Available Adoptees - Lucky Chin Adoptions

The story of the "Valparaiso 8" November 20, 2009 Karen Ray and I ventured out once again to rescue us some chinners. We were, unfortunately, only able to take 8 this time due to lack of foster homes. The way we look at it, though, is each chin's life is important and we will save them one at a time until none need saved any more!! We drove up on Friday to Ft. Wayne, Indiana and spent the night with Karen's sister and family. We headed out on Saturday to meet for pick-up in Valparaiso to get the chinners. We arrived back home Saturday evening. It was a long drive, but we got'er done. I left Sunday morning with my chin fosters and headed home. As always, a special shout out to our foster parents: Amy & Argus Woodson Nicole Thompson Joyce Kalb Pat Schmidt Connie New Mary Ellen & Scott Ricketts Sandy (friend of Connie's) Karen Ray, and your Grand Poobah, Me HERE THEY ARE: The VALPARAISO 8
CASINO - ADOPTED My foster Mommy is adopting me and I am so very happy! I have chin siblings but I don't know them very well yet. I love to snuggle with my Mommy better than anything. She says I'm her BFF! Life is good and there is this day called "Christmas" coming up and I have a feeling it is gonna be awesome!
DORIE - ADOPTED Hi everybody, my name is Dorie. I am one year old. Like all puppies I like to play and if you don’t give me lots of toys to play with I might chew on things I shouldn’t like shoelaces and other things that just aren’t safe for me to have. My foster mom watches me pretty close and takes things away from me all the time. I just hate that! But she always gives me a toy to play with as soon as she’s taken something away so I really don’t mind that much. I wasn’t born into the best circumstances so I have a few hang-ups and I can be a little shy sometimes. I will come to you for pets and scratches when you’re sitting down but sometimes I'll run from you when you come to pick me up. I am doing really well with my potty training and I’m even going to be able to stand at the door when I have to go out. I haven’t done much with leash training because that scares me a little and my foster mom wants to wait until I’ve become a little less fearful. She says I have to start taking treats from her hands before I can do a lot of training but I don’t think she knows what I like to eat because so far I’m not thrilled with any of her treats! She keeps telling me how cute I am and since I found the mirrored doors in the bedroom I think I have to agree with her. I’m so cute I can’t stop looking at myself. And since I had a bath today I’m not only pretty, I smell wonderful! My foster mommy's house is in Milford, Ohio. My adoption fee is $350.
EDDIE - ADOPTED Eddie would make a great addition to any family. He is quite fearless and shows no emotional scars from being in a puppy mill. He is incredibly loving. He loves to snuggle and is very playful. Since he’s only a year old, he still has quite a bit of puppy left in him. He is continuing to make strides on his potty training as well as learning new commands. He loves playing with other dogs and he is not afraid of cats. Won’t you consider giving Eddie his forever home today? His adoption fee is $350. He is being fostered in Columbus, Ohio.
HOMER - AVAILABLE Homer is a 2 yr old black/white little boy. He is a very playful guy who loves to play outdoors and loves to play with other dogs and kids, too. He does like to chew, as most pups do, so keep chew toys handy for him. He is doing well on potty training. He says he's way to busy to endure much "cuddling". His foster home calls him "Gordon". He is being fostered in Springfield, Ohio. His adoption fee is $350.
OZZIE - ADOPTED He is friendly but still a little skittish, he loves to play and wander around outside although he hasn't learned how to let the human lead on the leash yet he doesn't try to attack it anymore. He does like to chew but is learning that it is all right to chew on his toys but not on slippers or shoestrings. He is fascinated by his reflection in anything, dishwasher, windows, cars, etc and likes to watch TV. He doesn't take treats from our hands and we haven't found a treat he is excited about yet - he does like to lick the plates after dinner so he has a future as a dishwasher! The potty training is better some days then others but he is slowly getting the idea.He loves to snuggle and sleeps with us at night ( I don't have to worry about him falling down the stairs or having an accident) and tells us if he needs to go out in the middle of the night he hasn't had an accident at night since the first night we had him. He has not mastered the steps in the house but will go up and sometimes down the steps on the porch. Oh, his foster mommy calls him Trevor. He is being fostered in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and his adoption fee is $350.
RENEE - ADOPTED I'm a very quiet, sweet little girl who is 5 yrs old. I don't bark much but I like to "woo-woo". I love sleeping and playing with other dogs. I like to give kisses and spending time with my foster mom, I'm a little skiddish with the other people in the house. I really do like a quieter environment where I can blossom and show you my true self! Mom says I'm trying the best I can with potty training, but I still need some work 'cause going outside scares me. My foster mom says it's probably because I'm afraid I won't be able to come back into the house. You see, I have lived all my life so far in a puppymill kennel and they don't let you go into their homes. Won't you please adopt me and we can be best 'buddies' forever! Renee is being fostered in Indian Springs, OH and her adoption fee is $300.
