ADOPTED! Caleb Coton de Tulear & Havanese Mix Pennsauken, NJ

Please note that all available information regarding this dog is listed here. If you are interested you MUST submit an application prior to contacting us. Inquiries from people who have not previously submitted an application will be discarded. All adoption information such as fees and adoption procedures are listed on our web page, and all information relating to this specific dog is listed below. The volume of inquiries we receive necessitates that we have a completed application before contacting you regarding this dog.

Caleb is a coton-havanese mix PUPPY. Both of these breeds are 'cousins' to the bichon, and that's why we were asked to take him. Caleb was just weaned from his mother, so is only about 8 weeks or so old. He WAS in a puppy mill situation. However, Caleb's mother was "incompetent" (according to the millers) and she chewed off a part of his ear as well as part of one of his legs. He still has enough of his ear that grooming can easily mask that issue. He has only part of his leg. This is why he was turned over to the rescue...due to his 'defect'. However, as you can plainly see, Caleb is positively ADORABLE and can live a full, happy, healthy life with only three legs. We will be having him evaluated by a specialist to see if we need to do anything about the leg. If Caleb needs surgery, he will have it. If the vet advises us that nothing needs to be done, then he will be ready for adoption very quickly. Despite Caleb's mild disability (if you can even call it that), we fully expect to be deluged with applications. Losing a leg, especially at his age, is really no big deal for a dog. They can run and play like any other dog with only three legs. They compensate very easily for the missing leg by simply shifting their weight. Caleb's doing just fine and some family will be VERY lucky to get him! If you are interested in Caleb, please fill out an electronic application on our website. Once we have had an opportunity to review it we will contact you VIA EMAIL. Make sure you have a valid email address listed on your application, and make sure you CHECK it regularly. Caleb is a puppy, but will have whatever vaccinations are appropriate by the time he is adopted. His new family will have to follow-up on vaccinations with their own vet. In addition he will either be neutered, or will be placed with a neutering contract which will require his new family to neuter him at a future date. Under NO circumstances will the rescue allow Caleb to be used for breeding purposes. Obviously, since he is a puppy, his new family will need to work on housetraining with him.

DO NOT call the rescue regarding this dog. We do not have the manpower to return the large volume of inquiries we receive anytime a new dog is posted. Our preferred method of communication is email. We check email & return inquiries on a daily basis. We do not return phone calls. All available information pertaining to this dog is already listed here. NO ONE will be considered as a potential family until they have submitted an application. This is the FIRST step in the adoption process! Pls. note that your application must include a VALID, LEGIBLE e-mail address, otherwise it will be discarded! This would seem like common sense, but the number of invalid email addresses we receive are surprising! Click here to submit our ONLINE application! No mailing or faxing is necessary!electronic application!After an application has been submitted, we will contact your current or previous vet to get a reference. We will also contact you (assuming we believe your home is a good match for one of our dogs) to schedule a home visit. NO ADOPTION IS EVER FINALIZED WITHOUT A HOME VISIT FIRST. This is a required part of the screening process. Our adoption fees are listed at the top of our online application. These fees help to offset the tremendous expenses involved in getting our dogs ready for adoption. Pls. read the top of our application for further info. about our fees.An important note about tie-outs!More & more lately we've noticed a trend toward using tie-outs. Many people believe that tie-outs are a cheap alternative to fencing their yards when they are considering adding a dog to their family. These people also don't have the time to WALK their dogs the four or five times a day they would need to in order to avoid housetraining accidents. We believe that tie-outs are a dangerous method of providing your dog with outdoor time. Bichons and similar breeds are small and would be "sitting ducks" for other, more aggressive animals. They also would have no defense against unkind PEOPLE who might pass by... so tie outs are out of the question for these little guys! They need the security of a fenced yard or an owner at the opposite end of their leashes to protect them from the dangers of the outdoors! We hope you will understand that we are only looking out for the safety of our dogs when we say that we have a policy against placing dogs in homes where tie-outs will be utilized.