Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
And yet another case of lack of spay/neuter leading to a huge overpopulation nightmare 🤯
These 4 poodle mixes were surrendered to us today locally. Their owner took in 4 year old mom Leah not knowing she was pregnant. They never took her or her puppies to the vet, and then her daughter got pregnant and had puppies, plus Leah and had another litter with her own grandson before realizing they should separate the male… some puppies were given away also unvetted and unaltered, and now here we are, with 4 unvetted, unsocialized matted dogs who have never been out of their former home. They were terrified by their first ever car ride and arrived covered in drool and vomit, barking and screaming at anyone approaching them. Once separated they all start to warm up and are sweet dogs, just scared and need time to adjust to the new world outside the only home they ever knew.
All 4 went right to our vet for “the works” - shots, preventative, ear infections treated, mats shaved, and most importantly SPAY AND NEUTER to make sure there will be no more homeless dogs being created from this situation. They will be moving into foster homes to decompress and get to know their individual needs. Because of their lack of socialization and pack mentality from growing up with no structure or training, we will be placing them SEPARATELY from each other, but like most nervous dogs from breeding and hoarding situations, they may do best in homes with another friendly dog to help them adjust. We aren’t sure of their breed mix exactly, they look like some sort of poodle/mini doodle with maybe some wiry terrier, all about 15lbs full grown and aged 1-4 years old. They do NOT appear to have hypoallergenic coats and likely will shed.
Email njwoof@cs.com for an application if you would like to meet one of these little ones when ready. Right now Leah, Nola, Gordy, and Nala are at our vets at Country Willow Veterinary Hospital getting their first ever vet exams and medical needs taken care of. Taking 4 dogs at once is a huge undertaking, on top of several other small dogs we have already committed to this week. Your donations toward these 4 are greatly appreciated and will help us continue to break the cycle of backyard breeding and neglect in our local communities
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.