SOPHIE - AVAILABLE I am still a little fearful but my Mom just laughs at me and says it’s mostly an act. Okay, so maybe it is but when you’re as cute as I am you have to do something wrong, dontcha think? I used to run away whenever anyone came near me. Now I only play “chase the puppy” when my Mom wants to put me in the Xpen. Mom says I’m the cutest Chin she ever saw. I’m very tiny, only about 6 ½ pounds and I’m mostly black with some white here and there. Mom says I’m a “wild child” because I love to go outside and run around in circles. I’m starting my leash training and I think in a few weeks I should be a real pro at it. Sometimes I go to the nursing home with my Mom and foster brother. I let the older people pick me up and cuddle me and I give them face kisses. They smile when I kiss them so I guess they like it! If you want to go to the nursing home I’m the girl for you. Mom says it’s good to take two because two are easy to handle and the residents at the nursing home don’t fight over who gets to hold us so much when there are two! I’m going to be two years old pretty soon and if you would adopt me we would both have a super 2010! My adoption fee is $350.
ZEKE - ADOPTED I'm very sweet and I love to play with my favorite stuffed pig. I love to wrestle w/my brothers & sisters. My foster mom loves my kisses and snuggles. I can even tell my mom when I need to go outside, but I have accidents if she's not home... My, do I love my cookies , too. I'm just a very happy-go-lucky guy. I am 2 yrs old, am being fostered in Covington, KY. My adoption fees are $350.

THESE ARE THREE ADDITIONAL PUPPYMILL KIDS RESCUED IN N.E. OHIO (being fostered by Karen Ray and Valerie Dildine and Linda Radabaugh)
ABBEY - NOT AVAILABLE Abbey is a 5 year old black and white female who is still a bit shy with strangers, but loves to play with other dogs and toys. She is still working on her potty training. Abbey just had surgery to remove a penny she had swallowed before she came to us. It was discovered on an x-ray during her physical work-up to determine why she was having seizures. She is recuperating well, but because of the effects of the penny corroding in her stomach and allowing the zinc and copper into her bloodstream causing seizures and anemia, it will take a few days to see if the metals have caused permanent scarring on her brain and how that will affect the possibility of future seizures. She is being fostered in Columbus, Ohio.
BLUE - ADOPTED I'm still a little skiddish, but have come a long way since my mill days. I love my treats and get so excited!! I'm very loving with most people but some men remind me of my puppymill life and the mean men who run them. I am almost potty train!! I sleep in bed with my foster Mom and Dad. I love other dogs, cats. and kids! I am being fostered in Findlay, Ohio. Yep I am 2 yrs old. and my adoption fee is $350. BTW, my mom says I'm a pretty little guy at about 7#.
DEWEY - AVAILABLE Dewey is a 5 yr old Chin/Shiz Tsu Mix boy. He is just a delight to be around. He is very playful and outgoing and loves to play with other dogs. Dewey is still working on his potty training but is coming along quite well. His adoption fee is $300. He is being fostered in Columbus, Ohio.
