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My name is Nori!

Posted over 3 months ago | Updated over 2 weeks ago

My basic info

Breed
American Staffordshire Terrier
Color
White - with Tan, Yellow or Fawn
Age
Senior
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Female
Pet ID
20685412-D240029

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

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

Quote from foster family: Nori is a gentle, sweet girl who fit right into her foster home. Her easy-going nature allows her to be completely content just being around her human, and canine companions. There’s not a demanding bone in her body – she’s truly a dog who is happy when simple, fundamental needs are being met – such as, love, kindness and care.

Woof-Facts

  • Name: Nori (her nickname for “Eleanor”)
  • Breed: Mixed breed
  • Weight: 43 lbs.
  • Age: ≈8 years old
  • Gender: Female
  • Health: healthy and up to date on vaccines. Will be spayed prior to adoption. Some lumps and bumps which were biopsied and benign. Recently had a full dental cleaning. Hearing impaired (not fully deaf)

More Info

Forever home recommendations: Nori is looking for a forever family where her humans are home more often than not. A canine companion would be beneficial but is not a requirement. When found as a stray, Nori was emaciated with bumps and bruises on her body, and evidence of a fully healed fractured elbow, so given her challenging past, it’s understandable why she can get a bit anxious when left alone. She’s made a lot of progress with that while in her foster home, and despite her past, she’s so easy going and full of love. Nori is at her happiest when she has human companionship. And having a doggie companion would be like icing on the cake! 

Kids: Would be OK living in a home with children.

Dogs: Dog friendly; she’d like a doggie friend to journey through life with, not necessarily to engage in active play.

Cats: Has not yet been around cats; her demeanor enables us to think she’d be fine with a feline companion with the proper introductory process, so we can assess that further if you have a cat in the family.

Crate trained: Yes. She prefers not to be crated and does well/is not destructive at all when left out of the crate, but she can be crated, if needed. 

House trained: 95% yes

Leash manners: Good on a leash for the most part; she pulls occasionally and is working to further enhance her skills.

Personality: Gentle, easy-going, quiet, human-and-canine lover. Prefers not to be alone for long periods of time. A bit of a sloppy eater, but that trait in her comes off as totally adorable!

 

How did Nori find herself at Rescue Haven Foundation: Found as a stray, brought to a shelter, and rescued by RHF

Interested in Nori, aka Eleanor? Fill out an application at rescuehaven.org

 

November 4, 2024, 12:23 pm
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
20685412-D240029
Contact
Phone
Address
P.O. Box 266, Caldwell, NJ 07006

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

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.

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