Barbie loves the snow and is happy that another holiday is upon us, it means she might be able to get some good food or treats and lots of presents! Her owners sent us a few pics of her and her friend Caleb.

Posted on December 23rd, 2008 by kathy
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Barbie is doing well in her new home. She has 2 friends - a canine and feline.

Her new forever home sent us a few pics:

After dinner:

Posted on November 30th, 2008 by kathy
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Zucca is being fostered by Rain and lives with Clay aka Kit now. This has been a great match, both dogs love playing together and hanging out. Zucca has helped Kit like his crate and understand what it’s for and Kit has shown Zucca what it means to be housebroken. Overall, they are a lot of fun and Rain loves having two shibas in the house.

Rain told that Zucca is mostly housebroken now and has gained some weight and grown a little. He also mentioned that her fur seems to have become softer. She’s a healthy looking dog and has great energy although sometimes she jumps on people when she’s happy to see them and has to learn better manners.

Zucca sometimes barks at strangers and seems to get nervous when initially meeting someone new. After she’s comfortable with them, she is better. Rain is working with her and shows her new things as they walk to help her understand that new experiences are not scary.

She still has some possession issues but they are mild. Occasionally she will growl at another dog if she has a toy and the other dog comes too close but she has not shown as food aggression and can have her food bowl near Kit’s with no issues. She’s also improved with her leash walking and heels when Rain stops walking and does not pull. Zucca also seems to be very smart and picking up basic commands quickly. She sits when asked and is learning to lie down. Overall, Zucca is improving and we’re glad to hear that she’s having fun with Kit and Rain.

Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by kathy
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Bean was adopted last week and we have the pics to prove it. We are all going to miss Bean but very happy for her.

  

Posted on October 29th, 2008 by kathy
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Sasha is 18 lbs. and in excellent shape. Her teeth have been ignored and now they are clean and white, she lets her foster parents scrape the plaque off and brush them with very little resistance. She is a very sweet quiet little girl. She loves attention and is independent at times.

Sasha is working on getting along with her foster brother Dusty. They like to play with the rope toy and the nylabone. She seems to like everyone.

She has a big appetite for a small dog. She is mostly quiet and she loves to sit on the staircase and look out the window, she barks if someone approaches the house or passes by. Sasha is very affectionate, playful and very curious. If you put your hand out, she sits and bows her head for petting. She likes to play with Dusty and not so much with her foster parents. She likes to walk around and check everything out.

She likes to nap in Dusty’s bed as well as on the stairs, she fits nicely and they are carpeted. She feels very safe there because she can see everything from that location. When her foster parents are out, Dusty sleeps in his open cage and she sleeps next to her foster’s mom.

Sasha & Dusty go to the dog run every morning so they get a lot of exercise. Sasha seems to be in a great environment for her needs. She would be best in a home with someone who is home all of the time.

Sasha was aggressive with Dusty in the beginning but they are working it out and she might be better in a home with only one pet as long as someone was home all of the time. Sasha enjoys Dusty, they do play a lot.

Stay tuned for new photos and more on Sasha.

Posted on October 25th, 2008 by michele m
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Candy has gained about 3 pounds and is very healthy. Her coat is improving and she is shedding a lot. Her personality is very laid back. She is not good with new people because she is scared, but is getting better. She is very calm and playful with her foster mom.

Candy’s personality has changed where she is no longer skittish and is very playful. However, she is still skittish around new people but getting better. She is friendly with other dogs outside the home during walks. She is more friendly with women, and tends to stay away from men and strangers although she is fine around her foster dad. She is good with children.

Candy is not really very vocal, only when she sees neighbors in their backyard. But if you tell her to stop barking she obeys. She is affectionate to a degree, if she knows you. She likes to be by herself, but will come and let you pet her.

She is getting a lot better with being around people. She doesn’t run away and hide anymore, but she is very cautious. She stays on command and walks well on leash. She is also well behaved in her crate. Candy sometimes comes when called, it depends on her mood.

Candy loves to be outside and run. She is outside about 2-3 hours a day depending on the weather. Also, a walk in the evening.

Posted on October 20th, 2008 by michele m
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Sasha is a 3 year old, tri-color, female shiba who weighs about 17 lbs and needs a new forever home. She’s spayed, up-to-date with vaccines, and is spayed. She’s a friendly and quiet dog who loves to go for walks and rides in the car.

She gets along with dogs at the dog park but for some reason her and the other dog she lived with did not like each other. Sasha is housebroken, leash-trained, and knows some basic commands. One of our volunteers brought Sasha to her new foster home last weekend and made a video of her for everyone to see.

Here’s Sasha checking out her new foster home!