The story of the "Peoria" 30 February 16, 2009 Karen Ray and I ventured out to Peoria, Illinois to meet a friend coming from Iowa to deliver us 30 rescued Japanese Chin to rehab and prepare for their "forever" homes. It was quite an adventure as we have never rescued this many chin at one time. All in all, it went pretty well with one HUGE exception. One of the chins began panting very badly, so we pulled over in Indianapolis, Indiana, and got her out and gave her some water. Didn't help her any.... So I began to pat her face with cold water....no difference....pretty much soaked her down with no change in her panting. Then her tongue became dark blue, and I told Karen we had to find a vet, this chin is in trouble. She pulled over to a gas station and ask directions to the nearest vet. The directions were pretty sketchie, but we finally found a vet in about 5 mins time but it seemed like forever. We rushed into the vet's office and the vet took her in and gave her some oxygen and said that she was in anaphylactic shock most likely due to stress. I had never heard of that before. The vet gave her an anti-anaphylactic medication and she was back to normal in minutes. He told us if we had been 10 minutes longer, she would have died. He gave us some medication to take with us in case it happened again on the way home. Luckily, she was as good as gold the rest of the way. Upon arrival to my house, the dogs were staged in the van with the Cincinnati area dogs out first. Our fosters were there to claim their kids shortly after we arrived. All the dogs had plastic collar bands w/their names on it and their names were also written on top of each carrier. Sounds simple in theory, huh?? lol. Actually, it did go off pretty smoothly thanks to our foster parents: Alba & Rachel Hurlbut Tom & Sandy Hare Joyce Kalb Pat Schmidt Connie New Ellen Hobbs Nancy Fisher Maryanne McElroy Connie Sketch We loaded Karen's van up with the remaining Columbus area dogs and she headed on up the road. Our timing was all thrown off and no way to really let those who had to travel a long distance to Columbus know that she was about an hour behind. Her fosters were all parked outside waiting until Valerie Dildine saved the day and met them there and let everyone in Karen's home and entertained them for awhile. All were very understanding and patient, even Curt & Jenny Petry, who had to travel from Youngstown down to Columbus and even had to pick up another chin (owner turn-in) in Hartville on the way down to give to Karen.....clear as mud?? Anyhow, Karen arrived and distributed all her kids out and they were sent out off into the dark of the night to their foster homes. And, once again, the foster parents saved the day! Thanks to them! Curt & Jenny Petrey Valerie Dildine Delores Orender Carla Castle Ryan & Linda Radabaugh Lisa Hanson Gay Stack Mike & Karen Ray Pennie Major (whose chin got dropped off to her in Indianapolis) Debbie Aloia Becki Vieth We at Lucky Chin Adoptions are truly blessed to have had this many foster homes step up to help us pull this off! We love you all!!
INTRODUCING THE "PEORIA 30" These are their first 'mug' shots, we will put better ones up as they become less camera shy!
APPLE - ADOPTED I am a tri-colored 8 yr old little girl and am being fostered in Canton, Ohio. I was really underweight when I was saved from the mill, but I sure am learning how to eat now...yummy. Next to food, I love laps..!! My doctor said that I still have a little recovery to do before I can get my teeth all prettied up. I hope I can get some 'veneers' to brighten up my smile!!! Oh, and I really love to go bye-bye in the car!! My adoption fee will be $200.
ASHLEY - ADOPTED I am a black and white girl whose 10 months old and am being fostered in Indian Springs, Ohio. I'm a very curious and energetic little girl who needs a family of her very own. I like to play with other dogs and kids, too!! Don't ya wanna add a cutie pie like me to your family!! My adoption fee is $400.
AUGGIE - ADOPTED I am Ashley's brother and I'm a handsome black and white 4 month old boy who is being fostered in Canton, Ohio. My adoption fee is $400.
BELLA - ADOPTED Hi! My name is Bella and I'm a very special little girl with special needs. I am an epileptic and am having to deal with grand mal seizure activity right now and they are changing my medication around to find the right mix to stop them. I know they'll make me all better soon! When I'm feeling good, I worry my foster momma to pieces 'cause I like to jump on the back of the couch and walk around there. She's afraid I'm gonna fall and get hurt but I promised her I wouldn't. When I'm all better w/my seizures I would love to come live with you and be your 'special' girl! As you can see, I'm a beautiful black and white 5 yr old and am being fostered in Columbus, Ohio. My adoption fee is $200.
BLAZE - ADOPTED I am a four year old sable and white awesome little boy. I'm very energetic and really love to play with kids and other dogs. My foster mom says I'm doing really good on my potty training, too. And I just discovered my love for furniture since I learned to jump up on the couch. I'm a very loving little boy who would like to bring more love into you home! I am being fostered in Dayton, Ohio. My adoption fee is $300.
BOOMER - ADOPTED This big guy is ready to find his forever home. His house training is near complete with very few accidents in the last 2 weeks. He is excited and happy to see us when we walk in the room.. He loves attention, belly rubs, bath time and any other time you spend with him. He loves running around outside and playing with the kids or dogs. He seems to have tons of energy and is perky. There is no doubt he is a top candidate to find a great home. I think he would do best with some people that will play with him and not just let him lay around. He loves to be involved and jump up on laps and come by to be played with. Boomer is 1 and 1/2 year old lemon/white boy and is being fostered in Findlay, Ohio. His adoption fee is $350.
BUCK - ADOPTED I am a beautiful 3 yr old sable/white boy but, I'm a very shy little guy who really wants loving but am timid at first. My foster mom says I'm doing great on my potty training. I like to play with kids and other dogs, too. Can I come play at your house? I am being fostered in Findlay, Ohio. My adoption fee is $350.
