Michele and Steve, two of our NYCSR volunteers, recently told us how their pups have been doing. They adopted 3 from NYCSR and have 2 other inus. It’s a furry furry loving house! Nami was our first foster for NYCSR back in June of 2007. He’s come a long way from his scared, skittish days. [continue reading...]
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As of today, Dylan has been adopted into a FABULOUS Shiba family and renamed Tetsu. Cimon and Jack first contacted us in July 2007. They had two Shibas at the time – Yoshi and Yuki – who had been adopted from NESRA when it was still around. Their third Shiba, Saki, had passed away and [continue reading...]
One of our volunteers, Michele, and her husband adopted 2 shibas from NYCSR and gave us an update on their furry friends as well. The two cream colored shibas were adopted from us. The one on the left is Ginger and the right is Nami. The red shibas are Happy, top left, and Shabu. Nami [continue reading...]
Recently, we heard from Fuji’s new owner – Maria – who reports that Fuji and her cat, Mojave, are amazing but also a handful. “They aren’t exactly the best of friends, but they’ve gotten used to and accepted each other.” She also hopes to make it Shiba meetups in the summer and sent us this [continue reading...]
Tonight I transported Roxy from her dogsitting foster, Angela, back to her foster mom Phoebe who’s back from vacation. I just could not help but snap some shots of Roxy being so cute and well behaved- Enjoy! [continue reading...]
Autumn’s foster mom Jenn has great progress to report, ‘Autumn is wonderful. She is completely crate trained now and is wonderful on a leash. She still tries to play by mouthing at arms and legs but easily stops when offered a toy to chew on instead. She loves tug of war and will chase a [continue reading...]
This beautiful girl’s name is Autumn. She is a Shiba-mix, who was found as a stray in the Bronx. We have recently placed her into a NYCSR foster home. Autumn is spayed, up to date on her vaccinations, microchipped and house broken. She’s currently about 50 lbs. She’s about a year old and is still [continue reading...]
Another dog humiliated by having to wear a Halloween costume. Sweet Coia. Please forgive us. (Just kidding Alicia!) [continue reading...]
Kato has been vet checked and neutered and is doing great. Foster mom Anna says “Kato is generally happy and playful. He loves to be petted and to sit with me while I am reading/watching TV. He gets very happy when I come home from work. He rarely barks. He also enjoys looking out the [continue reading...]
Foster Mom Alicia writes: Coia is a very spirited, good natured and straightforward. She has an independent way about her and can sometimes be aloof toward strangers. This is actually great in NYC because we encounter many people everyday and if I stop to talk I know she is not going to jump all over [continue reading...]
Maria fell in love with Fuji from the very beginning. As of tonight, she’s no longer her FOSTER mom. Now she’s her FOREVER mom. Congratulations Maria and Fuji. [continue reading...]
We’re happy to welcome Kato into NYCSR’s foster program! Kato is an extremely sweet 8 year old male. He is about 25 pounds and is 17″ tall. He is also up to date on all his vaccinations, and is being neutered this week. He is heartworm negative and his bloodwork has come back looking [continue reading...]
Coia (pronounced Koi-a) is a very cute red sesame girl who is only about a year old. On Sept 21st she was found wandering around Elysian Park in Hoboken, NJ without any tags or microchip. Thankfully, a Good Samaritan picked her up and we quickly listed her on NYCSR’s Lost & Found Page. Unfortunately, it’s [continue reading...]
Lightening has been adopted and is enjoying a HUGE backyard upstate. [continue reading...]
Molly is one of those sweet, petite female Shibas that you just can’t help but love. When I first met her at a meetup a few weeks ago, I was surprised by how tiny and adorable she is! Her pictures on our site just do NOT do her justice. Her foster mom, Lydia, sent these [continue reading...]
Lightening is a neutered, male Shiba Inu. He’s about a year old. He is up to date on all vaccinations and was recently treated, successfully, for heartworms. Lightening was brought into a shelter in Ohio as a stray several months ago. A Shiba rescuer there took him in and after about a month, Lightening was [continue reading...]
Say hello to Fuji! She’s a very well behaved 5 year old who is spayed, microchipped, good with kids, babies, cats, and other dogs. Her former owners’ wanted to find her the best home possible as they were not able to give her the time and attention they know she deserves. Upon evaluation, our Intake [continue reading...]
We’re happy to announce, that after a long road and some very hard work by her vet & foster mom, Molly is now available for adoption! The mange that Molly was suffering from is, as previously reported, cured. Molly has been very receptive to foster mom Lydia’s training. She knows how to walk nicely on [continue reading...]
Yay! Molly has left the hospital after a month of wonderful treatment and she looks FANTASTIC! She’s been transported to her very own foster home & is loving every second of it! We’re happy to report that her Sarcoptic Mange has been successfully treated & the fur on her ears, legs and around her eyes [continue reading...]
In a foster home with a 12 year old female Chihuahua and a 4 year old male Min Pin, Roxy has settled in quite nicely! In fact, Foster mom Phoebe reported to us one morning that “She and the Min Pin were actually sleeping together on the same bed with me this morning =).” We [continue reading...]
Molly is a very sweet & friendly 3 1/2 year old girl. Her previous owners contacted NYCSR as a last resort. They were surrendering Molly due to previously diagnosed food allergies and did not want her to end up in a shelter. The frequent trips to their vet for injections were time consuming and an [continue reading...]
Hero’s adoption was finalized today. And Terra didn’t even cry! That is all. [continue reading...]
So, for anyone that hasn’t been watching the comments, the big news of the day is that Nami (was Cream Boy) dashed out the door and took his foster parents for a nice long chase today! [continue reading...]
Blueberry (now Kodi) went to his new home a few weeks ago and is loving life with his new family, especially his “sister” Tika. I saw Kodi at a Shiba Meetup a week or so after his adoption was finalized and he was definitely a happy boy. Yay Blueberry, uh, I mean Kodi! [continue reading...]
Sissy is doing great in foster care. She’s a real sweetie and definitely ready for her forever home. [continue reading...]
Roxy recently arrived at a no kill shelter in NJ as a stray. We normally only work with shelters where dogs are in immediate danger, but the Operations Supervisor at this shelter was concerned because Roxy was becoming quite anxious in the kennels. She contacted Shiba rescue about finding a foster or permanent home for [continue reading...]
Chad continues to do great in his foster home, he is such a good boy. Earlier this month, Foster mom Irma ‘gave him a bath and he was FABULOUS! No Shiba scream, no scratching- he was an angel’. She brushes him at the dog run where ‘he sits down like a furry gentlemen and welcomed [continue reading...]
Sissy is doing really well in her new foster home as an only dog. After getting settled it’s clear to see that she really excels on her own as she was becoming a bit too bossy to the other dogs that she was living with. Foster mom Michelle says, ‘Sissy’s doing great. I’ve discovered she [continue reading...]
Hero is currently being fostered in Queens while foster mom, Michele, is away on her honeymoon. Boy, he’s just fit right in. Foster dad Jesse says, ‘He’s REALLY made himself at home and has really bonded with both of us. He follows me EVERYWHERE! He LOVES to sleep on me, too…hahaha! On my feet, resting [continue reading...]
The latest update on Cody from Sara: We have been working on Cody’s separation anxiety and it is much better. Last night was the big test as we took Tiki to a class and left Cody alone and uncrated for about 90 minutes. While he whined a little when we first left, our neighbors said [continue reading...]
