Rusty

Size: Large
Age: Adult
Gender: Male
Breeds: Hound, Shepherd

Rusty is a hound/shepherd mix who is looking for his forever home!

Rusty was dumped at the lake by his owner who said he needed more space to run. So her answer to that was to dump him at the lake where he had to fend for himself. Rusty is safe in foster care and quite content and evidently DOES NOT need to be out in the country running, fending for itself. His foster describes his activity level as low to medium. Although he does like to play, he’s equally happy laying at your feet. He is potty trained. He asks to go out but will use the pads when he needs too.

He will make a great snuggle teddy bear family dog. He listens well. He loves playing with the other furbabies in his foster home as well as some older children. Rustys age is uncertain. One vet estimated him at 4 yrs old. His groomer feels he is closer to 5-6 yrs old. Unfortunately, since Rusty has had a stressful life, he might look older than he actually is.

Rusty’s ideal family would be one who will give him the happy, peaceful life he deserves Rusty would love a family who will give him lots of opportunity to play as well as lots of snuggles.

Name: Rusty
Breed: Hound/Shepherd mix
Sex: Male
Age: 5 years old
Weight: 82 pounds
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Vaccinations: Up to date
Microchipped: Yes

BASED ON OUR OBSERVATIONS:
Good with Children: Older children- plays with pre-teen aged kids in foster home
Good with Dogs: Yes- plays with other dogs in foster home
Good with Cats: Untested

Adoption Fee: $475.00

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.

Paws New England abides by the dog importation regulations set forth in the states of MA, CT, NH and RI.