Posted on October 18th, 2008 by kathy
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Tasha was adopted and has been coming out of her shell. Her new family sent us these pics!

Tasha

Morning Coffee

Posted on October 18th, 2008 by kathy
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Zucca is doing very well in her foster home. She’s about 13lbs now and gets along well with her foster brother, to the point where she lets him stand near her when she’s eating. Talk about good friends!

At the dog run she is still a little nervous being around so many dogs; it still seems to overwhelm her. However, she’s very very good on walks and is becoming crate-trained. Zucca doesn’t seem to notice small animals such as squirrels that often, so she’s not pulled or lunged or tried to chase them. She is still aggressive about food with new dogs, and will give some attitude to stake her claim.

Zucca now knows how to Sit, Lie Down, and Come (she comes about 80% of the time). She still jumps on people that she’s comfortable with, but her foster mom is working with her to curb this behavior. She’s also working on the shyness that Zucca displays with new people and situations. Sometimes Zucca will bark at strangers, but from what we understand it’s due to her shyness and she’s trying to say, “Hey! I see you. Don’t scare me!” Her foster mom is helping her learn that not all people are going to scare her and that new things and places can be fun.

Zucca definitely does well with another dog, and could go to a home with another dog. We recommend that any owner who has a dog and is interested in Zucca, please be aware there are many new challenges that can come up when you add a new pet to the family.

Please keep checking back for updates on Zucca

Posted on October 9th, 2008 by kathy
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Zucca is doing well in her foster home. She weighs about 8-9 lbs. She is friendly with the other dog in the house except when eating - Zucca tends to be a little food aggressive. Zucca is good on walks, but gets a little nervous in the dog run. She still prefers women over men, but just needs a little time to warm up to them. Zucca is very curious of a friend’s 2 year old boy - she wants to play with him like she does the other dogs but scares him off when she gets mouthy.

Zucca would be good in a home with another dog to play with or with a family who is willing to give her the time and exercise she needs.

Stay tuned for more on Zucca’s progress.

Posted on September 5th, 2008 by michele m
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Zucca is a 3 month old female, red and white Shiba Inu who weighs about 8lbs. and was brought to us because her owners did not have the time it takes to raise a puppy. Puppies require a lot of patience, time, and consistent training. We hope to find Zucca a forever home with people who are ready and prepared to take on all the responsibilities of raising a dog and all the sighing, frustration, and love that comes with it.

Zucca has some very typical puppy moods, sleepy and tired for periods of time and then hyper and silly. Her former owners told us that she would be very mellow for a while and then want to play and zoom around the place. In her foster home, she has a fellow Shiba Inu that she’s been making good friends with. According to her new foster family, Zucca is sweet and has some very typical puppy traits. She loves to play with toys, especially plush toys, and is not afraid to run up to her foster sister and bug her to play.

She displays some shyness towards men but they are working with her to understand that men are just as fun as other dogs and women! She’s a good puppy who has some attitude, in the sense that she doesn’t back down easily when the other dog tries to teach her manners. Zucca is create-trained and has not had any accidents in her foster home. She is learning to walk on a leash but sometimes just wants to sit down in the middle of the sidewalk. So her foster family is working with her to understand that she needs to keep moving, keep walking, and can only stop when they stop. She does not pull on the leash.

She’s completely unaffected by city noises and is happy to be outside. She’s finally gotten the hang of going up and down stairs. The first couple days she was confused by them- but now she has conquered them like a champ!

Keep checking back for more in Zucca.

Posted on August 24th, 2008 by kathy
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Our foster mom Jenn and her family recently took Candy into their home. After a week of adjustment and learning a somewhat new routine, it seems to be that Candy has relaxed and is becoming a wonderful guest!

Jenn calls her “Candy Cane” because she is so sweet. After a week, Candy is coming out of her shell and not as “defensive” or “weary” of new situations. She’s starting to live in the present and slowly forget about her past, Jenn can tell that the hard days of living on the street are becoming nothing more than a blurry memory in Candy’s mind.

Jenn told us, “Candy is a fairly independent pup and can be left unattended for several hours with no destructive behaviors or accidents. She is a perfect lady and doesn’t jump on the furniture or visitors. She seems to warm up to women faster than men, but she is excited to see either of her fosters when they come home. She greets us with tail wagging and a short game of tag where she runs up to you for a rub, then goes around the opposite direction for another rub.”

Candy is learning to play with toys but she’s still not sure what to do with them and what they are - but she does like nylabones. She also likes cheese. At the moment, Candy won’t eat from their hands but Jenn believes with time and trust, she will take food from their hands and understand that no one is going to startle her or scare her.

