Over the weekend I had the privilege to dogsit Penny for a day. I picked her up Sat night and upon first impression I wasn’t sure if she would let me take her anywhere. She was scared to meet me and kept howling and jogging around. After a few minutes she started to ignore me [continue reading...]
Girls
Barbie’s foster mom, Ami, took this and it was too cute not to steal. [continue reading...]
This little cutie pie is Penny. Penny is almost two years old and she’s a small, tri-colored – or what some people call a red-headed black and tan – Shiba Inu. Penny was purchased from a pet store as a puppy. She wasn’t taught the rules or boundaries of her new home and grew up [continue reading...]
Kiera is doing very well in her foster home. She has maintained her weight, and although she is on the thin side, the vet believes that she is just naturally thin. Kiera has a slight ear infection which is clearing up with medication given to her by the vet. Kiera is very sweet and loving. [continue reading...]
Barbie’s foster mom, Ami, says Barbie has certainly relaxed a bit since moving in here a week ago. For one thing, she’s figured out how to get on the couch by herself. It’s actually cute to watch, because unless she’s got a running start, she needs to bounce a few times to get the momentum [continue reading...]
Barbie came to us on 3/25 and is approximately 4 yrs old. She’s a red shiba, weighing about 22lbs. Her owners surrendered her to the AC&C because their building has a No Pets policy. Her foster mom has told us the following: She is sweet, but really really timid. She seems nervous around people, but [continue reading...]
Kiera is a very sweet dog who has some nervousness and anxiety issues that her foster family are working on. She’s not fond of loud noises and will be jumpy. In the foster home, she adjusted after a day or two to the sounds in the house but still exhibited anxiety when being walked outside. [continue reading...]
Chloe is a sweet 6 year old female Shiba mix we pulled from AC&C Manhattan. She needs to gain a little weight but overall she is a healthy girl. She was recently spayed and is up to date on all necessary preventative care. Chloe is great with people, although groups of people make her nervous [continue reading...]
Her owners called her Sheba, but it seems that half the females we get in rescue are named Sheba or Foxy, so those names don’t usually last long if we can help it. She didn’t know her name, so we’ve changed it to Sofie (and started teaching it to her). Sofie is a 6 1/2 [continue reading...]
OK, first off, I have to say that the sound of two Shibas merrily destroying roasted lamb bones is almost as soothing as a stable full of horses chomping on their feed. Today is Shay’s birthday. She’s THREE today. My special birthday present to her is… a brand new, wonderful, forever home! The main reason [continue reading...]
Foxy, we hear time and time again, is just such an affectionate girl! She loves playtime with her humans and spending quality time getting love and attention. Her favorite toys are stuffed plushies. While she can be aloof towards and wary of strangers, after she gets to know a new person, they are fair game [continue reading...]
A warm hello to the sweet Kabuki! She is a 5 year old spayed girl who is up to date on all her vaccinations, crate & leash trained and housebroken. Kabuki was surrendered by her owner due to allergies in the family. Kabuki is a very affectionate Shiba. She loves to play fetch with tennis [continue reading...]
Ella has a home. And not just any home, but the perfect forever home. It must have been fate… they submitted an adoption application almost six WEEKS before Ella became available. It was still in our queue when we decided to make Ella available and something about their app just JUMPED out the next time [continue reading...]
We’re all so excited… eight months after arriving in foster care with serious resource guarding issues, Ella is available for adoption. There was a time when we almost gave up on her! I guess we’ve learned our lesson about not giving up, because she has turned out to be a great, GREAT girl! The latest [continue reading...]
Ginger’s Foster Mom Michele has given us a fantastic update: ‘She is so sweet…Ginger is such a great dog!’ Ginger would do best, as an only dog, in a forever home that is familiar with the breed and Shibas’ need for structure and routine. She is very affectionate and snugly. It seems like her favorite [continue reading...]
Foxy sure is a loving girl! Foster Mom Thea reports: ‘Foxy has been a doll… She loves my backyard and wants to be out there all the time, or on a walk. On Thanksgiving morning I took her for a 2 hour walk across Central Park — we checked out the Macy’s parade for a [continue reading...]
Shayna went to her first meetup with me and Snickers today. The NYC Shiba Inus and Their Human Companions had a joint meetup with The Beagle Pack at a brand new daycare place in Chelsea called D is for Doggy. There were about 40 people there and the dogs all had a great time. Shayna [continue reading...]
Say hello our cute & cuddly girl, Foxy. Foxy’s former owners asked us to find her a new forever home. Their 14 month old baby is, sadly, highly allergic to Foxy. We were happy to help and put her in NYCSR’s foster program. Foxy is 5 years old, spayed, up to date on vaccinations and [continue reading...]
Wow!!!! Ella is looking AMAZING! [continue reading...]
Shayna is a great little dog. Snickers and I have fallen completely in love with her. Every time I watch them nuzzle and snuggle or play with each other, I think I want to KEEP HER. The only problem with that is that there is one of me and two of them. They are both [continue reading...]
From Ella’s New Foster Mom, Molly: Ella is a love bug. I can say that I know no other shiba who loves tummy rubs as much as she does. Ella loves talk. She grunts and grumbles while playing with toys and chasing her buddy Haiku. Her training is going extremely well. Ella is a very [continue reading...]
Wow. The latest status report on Ella is SO encouraging. Foster mom Molly says Ella is happy, fun-loving, outgoing and loves to learn. She is improving all the time on dropping on command. She will happily trade one toy for another. Her obedience training and general manners are also coming along well. Although her toy [continue reading...]
Shayna was surrendered by her owner because she didn’t like sharing her home with puppies. (Her owner had other dogs that had puppies recently.) Shayna was apparently very unhappy and needed a place to live where she felt more comfortable. She’s definitely comfortable living with me! Snickers and I are enjoying having our first NYCSR [continue reading...]
The lovely Ginger is healing nicely from her spay. Her foster mom says she’s back in the swing of things and acting like her old self after a couple days of taking it easy. Her stitches will be out later this week and therefore she’ll be ready to be adopted! Ginger also is now up [continue reading...]
Ella is extremely affectionate and loving. All she seems to want is belly rubs, scratches behind the ears and to give kisses. She really responds to both treats and affection as a method of training. She is very gentle in taking treats by hand. One thing we noticed about her is that sometimes when we [continue reading...]
This affectionate cream girl is 5 1/2 years old. Her owners, who love her so much, contacted us for help because their 1 year old son is allergic to dogs. They could not stand the thought of her going to a shelter, so luckily for Ginger, they brought her to us instead and we are [continue reading...]
Ella is enjoying her new foster home very much! She really is so much happier as an only dog and no kids. Ella gets along with other dogs on walks and in the dog run just fine- she just needs to be an only dog in the home. Ella LOVES belly rubs, scratches and her [continue reading...]
Well…. Ella has been in a different foster home for the past month and we’ve decided she should definitely be an only dog. She and the resident dog in her new home can’t work it out either (and he gets along with everyone). So, now she’s moving to a dogless foster home. We’ve had a [continue reading...]
