My name is
Louie!

Posted over 8 months ago | Updated 1 month ago

Cared for by Rescue Haven Foundation (formerly FernDog Rescue Foundation)

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My basic info

Breed

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Color

Tan/Yellow/Fawn - with White

Age

Adult

Size

Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Male

Pet ID

20337323-D240019

My details

Good with kids

Not good with dogs

Not good with cats

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Louie - "Easy Lover"

Quote from foster dad:

Louie is a fairly low-key boy. We enjoy chilling out together, whether we are watching TV or I’m working on the computer. Louie follows me around the house simply because he loves me. (OK, maybe he wants some treats and belly rubs too)! Winning Louie’s love was an easy thing!”

Woof-Facts:

Name: Louie
Breed: Mixed breed
Weight: 60 lbs.
Age: 6-7 years
Gender: Male
Health: In good health. Slightly hearing impaired, which enables him to sleep really good since he doesn’t necessarily hear the slight noises from the neighborhood. Had a mass cell tumor removed in 2022 and has been well since. Front teeth are not ideal, but he doesn’t let that get in the way of his amazing appetite!

More Info

Forever home recommendations: A home where Louie’s humans will give him the love he truly deserves, and he’ll give it right back! And some belly scratches too! Louie does well being home alone for approximately 5-7 hours at a time; he may bark or whine 5-15 minutes when first left alone, so he needs humans who will accommodate this schedule, understand, and help him to manage that going forward.
Kids: Ages 10+
Dogs: Only animal in the home
Cats: No
Crate trained: Yes
House trained: Yes
Leash manners: Can walk a wee bit fast when excitable in a new environment. Has shown some dog reactivity while walking in the neighborhood—not aggressive, more so not yet versed in dog interaction.
Personality: Fairly low energy. Loves to be pampered and petted. And a food lover, indeed!

How did Louie find himself at Rescue Haven Foundation: Somehow found himself at a city shelter; then while being fostered in a home, was brought under RHF’s wing.

Rescue

Rescue Haven Foundation (formerly FernDog Rescue Foundation)

Contact info

Pet ID

20337323-D240019

Contact

—

Phone

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info@rescuehaven.org

Website

http://rescuehaven.org

Address

P.O. Box 266, Caldwell, NJ 07006

Donation

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Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

The application is the first step in our adoption process. We will screen all applications through a vet reference check, 2 personal reference checks, phone interview and a mandatory home visit. An adoption donation is required of $375 (adult dogs), $425 (puppies), $250 (seniors/special needs), which covers the cost of spay/neuter, microchipping, vaccines and preventatives per the dog’s age, health check, fecal / deworming as needed and heartworm testing and treatment as needed.
Contract will be signed at time of adoption with a set of guidelines which include, mandatory microchip registration at time of adoption, agreement to return the dog to Rescue Haven if care can no longer be provided at any time during the life of the dog, all animals will be treated humanely and live indoors and adequate medical care will be provided, etc.

Adoption application

https://rescuehaven.org/adoption-application/

Go meet their pets

Rescue Haven Foundation has adoption events every 1st Saturday of the month at Home Towne Pet Shoppe in West Caldwell NJ from 11am-1pm.

Due to the pandemic, every 3rd Sunday at Petco in Verona NJ from 11am-1pm has been temporally cancelled.

All of our dogs are current on our website and our application can be found online as well.

More about this rescue

We are a small rescue that started in January 2013 after years of working for different rescues and decided to join forces to start our own rescue/foster program. With over 20 years of combined experience with animals (rescue, training, advocacy), we learned that many dogs are not properly matched up with the right families. We realize that no one is at fault here since the overpopulation of homeless pets is staggering and animal advocates what to spare these precious dogs lives by finding homes as opposed to being euthanized. We decided that we would do our small part and keep our rescue small so we can focus on getting to know the personality of each dog in our foster program, doing proper evaluations and temperament testing, putting each dog through any type of training services they may need, and completing a thorough screening for all applicants which includes a mandatory home visit all BEFORE the dog gets matched up with a compatible family. Our mission statements says: Rescue Haven Foundation is to help dogs at risk by providing foster homes that will nurture their physical and emotional health, help locate the ideal forever homes for them while providing support and training to help assure that their stay in their new homes is permanent. In addition we focus on developing programs to promote pet adoption services and raise public awareness of the issues surrounding animal rescue.