudsy bath and a great brushing as can be seen in his photo. Once he gets a spa day, the stunning colors of his coat will emerge. With great nutrition (a daily salmon oil supplement is recommended for longevity and coat care), far less stress by being part of a kind and loving home and regular grooming...Arthur will emerge with a gorgeous, matt-free and soft as cotton coat that speaks of his breed. Arthur is 6 months old and weighs a petite 12 lbs (anticipated to be about 15 - 18 lbs when full grown). This is such a perfect age and size. Arthur is old enough to have left his babyish behaviors behind and young enough to have many, many active and healthy years ahead. We feel that Arthur's forever family should have the motivation to continue his socialization (he's initially shy in new situations..socialization will help this tremendously) and offer him the gift of positive reinforcement group obedience training classes. Through these clear boundaries and leadership by his humans, Arthur will emerge as a well-adjusted and very bonded companion. He's so beautiful both inside and out and deserves a family that appreciates his gifts and is willing to show him boundaries through love and time spent. Farfel's is happy to provide a list of positive reinforcement/force free trainers in your area. We're searching for an active and very dog-crazy family for Arthur...either retirees or families with older, very gentle kids would speak to Arthur's love of being together with his people engaging in fun activities. Another fun doggie playmate and a fenced yard would be great for Arthur. He (like all dogs) is happier and therefore more well-behaved if he's given enough exercise and mental stimulation... followed by some serious snuggling with his favorite people. It would be a family who is retired or works from home (or chooses to take a sweet dog with them to dog-friendly situations) that would provide a great forever home for Arthur. He would enjoy the time spent together and would blossom with a family that considers their dog a valued member of their family. We've requested that Arthur be neutered prior to his transport to Denver. We're not optimistic that this will occur due to too many dogs and not enough vets in this industrial area of Kansas. In fulfilling our commitment to zero population growth, Farfel's is happy to cover all costs for neutering and a microchip if our Denver vet is used. Arthur will be arriving on transport in Denver on 8/7/18. Applications are currently being accepted for this sweet and cuddly best friend. An application can be found at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/. If interested, please fill out completely and submit. **PLEASE NOTE** If you're truly interested in adopting Arthur, please be sure to fill out our adoption application. It's the only initial tool that we have to determine a great match for this very deserving guy. We're sorry, but in most cases, we're unable to get back to those that don't submit an adoption application. Thanks so much for choosing rescue.

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Boulder, Colorado 80302