Oak Ridge, NJ - Shih Tzu/Maltese. Meet Marvin a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Shih Tzu/Maltese

Color

White

Age

1 year old, Young

Size

Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Male

Pet ID

–

My details

Good with dogs

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

My personality

My story

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

Meet Marvin the Martian 👽

This little weirdo made quite the first impression… he came to us somehow simultaneously shrieking, snapping, drooling, peeing, and pooping as soon as anyone looked at or touched him 😱. He was abandoned and taken in by a well meaning family who wasn’t sure what to do with this terrified defensive little guy. Exactly 1 week after getting settled in with us and being given space, he suddenly woke up on the right side of the bed finally and decided we are now best friends 🤷‍♀️. Wagging his tail, playing, giving kisses, letting us hold him and squish his face… just a completely different dog. He seemed to be pretty young and puppyish actually, maybe about a year old and a Shih tzu maybe mixed with Maltese, about 12lbs only.

Now we aren’t naive enough to think we have cured him of all his fears in a week and he’s going to be a perfect little family companion. He’s definitely very undersocialized and can have some pretty extreme and unreasonable over reactions when scared. But now that he’s shown us he’s capable of bonding and being a cuddly sweetheart once he bonds, we know his special person is out there and we can see he has so much potential. He’s ok with other small dogs which has probably helped a lot in his attitude adjustment as he watched and followed them. We never underestimate the educational power of a pack of dogs in teaching each other. We are starting to look for a calmer adult understanding home for him that will give him space and not overwhelm him with hugs and kisses until he decides he’s ready.

Email njwoof@cs.com if you think you might be the one to befriend our pink-nosed little alien boy and would like to meet him in Northern NJ.

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.