Candy is a very calm pup and will happily follow her foster around the yard and house. She likes to be with people but is perfectly content being alone. Although Candy has not yet been formally introduced to her foster canine siblings, she has been exposed to them through baby gates and has really shown little or no reaction. Candy does have a high prey drive, so she should not go to a home with small animals or cats.

Here’s several pics of Candy, click to enlarge.

  
  

Posted on August 24th, 2008 by kathy
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Bean is a wonderful, healthy little girl doing very well in her foster home. She is very affectionate and curious.

Bean is somewhat mischievous, always looking for food, but fairly well behaved. She listens to instructions. She is neither toy nor food aggressive. Bean does not need to be crated, and there haven’t been any accidents. She sits if told in a firm voice and walks well on a leash, but can pull at times.

Bean is still unfriendly with other dogs. She occasionally doesn’t like women, but several of the women have been around other dogs first, so it’s hard to tell if it’s the smell of another dog, or the women.

Bean enjoys walking for a while, but no adverse effects when she doesn’t get long walks. She’s a very sweet dog that will make someone very happy. She loves attention and being outside and she’s always excited to see you. However, she can’t be around other dogs (perhaps after introductions, but not recommended) or small children/infants.

Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by michele m
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Candy looks like a new dog! She is learning more and more each day and looks wonderful.

    

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Posted on August 14th, 2008 by kathy
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A few days ago we got this new pic of Tasha. She doesn’t look like the nervous dog in her profile pic and looks like she’s having a good time in her foster home. She’s still shy but has been slowly coming around and relaxing.

She is still learning that not everything is scary and will take some time before she’s totally confident. Hopefully she will find a forever home where the people are patient, calm, and can work with Tasha to be the great dog we know she is.

Posted on August 8th, 2008 by kathy
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Bean is a sweet and very affectionate dog. She loves to be around people and is nice to everyone she meets. She’s always excited when you come home and doesn’t bark or wine in the mornings or beg incessantly at the dinner table. She is happy just curled up on the couch or sitting on the windowsill staring out.

Bean is very smart and loves to hunt rats and sometimes will try to eat at insects that fly around her. She can pretty much find her way into any bag if there’s something interesting for her, and has been known to open zippers and Velcro. She walks great on a leash and knows to stop and go at crossroads. She also loves to run with you although her foster dad hasn’t taken her longer than a few blocks.

Bean doesn’t seem to like other dogs at all. If not properly and calmly introduced, she will growl or snap at another dog. Dog runs are pretty much off limits, since she will inevitably get into trouble. She much prefers grass to concrete when going for walks, so easy access to a park or a back yard would probably be much preferred.

Posted on July 21st, 2008 by michele m
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Candy is a 30lbs., spayed, female shiba who is approximately 4 to 6 yrs old. She was a stray before coming to NYCSR and is very independent and can be aloof at times. She is friendly when she meets people. Candy only likes to be petted on the head.

She is a very quiet dog, doesn’t seem to have any aggressive tendencies, and can be trusted alone in the house. On walks and when she’s outside, Candy tries to chase small animals like squirrels and will pull to chase them. She is also not very friendly with other dogs.

Her current foster home is training her to learn some commands, Candy may not have ever received any training prior to being a stray. We’re working with her to learn how to walk on a leash, politely greet people, trust people, and to adjust to living with people.

She needs to get some more basic obedience, but she is very well behaved in her home. She does understand no, and is learning sit and stay. With some time and consistent training, Candy will be ready to find her forever home.

Keep checking back to learn more about Candy!

Posted on July 16th, 2008 by kathy
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Bean is a 4 1/2 yr old tri-color, spayed, female shiba. She needs a new home because she doesn’t get along with small children very well, but is a loving, playful, and calm dog overall. It seems she’s confused by the body language of children and becomes defensive. However, she gets along very well with adults!

She also doesn’t mind being groomed and doesn’t put up too much of a fight at bath-time. She’s house-trained, crate-trained, and walks well on a leash. She also knows commands such as sit, down, come, and no. Overall Bean is a loving, cute little dog.

 

Check back with us for more on Bean!

Posted on July 14th, 2008 by kathy
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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 Shiba and from her perspective these things could be scary. She’s working on overcoming the issues and has definitely come out of her shell.

She plays with toys, loves her buddy Snickers, and is learning to sit before she gets fed. She also is very affectionate once she gets to know you. She likes to lean on and hang out with her foster mom. Penny has a few vocalizations - barks at the door, yodels when she’s excited, and howls at visitors when she first meets them.

Penny is a sweet dog and is looking for a forever home.

  

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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by kathy
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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 getting better with walking on a leash but gets very scared of new situations. It will take some time for her to adjust and gain the confidence she needs to be a happy, well-adjusted dog.

Keep checking back!

Posted on June 13th, 2008 by kathy
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