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 they were ready to welcome a new Shiba into their family. In October 2007, they adopted Lightening (now known as Aki) from us.

Since then they have been staunch supporters of NYCSR -> donating, volunteering their time, and fostering. Recently, they agreed to foster Dylan for us and shortly thereafter decided he needed to stay forever. Here’s a photo taken today when his adoption was finalized. This is Cimon, Yoshi, Tetsu (fka Dylan), Yuki, and Aki (fka Lightening).

Dylan is one of our alumni shibas who has come back to us because his owner is unable to care for him. He is a fun loving dog who first came to us as a young puppy and had lots of energy, lots of curiosity about the world around him, and loved to chew.

In the 1 yr and 8 mos that Dylan (formerly known as Jerry) has been in his new home he’s learned some commands, has grown up to be a beautiful looking dog and has had a lot of fun. He’s friendly to other dogs, cats, and people. He loves to fall asleep watching tv while being cuddled and he’s good during his vet visits.

Dylan often greets people with a warm and enthusiastic welcome, unless he’s crated, then he announces someone has entered the house with a trumpetting howl. True to his shiba inu nature, Dylan will bolt out the door. It is extremely important that his next forever home understand the free spirit of a shiba and know the quirks and perks of the breed.

Dylan is up to date on his vaccines, house trained, crate trained, and walks well on a harness. He is still young and needs some more training as to what is ok for him to chew on and what is not ok. A game of trading, positive praise, and consistency should do the trick to help him understand that furniture is not for chewing on but a toy like a Kong ball is ok.

He has no problems with giving up something he’s found to play with or having his food taken from him, so he may do well in a home with children who know how to play well with dogs. Since he’s still very “puppyish” as his owner describes, he should be crated when no one is around, should be limited to what he has access to, and needs to be trained some more to become a great canine citizen.

Dylan will be available soon, will you be his new forever home?

Jerry is an 8 month sesame puppy who is very friendly and very much a happy playful puppy. He’s good with small kids and gets along with cats. He needs to learn some basic commands and how to walk on a leash. For the last few weeks he’s been learning how to socialize with other dogs, but he is shy and can become a little unsure how to greet and meet dogs.

Jerry is very affectionate with people and likes to play. He needs a home where he can get plenty of exercise and grow up to be a happy, healthy dog. He is used to being in the crate when he’s not supervised and only seems to cry or bark when he needs to go outside.

He was brought to us because his former owners had children and him, and it was a very hectic and busy household. They felt it was best to find Jerry a home where he could get the time and attention he needed. Overall he’s a great dog, but he’s a puppy and it’s always a shock just how much time and energy it takes to raise a puppy into becoming a wonderful canine citizen. Jerry does jump up on people and sometimes gets a little mouthy but his foster mom is teaching boundaries and manners. From what we’ve been told, Jerry is learning and is also a joy to have in the house.