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My name is
Moody Moby!

Posted 7 hours ago

My basic info

Breed
Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier/Chihuahua
Color
Merle
Age
8 years old, Senior
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Needs experienced adopter
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Has special needs

My personality

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Moody Moby is officially on the market! Get your applications in now 🤣. Don’t all apply at once now…

This tiny one is a true Second Chance classic masterpiece. There’s not one thing normal about him. He’s a tiny 5lbs chi/Yorkie surrendered to a shelter when he was no longer wanted. The owner wrote in several places on the surrender form that he could be “fisty” at times. We are going to assume they meant feisty, though we could definitely picture him putting on little boxing gloves 🥊 and using his fists in addition to his teeth 👹 He has an old break to his front leg that was never properly fixed so he sometimes holds it up and it’s kind of wonky and crooked looking. His teeth were icky and he had a dental so he no longer has those front little pinchy incisors and only has 3 out of 4 fangs, but still more teeth left than we were hoping for. He doesn’t really have the kind of hair that requires a lot of grooming but got his few little mat dreadlocks shaved off during his dental so he looks slightly less disheveled now, but always looks like he’s just recovering from being electrocuted ⚡️ He likes to be on your lap but not necessarily too much cuddling and petting, he’s just using you as a raised platform bed so he can look down on all the other dogs. He LOVES human food and dances as soon as you open the fridge, and sharing your lunch is the best way to bond with him. He’s just fine with other calm tiny dogs and has even been caught cuddling with other cranky chihuahuas, so his attitude toward people is definitely more man-made and he probably wasn’t born evil but made that way by annoying humans manhandling him and being only 5lbs learned to protect himself the only way he could. No, he does not need a sweater, or bows in his hair, or little booties, he can take care of himself just fine and use wee wee pads if it’s that cold. He’s 8 years old but plans to live with at least 18, has a heart murmur but no medications needed at this time for it.

If you like tiny weird dogs and will give him time and space and not smother him with kisses and more affection than he wants, email njwoof@cs.com to meet Moody Moby in Northern NJ. Please bring him an offering of chicken nuggets and other junk food and be prepared to look and not touch

Since COVID-19, we are no longer holding our Sunday adoption events until further notice, but we are scheduling meet and greet appointments with a specific dog or dogs at our meeting spots in Northern NJ. To streamline adoptions, all communication before, during, and after the adoption process is done through email only: we have limited volunteers able to return phone calls. Submit an application from our website www.secondchance.petfinder.com to speed up the adoption process and email any questions to us at njwoof@cs.com. Please check your email regularly for next steps. All our dogs reside in foster care in Northern NJ until adoption and we do not have a central shelter location. We are a small all-volunteer organization focused on rescuing local dogs from area shelters, as well as accepting some surrenders and puppy mill rescues.
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Contact info

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Contact
Address
P.O. Box 221, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
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Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

We request that adopters fill out a pre-adoption application either in person at our adoption day or through our website www.secondchance.petfinder.com. This helps us make sure the animal's personality is a good match for your household. Adoption fees vary according to the dog's age, breed, adoptability, and how much we have had to spend in vet bill on them. Adopters sign a contract at the time of adoption, and the animal must come back to us if they do not work out in the home.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

Every Sunday at the Animal Clinic of Morris Plains from 12:30 to 3pm at 3009 Route 10 East in Morris Plains, NJ 07950. Call us at 973-208-0191 or during the adoption at 973-366-2568 for more info.

More about this rescue

We a small group of volunteers dedicated to rescuing as many homeless dogs as we can and keeping them happy and healthy in foster homes until they are adopted.

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