Oak Ridge, NJ - Shih Tzu. Meet Plucky a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Shih Tzu

Color

Gray/Silver/Salt & Pepper - with White

Age

5 years 9 months old, Adult

Size

Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Male

Pet ID

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My details

Purebred

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

My personality

My story

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

Speaking of little ungrateful dogs who think they are big, meet Plucky!

His real name was Lucky but that’s always very bad luck for us… but he answers to Plucky just fine and it suits him more. He should just be happy it was P-month and not F-month in our naming cycle, though he would probably answer to that too 😆

This 5 year old Shih tzu is mostly a friendly cheerful guy who likes meeting new people and has that bouncy happy energy. But this spoiled little brat who was surrendered complete with a “Mama’s Boy” has his jerky moments for sure. He hates children (can’t blame him there), doesn’t like sharing food (ditto), and can be fresh with other dogs at times too (therein lies the issue for us, we prefer dogs that prefer dogs to people). As long as you stay on his good side and don’t offend him he’s a lovable guy, likes being wherever the people are, likes going for walks, has been pretty good about housebreaking in foster, and is a fun spunky little guy. He’s only 10lbs but definitely has the Pinky and Brain style complex with plans of world domination. He’s been neutered now so hopefully that takes him down a notch but he’s not a chill Grandma’s lapdog and likes to be out and about exploring the world.

Email njwoof@cs.com to meet Plucky 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.