Fern

Fern is a female bluetick mix and pittie/lab mix puppy. Her mother weighs around 45 pounds, and her father weighs around 50 pounds. Puppies are placed with approved adopters based on personality, with behavioral evaluations at 8 weeks to help identify the best match.

Ideal Home

• Local adopters only, within 2–3 hours of Hampton Roads, Virginia, or northeastern North Carolina.
• Applicants should be home during the day to begin crate training, housebreaking, and leash walking.
• Continued crate training and socialization are expected; puppy training classes are strongly encouraged.

Ongoing Health

• Born August 11.
• Two vaccines will be given before going home.
• The adopter is responsible for the third booster and rabies vaccine, and must provide proof to CCRT along with heartworm prevention records.
• Spay or neuter is coordinated by CCRT. Puppies must be brought to Chesapeake for the appointment and picked up there later that afternoon.

Training & Support

• A partnered trainer will complete behavioral evaluations at 8 weeks.
• Puppies go home under a puppy care contract and should continue crate training and socialization.

Application Details

• A one-week adoption trial is offered.
• After the trial, the adoption fee is $275.
• A spay/neuter contribution is due on the appointment day: $85 for males or $95 for females.
• The adoption becomes official after the spay/neuter appointment, when the adopter receives the official adoption contract, veterinary records, and microchip information.
• Applications begin by contacting the provider through Wags.