Ginger’s foster had this to say: Just wanted to give everyone a quick update. Ginger is doing really well now. She is getting along well with every body who comes over to the house, though she likes to jump on them and lick their face/hands. She isn’t hiding very much any more, though she likes [continue reading...]
June 2008
Sunny is an eight year old red male shiba who came to us on 6/22. His owner had to move and were not able to take him. He’s a friendly boy who is good with children, adults, and the vet. He will play with a squeaky toy and is a gentle dog. He likes other [continue reading...]
Paulie is settling in nicely at his foster home. He has a friend and is very affectionate with his foster family. He doesn’t like cars whizzing by when he’s out for a walk, they make him nervous – but he does like car rides. Here’s a few pics of Paulie and his friend Adrienne: [continue reading...]
Penny has become very comfortable in NYC, but she still does not like loud noises. That rush hour traffic and the noises buses and trucks make still make her jump a little. She also still gets a little tense when bikes, strollers, anything with wheels comes too close to her. Penny is a petite little [continue reading...]
Tiki is doing very well. He has a nice soft coat which if anything has gotten softer. Tiki is very playful, loves playing with Sofie. He is high energy and inquisitive. Tiki has really improved with giving up items he sees as valuable. Over the last couple weeks, I have been able to take things [continue reading...]
Brando has certainly improved and seems to love posing for the camera. Here’s some more pics! [continue reading...]
Nicco is doing very well. He is now 40 lbs. He is a good weight for his size, but if he ever gets overweight, he’ll have trouble with a grade II luxating patella, so it’s important he stays trim. Nicco also seems to suffer from allergies. Nicco is a great dog and he loves human [continue reading...]
Toby is doing much the same since his last update. Due to the weather, he is shedding a lot, but that is normal for the breed. Toby is very affectionate towards his foster family, but does not seem to get along with active dogs or puppies. He has shown some aggression towards the new puppy [continue reading...]
Emmie has had a tough life, but she is still such a sweet girl. After being adopted back in October 2007 Emmie is back at NYCSR. Due to unforseen circumstances, her adopter recently had to move into a no-pets building and gave Emmie back to us. We are always here for our dogs. Now, we’re [continue reading...]
Prince has recently moved to a new foster home. So far things are going well. He’s learning to not snap and is not as cautious around people in the house; he’s learning to relax and adjust to being in a home. He’s learning better manners everyday and has playtime so it helps relieve his stress [continue reading...]
For the last month Tasha’s made some progress but she is still very shy. She tends to hide most of the day but does come out. When she is out with the family she’s extremely lovable and affectionate. Tasha does not seem to have a prey drive nor approach any animal or human aggressively. She’s [continue reading...]
Meet Paulie. Paulie was found as a stray in Long Island and brought to the local town shelter. He’s got a great personality and gets along with dogs and cats (as you can see in the pic). Paulie is young, most likely around 9 or 10 months of age. Keep checking back for more info. [continue reading...]
Brando’s new foster Mom, Ami has this to say: Brando’s adapting pretty well here. No signs of aggression at all towards us or our Shiba and he has shown no apprehensiveness or nervousness whatsoever. He still tries to mount Dakota when he can, but hopefully neutering him will help that. Brando’s very sweet and will [continue reading...]
Ginger has not changed much since our last update, but I can say that she is getting more and more calm around strange dogs and is more willing to try and play with the resident dogs. She is such a joy to have around. We have found that she does not care for thunder storms [continue reading...]
Bea looks wonderful – here’s the latest: Last Sunday I went to West Hills to visit Bea & Rusty. After a rigorous play session with Rusty, little Bea came out to visit. As soon as I saw her, I began to cry with happiness! Bea looks like a new dog! She was given a doggy [continue reading...]
A few days ago one of our NYCSR volunteers headed out to see Rusty and gave us this update: Last Sunday I went to West Hills to visit Bea & Rusty. Rusty came out first. He ran over to me with a huge Shiba smile and a happily wagging tail. He showered me with a [continue reading...]
