Please Click here to read about the plight of "black dogs": 'Big black dog syndrome' leaves them homeless... :(
Our Adoptable Pet List
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Our next private, ground transport arrives on July 25!!
To hold your puppy, once you have made your decision, we require a $206 deposit, there is a 3% surcharge taken by the credit card company. The $200 balance is due when you pick up your dog or puppy!
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All our puppies have had three sets of DHLPP with Corona, the last one given within 2-3 days of the transport, this should protect them (there is never a 100% guarantee) from Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parvo, Parainfluenza and Coronavirus, but they need two more boosters within the next 6 weeks, they have had a Bordetella vaccine to protect from Kennel Cough, but this does not prevent all strains of kennel cough any more than our flu vaccine protects against every strain of the flu- these puppies may never have been in a shelter, but if they were, they have been out of it for over 5-6 weeks.
Please understand that puppies can often be very stressed from their transport and their change in living conditions, which can compromise their immune system and between the stress and the compromised immune system, it is very common for them to get Coccidia. This is an internal parasite that can only be treated, never cured (ALL dogs in the world have this, but it lies dormant until stress triggers the parasite to multiply- easily treated).
Another factor for puppies coming from the south to the north is climate change, again the stress from their transport and their change in living conditions, which can compromise their immune system, can lead to an Upper Respiratory Infection- again easily treated, but needs to be treated as soon as you notice a cough, sneeze, yucky eyes or a runny nose.
My name is Lisa Marie, Lissie or Ears- take your pick! I'm a Yellow Lab/Corgi X and I'm a great girl!! I have a very long story so to read more about me please click on my picture!
What is the true secret of our dog's beauty?
"The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog.
A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness.
He will sleep on the cold ground where the winter winds blow, and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side.
He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the sores and wounds that come in encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his Pauper master as if he were a prince".
The true beauty of a dog comes from the inside out. It is their incredible ability to give unconditional love, regardless of whether or not they are pure bred or in perfect physical condition!
We have a private, paid ground transport every 4 weeks, with our puppies only on the transport, so that we keep the puppies long enough to have had, at least, three sets of puppy vaccines and will only require one to two more plus a rabies vaccine when they arrive to their new family, some of the puppies will have had 4 sets of vaccines and their rabies before arriving if they are old enough.
If your new puppy or dog is large and over 6 months old, has been in quarantined foster for at least four weeks, has been fully vetted and is ready to go, he/she could travel to New England on this USDA approved transport: http://www.petsllc.net, they leave every two weeks from Alabama, and arrive in New England on Saturday afternoon.
Our adoption process begins with an application. Please Click here to fill out an application.
If the application is not filled in completely it will not reach us even though you submit it. ALL initialing, ALL contact info, N/A if it does not apply to you. Thanks! :)
We cannot respond if you do not supply an email address. You will be contacted by a volunteer shortly thereafter. If you have a specific dog you are interested in, filling out our application will expedite a response. If you do not hear from us within 24 hours please email us to let us know you have submitted our application.
Again, please supply an email address in your application
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