Matteo
Adoption Status: Pending
Gender: Male
Breed: Maltese
Age: Est DOB: 04/2025
Dog Friendly: Yes
Cat Friendly: Likely due to young age
Kid Friendly: Yes
House Trained: Doing great!
History: Matteo is a super handsome boy who was recently welcomed to rescue and will warm your heart with his smile and happy personality. He has his paws crossed to find his forever home soon!
A Note from the Foster: Meet Matteo 🐾
This 6-month-old Maltese boy is as cute as they come — full of personality, sweetness, and charm! Matteo absolutely loves everyone he meets. He’s active, playful, and always ready for fun, so he’d do best with a family who enjoys keeping busy and can include him in their adventures. Family - Matteo loves the kids, he is sure to give them all the licks!
Matteo came from a breeder release situation where he was sadly kept caged for long periods of time. He deserves a family who understands that healing takes time and who’s willing to put in that effort to his potty training. When taken outside on a regular schedule he goes potty right away but he needs that consistency to continue and his new family has to have the time to guide him on this journey. Despite that rough start, this little guy has a heart of gold.
Matteo gets along great with other dogs — in fact, he believes every dog should love him as much as he loves them! Because of that, he might not be the best match for homes with very grumpy or territorial dogs because sometimes he doesn't catch the signals he's given to go away. He’s also been getting to know cats — he was initially shocked that his foster mom loves such strange creatures. How could we could do such a thing?! but he’s warming up to them every day! With dog friendly cats, he’ll do just fine.
Matteo may be small, but he’s all heart — along with 15 to 20 years of love, laughter, and companionship. If you’re ready to give this adorable boy the active, understanding, and loving forever home he deserves, Matteo is ready to meet you. ❤️
Adoption Fee: Our adoption fees typically vary from $510-$1260 + tax. Our coordinator will be in touch with you with specific information during the application processing. For more information on where our animals come from, here is some additional information. Thank you!
Adoption Status: Is this dog available? Submitting an application is the best first step to learning if a dog is still available. There is a chance this dog could have a pending adoption when your application is submitted, however our team will offer approved applicants to be put on a waiting list for that dog. Additionally, we can make recommendations on other dogs that may be a match. Pending adoptions do not mean the adoption is finalized. Why did we implement this change? We implemented this update because, unfortunately, dogs were pending for applicants for several weeks and then the applicant would change their mind. This happens more often with puppies, as applications are submitted impulsivly more often for them. Our process is great because it takes a little time, so impulsive decisions fade. However it was unfortunate for the dogs, and the foster homes, as then the process needed to be re-started. By securing a wait-list we are able to move forward more quickly if a pending adoption falls through. This is a new process for us, so your feedback along the way is helpful! Thank you for supporting rescue and adoption!
