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re found in a crate together on their "owner's" porch, freezing, mom recently having given birth to little Ondine and another puppy who was deceased and in the crate with them. A Memphis rescuer saw them and took them right off the porch and into her car. As she was doing this, the owners arrived and called the police. However, once the police arrived - they arrested the owner for animal abuse, and felony charges are being filed for the baby that didn't survive. That was then, this is now.
This lovely girl is in a foster home in Memphis working on getting well. She is extremely malnourished, but she has not shown one ounce of anything but loving behavior to her rescuer, her foster, and her baby girl. Baby Ondine was in better shape, no doubt because her mom took such good care of her.
Our veterinarian is cautiously optimistic about Oceana. Her liver shows some sign of damage, but he believes this will improve with good nutrition and loving care - both of which they are now getting 10-fold.
It is our intention to adopt mom and puppy together at this point - we feel although all moms and babies have that bond for a time, these two have been through hell together. But we will reassess once we have had time to learn more about them - perhaps mom will like being the center of everyone's attention and babies, well, they adjust.
We are hopeful this little family will be ready for adoption by late April or early May but will be watching them carefully and updating this post with photos as they get stronger... and fatter!
Name: Oceana
Breed: American Bulldog/ Mix
Sex: Female
Age: 3 years approx
Weight: 30 pounds (should be approx. 50 lbs)
Spayed/Neutered: Will be prior to adoption
Vaccinations: Up to date
Microchipped: Yes
Name: Ondine
Breed: American Bulldog/ Mix
Sex: Female
Age: 5 weeks on 3/23/2017
Weight: Will update
Spayed/Neutered: Will update
Vaccinations: Up to date
Heartworm: Too young to test
Microchipped: Yes
BASED ON OUR OBSERVATIONS:
Good with Children: Not tested as of 3/18 but will be
Good with Dogs: Not officially tested but has shown no aggression when in the presence of other dogs
Good with Cats: Unknown
Adoption Donation: $300.00
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Interested in a specific dog, please fill out an application if you are interested in a dog. The number of individual inquiries is overwhelming and we are finding it difficult to respond to each one. We cannot guarantee you will receive a timely response.
Paws New England is a rescue, not a shelter, and as such we do not have our dogs housed in one location - they are in foster homes both in New England and in our southern foster homes. If you're interested in a specific dog, please complete a short online application and you will receive a reply within 48 hours so you can ask questions.
At present, if a dog is listed on our website, the dog is considered still available HOWEVER, may have applications that have come in before yours but it's still too early to know if any are a good match; therefore we encourage you to apply.
NOTICE WITH REGARD TO LOCATION OF DOGS: Please note: Paws New England is a foster-based rescue. We do not have a brick and mortar building to house the dogs we rescue. We have found that dogs in foster homes are much more adoptable because they have been observed in a home setting. Dogs listed with Paws New England typically reside in various locations throughout the south (primarily Tennessee, Texas, and Arkansas) and New England (not necessarily in the state of Rhode Island). You will be notified by the adoption coordinator of the location of the dog you are interested in so you have the ability to decide whether to pursue adoption or not.
Dogs transported to New England are done so at a fee of $150.00 paid directly to the transporting company by Paws New England; no additional transport costs are responsibility of adopter. This fee is included in the adoption donation.
Adoption donations cover pre-adoption vet costs (including vaccinations, spay/neuter when age appropriate, and heartworm testing/treatment when necessary), a microchip, and transportation to New England if necessary.
Donations for our young, healthy puppies and dogs support their fellow canines of advanced age or suffering from injuries and abuse whose donations are reduced but whose veterinary costs are typically much higher. We appreciate your understanding that your dog will help others in need.
All known information about the animal is listed above. We do our best to give accurate information, but most of our dogs are rescues and do not come with a known history.
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