BUDDY - ADOPTED Hello, my name is Buddy. I am a shy black/white little boy. My foster mom says that I am coming out of my shell a little more every day. I love to play with stuffed toys, the other kids and rolling on the couch. I take delight in having a full body rub. I am having technical difficulties with my potty training, but am making strides in the right direction every day. Won't you think about giving me my forever home? I am 7 yrs old and am being fostered in Delaware, Ohio. My adoption fee is $200.
CANDY - ADOPTED Candy is the cutest Chin. A tiny 7 yr old girl who is about as round as she is tall. She weighs in at about nine pounds and she has a beautiful black and white coat, very thick and shiny. Candy is beginning to walk on a leash and she loves to be held and brushed. She gives kisses when you are holding her but she is still a little afraid of people when they are standing up and looking down at her. Candy is only five years old and with love and patience she is going to make someone a wonderful best friend. I am being fostered in Milford, Ohio. My adoption fee is $200.
DREAMS - AVAILABLE I am a black and white girl whose 9 yrs old and am being fostered in Cincinnati, Ohio. My favorite pastimes are being held, being near my people, playing with kids, dogs and even cats, too. Did I mention I love being held??!!! Do you have an empty lap that I could fill??? My adoption fee is $200.	DREAMS (No Photo Available Yet)
GEM - ADOPTED Gem is a very loving, seven and half year old sable/white girl. She loves a cuddly lap and all the affection you want to give her. Her adoption fee is $200.
HANA - ADOPTED Hana is a wonderful, happy, playful little girl. Hana loves to be around people and likes to explore everything around her. She's always ready to play and play. She is 7 years old and is being fostered in Indian Springs, Ohio. As you can see, she's a beautiful black and white girl. Hana loves to play with other dogs. She is really working hard on potty training. Her adoption fee is $200.
LOLA - ADOPTION PENDING Lola is one and a half years old. She loves to play with toys. She also loves the companionship of other chins. She is really coming out of her shell and trusting people more and more each day! She weighs 11 pounds. And is a beautiful black and white little girl. She is being fostered in Columbus, Ohio. Her adoption fee is $350.
LULU - ADOPTED Lulu is a seven year old tri-color female who responds well to affection and loves to be held and give your hands kisses, but may start out a little timid and shy until she trusts you. Lulu loves to play outside and she's already responding to leash/halter walking. She is being fostered in Milford, Ohio. Her adoption fee is $200.
NICK - AVAILABLE I am 6 yrs old and am being fostered in Irvington, KY. I'm a handsome black and white boy. I love to play with any other dogs, cause I'm really perky. I love to be loved on and I will sit in your lap all day long if you let me. I just have one issue....KIDS...I don't care much for them. Maybe because I want to be "THE" kid in your home and get all the loving to myself. My adoption fee is $300.
OPAL - ADOPTED Opal is an eight year old sable and white female. Her transformation from puppymill dog to family pet has been amazing. She loves to be loved on, especially by kids. She is good with other dogs and cats. Opal loves her new "baby" dog toy and keeps it with her. She loves to walk on a leash and enjoys car rides. Opal would love it if you would take her for a car ride to her "forever" home! She is being fostered in Napierville, Illinois. Her adoption fee is $200.
PANSY - ADOPTED Hi Everyone, My name is Pansy and I’m a happy, feisty, senior girl. They say I’m eight years old but I look and act more like I’m four or five! When my foster mom takes me out to the back yard I run around like I’m a pup. My potty training is really going well. I don’t know how to tell you I want to go out yet but I wait until you decide to take me out in the back or for a walk. I like to walk on a leash and usually I behave myself but sometimes on a long walk I just sit down and then I expect you to pick me up and carry me for a while which isn’t too bad cause I only weigh about nine pounds. I like other dogs and also cats unless they hiss and scratch in which case I’d just as soon leave them alone! I’m very polite and will sit when you ask me to and I know when my foster mom tells me to stay I’m not allowed to run out the front door. That was really hard for me because I think everyone who comes to the door has come to visit me and you just never know when my new, forever Mom and Dad will be waiting on the porch! My special home would have another pet, a little dog like me would be really nice but I’m not afraid of bigger dogs if they are gentle and kind. I like kids, again the gentle ones. I hope my new family will take me with them when they go places. I especially like to visit the nursing home with my mom and foster brother. My foster mom takes us in the puppy stroller and we visit all the old folks and give kisses and let them hold us and tell us how beautiful we are. Please come and visit me, my adoption fee is only $200.00. Oh and by the way, I only have one eye. I don’t know how that happened but it doesn’t bother me at all and I’m still beautiful, just looks like I’m winking all the time. I'm being fostered in Milford, Ohio.
