01/16/12: No Longer Accepting Applications (Adoption Pending....)

12/27/11: Rescue Has Provided Jada A Promising Future

Jada is a beautiful 16 week old female boxer who was surrendered by her family. They initially purchased her from a questionable "breeder" who had taken Jada away from her mother at only 4 weeks old. She was also the only pup in the litter and did not receive proper socialization. In addition, she was infested with whipworms.

Once Jada was in her new home, the family quickly realized that their other two boxers were having a hard time adjusting to a puppy who had so much to learn. Her interacting skills were poor and her fellow canines were not taking well towards the constant friction building between them.

The family knew that Jada was not thriving in their environment; they felt a careful matching process would offer Jada a better life and reached out to NBR. When we heard Jada's story we arranged for her to go to one of our foster homes that have two very well adjusted and tolerant boxers. Her new foster parents also have the ability to socialize Jada with new people and other dogs every day....exactly what she needs.

We applaud the tremendous job that is being done by Jada's foster family (two and four legged). They have helped this puppy, who was once scared and reactive, overcome her fears and become a more well rounded canine. Jada will need a new family who can continue to socialize her with people and other animals.
A note from Jada's foster family:

"All it takes is one look at Jada - and you're in love. She is absolutely gorgeous, and she's smart - she'll do incredibly well in a puppy/obedience class. She already knows,” sit," "wait," and "leave it," and we've just discovered that if you put your hand out when she's sitting, she'll give you her paw.

Jada was timid at first with people and other dogs. She was unsure of everything - car rides, other cars passing by, leash walks, loud noises, sudden movements, new people and dogs etc., but once she got settled in and was exposed to a variety of positive interactions, all of that seemed to go away. She's a little underweight, but should quickly put on a few pounds now that she is clear of whipworms (and we've increased the amount of her food).

She now gets along great with our two Boxers (one male 11-year-old and one female 3-year-old). She loves playing with toys, either with another dog or by herself. She has a great relationship with her crate and will sometimes walk in there to take a nap. She loves to snuggle up to us and our dogs. She sleeps through the night with no problem. When she has to go out she'll wait by the door to the yard. No accidents in the house at all!

Jada has now learned to love EVERYTHING! She loves to play fetch! She loves her food and her snacks. She sits in the kitchen and watches you prepare her meals very patiently. Her new favorite treat is cucumber slices. She loves to go on walks and is great on leash. She loves car rides. She is just a love.

Jada is too unbelievably cute. We keep joking that she's a Boxer/Gremlin/Monkey hybrid :-) We're having a lot of fun fostering her. I think she would do really well in a home with another dog(s). It takes her just a minute to warm up to new dogs, but once she does, all she wants to do is play. I think the two dogs in her previous home were constantly growling and going at her. Now that she's with our dogs who aren't reactive, she is wonderful with them. She's also doing incredibly well with the new dogs and people that she's meets everyday.

Jada is a very special young Boxer. Her forever family will be so lucky to have such a fabulous puppy to call their own."