The adoption process starts with an Online Adoption Application you can find at 'https://www.adoptaboston.com/adoption-application. Phone interviews do not take place til after an approved application is on file and we have a possible match for your home My name is Zahra. I am 1 year old and weigh 13 pounds. I need a new home because my owner could no longer care for me. I am being fostered in Bates City, MO. I am an active, loving girl. Everyone who meets me tells me how sweet I am. I can be quite timid but when I get to run around outside, you’d never know. I love to run as fast as my legs will take me & smell all the things. I know how to sit, shake with both paws, lay down, & kennel. I really like to be told I am a Good Girl so I come running back when my foster mom calls me. I listen very well when I am told no. I don’t mind my kennel much, but sometimes I will whine & howl because I’m lonely. I enjoy to have the door open so I can take my bones in to chew on my bed. I love to chew, so I would do best with hard toys & bones to keep me entertained. I do love a good squeaky toy though! I am pretty unsure of new things & people, but with some encouragement I really love attention. I need a calm person who can show me things aren’t so scary. Once I realize, I don’t have much problem coming out of my shell. I have been going with my foster mom to work every day & I really enjoy being close to my human. She has a bed under her desk where I just sleep or chew my bones all day. I meet new people every day from under the desk, but I don’t come out to greet them. I just stick my head out so they can pet me. When I want some attention, I politely ask my foster mom to put me next to her in the office chair. I cozy up & go back to sleep until the end of the day. My perfect home is a calm environment that I can spend lots of time outside & will let me snuggle under the blankets at night. I would really like someone who could spend a lot of time with me. I do jump up to ask to be picked up on the couch or when I get excited for attention, so I would do best with no smaller kids who I could accidentally knock over. Here's a little more about me: Housetrained? Yes Leash-trained? Yes Rides well in car? Yes Good with other dogs? Yes Good with cats? Yes. Good with young children? Yes Good with strangers? Yes Shy or confident? Shy at first Barks? Yes, but for good reason Apartment qualified? With an active person, yes. Any Special needs or Health Issues? No Adoption fee? $500 The adoption process starts with an Online Adoption Application you can find at ''https://www.adoptaboston.com/adoption-application. All our dogs are spayed/neutered (if six months and older), up to date on rabies and distemper, heartworm tested, and microchipped. Other medical needs diagnosed while in foster care are also treated prior to adoption. MABTR requires a fenced in area from families who own their home, however we DO adopt to apartment complexes and communities where fences are not permitted due to leases and covenants. In these cases a leash law must be enforced. We do not accept invisible fencing. MABTR only adopts to families residing in NE, CO, MO, KS, IA, WY, SD, ND, ID, UT, MT, MN, and NW AR due to the lack of volunteer support in other states, no exception even if you are willing to drive. If you are Interested in Adoption please complete our online adoption application at 'https://www.adoptaboston.com/adoption-application Petfinder's form is NOT our application. We will respond back to you within 72 hours of receiving your application. Interested in Donating visit https://www.adoptaboston.com/donate