My name is
Kipper!

Meet Kipper!

This 6 year old chi mix was unceremoniously surrendered to the local pound, infested with fleas 🤢. Moving, financial issues, too protective, a bunch of different reasons given that they just couldn’t keep him anymore 🤷‍♀️. He was terrified surrounded by big barking dogs, though with his big brown eyes he always has a bewildered expression. Chihuahuas are so loyal and committed to their people so being alone in the big scary world is especially traumatic, but he’s warming up. He’s a typical undersocialized chi who isn’t passing any temperament tests or running up and kissing strangers but once he trusts he’s a sweet boy with those he loves. He is 8.5 lbs and looks like a longhair chi maybe mixed with some Pom or Papillon with a soft plush coat. He’s looking for a calmer adult home that understands protective nervous chi and their limits and will gradually socialize him in a positive way to new people and places.

Email njwoof@cs.com to meet Kipper in Northern NJ

Since COVID-19, we are no longer holding our Sunday adoption events until further notice, but we are scheduling meet and greet appointments with a specific dog or dogs at our meeting spots in Northern NJ. To streamline adoptions, all communication before, during, and after the adoption process is done through email only: we have limited volunteers able to return phone calls. Submit an application from our website www.secondchance.petfinder.com to speed up the adoption process and email any questions to us at njwoof@cs.com. Please check your email regularly for next steps. All our dogs reside in foster care in Northern NJ until adoption and we do not have a central shelter location. We are a small all-volunteer organization focused on rescuing local dogs from area shelters, as well as accepting some surrenders and puppy mill rescues.