PEPPER - ADOPTED Hello, my name is Pepper. My foster mommy says that I am a sweet and loving boy. I like to be her shadow when she is home. I love to chew on nylabone keys and play a little with the other kids, but I prefer to be where my human is, just hanging out. I enjoy sleeping with my foster mom and her kids in bed. I am doing very good on my potty training. I go out with the other kids and have very few accidents in the house. Won't you consider adopting me and giving me my forever home and in return I will give you my unconditional love. I am being fostered in Columbus, OH. I have one bad hang-up, I don't like human kids...sorry :-( I am 5 years old and my adoption fee is $300.
PRINCE CHARMING - ADOPTED Hi, my name is Little Prince Charming. I am a sweet, but a little shy boy. My foster mom says that I am making progress in coming out of my shell. I enjoy playing with the other kids and running around. She says that I have not developed a taste for toys yet. Part of the problem could be that I have no teeth. I prefer to have my dry food with lots of water to make it soft. Won't you consider giving me my forever home? I'm lemon and white and I'm being fostered in Columbus, Ohio.
RALPH - ADOPTED Hi, my name is Ralph. My foster mom says that I am still a little shy, but I love attention. I enjoy passing the time with the other kids and playing with the stuffed toys. She said that I still have a couple of issues regarding my potty training. I try, but I don't always make it out. There are times that I have a few accidents, but I am working on it and making wonderful progress. Would you consider taking me home with you and giving me my forever home? I have a beautiful red coat and I'm being fostered in Columbus, Ohio.
RAYMOND - ADOPTED I am a very shy guy who doesn't like men...no offense...but they really scare me. My foster mom thinks I was probably abused by a man at the puppy mill. But I do love to play with other dogs. My foster Mommy taught me to be 'bell-trained' to go outside to potty. All I have to do is ring the bell when I have to go outside and I'm really doing good at it. I am a black and white boy who is 1 1/2 yrs old and I'm being fostered in Springfield, Ohio. My adoption fee is $350.
RELAINE - ADOPTED Relaine (Lainie) is really coming out of her shell. She loves attention and affection. She comes when called and is getting used to going in and out with the "gang" to potty. Lainie loves to sit and watch tv, too, becoming a real chin potato! It won't be long and she'll be ready for her very own 'forever' home. She is a beautiful lemon and white girl who is being fostered in Covington, Ky. Her adoption fee is $200 and she is 7 yrs old.
ROXY - ADOPTED Roxy is a great dog and will make someone a wonderful pet. She is very smart. She is a "momma's girl" right now and follows her foster mom everywhere. At this time, she would not be good with small kids and is not very friendly with men. She is sable and white and is being fostered in Columbus, Ohio.
SCUTTLES - AVAILABLE Scuttles is a pretty lemon and white female who is 7 yrs old and is being fostered in Cincinnati, Ohio. My foster Mom is teaching me how to walk on a leash and she says I'm doing really good, too!! I'm a very gentle girl who likes to play with other dogs and kids and cats!! My very favorite thing is to be held like a baby :-) So, if you like holding your furkids like humankids, I'm the one for you!! I do have an enlarged heart and I'm on heart medication, but I'm doing great. My adoption fee is $200.
SINBAD - ADOPTED Sinbad is a large and lovable fella. He always seems to be smiling. Sinbad may only have one eye but doesn't miss anything. He loves to play with toys and other dogs, too. He is very energetic and inquisitive and just loves life! He's black and white and is 3 yrs old. He's being fostered in Indian Springs, OH. He would love to come and be a part of your family. His adoption fee is $350.
SOCKS - ADOPTED Socks is starting to feel more comfortable with his foster family but he still is kinda leery of people in general, but likes to be in the same room as her foster parents. She has also found the fun of having "toys". He is black and white and is being fostered in Trotwood, Ohio. He is 9 yrs old. His adoption fee is $200.
SONDRA - ADOPTED Sondra is a quiet and sweet girl. Always interested in what is going on around her. Her coat is soft and silky and gives her an elegant look. She is lemon and white and is 5 yrs old and is being fostered in Covington, KY. Her adoption fee is $300.
TIME - ADOPTED Time is a pretty 8 yr old sable and white girl and is being fostered in Columbus, OH. Her adoption fee is $200.
TITO - ADOPTED Tito is a 2 yr old sable and white male who is being fostered in Dayton, Ohio. His adoption fee is $350.
TUVAK - ADOPTED Tuvak is a 2 yr old sable and white male. He is being fostered in Covington, KY. His adoption fee is $350.