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:: About us Our rescue isn't breed specific, but we tend to specialize in small companion dogs who may not do well in shelters. The HOLY SHIH TZU! Central Illinois Lap Dog Rescue & Adoption Group, Inc., is not a shelter. We are volunteers in the Champaign-Urbana area who have opened our homes to foster dogs. Our mission is to provide specialized care and adoption services for small dogs who are at risk of failing to thrive in a traditional shelter. Our dogs have been relinquished by students and other members of our community who find they can no longer care for their small companions. When space allows, we also provide temporary care for lap dogs at risk of losing their homes due to temporary situations. Our dogs are not kept in cages. They are treated as family pets so that they can socialize and learn good house manners.

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Our adoptable dogs will only be placed in homes where they will be accepted as part of the adopting family. All adoptable dogs are up to date on vaccinations and already spayed or neutered before adoption.

We get to know each dog individually so we can help you find the right dog for you. We try to determine during foster care which dogs would prefer to be the only pet and which dogs enjoy the company of other dogs; and which dogs would do well with small children and which would not. We address resource guarding, separation anxiety, housetraining, and crate training issues so you can follow up with training when you bring your new family member home.

We require foster and adoptive families to have securely fenced yards for the safety of our little ones.

Please CONTACT US for an application for adoption.

:: FOSTER

Got Lap?

Lap dogs often require more human contact than larger dogs would. They might be timid, defensive, finicky, or have special medical needs. Some might have been severely neglected, and/or crated for much of the time. They generally would not do well in a cage at a shelter, and often refuse to eat when left in that situation.

Foster volunteers can make a big difference for these animals. These kind and dedicated people take them into their homes, give them nourishment, encouragement, and love. They socialize them, care for them, and teach them good manners, until they are ready to be adopted into a permanent home.

Please CONTACT US if you live in the Champaign-Urbana area and might consider fostering a lap dog in need.